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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4034-A

Evidence and findings inadmissible

Known as the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act

The act spans §§ 4001–5005 (121 sections).

PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).

1. Evidence. The exception under section 4034, subsection 4 for the admission of evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible hearsay applies to only the preliminary protection hearing under section 4034, subsection 4. Evidence admitted under that exception is not admissible in any other proceeding unless the evidence is admitted pursuant to the laws and rules of evidence applicable to that other proceeding.

2. Findings. A finding made at the conclusion of a preliminary protection hearing based on evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible hearsay admitted under section 4034, subsection 4 is not admissible in any other proceeding.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.