‘Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3306-B is enacted to read:
§ 3306-B. Physical restraints in the courtroom
1. Physical restraints prohibited absent court order. A juvenile may not be brought before the court wearing any physical restraints, except when ordered by the court during or prior to the juvenile's court appearance.
2. Determination by the court. If the State, the transporting agency, the judicial marshal or other designated court security informs the juvenile or the attorney for the juvenile of intent to use physical restraints during the proceedings and the juvenile or attorney for the juvenile objects the court shall determine whether one or more of the grounds for use of physical restraints listed in subsection 3 exists. The court, on its own motion, may determine whether one or more of the grounds for use of physical restraints listed in subsection 3 exists.
3. Grounds for use of restraints. The court may not order that physical restraints be used on a juvenile during a court proceeding unless the court determines that the use of physical restraints is necessary due to one or more of the following:
A. The present behavior of the juvenile presents a current threat to that juvenile's safety or the safety of others in the courtroom;
B. The present behavior of the juvenile presents a substantial risk of flight from the courtroom;
C. Recent disruptive courtroom behavior of the juvenile has a created a threat to that juvenile's safety or the safety of others in the courtroom; and
D. The past behavior of the juvenile presents a substantial risk that the juvenile will create a threat to that juvenile's safety or the safety of others in the courtroom.’