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LD 164 Title Page An Act to Provide Immunity for Guardians Ad Litem LD 164 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4005, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 251, §2, is
further amended by adding at the end a new blocked paragraph to
read:

 
A person serving as a guardian ad litem under this subsection
acts as the court's agent and is entitled to quasi-judicial
immunity for acts performed within the scope of the duties of the
guardian ad litem.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill provides immunity to guardians ad litem appointed by
a court in child protection proceedings.


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