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36 M.R.S. § 3235 — Tax a debt; recovery
The taxes, interest and penalties imposed by chapters 7 , 451 and 459 , from the time they are due, are a personal debt of the supplier, distributor, importer, retailer or user to the State, recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action in the name of the State.
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