APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS; TITLE

(a) Rules applicable. Except as otherwise provided in (b), these rules apply to all actions and proceedings before: (1) The Supreme Judicial Court when not sitting as the Law Court; (2) The Superior Court; (3) The District Court; and (4) The Probate Court. (b) Rules inapplicable. These rules—except for those governing privilege—do not apply to the following: (1) The court’s determination under Rule 104(a) of a preliminary question of fact governing admissibility; (2) Grand jury proceedings; (3) Juvenile proceedings under the Maine Juvenile Code other than (A) Probable cause determinations in bindover hearings; or (B) Adjudicatory hearings; (4) Statutory small claims in the District Court; (5) Proceedings on applications for warrants; (6) Sentencing proceedings; (7) Proceedings regarding revocation, modification, or termination of probation, parole, administrative release or deferred disposition; 7 (8) Bail proceedings; (9) Proceedings to determine probable cause; (10) Contempt proceedings in which the court may act summarily; and (11) Proceedings exempt from applicability of the Rules of Evidence by statute. (c) Definitions. In these rules: (1) “Civil case” means a civil action or proceeding; (2) “Criminal case” includes a criminal proceeding; (3) “Public office” includes a public agency; (4) “Record” includes a memorandum, report, or data compilation; (5) A “rule prescribed by the Supreme Judicial Court” means a rule adopted by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court under statutory or inherent authority; and (6) A reference to any kind of written material or any other medium includes electronically stored information. (d) Title. These rules may be known and cited as the Maine Rules of Evidence.