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2019 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-01. Definitions
- § 3-8A-02. Purposes and construction of subtitle
- § 3-8A-03. Jurisdiction of court
- § 3-8A-04. Applicability of Subtitle 8 provisions
- § 3-8A-05. Determination of jurisdiction
- § 3-8A-06. Waiver of jurisdiction
- § 3-8A-07. Retention, termination, or waiver of jurisdiction
- § 3-8A-08. Venue
- § 3-8A-09. Transfer of proceedings
- § 3-8A-10. Complaint; preliminary procedures
- § 3-8A-11. Form of notice of intake officer's decision on complaint
- § 3-8A-12. Certain information inadmissible in subsequent proceedings
- § 3-8A-13. Petition; general procedures
- § 3-8A-14. Taking child into custody
- § 3-8A-14.1. Taking child into custody -- Arrest warrant
- § 3-8A-15. Detention and shelter care prior to hearing
- § 3-8A-16. Transfer to other facilities
- § 3-8A-16.1. Blood lead level testing
- § 3-8A-17. Study and examination of child, etc
- § 3-8A-17.1. Evaluation of child's mental condition
- § 3-8A-17.2. Evaluation of child's mental condition -- Scope
- § 3-8A-17.3. Evaluation of child's mental condition -- Report
- § 3-8A-17.4. Competency hearing
- § 3-8A-17.5. Competency hearing -- Finding of competency
- § 3-8A-17.6. Competency hearing -- Finding of incompetency -- Competency attainment
- § 3-8A-17.7. Competency hearing -- Finding of incompetency -- Evaluations or dismissal
- § 3-8A-17.8. Competency attainment services and reporting
- § 3-8A-17.9. Time limits for dismissals
- § 3-8A-17.10. Hearing on other matters
- § 3-8A-17.11. Presumption
- § 3-8A-17.12. Regulations
- § 3-8A-18. Adjudication
- § 3-8A-19. Disposition; costs
- § 3-8A-19.1. Peace order request -- Grounds
- § 3-8A-19.2. Peace order request -- Hearing; forms of relief
- § 3-8A-19.3. Peace order request -- Service
- § 3-8A-19.4. Peace order request -- Modification or rescission
- § 3-8A-19.5. Peace order request -- Violations
- § 3-8A-20. Right to counsel
- § 3-8A-20.1. Treatment service plan
- § 3-8A-21. Emergency medical treatment
- § 3-8A-22. Limitations on place of commitment
- § 3-8A-23. Effect of proceedings under subtitle
- § 3-8A-24. Effective period of order of commitment; renewal of order
- § 3-8A-25. Progress reports
- § 3-8A-26. Order controlling conduct of person before court
- § 3-8A-27. Confidentiality of records [Amendment subject to abrogation]
- § 3-8A-27. Confidentiality of records (Abrogation of amendment effective September 30, 2025.)
- § 3-8A-27.1. Expungement of records.
- § 3-8A-28. Judgment of restitution
- § 3-8A-29. Parents liable for support after commitment
- § 3-8A-30. Contributing to certain conditions of child
- § 3-8A-32. Appointment of attorney or advocate to represent child's interest
- § 3-8A-33. Citation for violation of certain alcoholic beverages laws
- § 3-8A-34. Rights of victim or witness of delinquent act
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