§3801. Establishment The State shall maintain the Long Creek Youth Development Center, referred to in this subchapter as the “facility,” located at South Portland. [PL 1999, c. 583, §29 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).] 1. Coeducational. The facility must be coeducational. [PL 1999, c. 583, §30 (AMD).] 2. Separate […]
§3802. Purposes 1. Statement. The purposes of the Long Creek Youth Development Center are: A. To detain juveniles pending a court proceeding; [PL 2003, c. 410, §13 (AMD).] B. To administer court-ordered diagnostic evaluations pursuant to Title 15, section 3309‑A, and court-ordered examinations pursuant to Title 15, section 3318‑A; [PL 2011, c. […]
§3803. Superintendent The chief administrative officer of the Long Creek Youth Development Center is called the superintendent. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
§3804-A. Superintendent’s appointment powers The superintendent may appoint 2 assistant superintendents, subject to the Civil Service Law. [PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §158 (AMD).] 1. Assistant superintendent. An assistant superintendent designated by the superintendent has the powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the superintendent when the superintendent is absent from the center or […]
§3804. Superintendent’s powers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§45,59 (RP).
§3805. Commitment 1. Eligibility. [PL 2021, c. 326, §17 (AMD); MRSA T. 34-A §3805, sub-§1 (RP).] 1-A. Eligibility. Beginning October 1, 2021, only a juvenile, as defined in Title 15, section 3003, subsection 14, who is 12 years of age or older at the time of commitment may be committed to the facility pursuant to […]
§3806. Federal juvenile offenders The commissioner may contract with the Attorney General of the United States for the confinement and support in the Long Creek Youth Development Center of juvenile offenders against the laws of the United States in accordance with the United States Code, Title 18, Sections 706 and 707. [PL 1983, c. […]
§3807. Human services’ custody 1. Suspension. When the custody of a child at the time of commitment is in the Department of Health and Human Services, that custody shall be temporarily suspended while the child is in the Long Creek Youth Development Center. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. […]
§3808. Overcrowding (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§49,59 (RP).
§3809-A. Commissioner’s guardianship powers 1. Juvenile client. The commissioner has all the power over a juvenile client that a guardian has over a ward and that a parent has over a child with regard to person, allowable property that the juvenile client has at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, earnings that the juvenile client […]
§3809. Observation 1. Generally. When the behavior of a juvenile residing at the Long Creek Youth Development Center presents a high likelihood of imminent harm to that juvenile or to others, presents a substantial and imminent threat of destruction of property or demonstrates a proclivity to be absent from the facility without leave as evidenced […]
§3810. Community reintegration status 1. Commissioner’s powers. During a juvenile client’s commitment to the facility, the commissioner may, at the commissioner’s discretion: A. Keep the juvenile client at the facility; or [PL 1999, c. 583, §33 (AMD).] B. Place the juvenile client on community reintegration status for a period not exceeding the term […]
§3811. Return to facility When a juvenile client who has been placed on community reintegration status, who has been granted a furlough or work or education release or who has been absent from the facility without leave is taken into custody for the purpose of return to the facility by an officer or employee of […]
§3812. Discharge 1. Duty. The superintendent shall cause a juvenile client to be discharged from the facility: A. When the client becomes 21 years of age or otherwise reaches the end of the period of the Juvenile Court’s commitment. [PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §29 (AMD).] B. [PL 1995, c. 502, […]
§3813. Power of facility employees The Long Creek Youth Development Center employees have the same power as sheriffs in their respective counties to search for and apprehend escapees from the facility, when authorized to do so by the superintendent. [PL 1999, c. 583, §37 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).] SECTION […]
§3814. Transportation All court-ordered and court-related transportation of juvenile detainees to and from the Long Creek Youth Development Center is the responsibility of the sheriff of the county in which the court is located. [PL 1991, c. 314, §65 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 314, […]
§3815. Arthur R. Gould School 1. Purpose. The Arthur R. Gould School, located at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, is devoted to the education and instruction of persons residing at the facility. [PL 1999, c. 583, §38 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).] 2. Responsibility for maintaining school. The State, […]
§3816. Young adult offenders (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 28, §11 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 148, §9 (RP).
