Printed on recycled paper 132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025 Legislative Document No. 1545S.P. 629 In Senate, April 10, 2025 An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BAILEY of York. Cosponsored by Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, HAGGAN of Penobscot, Representatives: HENDERSON of Rumford, KUHN of Falmouth, LEE of Auburn, POIRIER of Skowhegan. Page 1 - 132LR1977(01) 1 2 as enacted by PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, 3 §2 and affected by PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14, is amended to read: 4 A. The value of the entire estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does 5 not exceed $40,000, adjusted for inflation pursuant to section 1-108; 6 is enacted to read: 7 8 accessible website the value described in subsection 1, paragraph A, including the 9 adjustment for inflation. 10 11 This bill amends the provision of law within the Maine Uniform Probate Code 12 governing collection of personal property by use of an affidavit. This provision of law 13 applies only to estates with values that do not exceed $40,000, adjusted for inflation 14 pursuant to cost-of-living adjustment provisions within the Maine Uniform Probate Code. 15 The bill adds a cross-reference to clarify that the $40,000 figure is adjusted for inflation. 16 The bill also requires county probate courts to annually publish the value of this figure 17 adjusted for inflation on the court's publicly accessible website. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17