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An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Senator Anne Carney
- Last action
- 2025-05-29
- Official status
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
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An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
Sponsor:
Senator Anne Carney
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
What This Bill Does
- An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
Sponsor:
Senator Anne Carney
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
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Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0280(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR0280(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 8
2 Date: (Filing No.
- S- )
3JUDICIARY
4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
- 5STATE OF MAINE
6SENATE
7132ND LEGISLATURE
8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Bill History
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2025-05-29
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2025-05-27
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-05-27
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2025-05-19
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
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2025-01-28
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-01-28
Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
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2025-01-06
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Official Summary Text
An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
Sponsor:
Senator Anne Carney
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR0280(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 20 - L.D. 8
An Act Regarding the Term of Appointment of Judicial Officers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA c. 2 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§71. Term start date for judicial officers
The term of appointment of a judicial officer appointed pursuant to the Constitution of
Maine, Article V, Part First, Section 8 begins on the date that the judicial officer is sworn
into office.
§72. Inapplicability of Title 5, section 6 qualification requirements
The provisions of Title 5, section 6 do not apply to judicial officers appointed pursuant
to the Constitution of Maine, Article V, Part First, Section 8.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §6, as amended by PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §7, is further amended
to read:
§6. Officials have 30 days to qualify
All public officers, other than judicial officers, appointed or renewed in accordance
with law shall, within 30 days after being commissioned, qualify to perform the duties of
their office and the certificate of qualification must be filed in the office of the Secretary of
State. Any officer who fails to qualify within 30 days and file a certificate of qualification
in the office of the Secretary of State within 45 days must be suspended by the Secretary
of State until the defect is corrected. During this suspension, the officer may be deemed to
have forfeited the appointment and the office may be declared vacant by the appointing
authority and a new appointment made.
APPROVED
MAY 29, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
124
PUBLIC LAW