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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 171-A (2026)

Traffic infraction and civil violation complaints

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1.  Traffic infraction.  When a complaint is made to the proper officer of the District Court charging a person with the commission of a traffic infraction the officer of the District Court shall cause to be served upon the person a Violation Summons and Complaint or other process in such form and under such circumstances as the Supreme Judicial Court shall by rule provide.  
[PL 1991, c. 733, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Civil violations.  When a complaint is made to the proper officer of the District Court charging a person with the commission of a civil violation other than a traffic infraction, the officer of the District Court shall cause to be served upon the person a Uniform Summons and Complaint or other process in such form and under such circumstances as the Supreme Judicial Court shall by rule provide. The clerk of each division may accept an admission to a civil violation upon payment of a fine and surcharge in accordance with a schedule of violations, fines and surcharges, within the limits prescribed by law, established by the Chief Judge, which the Chief Judge may amend.  
[PL 2017, c. 329, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 731, §4 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 733, §1 (RPR). PL 2017, c. 329, §1 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–2001 · leading case: Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Jud. Court, 355 A.2d 341 (Me. 1976).
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Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Jud. Court, 355 A.2d 341 (Me. 1976). “4 MRSA § 171-A is enacted to read: § 171-A.”
State v. Mayberry, 787 A.2d 135 (Me. 2001). · cites it 3× “Mayberry contends that the District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the officer who gave him the ticket failed to present it to an officer of the District Court for service in accordance with 4 M.R.S.A. § 171-A (Supp.2000) and M.R. Civ.”
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