MAINE SMALL CLAIMS INFORMATION

Relevant Statutes:

Maximum Dollar Limit:

Locating Agent For Service:

Online Court Forms:

Service Of Process:

Hearing Date:

Attorneys:

Transfer:

Appeals:

Additional Information:

Small claims cases are heard by City Court in urban parishes and Justice of the Peace Court in rural parishes.

Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 14, Sections 1901, 7481-7487;
Maine Rules of Small Claims Procedure, Rules 1-18.

$4,500.

Department of the Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, 101 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333;
Phone: 207-624-7736; Fax: 207-287-5874.

Maine Court Forms Link.

Certified mail, registered mail, sheriff, deputy, disinterested adult, or court clerk
(if less than 3 claims filed in a given month).Certified mail, registered mail, sheriff, deputy, disinterested adult, or court clerk (if less than 3 claims filed in a given month).

Set by court.

Allowed.

Allowed.

Either party may file an appeal to Superior Court within 30 days of judgment.

No equitable relief. No jury trial. The court may order mediation.

NOTE: This page provides general information regarding filing a claim against an airline in the above state. For information regarding filing other types of claims in small claims court review the relevant statutes above, check with the court clerk in the appropriate county and/or consult an attorney. As fees may change, consult the court clerk or court website for the appropriate costs. This site is up-to-date as of the posting of this site in January 2006. Always check with the court clerk in the appropriate jurisdiction for the most up-to-date statutes and local rules as statutes and rules may change.