Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1102, as amended PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. A, §31, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3003, sub-§14-B, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 624, Pt. B, §2 and PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §6, is further amended to read:

B. To provide appropriate services to juveniles committed to the Long Creek Youth Development Center a Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility who are on leave or in the community on aftercare; and

Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3203-A, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:

4-A.__Probable cause determination.__Except in a bona fide emergency or other extraordinary circumstance, when a juvenile arrested without a warrant is not released or does not receive a detention hearing under subsection 5 within 48 hours after arrest, including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, the Juvenile Court shall determine, within that time period, whether there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed a juvenile crime.__Evidence presented to establish such probable cause may include testimony, affidavits and other reliable hearsay evidence as permitted by the court.__If the evidence does not establish such probable cause, the court shall order the juvenile's discharge from detention.

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §3203-A, sub-§5, ¶C, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 127, Pt. A, §32 and c. 260, Pt. A, §5, is amended to read:

C. Continued detention may not be ordered unless the Juvenile Court has determined pursuant to subsection 4-A or determines at the detention hearing that there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed a juvenile crime.

Sec. 5. 15 MRSA §3203-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1993, c. 675, Pt. B, §13, is further amended to read:

6. Availability of judges. The Chief Judge of the District Court shall provide that a Juvenile Court Judge is available to make the probable cause determination described in subsection 4-A on all days including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. The Chief Judge of the District Court shall provide that a Juvenile Court Judge is available to preside at the detention hearing, described in subsection 5, on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.