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Maine Revised Statutes Title 15. Court Procedure--Criminal § 3103. Juvenile crimes

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Definition. The term “juvenile crime,” as used in this Part, means the following offenses:

A. Conduct that, if committed by an adult, would be defined as criminal by Title 17-A, the Maine Criminal Code, or by any other criminal statute outside that code, including any rule or regulation under a statute;

B. Offenses involving illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia as follows:

(1) The possession of a useable amount of cannabis, as provided in Title 22, section 2383, subsection 1-A, unless the juvenile is authorized to possess cannabis for medical use pursuant to Title 22, chapter 558-C;

(2) The use or possession of drug paraphernalia as provided in Title 17-A, section 1111-A, subsection 4-B; and

(3) Illegal transportation of drugs by a minor as provided in Title 22, section 2389, subsection 2;

C. Offenses involving intoxicating liquor, as provided in Title 28-A, sections 2051 and 2052 and offenses involving refusal to provide proper identification as provided in Title 28-A, section 2087;

C-1. Repealed. Laws 1995, c. 470, § 2.

D. Repealed.Laws 2009, c. 93, § 2.

E, F. Deleted. Laws 2025, c. 431, § 7, eff. Sept. 24, 2025.

G. A violation of section 393, subsection 1, paragraph C or section 393, subsection 1-A; and

H. A willful refusal to pay a fine imposed by court order or willful failure to comply with the terms of any other court order.

2. Dispositional powers. All of the dispositional powers of the Juvenile Court provided in section 3314 apply to a juvenile who is adjudicated to have committed a juvenile crime, except that no commitment to a Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility or period of confinement may be imposed for conduct described in subsection 1, paragraphs B and C.

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