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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 3302 (2026)

Petition, form and contents

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The form and content of a petition in any proceeding brought under chapter 503 must be substantially the same as the form and content of a complaint under Rule 3 of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure.   [PL 2015, c. 431, §29 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 741, §11 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 431, §29 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1987 · leading case: State v. John W., 418 A.2d 1097 (Me. 1980).
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State v. John W., 418 A.2d 1097 (Me. 1980). “15 M.R.S.A. § 3302, by reference to the form and content of a complaint under D.”
State v. Gammon, 519 A.2d 721 (Me. 1987). “The State argues that the juvenile petition, which is required to conform to the form and content of a criminal complaint (15 M.R.S.A. § 3302 (1980)), is the functional equivalent of a criminal complaint as that term is used in 17-A M.”
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