Maine Statutes
§ 20-A §3272 — Truancy; excusable absences
Maine § 20-A §3272
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §3272 (2026).
Text
1.Truancy.
2.Truancy.
A person is truant if:
3.Excusable absence.
A person's absence is excused when the absence is for the following reasons:
4.Adult responsibility.
Any adults having a person of compulsory school age under their control shall cause the person to attend school as provided in this section.
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Legislative History
PL 1985, c. 490, §8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 415, §5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 304, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 614, §§9, 10 (AMD). RR 2011, c. 2, §17 (COR). PL 2019, c. 235, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 508, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 562, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 25, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 437, §4 (AMD).
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 20-A §3272, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/20-A%20%C2%A73272.