LD 1592
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Sec. 6. 15 MRSA §3103, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 462, §4,
is amended to read:

 
G. A violation of section 393, subsection 1-A.; and

 
Sec. 7. 15 MRSA §3103, sub-§1, ¶H is enacted to read:

 
H.__If a juvenile has been convicted of a crime for a
violation of a provision of Title 12 or 29-A not
specifically included in paragraph E or F, willful refusal
to pay a resulting fine or willful violation of the terms of
a resulting probation or willful failure to comply with the
terms of any other resulting court order.

 
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §115 is enacted to read:

 
§115.__Juvenile violations

 
Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person who has not
attained 18 years of age and who is convicted of a crime for a
violation of a provision of this Title that is not defined as a
juvenile crime under Title 15, section 3103, subsection 1 may not
be sentenced to imprisonment.

 
Sec. 9. 34-A MRSA §1001, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §31
and PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §8, is further amended to read:

 
6. Correctional facility. "Correctional facility" means any
facility that falls under the jurisdiction of the department, but
does not include the Mountain View Youth Development Center or
any facility for which the department is required to establish
standards pursuant to section 1208 or 1208-A.

 
Sec. 10. 34-A MRSA §1001, sub-§8-A, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 314, §6
and amended PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §8, is further amended to
read:

 
8-A. Detention facility. "Detention facility" means the Long
Creek Youth Development Center and the Mountain View Youth
Development Center.

 
Sec. 11. 34-A MRSA §1001, sub-§11, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §32,
is further amended to read:

 
11. Juvenile client. "Juvenile client" means a juvenile
committed to a juvenile correctional facility who is either
residing at the facility or is on aftercare community
reintegration status.


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