| | | 1-A.__Eligibility.__Only a juvenile, as defined in Title 15, | | section 3003, subsection 14, who is 11 years of age or older at | | the time of commitment may be committed to the Northern Maine | | Juvenile Facility pursuant to this subchapter and Title 15, Part | | 6. |
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| | | 2. Limitations. No A person may not be detained at or | | committed to the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility who is blind or | | who is a proper subject for any residential services provided by | | or through the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation | | and Substance Abuse Services. |
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| | | 3. Certification. When a person is detained at or committed | | to the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility, the court ordering the | | detention or commitment shall certify on the mittimus the | | person's birthplace, parentage and legal residence. |
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| | | Sec. 29. 34-A MRSA §4109, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 400 and amended | | by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. J, §6, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 30. 34-A MRSA §4111, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 752, §42, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §4111. Powers of commissioner |
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| | | 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 Northern Maine Juvenile | | Facility, earnings that the juvenile client receives during the | | juvenile client's stay at the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility | | and the rehabilitation of every juvenile client.__If a juvenile | | client is or becomes 18 years of age while still under | | commitment, the statutory guardianship of the commissioner over | | the juvenile client terminates, but the juvenile client remains | | subject to the control of the commissioner, staff and rules of | | the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility until the expiration of the | | period of commitment or until discharge from the Northern Maine | | Juvenile Facility. |
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| | | 2.__Juvenile detainee.__The commissioner has all the power | | over a juvenile detainee that a guardian has over a ward and that | | a parent has over a child with regard to necessary medical care.__ | | If a juvenile detainee is or becomes 18 years of age while still | | detained, the statutory guardianship of the commissioner over the | | juvenile detainee terminates, but the juvenile remains subject to | | the control of the commissioner, staff and rules of the Northern | | Maine Juvenile Facility until release from the Northern Maine | | Juvenile Facility. |
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