§703. Service to precepts by constables
A constable may serve, execute and return upon any person in his town or in an adjoining plantation any writ of forcible entry and detainer, or any precept in a personal action, including those in which a town, plantation, parish, religious society or school district of which he is a member is a party or interested, but before he serves any process, he shall give bond to the inhabitants of his town in the sum of $500, with 2 sureties approved by the municipal officers thereof, who shall indorse their approval on said bond in their own hands, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as to all processes by him served or executed. For every process that he serves before giving such bond, he forfeits not less than $20 nor more than $50 to the prosecutor. [PL 1977, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 650, §1 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
14 §702. Duty of sheriffs, deputies and civil deputies; fees
14 §703. Service to precepts by constables
14 §704. Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED)
14 §704-A. Persons subject to jurisdiction
14 §705. Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED)
14 §706. Execution of precepts when officer disqualified
14 §707. Service of process on vacating office of sheriff
14 §709. Service on deputy sheriff or civil deputy sheriff
14 §710. Service of precepts for work-jails in one or more counties
14 §711. Action under bastardy laws; service of precept by constable or sheriff (REPEALED)
14 §712. Service in actions for breach of duty of officer where principal out of State