| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3202, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, c. 681, | §9, is amended to read: |
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| §3202. Arrest warrants for juveniles |
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| | An arrest warrant for a juvenile shall must be issued in the | manner provided by Rule 4, Maine District Court Criminal Rules of | the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, provided except that | affidavits alone shall must be presented and a petition shall is | not be necessary. Following arrest, the juvenile shall be is | subject to the procedures specified in section 3301. |
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| | This bill replaces the outdated reference to the Maine | District Court Criminal Rules with that of the Maine Rules of | Criminal Procedure. In 1989, the Maine District Court Criminal | Rules were abrogated and the substance of the Maine District | Court Criminal Rule 4 was carried forward into the Maine Rules of | Criminal Procedure, Rule 4. |
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