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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. |
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| | Sec. 13. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§3-B is enacted to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 14. 17-A MRSA §254-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 308, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| §254-A. Written notification not to pursue charges |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 15. 29-A MRSA §115, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 410, §8, is | amended to read: |
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| §115. Juvenile violations |
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| | 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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