Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 3501: Interim care
What this law says, in plain English
Law enforcement may place a juvenile in temporary protective care without court order if the child is abandoned, lost, endangered, or has left home without parental consent. The juvenile cannot be held longer than 6 hours and must not be recorded as arrested.
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