52 chapters · 363 sections in this title.
15 M.R.S. § 3501 Interim care
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1. Interim care. A juvenile may be taken into interim care by a law enforcement officer without order by the court when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that: A. The juvenile is abandoned, lost or seriously endangered in the juvenile's surroundings and that immediate…
15 M.R.S. § 3502 The Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services 24-hour referral services
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1. Emergency placement decisions. Placement referral services shall be provided by the Department of Corrections and Department of Health and Human Services as follows. A. The Department of Corrections shall provide for a placement referral service, staffed by juvenile community …
15 M.R.S. § 3503 Juveniles; voluntary return home
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If a juvenile who has been taken into interim care under the provisions of section 3501 and the juvenile's parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian agree to the juvenile's return home, the parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian shall cause the juvenile to be transpo…
15 M.R.S. § 3506-A Emancipation
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1. Petition for emancipation. If a juvenile is 16 years of age or older and refuses to live in the home provided by the juvenile's parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian, the juvenile may request the District Court in the division in which the juvenile's parent or parents…