Maine § 15 §3312 Dispositional hearing

Maine Statutes

§ 15 §3312 — Dispositional hearing

Maine § 15 §3312

Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 6MAINE JUVENILE CODE

Ch. 507PETITION, ADJUDICATION AND DISPOSITION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §3312 (2026).

Text

1.Evidence of proper disposition. After making an order of adjudication, the court shall hear evidence on the question of the proper disposition best serving the interests of the juvenile and the public. Such evidence must include, but is not necessarily limited to, the social study and written report, if ordered prepared under section 3311, subsection 3, and other reports as provided in section 3311, subsection 1. Any person who would be entitled to address the court pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 2104 if the conduct for which the juvenile has been adjudicated had been committed by an adult, as provided in that section, must be accorded notice of the dispositional hearing and the right to address the court. The Maine Rules of Evidence do not apply in dispositional hearings.

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1.
Evidence of proper disposition.
After making an order of adjudication, the court shall hear evidence on the question of the proper disposition best serving the interests of the juvenile and the public. Such evidence must include, but is not necessarily limited to, the social study and written report, if ordered prepared under section 3311, subsection 3, and other reports as provided in section 3311, subsection 1. Any person who would be entitled to address the court pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 2104 if the conduct for which the juvenile has been adjudicated had been committed by an adult, as provided in that section, must be accorded notice of the dispositional hearing and the right to address the court. The Maine Rules of Evidence do not apply in dispositional hearings.
2.
Examination of adjudicated juvenile.
The court may have the juvenile examined by a physician or psychologist, and may place the juvenile in a hospital or other suitable facility or nonresidential program for this purpose. The cost of such examinations and placements shall be paid in whole or in part by the juvenile's parents. The court shall pay the costs if it finds that the parents are unable to pay or that it is not in the best interest of the juvenile to have the juvenile's parents pay.
3.
Continuation of dispositional hearing.
A dispositional hearing may be continued in the following circumstances.

Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 373, §5 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 681, §28 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 400, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 720, §4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 253, §3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 624, §§B19,20 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 508, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2007, c. 96, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §45 (AMD).