Rule 84.Forms

Adopted December 1, 1959 · Last verified July 8, 2026

In one sentenceRule 84 authorizes the Supreme Judicial Court, the Chief Justice of the Superior Court, and the Chief Judge of the District Court to adopt official forms for use in their respective courts.

Full Text of Rule 84

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The Supreme Judicial Court, the Chief Justice of the Superior Court, and the Chief Judge of the District Court may from time to time adopt official forms for use in their respective courts.

Advisory Committee’s Notes & Reporter’s Notes

Advisory Committee Note

The amendment to Rule 84 eliminates the reference to an Appendix of Forms. That Appendix was eliminated from the rules several years ago. Most civil forms may be observed and printed from the Court's web site or obtained from court clerk's offices.

Reporter's Notes — December 1, 1959

It is to be noted that the forms in the appendix are not merely illustrative. They are expressly stated to be "sufficient under the rules."

Plain-English Summary

Rule 84 gives each court's leadership standing authority to adopt official forms as needed, rather than freezing a fixed set of forms into the rules themselves. Maine once published these forms as an Appendix to the civil rules, but that appendix was eliminated years ago; most civil forms are now available on the courts' website or from the clerk's office instead of in the rule book.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can someone find official Maine civil court forms today?

On the Judicial Branch's website or from a clerk's office, since the rules no longer publish an Appendix of Forms.

Are court forms still published as an appendix to the civil rules?

No, that Appendix was eliminated some years ago; Rule 84 only authorizes the Supreme Judicial Court and the courts' chief judges to adopt official forms, without listing them in the rule text.

Who can adopt an official Maine civil court form?

The Supreme Judicial Court, the Chief Justice of the Superior Court, or the Chief Judge of the District Court, each for their own court.

Source & verification. The rule text and Advisory Committee’s Notes / Reporter’s Notes are reproduced verbatim from the official Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Me. R. Civ. P. 84), prescribed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (4 M.R.S. § 8, the Rules Enabling Act). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: official Maine civil court formsAppendix of Forms eliminated