Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §5051, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 1999, c. 198, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

F.__When a student is determined habitually truant and in violation of section 5001-A and the superintendent has made a good faith attempt to meet the requirements of paragraph A-1, the superintendent may notify the local law enforcement department of the decision.__After this notification, a local law enforcement officer who sees a truant may:

(1)__Offer to transport the truant to the appropriate school if the truant and the truant's parent or guardian provide verbal consent and if the truant is off school grounds during school hours and is not under the supervision of school personnel;

(3)__Summons the truant to appear in District Court; and

(4)__Summons the truant's parent or guardian to appear in District Court for having control of or primary responsibility for a student who is habitually truant.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §5053, as amended by PL 1989, c. 415, §§22 to 25, is further amended to read:

§5053. Enforcement

1. Civil violation. Having control of a student who is habitually truant and or being primarily responsible for that truancy constitutes a civil violation under this chapter.

2. Jurisdiction. The District Court shall have has jurisdiction of these violations.

3. Process. Service of the petition on the parent will must be in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure.

4-A.__Penalties imposed by court.__The court may impose one or more of the following penalties against a person who commits a civil violation under subsection 1.

A.__The court may suspend, for a period of time determined by the court, any license issued to the offender by the State, including, but not limited to, professional, driver's and recreational licenses.