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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 201 (2026)

Courts of record; seal; punishment for contempt

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Courts of probate are courts of record. Each shall have an official seal, of which the register shall have the custody. They may issue any process necessary for the discharge of their official duties and punish for contempt of their authority.  
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1983–1986 · leading case: In Re Melissa C., 516 A.2d 946 (Me. 1986).
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In Re Melissa C., 516 A.2d 946 (Me. 1986). · cites it 2× “Although probate courts are statutory courts of special and limited jurisdiction, they may exercise powers incidentally necessary to the execution of their statutory functions.”
In re Murray, 462 A.2d 33 (Me. 1983). “At that time, the Probate Court might have had the power to order the Home to disclose its records to the court as part of the adoption action.”
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