- The upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction in Maine in delinquency
matters is a teen's 18th birthday ; pursuant to Title 15, Part
6 of the Maine statutes. There are no jury trials in Maine for
juveniles.
- An hourly rate of up to $50 per hour is authorized for attorney
time spent on court-appointed cases. In District Court, maximum
fees, excluding any itemized expenses, are $315 for juvenile
cases and $625 for child protective cases.
- In Maine, any youth bound over and convicted as an adult is
treated as an adult in all prosecutions for subsequent crimes.
- All of Maine's judges and justices are appointed by the Governor,
with the consent of the Legislature.
- They serve seven-year terms. They may be reappointed at a
term's end, and may be appointed to active status upon retirement.
Each judge is appointed to serve at a particular court level,
but may be assigned to serve at other court levels upon request
of the Chief Justice.
- The Maine Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program, implemented
in January 1, 2001, aims to reduce the time between offense
and court appearance of juvenile offenders, screen juvenile
offenders for substance abuse, provide case managers to monitor
each case, make complete and efficient use of available community
resources, require regular court appearances for repeat offenders,
allow judges to control and review individual cases, and provide
incentives or disincentives for measured progress or regression
on the part of juvenile offenders. The Court program is funded
primarily (90% of its $800,000 budget) through a federal Juvenile
Justice Accountability Block Grant, authorized by the Maine
Legislature which provided the remaining 10% in matching funds.
Drug courts have been established in Biddeford, Portland, Augusta,
West Bath, and Bangor using federal funds.
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