Maine Statutes
§ 34-A §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 by a stated intention to escape from the facility or by a recent attempted or actual escape from any detention or correctional facility, the juvenile may be placed under observation if the juvenile demonstrates that anything less restrictive would be ineffectual for the control of the juvenile's behavior.
2.Conditions.
Placing a juvenile under observation is subject to the following conditions.
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Legislative History
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§50,59 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 314, §64 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 163, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §J4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §G6 (AMD).
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