An Act to Notify the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0102
Committee Amendment CA_A_H849 (House)
Amends: 15 MRSA §3308-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 67, L.D, 102, "An Act to Notify the
Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'An Act to Notify the Public of Juveniles That Have Escaped a Department of
Corrections Facility and to Direct the Department of Corrections to Study the
Further Release of Juvenile Intelligence and Investigative Record Information'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and mserting the
following;
'See. 1. 15 MRSA §3308-A, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:
4-A. Limited dissemination; escaped juveniles. Notwithstanding any Drovision of
thisPart or in Title 3 4-A. section 1216 to the contrary, when a juvenile has escaped from a
Department of Corrections facility and there is probable cause to believe that the iuvenile
presents a serious risk to the juvenile's own safety or to public safety. the Commissioner of
Corrections or the cgmmissiQner's designee may publicly disclose the followme
information for the ourpose of identifyine and aoprehenduie the juvenile:
A, The juvenile's physical description;
B, A photoeraoh of the juvenile;
C, Any recent location of the iuvenilei
D, Any likely location of the juvenile;
E, The fact that the Department of Corrections is searching for the juvenile; and
F, Mstruc^ti^^ the public not to approach the juvenile, but to report any sightings
or relevant information to a cnminal justice agency.
Sec. 2. Department of Corrections to convene working group. The
Department of Corrections shall convene a working group to examine best practices for
3 apprehending a juvenile for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued, a juvenile who has
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escaped from arrest or a juvenile who has escaped from arrest durmg transport following
arrest.
1. The working group's examination shall determme what juvenile intelligence and
investigative record information, if any, should be made public to assist in the apprehension
of wanted or escaped juveniles. In makmg this determination, the working group shall
consider both the purpose of the Maine Juvenile Code and the potential safety risks to a
wanted or escaped juvenile and to the public. If the release of juvenile intelligence and
investigative record information is determined appropriate by the working group, the
working group shall further determine best methods for a criminal justice agency to petition
a court seeking the release of juvenile intelligence and mvestigative record information to
the public to assist in the apprehension of juveniles. For the purposes of this section,
"juvenile intelligence and investigative record information" has the same meaning as in the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 15, section 3308-A, subsection 1, paragraph E.
2. The Commissioner of Corrections, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as a
member of the working group and shall appoint, at a minimum, the following additional
members to the working group:
A. One member representing a statewide association representing sheriffs;
B. One member representing a statewide association representing municipal chiefs of
police;
C. One member who is a defense attorney with experience m the juvenile justice
system;
D. One member who is a prosecuting attorney with experience in the juvenile justice
system;
E, One member who is an active or retired judge with experience in the juvenile justice
system upon the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court;
and
P. One member with experience in law and policy development for juveniles,
The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee shall serve as an ex
officio member.
Sec. 3. Report. By January 1,2027, the Commissioner of Corrections shall submit
a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal
justice and public safety matters that includes the fmdings, recommendations and any
suggested legislation by the working group under section 2 for apprehending escaped and
wanted juveniles. The joint standing committee may report out legislation based on the
report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.'
6 Amend the bill by relettering or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
7 number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, changes the title and
replaces the bill. The amendment allows the Commissioner of Corrections, or the
commissioner's designee, to publicly disclose certain juvenile information for the purpose
of identifying and apprehending a juvenile who has escaped from a Department of
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Corrections facility when there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile presents a
serious risk to the juvenile's own safety or public safety. The amendment also directs the
Department of Corrections to convene a working group to examine best practices for
apprehending juveniles for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued, who have escaped
from arrest or who have escaped from arrest during transport following arrest. The working
group shall submit a report based on the study to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over crimmal justice and public safety matters no later than
January 1, 2027, The joint standing committee may report out legislation based on the
report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 02/17/26 t-KL
LD 102 LR 183(02)
An Act to Notify the Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'J(\";
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Departments of Corrections and Public Safety associated with convening and serving on
the working group can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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