Public Laws

123rd Legislature

First Regular Session



Chapter 276

S.P. 246 - L.D. 797

An Act To Clarify the Exemption of Federal, State and Local Public Assistance Benefits under State Bankruptcy Law

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §4422, sub-§13, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 1981, c. 431, §2, is amended to read:

A. A social security benefit, unemployment compensation or a federal, state or local public assistance benefit , including, but not limited to, the federal earned income tax credit and additional child tax credit;

Effective September 20, 2007

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