Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 3507: Runaway juveniles returned from another state
What this law says, in plain English
When a runaway juvenile is returned to Maine from another state, they must be immediately referred to a juvenile community corrections officer and processed under Maine's juvenile justice procedures.
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