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| | | An Act To Permit Background Checks on Prospective |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §9-304, sub-§(a-1), as amended by PL 2001, c. 546, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | (a-1) Upon the filing of a petition for adoption of a minor | | child, the court shall request a background check and shall | | direct the department or a licensed child-placing agency to | | conduct a study and make a report to the court. |
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| | | (1) The study must include an investigation of the | | conditions and antecedents of the child to determine whether | | the child is a proper subject for adoption and whether the | | proposed home is suitable for the child. The department or | | licensed child-placing agency shall submit the report to the | | court within 60 days. |
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| | | (i) If the court has a report that provides | | sufficient, current information, the court may waive | | the requirement of a study and report. |
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| | | (ii) If the petitioner is a blood relative of the | | child, the court may waive the requirement of a study | | and report. |
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