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Code · Maine · Title 18-C: PROBATE CODE

§1-803. Duties

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1. Examine, evaluate and recommend. The commission shall:
A. Examine this Title and Title 18-B and draft amendments that the commission considers advisable; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. Evaluate the operation of this Title and Title 18-B and recommend amendments based on the evaluation; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. Examine current laws pertaining to probate and trust laws and recommend changes based on the examination; and [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
D. Examine any other aspects of the State's probate and trust laws, including substantive, procedural and administrative matters, that the commission considers relevant. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Propose changes. The commission may propose to the Legislature, at the start of each session, changes in the probate and trust laws and in related provisions that the commission considers appropriate.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
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