{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1451","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §1451","heading":"Protests of bills","body":"Damages on protests of bills of exchange of $100 or more, payable by the acceptor, drawer or indorser of a bill in this State are, if payable at a place 75 miles distant, 1%; if payable in the state of New York or in any state northerly of it and not in this State, 3%; if payable in any Atlantic state or territory southerly of New York and northerly of Florida, 6%; and in any other state or territory, 9%.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 3: TRIAL AND JUDGMENT","CHAPTER 309: DAMAGES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec1451.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"618cae52193b9466fdb3ed010c0f7de1760604b49c816bcb22482328e5e2b3cd","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1403","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}