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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 350
S.P. 175 - L.D. 504

An Act to Amend Certain Provisions Dealing with Juvenile Summonses

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3301, sub-§5, śC, as amended by PL 1985, c. 439, §11, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3304, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 520, §1, is amended to read:

     1. Issuance and contents. After a petition has been filed, the court shall promptly issue a summons. The summons shall briefly recite the substance of the petition issued by the juvenile caseworker must include the signature of the juvenile caseworker, a brief description of the alleged juvenile crime, the time and place of the alleged juvenile crime and the time and place the juvenile is to appear in court. The summons shall must also include a statement of the constitutional rights of the juvenile, including the right to have an attorney present at the hearing on the petition and to have an attorney appointed, if indigent.

     Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3304, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 741, §12, is further amended to read:

     3. Service. The summons must be directed to and served, pursuant to Rule 4 (c)(4) of the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, upon the following persons:

     Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §3304, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 520, §1, is amended to read:

     4. Service at least 48 hours before appearance demanded. The summons shall must require the person on whom it is served to appear for a hearing at a the time and place specified. The time shall may not be less than 2 days 48 hours after service of the summons. If the juvenile is not detained by an order of the court, the summons shall required must require the custodian to produce the juvenile at that time and place. A copy of the petition shall be attached to the summons.

Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.

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