Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3310, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 520, §1, is amended to read:

4. Standard of proof. When If the court finds that the elements of the juvenile crime as defined in section 3103, subsection 1, paragraph A, D, E, F, G or H are not supported by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt or that the elements of a juvenile crime as defined in section 3103, subsection 1, paragraph B or C are not supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the court shall order the petition dismissed and the juvenile discharged from any detention or restriction previously ordered. The juvenile's parents, guardian or other legal custodian shall must also be discharged from any restriction or other temporary order.

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §3310, sub-§5, ķA, as amended by PL 1979, c. 681, §25, is further amended to read:

A. When If the court finds that the allegations of the petition alleging a juvenile crime as defined in section 3103, subsection 1, paragraph A, D, E, F, G or H are supported by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt or that the allegations of a petition alleging a juvenile crime as defined in section 3103, subsection 1, paragraph B or C are supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the court shall adjudge that the juvenile committed a juvenile crime and shall, in all such adjudications, issue an order of adjudication.

Sec. 5. Application. That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 15, section 3105-A, subsection 1 applies to the following juvenile crimes in which the victim had not attained 16 years of age at the time of the crime and the juvenile had attained 16 years of age:

1. The juvenile crime of unlawful sexual contact and gross sexual assault committed on or after the effective date of this Act; and

2. The juvenile crime of unlawful sexual contact or gross sexual assault for which the prosecution has not yet been barred by the previous statute of limitations in force on the effective date of this Act.