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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Warrants of distress on judgments legally rendered by the county commissioners may be originally issued within 2 years after judgment and made returnable to the clerk's office within 90 days from their date. New warrants may be issued within 2 years from the return day of the last preceding warrant for any sums remaining unpaid.
1. Warrants against municipalities. No warrant may be originally issued against a municipality until 20 days after the county clerk transmits a certificate of rendition of the judgment to the assessors of that municipality.
2. Interest. Interest on the damages shall be included and collected by warrants as in executions.
3. Civil action. A party, for whose benefit a judgment is rendered by the county commissioners, may recover the amount in a civil action founded on that judgment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A. Municipalities and Counties § 106. Warrants of distress; actions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-30-a-municipalities-and-counties/me-rev-st-tit-30-a-sect-106/
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