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LR 1072
Item 1

 
juvenile court proceeding is commenced against a person
without a juvenile arrest having been made, fingerprints must
be taken within 5 days of the filing of the petition at a time
and place specified by the responsible agency after consulting
with the juvenile caseworker.__The juvenile shall appear at
the specified time and place and shall submit to the process.

 
Sec. B-11. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 512, §3,
is amended to read:

 
4. Duty to submit to State Bureau of Identification. It is
the duty of the law enforcement agency taking the fingerprints as
required by subsection 3, paragraphs A and, B, and F to transmit
forthwith to the State Bureau of Identification the criminal
fingerprint record. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1,
paragraph C, D, E or F, or pursuant to subsection 5, shall may
not be submitted to the State Bureau of Identification unless an
express request is made by the commanding officer of the State
Bureau of Identification.

 
Sec. B-12. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 512,
§3, is repealed.

 
Sec. B-13. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§5, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65,
Pt. A, §75 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is further
amended to read:

 
B. Charged with the commission of a criminal offense found
in Title 12 or 29-A that is a Class D or E crime but is not
an alcohol-related or drug-related offense as defined in
section 1541, subsection 4-A, paragraph A;

 
Sec. B-14. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§§6 and 8, as enacted by PL 1987, c.
512, §3, are amended to read:

 
6. Palm prints, footprints and photographs. Whenever
fingerprints are taken pursuant to subsection 5, paragraph A, B
or C, palm prints, footprints and photographs may also be taken.
In addition, palm prints, footprints or photographs may also be
taken for any law enforcement purpose when a person voluntarily
submits to them.

 
8. Fingerprint record forms. Fingerprints taken pursuant to
subsection 1, paragraphs A, B as to a person arrested as a
fugitive from justice and D, and subsection 5, paragraphs B, C
and D, shall must be taken on a form furnished by the State
Bureau of Identification, such form to be known as the Criminal
Fingerprint Record. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1,
paragraph E, shall must be taken on a form furnished by the


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