Updated October 27, 2026
Statewide court type
Small claims proceedings in District Court only. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
(a) Recording. Any hearing for which one of the parties has requested a recording shall be recorded as provided in Rule 76H of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. The request for recording may be made at the time of the hearing.
Small claims proceedings in District Court only. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Source page 7(d) Service on Corporate Defendant. If the defendant is a corporation, service may be made by any of the methods in subdivision (a) upon any officer, director or general agent, or if no such officer or agent be found, to any person in the actual employment of the corporation or to any agent or attorney in fact authorized by appointment or by statute to receive or accept service on behalf of the corporation, or in any manner permitted in M.R. Civ. P. 4(d)(9). The acknowledgment, return receipt or other return of service, or in lieu thereof, an affidavit by the plaintiff, must indicate the capacity of the person served. If service is to be arranged by the clerk, the plaintiff must provide the clerk with the name and address of the person to be served.
Small claims proceedings in District Court only. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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