An Act To Repeal the Former Interstate Compact for Juveniles
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3101, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1979, c. 681, §38, is further amended to read:
C. Juvenile Courts shall have jurisdiction over all petitions brought under the Uniform Interstate Compact on Juveniles, Title 34 34-A, chapter 9, subchapter 7 pertaining to juveniles who have been adjudicated as having committed juvenile crimes in other states, but who are found within the territorial jurisdiction of Maine the State.
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA c. 9, sub-c. 1, as amended, is repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the Uniform Interstate Compact on Juveniles. This compact has been superseded by the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, which has now been ratified by all states.