Maine statute

15 M.R.S. § 3501 — Interim care

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Chapter 511: Interim Care; Runaways, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 3501

Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.

15 M.R.S. § 3501Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

1. Interim care. A juvenile may be taken into interim care by a law enforcement officer without order by the court when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that: A. The juvenile is abandoned, lost or seriously endangered in the juvenile's surroundings and that immediate removal is necessary for the juvenile's protection; or B. The juvenile has left the care of the juvenile's parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian without the consent of the parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian. 2. Limit. Under no circumstances shall any juvenile taken into interim care be held involuntarily for more than 6 hours. 3. Interim care, police record. The taking of a juvenile into interim care pursuant to this section is not an arrest and shall not be designated in any police records as an arrest. 4. Notification of parents, guardian or custodian. When a juvenile is taken into interim care, the law enforcement officer or the Department of Health and Human Services shall, as soon as possible, notify the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal custodian of the juvenile's whereabouts. If a parent, guardian or legal custodian cannot be located, such notification shall be made to a person with whom the juvenile is residing. 5. Interim care, placement. A. When a law enforcement officer takes a juvenile into interim care, the officer shall contact the Department of Health and Human Services which shall designate a place where the juvenile will be held. B. The law enforcement officer shall take the juvenile to the Department of Health and Human Services or to the location specified by the department without unnecessary delay. C. 6. (omitted).

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