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on the issue of contempt, may find the parent, guardian or | | legal custodian in contempt of court in accordance with the | | Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42(d). |
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| | | C.__This subsection does not create a right for the juvenile | | to have the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal custodian | | present at any proceeding or court-ordered program that the | | juvenile attends or is required to attend. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3314-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | §3314-B.__Counseling, treatment, education or case management for |
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| | | juveniles and their parents, guardians and legal |
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| | | 1.__Counseling, treatment, education or case management.__In | | conjunction with a disposition under section 3314, the court may | | require the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal | | custodian to participate in counseling, treatment, education or | | case management as determined by the court.__The counseling, | | treatment, education or case management must be designed to | | create a favorable environment for sustained noncriminal | | behavior. |
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| | | 2.__Costs.__The court may order a parent, guardian or legal | | custodian to pay or cause to be paid all or part of the | | reasonable costs of any counseling, treatment, education or case | | management ordered pursuant to this section. |
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| | | 3.__Enforcement.__After notice and hearing and in accordance | | with the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42(d), the court | | may invoke its contempt powers to enforce its counseling, | | treatment, education, case management or other order that applies | | to the juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal | | custodian or any other person before the court who is subject to | | an order to participate in counseling, treatment, education or | | case management. |
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| | | 4.__Probation.__The court may not revoke a juvenile's | | probation because of a failure of the juvenile's parent, guardian | | or legal custodian to comply with an order under this section. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies to juvenile crimes for which | | a summons is served on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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