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LD809 • 2025

An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After Expiration of the Original Order

An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After Expiration of the Original Order

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Amy Kuhn
Last action
2025-05-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After Expiration of the Original Order

An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After Expiration of the Original Order Sponsor: Representative Amy Kuhn Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After Expiration of the Original Order Sponsor: Representative Amy Kuhn 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 - 132LR0793(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0793(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 809 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-30 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After Expiration of the Original Order
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Kuhn
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0793(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 516 - L.D. 809
An Act to Allow a Motion to Extend a Protection from Abuse Order After
Expiration of the Original Order
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4110, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3
and affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read:
A. A final protection order issued under this chapter must be for a fixed period not to
exceed 2 years, unless extended or reinstated by the court pursuant to section 4111.
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §4111, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Extension after expiration. The court may reinstate and extend a final
protection order issued under this chapter after expiration, upon motion of the plaintiff,
only if the court finds:
A. That the plaintiff has shown good cause for filing the motion to extend a final
protection order after expiration of the order, which may include that the filing was not
timely due to a dismissal of a prior motion to extend because of an inability to serve
the defendant; and
B. That the filing under this subsection was made within a reasonable amount of time
based upon the underlying circumstances.
If the court makes findings for the plaintiff under paragraphs A and B, the court may
reinstate the final protection order that has expired until a hearing under section 4109,
subsection 1 on the motion to extend and shall apply the standard in subsection 1 to
determine whether an extension of the final protection order is necessary to protect the
plaintiff or minor child from abuse or conduct specified in section 4103.
APPROVED
MAY 30, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
157
PUBLIC LAW