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SJC invites comments on proposed amendments to the Maine Rules of Probate Procedure regarding electronic filing and public access to electronic court records. Comments due by February 25, 2025.
Date: 1/28/2025
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on proposed amendments to the Maine Rules of Probate Procedure that would replace current rules 92.1 through 92.12 to (1) update electronic filing procedures, (2) establish detailed rules regarding public access to, and confidentiality of, electronic Probate Court records, and (3) make the Maine Rules of Probate Procedure consistent with enacted legislation regarding the confidentiality of court records.
The proposed amendments are available at the link below.
Any comments must be filed with the Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Comments may be in writing, mailed to the address below, or in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerk's Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.
All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Courts website.
Dated: January 28, 2025
Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146