2018 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
Subtitle 8A - Juvenile Causes -- Children Other Than Cinas and Adults
§ 3-8A-05. Determination of jurisdiction
(a) Cases of delinquency. -- If a person is alleged to be delinquent, the age of the person at the time the alleged delinquent act was committed controls the determination of jurisdiction under this subtitle.
(b) Acts under § 3-8A-19.1(b). -- If a person is alleged to have committed an act under § 3-8A-19.1(b) of this subtitle, the age of the person at the time the alleged act was committed controls the determination of jurisdiction under this subtitle.
(c) Other cases. -- In all other cases under this subtitle the age of the child at the time the petition is filed controls the determination of jurisdiction under this subtitle.
(d) No presumption of incapacity for 7 year old. -- In a delinquency proceeding there is no presumption of incapacity as a result of infancy for a child who is at least 7 years old.
