Me. Fees Sch. & Doc. Mgmt. P. II
The Maine Judicial Branch requires that fees be paid in full at the time a request is made, and the Branch must issue a receipt for any payment. Payment must be made in U.S. funds, and may be by cash, credit card, money order, or check, including out-of-state instruments. Foreign checks must be imprinted as "U.S. Funds" and foreign checks not so imprinted will not be accepted.
Payment arrangements for transcripts produced by an Official Court Reporter shall be made directly with the Official Court Reporter. Payment arrangements for transcripts processed through the Office of Transcript Operations shall be made directly with its contractor(s).
A Clerk may refuse to accept payment by check from a person who has previously presented a check that has not been honored by a financial institution or from a person previously convicted of the crime of negotiating a worthless instrument, or if the Clerk has information that indicates there are not sufficient funds available to cover the check. A $20.00 charge shall be assessed for each returned check.
Mail requests for copies or forms will be honored, and, unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is enclosed with the request, a standard $5.00 postage and handling charge will be assessed for each required mailing.
Charge accounts may not be maintained by a Clerk.
When the funds in an escrow account are ordered by the Court to be paid to a person entitled to these funds, the Clerk shall instruct the depository to write a check to "Treasurer, State of Maine" for 5% of the total amount in the account at the time of distribution. This applies only to escrow accounts opened on or after July 1, 1989. For escrow accounts opened prior to July 1,1989, the Clerk shall instruct the depository to divide in half and distribute the interest between the State of Maine and the person entitled to the funds.
Me. Fees Sch. & Doc. Mgmt. P. II