Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
Subtitle 8 - Juvenile Causes -- Children in Need of Assistance

Section 3-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-802 - Purposes and Construction of Subtitle - (a) The purposes of this subtitle are: (1) To provide...

Section 3-803 - Jurisdiction of Court - (a) In addition to the jurisdiction specified in Subtitle 8A...

Section 3-804 - Continuing Jurisdiction; Termination of Jurisdiction - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 3-805 - Venue - (a) (1) A petition alleging that a child is a...

Section 3-806 - Assignment of Judges; Qualifications - (a) (1) In every county, one or more judges shall...

Section 3-807 - Magistrate for Juvenile Causes - (a) (1) The judges of a circuit court may not...

Section 3-808 - Cases to Be Tried Without Jury - The court shall try cases under this subtitle without a...

Section 3-809 - Filing of Petition; Notice for Decision Not to File; Request for Review - (a) On receipt of a complaint from a person or...

Section 3-810 - Form of Pleadings; Procedures; Confidentiality - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the...

Section 3-811 - Content of Petition - (a) (1) A CINA petition under this subtitle shall allege...

Section 3-812 - Waiver of Reunification Efforts in Cases of Abuse, Torture, Crimes of Violence, or Abandonment - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 3-813 - Right to Counsel - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 3-814 - Taking Child Into Custody - (a) A child may be taken into custody under this...

Section 3-815 - Shelter Care for Child Alleged to Be in Need of Assistance - (a) In accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of...

Section 3-816 - Study Concerning Matters Relevant to Case - (a) After a petition is filed under this subtitle, the...

Section 3-816.1 - Findings in Certain Hearings - (a) The provisions of this section apply to a hearing...

Section 3-816.2 - Review Hearings - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 3-816.3 - Rights of Preadoptive Parents, Foster Parents, and Caregivers of Child - (a) In this section, “preadoptive parent” means an individual whom...

Section 3-816.4 - Educational Stability - (a) In this section, “educational stability” means the continuous process...

Section 3-817 - Adjudicatory Hearing - (a) After a CINA petition is filed under this subtitle,...

Section 3-818 - Presumption That Child Is Not Receiving Proper Care and Attention - Within 1 year after a child’s birth, there is a...

Section 3-819 - Disposition Hearing - (a) (1) Unless a CINA petition under this subtitle is...

Section 3-819.1 - Voluntary Placement Hearing - (a) Within 30 days after a voluntary placement petition is...

Section 3-819.2 - Custody and Guardianship to Individual - (a) (1) In this section, “disability” means: (i) A physical...

Section 3-820 - Removal of Child From Court-Ordered Placement - (a) After a CINA disposition, when the court has ordered...

Section 3-821 - Order Controlling Conduct of Person Before Court - (a) The court, on its own motion or on application...

Section 3-822 - Address and Identity of Parents - (a) (1) At each CINA hearing, the court shall inquire...

Section 3-823 - Permanency Plan for Out-of-Home Placement - (a) In this section, “out–of–home placement” has the meaning stated...

Section 3-824 - Emergency Medical or Psychiatric Treatment; Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Procedure - (a) The court shall hear and rule on a petition...

Section 3-825 - Limitations Regarding Commitment Facilities - (a) A court may not commit a child who is...

Section 3-826 - Reports Prior to Hearings; Custodian Progress Reports - (a) (1) Unless the court directs otherwise, a local department...

Section 3-827 - Confidentiality of Records - (a) (1) All court records under this subtitle pertaining to...

Section 3-828 - Contributing to Acts, Omissions, or Conditions Rendering a Child in Need of Assistance - (a) An adult may not willfully contribute to, encourage, cause...

Section 3-829 - Local Juvenile Court Committees - A governing body of a county may create a juvenile...

Section 3-830 - Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...