{"data":{"id":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-504","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"36 M.R.S. §504","heading":"Illegal assessment; recovery of tax","body":"If money not raised for a legal object is assessed with other moneys legally raised, the assessment is not void; nor does any error, mistake or omission by the assessors, tax collector or treasurer render it void; but any person paying such a tax may bring that person's action against the municipality in the Superior Court for the same county, and recover the sum not raised for a legal object, with 25% interest and costs, and any damages that the person has sustained by reason of mistakes, errors or omissions of such officers.","path":["TITLE 36: TAXATION","PART 2: PROPERTY TAXES","CHAPTER 105: CITIES AND TOWNS","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec504.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"b308d609c1dbe28fe1dbf6ab2d796583aa1e62037da607f05f8ab909bb1cd31a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-503","next":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}