‘Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3307, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 624, Pt. B, §17, is further amended to read:
1-A. Release of identity. A Except as provided in subsection 1-B, a law enforcement officer, officer of the court or juvenile community corrections officer may not release the identity of any juvenile until a petition is filed charging the juvenile with a juvenile crime described in subsection 2. This section does not preclude the release of the identity of a juvenile to a complainant or victim if a juvenile community corrections officer decides not to file a petition in accordance with section 3301, subsection 5, paragraph A or B or if the juvenile community corrections officer requests the prosecuting attorney to file a petition in accordance with section 3301, subsection 5, paragraph C.
Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3307, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:
1-B. Release of arrest information for certain juvenile crimes. A law enforcement officer may release the identity of a juvenile 16 years of age or older who is arrested for a juvenile crime that if committed by an adult would constitute one of the following offenses:
A. Murder;
B. Felony murder;
C. Aggravated assault;
D. Elevated aggravated assault;
E. Elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person;
F. Stalking;
G. Aggravated reckless conduct;
H. Gross sexual assault;
I. Unlawful sexual contact;
J. Unlawful sexual touching;
K. Kidnapping;
L. Criminal restraint;
M. Robbery; or
N. Arson.’