---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure That Statements Made By A Juvenile Or A Juvenile'S Parents, Guardian Or Legal Custodian While Participating In Informal Adjustment Processes Are Not Admissible In Court"
description: "An Act To Ensure That Statements Made By A Juvenile Or A Juvenile'S Parents, Guardian Or Legal Custodian While Participating In Informal Adjustment Processes Are Not Admissible In Court"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1397"
citation: "Maine LD 1397 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "EVIDENCE", "RULE AMENDED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria MORALES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-26"
last_action: "2019-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e78061e-5a5b-4cc8-a61c-925b6faf142a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072721"
source_hash: "8f07a0e956653b37a82cf134a0f296c1a32cf6f63b47bbb1583f2007837efd91"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1397 (129) — An Act To Ensure That Statements Made By A Juvenile Or A Juvenile'S Parents, Guardian Or Legal Custodian While Participating In Informal Adjustment Processes Are Not Admissible In Court

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1011&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1011&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1011&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Victoria MORALES — primary (person)
- Barbara CARDONE — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-26** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-299).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-299) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-299), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e78061e-5a5b-4cc8-a61c-925b6faf142a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).