Court Rules
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Proposed and Recommended Rule Amendments
(Updated April 1, 2013)
- April 1, 2013: Proposed amendment to Maine Code of Judicial Conduct. Comments due by April 16, 2013.
- March 6, 2013: Recommendations for Amending the Maine Rules for Guardians Ad Litem--Report to the Supreme Judicial Court by the Guardian Ad Litem Stakeholders Group
This report has been received by the Supreme Judicial Court. The Court will consider the recommendations and determine the next steps.
Recent Rule Amendments and Orders Regarding Rules
(Updated May 16, 2013)
- Amendment to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct Canon 3(B)(12) (Eff. June 1, 2013)
- Amendment to the Maine Rules of Probate Procedure (Rule 92.1) (Eff. April 11, 2013)
- Order on Proposed Maine Rules for Parenting Coordinators (February 5, 2013)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules 23(f), 64(c)) (Eff. March 1, 2013)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rules 2(a)(5), 5(b), 7(b), 12A(a)(1), 13(c)) (Eff. Oct. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rule 23) (Eff. Sept. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rules 5(b) & (c), 5C(b) & (d), 4A, 5, and 5C) (Eff. Sept. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rules 2-8, 12A) (Eff. Sept. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules 5, 26) (Eff. Sept. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Probate Procedure (Rules 92.1-92.12) (Eff. May 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rule 4) (Eff. April 12, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules4(d)(8), 5(h) and 56(d)) (Eff. Jan. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rules11(h), 16(b)(1), 16A(c)(2)(A), 36(B)(a) and (b), 41(k), 41A(a) and 41B) (Eff. Jan. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rules2(c)(3) , 5(b)(1), 7(b), 9(h), 13(f), 19(a) and (d)(1))
(Eff. Jan 1, 2012) - Amendments to the Maine Rules of Evidence (Rules 513(a) and (804(b)(3)) (Eff. Jan. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules (Rules 10(b) and 12(a)(1)) (Eff. Jan. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules 1.15(f), 1.16(d) and 3.1) (Eff. Jan. 1, 2012)
- Amendments to the Maine Bar Admission Rules (Rules 5 subdivisions (b) and (c)(2) and (6), 8, 9, 9A subdivisions (a) and (b) and 11A) (Eff. Jan. 1, 2012)
CRIMINAL RULES
(NOTE: CRIMINAL RULES ARE DIFFERENT FOR CUMBERLAND AND PENOBSCOT COUNTIES DUE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIFIED CRIMINAL DOCKET IN THOSE COUNTIES)
- Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure Only (September 2012)
- Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure complete with advisory notes (September 2012)
- Unified Criminal Docket - Cumberland County Local Rules of Procedure (UCD) complete with advisory notes and amendments effective March 2010 (As of July 20, 2010)
- Amendments to JB-08-2 (Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket) (Eff. March 1, 2010)
- Unified Criminal Docket - Bangor Local Rules of Procedure (Eff. January 4, 2010)
ALL OTHER COURT RULES
- Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure Only (March 2013)
- Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure complete with advisory notes (March 2013)
- Maine Bar Rules (January 2012)
- Maine Bar Admission Rules (January 2012)
- Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission (July 2008)
- Maine Code of Judicial Conduct (as of August 2009)
- Maine Rules of Civil Procedure only (March 2013)
- Maine Rules of Civil Procedure complete with advisory notes (March 2013)
- Maine Rules of the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability (as of July 2004)
- Maine Rules of Evidence (January 2012)
- Maine Rules of Evidence complete with advisory notes (January 2012)
- Maine Rules of the Family Division of the Maine District Court (Abrogated) (January 2009)
- Maine Rules for Guardians Ad Litem (as of August 2004)
- Maine Rules of Probate Procedure (as of April 2013)
- Maine Rules of Professional Conduct Only (January 2012)
- Maine Rules of Professional Conduct complete with advisory notes (January 2012)
- Maine Rules of Small Claims Procedure (June 2007)
- Rules for Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (July 2008)
- Rules for the Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers (July 2008)
A Guide for Appeals to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court - Updated August 2009
Citations Guide
Maine Law Review: Uniform Maine Citations
Uniform Maine Citations, 2011 Edition, provides updated rules for the citation of Maine legal authorities, including judicial decisions, constitutional provisions, statutory and legislative materials, court rules, treatises, periodicals, and miscellaneous Maine authorities.
