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Section 3-8A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 3-8A-02 - Purposes and Construction of Subtitle - (a) The purposes of this subtitle are: (1) To ensure...
Section 3-8A-03 - Jurisdiction of Court - (a) In addition to the jurisdiction specified in Subtitle 8...
Section 3-8A-04 - Applicability of Subtitle 8 Provisions - The provisions of §§ 3–806, 3–807, and 3–829 of this...
Section 3-8A-05 - Determination of Jurisdiction - (a) If a person is alleged to be delinquent, the...
Section 3-8A-06 - Waiver of Jurisdiction - (a) The court may waive the exclusive jurisdiction conferred by...
Section 3-8A-07 - Retention, Termination, or Waiver of Jurisdiction - (a) If the court obtains jurisdiction over a child under...
Section 3-8A-08 - Venue - (a) If a petition alleges that a child is in...
Section 3-8A-09 - Transfer of Proceedings - (a) (1) If a petition, peace order request, or citation...
Section 3-8A-10 - Complaint; Preliminary Procedures - (a) This section does not apply to allegations that a...
Section 3-8A-11 - Form of Notice of Intake Officer's Decision on Complaint - (a) An intake officer shall use the following form to...
Section 3-8A-12 - Certain Information Inadmissible in Subsequent Proceedings - (a) A statement made by a participant while counsel and...
Section 3-8A-13 - Petition; General Procedures - (a) A petition shall allege that a child is either...
Section 3-8A-14 - Taking Child Into Custody - (a) A child may be taken into custody under this...
Section 3-8A-14.1 - Taking Child Into Custody -- Arrest Warrant - (a) After an inquiry conducted in accordance with § 3–8A–10...
Section 3-8A-15 - Detention and Shelter Care Prior to Hearing - (a) Only the court or an intake officer may authorize...
Section 3-8A-16 - Transfer to Other Facilities - (a) The official in charge of a jail or other...
Section 3-8A-16.1 - Blood Lead Level Testing - (a) After a petition has been filed with the court...
Section 3-8A-17 - Study and Examination of Child, Etc - (a) After a petition or a citation has been filed...
Section 3-8A-17.1 - Evaluation of Child's Mental Condition - (a) (1) At any time after a petition alleging that...
Section 3-8A-17.2 - Evaluation of Child's Mental Condition -- Scope - (a) The court shall set and may change the conditions...
Section 3-8A-17.3 - Evaluation of Child's Mental Condition -- Report - (a) (1) The qualified expert shall examine the child and...
Section 3-8A-17.4 - Competency Hearing - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 3-8A-17.5 - Competency Hearing -- Finding of Competency - At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the...
Section 3-8A-17.6 - Competency Hearing -- Finding of Incompetency -- Competency Attainment - (a) At a competency hearing, if the court determines that...
Section 3-8A-17.7 - Competency Hearing -- Finding of Incompetency -- Evaluations or Dismissal - (a) At a competency hearing, if the court determines that...
Section 3-8A-17.8 - Competency Attainment Services and Reporting - (a) If the court orders the Maryland Department of Health...
Section 3-8A-17.9 - Time Limits for Dismissals - The court shall dismiss the delinquency petition or the violation...
Section 3-8A-17.10 - Hearing on Other Matters - (a) At any time before an adjudication under this subtitle,...
Section 3-8A-17.11 - Presumption - In any competency hearing under this subtitle, it is presumed...
Section 3-8A-17.12 - Regulations - The secretaries of Health, Human Services, and Juvenile Services, and...
Section 3-8A-18 - Adjudication - (a) The provisions of this section do not apply to...
Section 3-8A-19 - Disposition; Costs - (a) The provisions of this section do not apply to...
Section 3-8A-19.1 - Peace Order Request -- Grounds - (a) In this section and in §§ 3–8A–19.2, 3–8A–19.3, and...
Section 3-8A-19.2 - Peace Order Request -- Hearing; Forms of Relief - (a) In this section, “residence” includes the yard, grounds, outbuildings,...
Section 3-8A-19.3 - Peace Order Request -- Service - (a) A copy of the peace order shall be served...
Section 3-8A-19.4 - Peace Order Request -- Modification or Rescission - The court may modify or rescind the peace order during...
Section 3-8A-19.5 - Peace Order Request -- Violations - (a) A violation of any of the provisions of a...
Section 3-8A-20 - Right to Counsel - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 3-8A-20.1 - Treatment Service Plan - (a) (1) In this section, “treatment service plan” means a...
Section 3-8A-21 - Emergency Medical Treatment - The court may order emergency medical, dental, or surgical treatment...
Section 3-8A-22 - Limitations on Place of Commitment - (a) A child may not be detained at, or committed...
Section 3-8A-23 - Effect of Proceedings Under Subtitle - (a) (1) An adjudication of a child pursuant to this...
Section 3-8A-24 - Effective Period of Order of Commitment; Renewal of Order - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 3-8A-25 - Progress Reports - If a child is committed under this subtitle to an...
Section 3-8A-26 - Order Controlling Conduct of Person Before Court - Pursuant to the procedure provided in the Maryland Rules, the...
Section 3-8A-27 - Confidentiality of Records - (a) (1) A police record concerning a child is confidential...
Section 3-8A-27.1 - Expungement of Records - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 3-8A-28 - Judgment of Restitution - The court may enter a judgment of restitution against the...
Section 3-8A-29 - Court Ordered Payment - A court may not order a parent, guardian, custodian, or...
Section 3-8A-30 - Contributing to Certain Conditions of Child - (a) It is unlawful for an adult willfully to contribute...
Section 3-8A-32 - Appointment of Attorney or Advocate to Represent Child's Interest - (a) In addition to any requirements relating to the appointment...
Section 3-8A-33 - Citation for Violation of Certain Alcoholic Beverages Laws - (a) A law enforcement officer authorized to make arrests shall...
Section 3-8A-34 - Rights of Victim or Witness of Delinquent Act - The guidelines provided under § 11-1003 of the Criminal Procedure...
Section 3-8A-35 - Sexting as a Mitigating Factor in Certain Proceedings -- Court to Consider Sexting as Factor -- Sex Offender Registration Not Required - (a) (1) In this section, “sexting” means: (i) The sending...