15 §3502. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services 24-hour referral services
§3502. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services 24-hour referral services 1. Emergency placement decisions. Placement referral services shall be provided by the Department of Corrections and Department of Health and Human Services as follows. A. The Department of Corrections shall provide for a placement referral service, staffed by […]
15 §3503. Juveniles; voluntary return home
§3503. Juveniles; voluntary return home If a juvenile who has been taken into interim care under the provisions of section 3501 and the juvenile’s parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian agree to the juvenile’s return home, the parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian shall cause the juvenile to be transported home as soon […]
15 §3504. Runaway juveniles, shelter and family services needs assessment (REPEALED)
§3504. Runaway juveniles, shelter and family services needs assessment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 733, §2 (RP).
15 §3505. Runaway juveniles, neglect petition (REPEALED)
§3505. Runaway juveniles, neglect petition (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 733, §2 (RP).
15 §3506. Runaway juveniles, emancipation (REPEALED)
§3506. Runaway juveniles, emancipation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 733, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 619, §11 (RP).
15 §3506-A. Emancipation
§3506-A. Emancipation 1. Petition for emancipation. If a juvenile is 16 years of age or older and refuses to live in the home provided by the juvenile’s parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian, the juvenile may request the District Court in the division in which the juvenile’s parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian […]
15 §3507. Runaway juveniles returned from another state
§3507. Runaway juveniles returned from another state When a juvenile who has left the care of the juvenile’s parents, guardian or legal custodian without that person’s consent, is returned to Maine from another state, the juvenile must be referred immediately to a juvenile community corrections officer and must be processed according to the provisions of […]
15 §3508. Responsibility of the Department of Human Services (REPEALED)
§3508. Responsibility of the Department of Human Services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 733, §5 (RP).
15 §3501. Interim care
§3501. Interim care 1. Interim care. A juvenile may be taken into interim care by a law enforcement officer without order by the court when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that: A. The juvenile is abandoned, lost or seriously endangered in the juvenile’s surroundings and that immediate removal is necessary for the […]