Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13865 – Service of process; filing requirement
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13865
- Board: means the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, established in section 13852. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Counseling: means assisting individuals, families or groups through the counseling relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal problems, to define goals, to make decisions, to plan a course of action reflecting their needs, and to use information and community resources, as these procedures are related to personal, social, educational and vocational development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Department: means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Licensees who maintain licensure in this State and establish legal residency in another jurisdiction shall submit to the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure within 30 days of residency in another jurisdiction an irrevocable consent to service of process on the licensee for an action filed in a court of this State arising out of the licensee’s activities as a licensee in this State. Service may be made by delivery of the process to the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation if, in the exercise of due diligence, a plaintiff can not effect personal service upon the licensee. [PL 2003, c. 542, §5 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 542, §5 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV).