Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 351 - Maine Child Support Enforcement Manual
Chapter 1 - PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
Section 144-351-1-8 - CITATION OF RULES

In a full citation, the Arabic numeral designating a chapter precedes a decimal. The Arabic number following the decimal designates the section. Sub-section, paragraph and sub-paragraph indicators follow, each enclosed in parentheses or brackets, as appropriate. For example, the citation for "Chapter 7, Section 4, Sub-section G, Paragraph 2, Sub-paragraph d" would normally be "7.4(G)(2)(d)." If, however, the whole citation is enclosed by parentheses, the citation would be, e.g., as follows: "(But see 7.4[G][2][d])."A full citation to the Manual is always followed by the Manual page on which the cited material appears, e.g., "7.4(G)(2)(d), p.30." The page reference also confirms that what precedes it is a citation to the Manual and not to a federal/State statute, State Rule of Practice, or rule of another State agency. Whenever, because of the proximity of the material cited (or if on any other basis it has been concluded that a full citation is not necessary to achieve a clear reference), the component is cited by itself, e.g.: "Sub-§A, above." A page reference in/following a citation is always a reference to a page in this Manual.