§657. Filing of subdivision plats; penalty
Whoever lots or causes to be lotted for the purpose of sale any tract of land shall, before making any deed of such land or any part thereof, file with the register of deeds for the county or registry district wherein such land is situated an accurate plan of such property, which plan shall give such courses, angles and distances as will be sufficient to enable a skillful surveyor to locate any lot shown thereby. If such party, after request by any interested party or by the register of deeds, fails to comply with this section, he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the register of deeds for the benefit of the county.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 2: RECORDS AND RECORDING
33 §651-A. Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing
33 §653. Time of recording; verification
33 §654. Miscellaneous records
33 §654-A. Certain county records of deeds to be copied; legal effect (REPEALED)
33 §655. Town records to State Archivist for safekeeping
33 §656. Owner of original records reimbursed for safekeeping (REPEALED)
33 §657. Filing of subdivision plats; penalty
33 §658. Recording of releases or waivers of conditions
33 §659. Duplicates of plans in court files
33 §660. Plans of townships; copies; filing and indexing
33 §661. Plans deemed of interest to county
33 §662. Plans showing allotment of lands in cities and towns
33 §662-A. Municipal land control ordinances (REPEALED)
33 §663. Copies of transfers of lands in unorganized territory sent to State Tax Assessor
33 §664. Notices of federal tax liens (REPEALED)
33 §665. Farm owner may name lands for filing and recording
33 §666. Transfer of named farm lands
33 §667. Conservation restrictions; defined (REPEALED)
33 §668. -- acquisition, effect, recording and release (REPEALED)
33 §669. Copies of bankruptcy orders and decrees
33 §670. Facsimile signature of the register and deputy register of deeds