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prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the juvenile from
the juvenile's home or that no reasonable efforts are not
necessary because of the existence of an aggravating factor as
defined in Title 22, section 4002, subsection 1-B and whether
continuation in the juvenile's home would be contrary to the
welfare of the juvenile. This determination does not affect
whether the court orders a commitment for a period of
detention.

 
Sec. 13. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§3-B is enacted to read:

 
3-B.__Operator's license suspension for drug trafficking.__If
a juvenile uses a motor vehicle to facilitate the trafficking of
a scheduled drug, the court may, in addition to other authorized
penalties, suspend the juvenile's operator's license, permit,
privilege to operate a motor vehicle or right to apply for or
obtain a license for a period not to exceed one year.__A
suspension may not begin until after any period of incarceration
is served.__If the court suspends a juvenile's operator's
license, permit, privilege to operate a motor vehicle or right to
apply for or obtain a license, the court shall notify the
Secretary of State of the suspension and the court shall take
physical custody of the juvenile's operator's license.__The
Secretary of State may not reinstate the juvenile's operator's
license, permit, privilege to operate motor vehicle or right to
apply for or obtain a license unless the juvenile demonstrates
that after having been released and discharged from any period of
incarceration that may have been ordered, the juvenile has served
the period of suspension ordered by the court.

 
Sec. 14. 17-A MRSA §254-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 308, §1, is
amended to read:

 
§254-A. Written notification not to pursue charges

 
for sexual abuse of a minor

 
A prosecutor who elects not to commence a juvenile or criminal
proceeding for an alleged violation of section 254 shall, at the
request of a parent, surrogate parent or guardian of the alleged
victim, inform that person in writing of the reason for not
commencing the proceeding.

 
Sec. 15. 29-A MRSA §115, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 410, §8, is
amended to read:

 
§115. Juvenile violations

 
Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person who has not
attained 18 years of age and who is convicted of a crime for a
violation of a provision of this Title that is not defined as a


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