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LR 3825
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Sec. 31. 34-A MRSA §§4112 to 4116 are enacted to read:

 
§4112.__Aftercare status

 
1.__Commissioner's powers.__During a juvenile client's
commitment to the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility, the
commissioner may, at the commissioner's discretion:

 
A.__Keep the juvenile client at the Northern Maine Juvenile
Facility; or

 
B.__Place the juvenile client on aftercare status for a
period not exceeding the term of the juvenile's commitment.

 
2.__Reports.__As often as the commissioner requires, the
person or agency caring for the juvenile client while on
aftercare status shall report to the commissioner:

 
A.__The progress and behavior of the juvenile client,
whether or not the juvenile client remains under the care of
the person or agency; and

 
B.__If the juvenile client is not under the care of the
person or agency, where the client is.

 
3.__Facility services.__The commissioner shall provide
aftercare services to a juvenile client.

 
4.__Cancellation.__If the commissioner is satisfied at any
time that the welfare of the juvenile client will be promoted by
return to the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility, the commissioner
may cancel the aftercare status and resume charge of the client
with the same powers as before the placement on aftercare status
was made.

 
§4113.__Return to the facility

 
When a juvenile client who has been placed on aftercare
status, who has been granted a furlough or work or education
release or who has been absent from the Northern Maine Juvenile
Facility without leave is taken into custody for the purpose of
return to the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility by an officer or
employee of the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility, at the
direction of the commissioner, or by a law enforcement officer,
at the request of the commissioner, and, because of the juvenile
client's distance from the Northern Maine Juvenile Facility at
the time of being taken into custody, it becomes necessary to
detain the client overnight:


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