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§ 3-8A-05. Determination of jurisdiction

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction--Jurisdiction/Special Causes of Action (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8a. Juvenile Causes--Children Other than Cinas and Adults (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-8A-05
§ 3-8A-05. Determination of jurisdiction
Currentness
Delinquent acts
(a) 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.
Acts committed under § 3-8A-19.1(b)
(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.
Other cases under this subtitle
(c) 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.
No presumption of incapacity
(d) 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.

Credits

Added as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-805 by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, c. 554, §§ 1, 3; Acts 1976, c. 463; Acts 1994, c. 629, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2000, c. 404, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Renumbered as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-8A-05 and amended by Acts 2001, c. 415, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 26, § 70-2.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-8A-05, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-8A-05
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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