Me. R. Mak'g Opp. P. OP 5
When the Supreme Judicial Court finds that the effectiveness of the rulemaking process will be enhanced thereby, it may order that a hearing before the full court be held at a time and place convenient to the Court, as well as the bar and the public. At the hearing the chairman of each Advisory Committee, or his designee, shall present its proposed rules and amendments to the Court, orally summarizing the proposed changes and the reasons therefor. Members of the bar and the public may reserve time in which to make oral comments upon the proposals by so notifying the Executive Clerk not less than 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the hearing and may also file written comments or alternative proposals with the Executive Clerk at any time before the end of the next business day following the hearing. The time and place of the hearing shall be advertised in at least one newspaper of statewide distribution not less than 14 days prior to the hearing or as otherwise ordered by the Supreme Judicial Court. The advertisement shall state where copies of the proposed changes, or summaries thereof, may be obtained.
Me. R. Mak'g Opp. P. OP 5