Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §105, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §3 and affected by §42, is amended to read:

3. Appellate jurisdiction. The Superior Court shall hear appeals as follows:

A. Administrative appeals brought pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter VII 7 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 80B and 80C; and

B. Appeals from the District Court:

(1) Brought pursuant to Title 14, section 6008;

(2) Brought pursuant to Title 14, chapter 738; and

(3) As provided in Title 15, section 1.; and

(4)__Brought pursuant to Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 11.

Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §1901, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §7 and affected by §42, is amended to read:

3. Exceptions. An appeal from the District Court is to the Superior Court in the case of:

A. An appeal in a forcible entry and detainer case, pursuant to section 6008 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80D(f); and

B. An appeal in a small claims case brought pursuant to chapter 738 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80L.; and

C.__An appeal of an involuntary hospitalization brought pursuant to Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 11.

SUMMARY

This bill makes technical corrections to the law governing appellate jurisdiction of the state courts. It clarifies that the Superior Court has jurisdiction over appeals from the District Court in involuntary hospitalization cases in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 11.