Title 5, §6: Officials have 30 days to qualify

Title 5, §6: Officials have 30 days to qualify Maine Legislature Maine Revised Statutes Session Law Statutes Maine State Constitution Information §6 PDF §6 MS-Word Statute Search Ch. 1 Contents Title 5 Contents List of Titles Maine Law & Disclaimer Revisor's Office Maine Legislature §5 Title 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES Part 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS Chapter 1: STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS §7 §6. Officials have 30 days to qualify All public officers, other than judicial officers, appointed or renewed in accordance with law shall, within 30 days after being commissioned, qualify to perform the duties of their office and the certificate of qualification must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Any officer who fails to qualify within 30 days and file a certificate of qualification in the office of the Secretary of State within 45 days must be suspended by the Secretary of State until the defect is corrected. During this suspension, the officer may be deemed to have forfeited the appointment and the office may be declared vacant by the appointing authority and a new appointment made.  [PL 2025, c. 124, §2 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 87, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §28 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 456, §A14 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 837, §A7 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 124, §2 (AMD).

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