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Chapter 1161: MUNICIPAL GENERAL ASSISTANCE
22 §4301. Definitions - §4301. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
22 §4302. Delegation of duties; oath; bond - §4302. Delegation of duties; oath; bond Overseers may authorize some...
22 §4303. Prosecution and defense of towns - §4303. Prosecution and defense of towns For all purposes provided...
22 §4304. General assistance offices - §4304. General assistance offices 1. Local office. There must be...
22 §4305. Municipal ordinance required - §4305. Municipal ordinance required 1. Program required; ordinance. A general...
22 §4306. Records; confidentiality of information - §4306. Records; confidentiality of information The overseer shall keep complete...
22 §4307. Municipality of responsibility; residency - §4307. Municipality of responsibility; residency 1. General assistance required. Municipalities...
22 §4308. Applications - §4308. Applications In order to receive assistance from any municipality,...
22 §4309. Eligibility - §4309. Eligibility 1. Eligibility of applicant; duration of eligibility. The...
22 §4310. Emergency benefits prior to full verification - §4310. Emergency benefits prior to full verification Whenever an eligible...
22 §4311. State reimbursement to municipalities; reports - §4311. State reimbursement to municipalities; reports 1. Departmental reimbursement. When...
22 §4312. Unorganized territory - §4312. Unorganized territory Residents of the unorganized territory shall be...
22 §4313. Reimbursement to individuals relieving eligible persons; prior approval; emergencies - §4313. Reimbursement to individuals relieving eligible persons; prior approval; emergencies...
22 §4314. Cooperation in administration of general assistance - §4314. Cooperation in administration of general assistance 1. State departments....
22 §4315. False representation - §4315. False representation Whoever knowingly and willfully makes any false...
22 §4315-A. Use of income for basic necessities required - §4315-A. Use of income for basic necessities required All persons...
22 §4316. Work requirement (REPEALED) - §4316. Work requirement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 577,...
22 §4316-A. Work requirement - §4316-A. Work requirement 1. Ineligibility for assistance. An applicant is...
22 §4317. Use of potential resources - §4317. Use of potential resources An applicant or recipient must...
22 §4318. Recovery of expenses - §4318. Recovery of expenses A municipality or the State, which...
22 §4319. Liability of relatives for support - §4319. Liability of relatives for support 1. Relatives liable. A...
22 §4320. Liens on real estate - §4320. Liens on real estate A municipality or the State...
22 §4321. Grant, denial, reduction or termination to be communicated in writing; right to a hearing - §4321. Grant, denial, reduction or termination to be communicated in...
22 §4322. Right to a fair hearing - §4322. Right to a fair hearing A person aggrieved by...
22 §4323. Department of Health and Human Services; responsibilities - §4323. Department of Health and Human Services; responsibilities The Department...
22 §4324. Report to the Legislature (REPEALED) - §4324. Report to the Legislature (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
22 §4325. Municipal guarantee of safe, decent rental housing and residential neighborhoods (REPEALED) - §4325. Municipal guarantee of safe, decent rental housing and residential...
22 §4326. Nonlapsing funds - §4326. Nonlapsing funds Any balance remaining in the General Assistance...
Chapter 1251: MUNICIPAL GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
22 §4450. Definitions (REPEALED) - §4450. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 433, §50...
22 §4451. Settlements (REPEALED) - §4451. Settlements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 433, §§51,52...
22 §4452. Pauper supplies (REPEALED) - §4452. Pauper supplies (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 470,...
22 §4452-A. Emergency admittance to hospitals (REPEALED) - §4452-A. Emergency admittance to hospitals (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...
22 §4453. Settlements; retained and lost (REPEALED) - §4453. Settlements; retained and lost (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969,...
22 §4454. Relief for persons losing settlements (REPEALED) - §4454. Relief for persons losing settlements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4455. Notice to State of assistance (REPEALED) - §4455. Notice to State of assistance (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4456. Children's home at Bath (REPEALED) - §4456. Children's home at Bath (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4457. Limitations on acquiring pauper settlement (REPEALED) - §4457. Limitations on acquiring pauper settlement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4458. Duty of towns to relieve poor (REPEALED) - §4458. Duty of towns to relieve poor (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §4458-A. Application to municipalities for support of indigent dischargees from the Pineland Hospital and Training Center (REPEALED) - §4458-A. Application to municipalities for support of indigent dischargees from...
22 §4459. Overseers' duties; employment of paupers or dependent persons (REPEALED) - §4459. Overseers' duties; employment of paupers or dependent persons (REPEALED)...
22 §4459-A. Establishment of rules and regulations (REPEALED) - §4459-A. Establishment of rules and regulations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4460. Record of wages paid (REPEALED) - §4460. Record of wages paid (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4461. Delegation of duties; oath; bond (REPEALED) - §4461. Delegation of duties; oath; bond (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4462. Auctions prohibited; contracts for support (REPEALED) - §4462. Auctions prohibited; contracts for support (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4463. Homes for poor and infirm; union farms (REPEALED) - §4463. Homes for poor and infirm; union farms (REPEALED) SECTION...
22 §4464. Removal to union farm (REPEALED) - §4464. Removal to union farm (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4465. Joint board of overseers (REPEALED) - §4465. Joint board of overseers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4466. Union of towns for employment of social welfare workers (REPEALED) - §4466. Union of towns for employment of social welfare workers...
