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| 5. Rules. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A | 2-A. |
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| | Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3101, sub-§4, ¶C-2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 645, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| C-2. With respect to the finding of appropriateness | required by paragraph E, subparagraph (2), the State has the | burden of proof, except that in a case involving a juvenile | who is charged with one or more juvenile crimes that, if the | juvenile were an adult, would constitute murder, attempted | murder, felony murder, Class A manslaughter other than the | reckless or criminally negligent operation of a motor | vehicle, elevated aggravated assault, arson that recklessly | endangers any person, causing a catastrophe, Class A robbery | or Class A gross sexual assault rape in which the victim | submits as a result of compulsion, the juvenile has the | burden of proof. |
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| | Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3308, sub-§7, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §15 | and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read: |
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| D. When a juvenile who is adjudicated of a juvenile crime that | if committed by an adult would be gross sexual assault rape under | Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1 is committed to a | Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility or | placed on probation, the Department of Corrections shall provide, | while the juvenile is committed or on probation, a copy of the | juvenile's judgment and commitment to the Department of Health | and Human Services, to all law enforcement agencies that have | jurisdiction in those areas where the juvenile may reside, work | or attend school and to the superintendent of any school system | in which the juvenile attends school during the period of | commitment or probation. The Department of Corrections shall | provide a copy of the juvenile's judgment and commitment to all | licensed and registered day-care facility operators located in | the municipality where the juvenile resides, works or attends | school during the period of commitment or probation. Upon | request, the Department of Corrections shall also provide a copy | of the juvenile's judgment and commitment to other entities that | are involved in the care of children and are located in the | municipality where the juvenile resides, works or attends school | during the period of commitment or probation. The Department of | Corrections may provide a copy of the juvenile's judgment and | commitment to any other agency or person whom the |
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