Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3301, sub-§5, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 421, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:

B. Make whatever informal adjustment is practicable without a petition. The juvenile caseworker may effect whatever informal adjustment is agreed to by the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian if the juvenile is not emancipated, including a restitution contract with the victim of the crime and the performance of community service. Informal adjustments may extend no longer than 6 months and may not be commenced unless:

(1) The juvenile caseworker determines that the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian, if the juvenile is not emancipated, were advised of their constitutional rights, including the right to an adjudicatory hearing, the right to be represented by counsel and the right to have counsel appointed by the court if indigent;

(2) The facts establish prima facie jurisdiction, except that any admission made in connection with this informal adjustment may not be used in evidence against the juvenile if a petition based on the same facts is later filed; and

(3) Written consent to the informal adjustment is obtained from the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian if the juvenile is not emancipated; or

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3301, sub-§5, ¶C, as amended by PL 1997, c. 350, §1, is further amended to read:

C. If the juvenile caseworker determines that the facts are sufficient for the filing of a petition, the juvenile caseworker may shall request the prosecuting attorney to file a petition. If this alternative is chosen, the juvenile caseworker shall issue and may serve a summons in accordance with section 3304. If the juvenile caseworker does not make service before requesting the prosecuting attorney to file a petition, the juvenile caseworker shall request a law enforcement officer to serve the summons in accordance with section 3304. ; or

Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3301, sub-§5, ¶D is enacted to read: