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| 5. Rules. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A | | 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3101, sub-§4, ¶C-2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 645, §2, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | C-2. With respect to the finding of appropriateness | | required by paragraph E, subparagraph (2), the State has the | | burden of proof, except that in a case involving a juvenile | | who is charged with one or more juvenile crimes that, if the | | juvenile were an adult, would constitute murder, attempted | | murder, felony murder, Class A manslaughter other than the | | reckless or criminally negligent operation of a motor | | vehicle, elevated aggravated assault, arson that recklessly | | endangers any person, causing a catastrophe, Class A robbery | or Class A gross sexual assault rape in which the victim | | submits as a result of compulsion, the juvenile has the | | burden of proof. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3308, sub-§7, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §15 | | and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read: |
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| | | D. When a juvenile who is adjudicated of a juvenile crime that | if committed by an adult would be gross sexual assault rape under | | Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1 is committed to a | | Department of Corrections juvenile correctional facility or | | placed on probation, the Department of Corrections shall provide, | | while the juvenile is committed or on probation, a copy of the | | juvenile's judgment and commitment to the Department of Health | | and Human Services, to all law enforcement agencies that have | | jurisdiction in those areas where the juvenile may reside, work | | or attend school and to the superintendent of any school system | | in which the juvenile attends school during the period of | | commitment or probation. The Department of Corrections shall | | provide a copy of the juvenile's judgment and commitment to all | | licensed and registered day-care facility operators located in | | the municipality where the juvenile resides, works or attends | | school during the period of commitment or probation. Upon | | request, the Department of Corrections shall also provide a copy | | of the juvenile's judgment and commitment to other entities that | | are involved in the care of children and are located in the | | municipality where the juvenile resides, works or attends school | | during the period of commitment or probation. The Department of | | Corrections may provide a copy of the juvenile's judgment and | | commitment to any other agency or person whom the |
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