An Act to Notify the Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0102
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: LAJOIE
Amends: 15 MRSA §3010

Legislative Document
No. 102
H.P. 67
House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Notify the Public of Juveniles Who Are Wanted Persons
Submitted by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LAJOIE of Lewiston.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  15 MRSA §3010, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2023, c. 557, §1, is further 
amended to read:
3.  Juvenile history record information pertaining to adjudications; juveniles who 
are wanted persons.  Notwithstanding subsection 2, if a juvenile has been adjudicated as 
having committed a juvenile crime that would constitute murder or a Class A, B or C crime 
if the juvenile adjudicated were an adult, then that adjudication and any resulting 
disposition imposed, but no other related juvenile history record information, may be 
disclosed publicly, except as provided in this subsection. Any adjudication and related 
disposition sealed pursuant to section 3308‑C, subsection 10 is not subject to public 
disclosure pursuant to this subsection.
For the purpose of apprehending a juvenile, the juvenile’s name, date of birth, physical 
description, photograph, location of alleged escape if applicable, any crime listed on an 
arrest warrant if applicable and whether the juvenile may present a risk to public safety, but 
no other information, may be disclosed publicly under the following circumstances:
A.  If the head of a criminal justice agency that had official custody of the juvenile has 
a reasonable belief that the juvenile has committed a juvenile crime that would 
constitute escape as defined in Title 17-A, section 755, subsection 1 if the juvenile were 
an adult or that would constitute escape from furlough or other rehabilitative program 
as defined in Title 17-A, section 755, subsection 1-C if the juvenile were an adult;
B.  If an officer who arrested the juvenile has a reasonable belief that the juvenile has 
committed a juvenile crime that would constitute escape from arrest or escape during 
transport following arrest as defined in Title 17-A, section 755, subsection 1-D if the 
juvenile were an adult; or
C.  If a warrant of arrest has been issued alleging that the juvenile has committed a 
juvenile crime that would constitute murder or a Class A, B, C or D crime if the juvenile 
were an adult.
The information used for the purpose of apprehending a juvenile in accordance with this 
subsection may also be disclosed publicly if the juvenile had attained 18 years of age at the 
time of an alleged escape as described in paragraphs A and B.
SUMMARY
This bill allows criminal justice agencies to provide to the public certain juvenile 
history record information for the purpose of apprehending juveniles when either the 
juvenile has escaped from custody as defined by the Maine Criminal Code or a warrant of 
arrest has been issued alleging the juvenile has committed a juvenile crime that would 
constitute murder or a Class A, B, C or D crime if the juvenile were an adult.
The bill also allows the juvenile history record information to be shared if the juvenile 
had attained 18 years of age at the time of the alleged escape.