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Complete RuleDateFull Text
Maine Rules of Appellate Procedurecurrent to 8/1/08
Maine Appellate Practice with Advisory Committee Notescurrent to August 2008
Guide for Appeals to the Maine Supreme Court (an on-line publication written by Hon. Donald G. Alexander for individuals who are not trained as lawyerscurrent to 8/07
Maine Rules of Civil Procedurecurrent to 2/09
Maine Rules of Civil Procedure with advisory notes and by individual rulecurrent to 2/09
Maine Rules of Criminal Procedurecurrent to 2/09
Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure with advisory notes (PDF only)current to 8/08
Maine Rules of Evidencecurrent to 7/08
Maine Rules of Evidence with advisory committee notes (PDF only)current to 8/1/08
Rules for the Family Division of the Maine District Court -- Abrogated; Rules are replaced by Chapter XIII of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedureeffective 1/1/09
Rules for Guardian Ad Litemcurrent to 8/04
Maine Rules for Lawyers' Fund for Client Protectioncurrent to 3/08
Rules for the Maine Assistance Program for Lawyerscurrent to 7/08
Rules for Probate Procedurecurrent to 7/04
Maine Rules of Small Claims Procedurecurrent as of 7/07
Maine Bar Rulescurrent as of 1/09
Maine Bar Admission Rulescurrent as of 1/09
Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission Rulescurrent as of 7/08
Maine Code of Judicial Conductcurrent as of 7/05
Maine Rules of the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disabilitycurrent as of 7/04
Guidelines for Determination of Eligibility for Court-Appointed Interpretation and Translation Services (Administrative Order) effective 10/11/06



Recent Rules Amendments

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Rule AmendmentDateFull Text
2009 Me. Rules 15 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules; IOLTA Interesteffective July 1, 2009
2009 Me. Rules 14 -- Amendments to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct (Code 4(C)(3))effective July 1, 2009
2009 Me. Rules 13 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules (Rule 6(c)(2))effective June 1, 2009
2009 Me. Rules 12 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules (Rules 1(a), (e); 2(a); 4(b); 5(a); 6(b); 7(a); 7.1(e)(2)(D); 7.3(f)(1), (f)(4); 9(a)(1), (e)(4)(C); 11(a)-(d); and 12(c))effective Aug. 1, 2009
2009 Me. Rules 11 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Admission Rules (Rules 9(d)(5)(A) and 10(d)) effective Aug. 1, 2009
2009 Me. Rules 10 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules 1; 4(f); 110A(b)(4)(B); and 120(b))effective July 1, 2009
2009 Me. Rules 9 -- ADOPTION of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct. Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules: Rule 2-A, Rule 3 and Rule 8.effective 8/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 8 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rule 3.9(f) Recommendation or Solicitation of Employmenteffective 2/17/09
2009 Me. Rules 7 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure -- Medical Malpractice Screening Panels (see also exhibits for this rule in the link below)effective 2/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 7 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure -- Medical Malpractice Screening Panels: EXHIBITSeffective 2/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 6 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure -- Rules 6 (d), (e) and (f); 11(b)and (h); 16(a(1)(D); 16(b)(2)(C); 27(a)effective 1/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 5 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure -- Rules 26(f)(1) and 79(a)effective 1/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 4 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Admission Rules -- Rule 10(c)effective 1/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 3 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 514 -- Stay Ordereffective 12/12/08
2009 Me. Rules 2 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules, Rule 4(d) and 7.1(b)effective 1/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 1 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 514effective 1/1/09
2009 Me. Rules 1 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 514effective 1/1/09
Unified Criminal Docket (UCD) -- Admin Order JB-08-2effective 1/1/09
2008 Me. Rules 14 -- Corrections to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Adopted by 2008 Me. Rules 12effective 8/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 13 -- Corrections to the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rules 413effective 8/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 12 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 7,16,26,33,34,37,89effective 8/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 11 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules 12 and 14effective 8/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 10 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rules 413 and 503effective 8/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 09 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules for the Family Division pf the Maine District Courteffective 1/1/09
2008 Me. Rules 08 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 7(b)(1) and Rule 55effective 6/1/08
Administrative Order correcting and Replacing Amendments to the Bar Rules 2008 Me. Rules 05corrected 2/29/08
2008 Me. Rules 07 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rules 3.6 and 6)effective 4/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 06 -- Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rule 12A)effective 1/16/08
2008 Me. Rules 05 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules (Rules 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10)effective 1/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 04 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules 26, 46, 76C and 92)effective 1/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 03 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rules 6, 11, 28 and 47)effective 1/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 02 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules for the Lawyer's Fund for Client Protectioneffective 1/1/08
2008 Me. Rules 01 -- Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules (as amended 12/12/07) Rules 3.6(3), 6(a)(2) and 3 (IOLTA)effective 4/1/08
Amendments to the Maine Bar Admission Rules (Rules 3.6(e), 6(a)(2) and 3(IOLTA)effective 1/1/08
Amendments to the Maine Bar Rules (IOLTA Program)effective 12/12/07
Amendments to the Maine Rules of for the Assistance Program for Lawyerseffective 10/1/07
Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 92) and Small Claims Procedure Rule (Rule 5 -- CADRES)effective 7/1/07
Amendments to the Maine Bar Admission Rules (Rules 6 and 8)effective 7/1/07
Amendments to the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (Rule 11(b), (f), and (g)effective 6/1/07
Amendments to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules 16, 56, 62 and 84)effective 4/2/07



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