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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4450 (2026)
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 433, §50 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 598, §40 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 417, §2 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 577, §2 (RP).
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cases, 1977–1998 · leading case: Beaulieu v. City of Lewiston, 440 A.2d 334 (Me. 1982).
Beaulieu v. City of Lewiston, 440 A.2d 334 (Me. 1982). “22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(1). Availability of relief under the Lewiston ordinance is predicated on a bifurcated inquiry.”
Wyman v. Inhabitants of Town of Skowhegan, 464 A.2d 181 (Me. 1983). “The complaint alleged that: (1) the defendants violated the plaintiffs’ rights under 22 M.R.S.A. §§ 4450 et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , and the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution, by failing to provide a written decision within *182 24 hours; (2) the denial of…”
Coker v. City of Lewiston, 1998 ME 93, 710 A.2d 909. “In Beaulieu , we concluded that Maine’s general assistance statutes were to be construed liberally after considering, in particular, the third sentence of 22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(2) (1977), repealed by P.”
Radvanovsky v. Maine Dep't of Manpower Affairs Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 427 A.2d 961 (Me. 1981). “" 22 M.R.S.A. § 4450. We find nothing in the spirit or purpose of either program that suggests a legislative intent that the one, general assistance, should provide a basis to reestablish eligibility for the other, unemployment benefits.”
Blouin v. City of Rockland, 441 A.2d 1008 (Me. 1982). “” 22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(2). Because the underlying purpose of the general assistance program is to insulate the truly needy from financial destitution, a municipality may look no further than the applicant’s actual immediate need in determining eligibility for such relief.”
Page v. City of Auburn, 440 A.2d 363 (Me. 1982). “Page assistance, and held that the Auburn “ordinance upon which the agency’s decision was based contravenes 22 M.R.S.A. § 4450.” Section 4450 defines the general assistance programs as “a service administered by a municipality for the immediate aid of persons who are unable to…”
City of Augusta v. Inhabitants of Alna, 370 A.2d 1381 (Me. 1977). “The word “such” requires an antecedent; in this case we read it as referring back to the new system of “general relief” embodied in 22 M.R.S.A. §§ 4450 et seq., and effective October 3, 1973, rather than to whatever relief the repealed “poor laws” provided.”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4450(1): 1 case
Beaulieu v. City of Lewiston, 440 A.2d 334 (Me. 1982). “22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(1). Availability of relief under the Lewiston ordinance is predicated on a bifurcated inquiry.”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4450(2): 3 cases
Beaulieu v. City of Lewiston, 440 A.2d 334 (Me. 1982). “22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(1). Availability of relief under the Lewiston ordinance is predicated on a bifurcated inquiry.”
Coker v. City of Lewiston, 1998 ME 93, 710 A.2d 909. “In Beaulieu , we concluded that Maine’s general assistance statutes were to be construed liberally after considering, in particular, the third sentence of 22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(2) (1977), repealed by P.”
Blouin v. City of Rockland, 441 A.2d 1008 (Me. 1982). “” 22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(2). Because the underlying purpose of the general assistance program is to insulate the truly needy from financial destitution, a municipality may look no further than the applicant’s actual immediate need in determining eligibility for such relief.”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4450(4): 1 case
Beaulieu v. City of Lewiston, 440 A.2d 334 (Me. 1982). “22 M.R.S.A. § 4450(1). Availability of relief under the Lewiston ordinance is predicated on a bifurcated inquiry.”
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