MAINE

Interest Rate
Legal: 8%
Post Judgment: 15% annual (less than $30,000) T-bill rate over $30,000

Statute of Limitation (in Years)
Open Account: 6
Sale of Goods: 4
Written Contract: 6 + 20 (with attestment)
Domestic Judgment: Reputable presumption that judgment has been paid
       after 20 years
Foreign Judgment: Reputable presumption that judgment has been paid
       after 20 years

Bad Check Laws (Civil Penalty)
Amount of check plus court costs, processing charges at the rate of 12% per year, attorney's fees, service & collection costs.

STATE LINKS

State Home Page
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Law Library
Judicial System
Federal Courts
State Courts
State Statutes
State Cases
State Legislature

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