22 §4467. Liability of relatives for support; procedure (REPEALED) - §4467. Liability of relatives for support; procedure (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §4468. Relief of paupers in unincorporated and deorganized places; state paupers (REPEALED) - §4468. Relief of paupers in unincorporated and deorganized places; state...
22 §4469. Reimbursement of towns relieving persons removing from unincorporated places (REPEALED) - §4469. Reimbursement of towns relieving persons removing from unincorporated places...
22 §4470. Removal of state paupers (REPEALED) - §4470. Removal of state paupers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4471. Reimbursement by State for relief of persons having no settlement (REPEALED) - §4471. Reimbursement by State for relief of persons having no...
22 §4472. Maintenance of paupers by certain plantations (REPEALED) - §4472. Maintenance of paupers by certain plantations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §4473. Persons needing relief in certain plantations under care of assessors; state paupers not affected (REPEALED) - §4473. Persons needing relief in certain plantations under care of...
22 §4474. Relief and burial, by individuals, of persons in unincorporated places (REPEALED) - §4474. Relief and burial, by individuals, of persons in unincorporated...
22 §4475. Notice to town of settlement when person found destitute (REPEALED) - §4475. Notice to town of settlement when person found destitute...
22 §4476. Relief to persons having settlements elsewhere; actions between towns (REPEALED) - §4476. Relief to persons having settlements elsewhere; actions between towns...
22 §4477. Notice to town of settlement; refusal of relief in certain cases (REPEALED) - §4477. Notice to town of settlement; refusal of relief in...
22 §4478. Time period for answer to notice, if pauper not removed; failure to answer (REPEALED) - §4478. Time period for answer to notice, if pauper not...
22 §4479. Notice and answer by mail (REPEALED) - §4479. Notice and answer by mail (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4480. Refusal to move to town of settlement; proceedings; fees and costs (REPEALED) - §4480. Refusal to move to town of settlement; proceedings; fees...
22 §4481. Commitment of persons returning after removal (REPEALED) - §4481. Commitment of persons returning after removal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §4482. Removal of out-of-state paupers; exceptions (REPEALED) - §4482. Removal of out-of-state paupers; exceptions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4483. Reimbursement to individuals relieving eligible persons; prior approval; emergencies (REPEALED) - §4483. Reimbursement to individuals relieving eligible persons; prior approval; emergencies...
22 §4484. Overseers to complain of intemperate paupers (REPEALED) - §4484. Overseers to complain of intemperate paupers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §4485. Recovery from pauper or wife (REPEALED) - §4485. Recovery from pauper or wife (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4486. Overseers to take possession of deceased pauper's property (REPEALED) - §4486. Overseers to take possession of deceased pauper's property (REPEALED)...
22 §4487. Support of paupers; reimbursement (REPEALED) - §4487. Support of paupers; reimbursement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4488. Prosecution and defense of towns (REPEALED) - §4488. Prosecution and defense of towns (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4489. Plantations may raise money (REPEALED) - §4489. Plantations may raise money (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
22 §4490. Bringing paupers into town (REPEALED) - §4490. Bringing paupers into town (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4491. False representations to overseers (REPEALED) - §4491. False representations to overseers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
22 §4492. Financial information to be furnished (REPEALED) - §4492. Financial information to be furnished (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4493. Central Maine Sanatorium (REPEALED) - §4493. Central Maine Sanatorium (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c....
22 §4494. Location of children of paupers for school purposes; expenses; reimbursement (REPEALED) - §4494. Location of children of paupers for school purposes; expenses;...
22 §4495. Reimbursement by State (REPEALED) - §4495. Reimbursement by State (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
22 §4496. Cooperation in administration of public assistance (REPEALED) - §4496. Cooperation in administration of public assistance (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §4497. Municipal general assistance; resident defined (REPEALED) - §4497. Municipal general assistance; resident defined (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4498. Assistance; unincorporated place (REPEALED) - §4498. Assistance; unincorporated place (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c....
22 §4499. Costs; limit (REPEALED) - §4499. Costs; limit (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 470,...
22 §4500. Claims for reimbursement (REPEALED) - §4500. Claims for reimbursement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c....
22 §4500-A. Recovery of expense (REPEALED) - §4500-A. Recovery of expense (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c....
22 §4501. Grant, denial, reduction or termination to be communicated in writing; right to a hearing (REPEALED) - §4501. Grant, denial, reduction or termination to be communicated in...
22 §4502. Right to pretermination evidentiary hearing (REPEALED) - §4502. Right to pretermination evidentiary hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4503. Right to fair hearing (REPEALED) - §4503. Right to fair hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4504. Establishment of eligibility standards (REPEALED) - §4504. Establishment of eligibility standards (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
22 §4505. Grant, denial, reduction or termination to be communicated in writing; right to a hearing (REPEALED) - §4505. Grant, denial, reduction or termination to be communicated in...
22 §4506. Right to pretermination evidentiary hearing (REPEALED) - §4506. Right to pretermination evidentiary hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4507. Right to a fair hearing (REPEALED) - §4507. Right to a fair hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §4508. Confidentiality of information (REPEALED) - §4508. Confidentiality of information (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....