Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 1-304 – Rule-making power
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1. Rules. The Supreme Judicial Court may prescribe by general rules the forms, practice and procedure, including rules of evidence, to be followed in all proceedings under this Code and all appeals from such proceedings. The rules must be consistent with the provisions of this Code and may not abridge, enlarge or modify any substantive right.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 1-304
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
2. Laws inconsistent with rules. After the effective date of the rules adopted or amended under subsection 1, all laws in conflict with those rules are of no further force or effect, except that in the event of a conflict with a provision of this Code, the Code provision prevails.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).