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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 2702 (2026)

False disclosure

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Whoever, summoned as trustee, upon his examination willfully and knowingly answers falsely, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall pay to the plaintiff in the action so much of the judgment recovered against the principal defendant as remains unsatisfied, with interest and costs, to be recovered in a civil action.  
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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2021 · leading case: Sea Salt LLC v. Td Bank Na (D. Me. 2020).
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Sea Salt LLC v. Td Bank Na (D. Me. 2020). · cites it 11× “§ 2614; made false disclosures under oath of information in answering the trustee summonses, see 14 M.R.S. § 2702; and negligently answered the trustee summonses.”
Sea Salt LLC v. Td Bank Na (D. Me. 2021). · cites it 9× “The proposed Second Amended Complaint omitted the negligence count, maintained the Maine statutory count under 14 M.R.S. § 2702, and added a Maine statutory count under 14 M.”
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