{"data":{"id":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-6202","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"36 M.R.S. §6202","heading":"Claim is personal","body":"The right to file a claim under this chapter is personal to the claimant and does not survive the claimant's death, but the right may be exercised on behalf of a claimant by the claimant's legal guardian or attorney-in-fact. If a claimant dies after having filed a timely claim, the amount thereof must be disbursed to another member of the household as determined by the State Tax Assessor.\nIf the claimant was the only member of a household, the claim may be paid to the claimant's personal representative, but if one is not appointed within 2 years of the filing of the claim, the amount of the claim escheats to the State.","path":["TITLE 36: TAXATION","PART 9: TAXPAYER BENEFIT PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 907: MAINE RESIDENTS PROPERTY TAX PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec6202.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"9e52e8062930129970f252cef428367e0678e7ffb4fbd94e9f167390dbf62832","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-6201-a","next":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-6203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}