{"data":{"id":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-2195","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"33 M.R.S. §2195","heading":"Other civil penalties","body":"1.  Evading obligation or willfully failing to perform.  If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this Act or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this Act, the administrator may require the holder to pay the administrator, in addition to interest as provided in section 2194, subsection 1, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform.\n2.  Fraudulent report.  If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this Act, the administrator may require the holder to pay to the administrator, in addition to interest under section 2194, subsection 1, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported.\n3.  Lack of knowledge of death.  A holder who fails to report, pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this Act is not required to pay interest under section 2194, subsection 1 or subject to penalties under section 2194, subsection 2 if the failure to report, pay or deliver the property was due to lack of knowledge of a death that established the period of abandonment under this Act.","path":["TITLE 33: PROPERTY","CHAPTER 45: MAINE REVISED UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT","SUBCHAPTER 12: ENFORCEMENT BY ADMINISTRATOR"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/33/title33sec2195.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"fcd55f1b5e243eb702152db2a4068f13654c3861fc3d7366c8a0a7d648904e77","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-2194","next":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-2196"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}