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LD1896 • 2025

Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt of Service

Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt of Service

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Sponsor
Representative Sophia Warren
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt of Service

Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt of Service Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt of Service Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-05-01 House

    Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  6. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt of Service
Sponsor:
Representative Sophia Warren
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1896
H.P. 1267 House of Representatives, May 5, 2025
Resolve, to Support Pro Se Litigants Regarding the Return Receipt
of Service
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WARREN of Scarborough.

Page 1 - 132LR2186(01)
1Sec. 1. Judicial Department to amend rules. Resolved: That the Judicial
2 Department shall amend the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4 to permit return receipt
3 of service by electronic means.
4SUMMARY
5 This resolve requires the Judicial Department to amend the Maine Rules of Civil
6 Procedure, Rule 4 to permit return receipt of service by electronic means.
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