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| Sec. 7. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §23, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 5. Support orders. Whenever the court commits a juvenile to | the a Department of Human Services, to a Department of | Corrections juvenile correctional facility or to a relative or | other person, the court may order either or both parents of the | juvenile to pay a reasonable amount of support for the juvenile. | The order is enforceable under Title 19-A, section 2603. |
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| | Sec. 8. 15 MRSA §3315, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §24, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Right to review. Every disposition pursuant to section | 3314, other than unconditional discharge, must be reviewed not | less than once in every 12 months until the juvenile is | discharged. The review must be made by a representative of the | Department of Corrections unless the juvenile was committed to | the Department of Human Services, in which case such review must | be made by a representative of the Department of Human Services. | A report of the review must be made in writing to the juvenile's | parents, guardian or legal custodian. A copy of the report must | be forwarded to the program or programs that were reviewed, and | the department whose personnel made the review shall retain a | copy of the report in their files. The written report must be | prepared in accordance with subsection 2. |
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| | Sec. 9. 15 MRSA §3316, as amended by PL 1997, c. 591, §2 and c. | 752, §25, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| §3316.__Commitment to the Maine Youth Center or the |
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| | 1.__Sharing of information about a committed juvenile.__ | Information regarding a committed juvenile must be shared as set | out in this subsection. |
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| A.__When a juvenile is committed to a Department of Human | Services juvenile correctional facility or the Department of | Human Services, the court shall transmit, with the | commitment order, a copy of the petition, the order of | adjudication, copies of the social study, any clinical or | educational reports and other information pertinent to the | care and treatment of the juvenile. |
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| B.__The Department of Human Services facility or the | Department of Human Services shall provide the court with | any information concerning a juvenile committed to its care | that the court at any time may require. |
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