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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 5503 (2026)

Jurisdiction; commencement of proceedings; petition; amendments

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 701, §2 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1970–1981 · leading case: Shorette v. State, 402 A.2d 450 (Me. 1979).
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Shorette v. State, 402 A.2d 450 (Me. 1979). · cites it 4× “Nevertheless, in view of the jurat’s immediate apposition to the affidavit in support of the motion for appointment of counsel and not to the verification itself, we will proceed to resolve the jurisdictional issue, whether the affidavit in itself is a sufficient verification of…”
Lewisohn v. State, 433 A.2d 351 (Me. 1981). “By administrative practice, in carrying out his responsibilities under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5503 (1980) and 15 M.R.S.A.”
Higgins v. Robbins, 265 A.2d 90 (Me. 1970). · cites it 2× “The jurisdictional requirement of verification under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5503 was therefore lacking and the Court below for this reason had no jurisdiction to entertain the amended petition.”
Duguay v. State, 309 A.2d 234 (Me. 1973). “Petitioner seasonably appealed. We deny the appeal.”
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