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 §3316. Commitment to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Health and Human Services
§3316. Commitment to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Health and Human Services 1. Sharing of information about a committed juvenile. [PL 2019, c. 525, §28 (RP).] 2. Indeterminate disposition. The following provisions apply to indeterminate dispositions. A. A commitment of a juvenile to a Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility pursuant […]
15 §3317. Disposition after return to Juvenile Court
§3317. Disposition after return to Juvenile Court In instances of commitment of a juvenile to the Department of Health and Human Services or a Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility or when the juvenile is under a specified period of probation, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner’s designee or the Commissioner […]
15 §3318. Mentally ill or incapacitated juveniles (REPEALED)
§3318. Mentally ill or incapacitated juveniles (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 664, §§42,43 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §§A113,A114 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 621, §8 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 471, §F3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 268, §§6, 7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 282, §3 (RP).
15 §3318-A. Determination of competency of a juvenile to proceed in a juvenile proceeding
§3318-A. Determination of competency of a juvenile to proceed in a juvenile proceeding 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Chronological immaturity” means a condition based on a juvenile’s chronological age and significant lack of developmental skills when the juvenile has […]
15 §3318-B. Disposition of a juvenile found incompetent to proceed
§3318-B. Disposition of a juvenile found incompetent to proceed 1. Substantial probability that juvenile will be competent in the foreseeable future. If, following the competency determination hearing pursuant to section 3318‑A, subsection 7, the Juvenile Court finds that the juvenile is not competent to proceed but additionally finds that there exists a substantial probability that […]
15 §3318-C. Competency orders
§3318-C. Competency orders 1. Contents of competency order. Competency orders issued by the court may include only the following information. A. The order must include a finding of whether the juvenile is competent to proceed based on whether the juvenile has a rational, as well as factual, understanding of the proceedings and a sufficient […]
15 §3319. Designation of facility
§3319. Designation of facility Immediately after the court orders detention or confinement in or commitment to a juvenile facility, the court shall notify the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner’s designee and shall inquire as to the juvenile facility to which the juvenile will be transported. The commissioner has complete discretion to make this determination. […]
15 §3401. Appeals structure and goals
§3401. Appeals structure and goals 1. Structure. Except as otherwise provided, appeals from the juvenile court are to the Supreme Judicial Court. [PL 2015, c. 100, §2 (AMD).] 2. Goals of juvenile appellate structure. The goals of the juvenile appellate structure are: A. To correct errors in the application and interpretation of law; […]
15 §3402. Appeals to Supreme Judicial Court
§3402. Appeals to Supreme Judicial Court 1. Matters for appeal. Appeals of the following matters may be taken from the Juvenile Court to the Supreme Judicial Court by a party specified in subsection 2: A. An adjudication, as long as the appeal is taken after an order of disposition; [PL 2015, c. 100, […]