Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS
Chapter 52 - "COASTAL ISLAND REGISTRY" REGULATIONS
Section 670-52-2.1 - Presentation of Claims
Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 670-52-2.1
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
A. Who Shall Register
1. Each true owner of a free
hold estate in a coastal island must register that interest with the Coastal
Island Registry. Freehold estates include fee simple estates, fee tail estates,
and life estates.
2. A common and
undivided ownership may be registered by one true owner on behalf of all true
owners of that estate. The name of each true owner must appear on the
registration form and the source of title for each true owner must appear on
the form.
3. A true owner may
designate an authorized representative to register on behalf of the true owner.
An authorized representative includes an attorney at law, an attorney in fact,
the administrator or executor of an estate, the guardian ad litem of a minor or
an incompetent person, an agent having written authorization of the owner, and
any individual who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Registry his/her
authority to act.
4. A true owner
of a coastal island which is also owned in part by the State of Maine or United
States of America shall register that portion owned by said true
owner.
B. Registration Fee
1. The
registration fee of $10 may be paid in cash, check or money order. Multiple
fees may be paid in a single check or money order.
2. Registration forms received without the
registration fee shall not be accepted for registration by the
Registry.
3. Fees received by check
or money order must be honored by the institution upon which they are drawn
before the registration will be accepted.
C. Registration Forms
1. Each registration must be filled out in
triplicate upon forms provided by the Registry.
2. A copy of the registration form will be
returned to the sender by the Registry upon completion of registration. The
Registry shall attach to said copy a statement indicating that the registration
has been received and accepted by the Registry.
3. Registration forms received by the
Registry containing incomplete information shall not be accepted for
registration.
4. Incomplete
information includes:
a No name of the true
owner
b No description of the
coastal island
c A description of
the coastal island inadequate to locate said island on a map of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey for Maine's coastal waters and for use in
1972
d No statement of the year the
island was acquired by the registrant
e No statement of the person, if any, from
whom the registrant acquired the claimed title
f No signature of the true owner or the
authorized representative designated by the true owner.
5. Registrants who have sent incomplete
registration forms or have sent complete forms without the $10 registration fee
shall be notified by mail within 10 days that their registrations have not been
accepted.
6. Registrants shall have
thirty (30) days from receipt of said letter to provide the Registry with the
lacking information or fee during which time the registration form and fee, if
received, shall be held by the Registry.
7. Incomplete registration forms for which
the registrant has failed to respond to the notice of incompleteness within
thirty (30) days shall be returned to the registrant. The $10 registration fee
shall also be returned to the registrant.
8. Registration forms which have been
completed by the registrant within thirty (30) days shall be treated as
received and accepted effective on the date of receipt by the Registry of the
additional required information.
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