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§ 3-8A-16. Relocation of child to appropriate facilities

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-16
§ 3-8A-16. Relocation of child to appropriate facilities
Currentness
Court informed by official in charge of jail or other detention facility
(a) The official in charge of a jail or other facility for the detention of adult offenders or persons charged with crime shall inform the court or the intake officer immediately when a person, who is or appears to be under the age of 18 years, is received at the facility and shall deliver him to the court upon request or transfer him to the facility designated by the intake officer or the court, unless the court has waived its jurisdiction with respect to the person and he is being proceeded against as an adult.
Transfer of case for criminal prosecution
(b) When a case is transferred to another court for criminal prosecution, the child shall promptly be transferred to the appropriate officer or adult detention facility in accordance with the law governing the detention of persons charged with crime.
Transport of child separate from adults
(c) A child may not be transported together with adults who have been charged with or convicted of a crime unless the court has waived its jurisdiction and the child is being proceeded against as an adult.

Credits

Added as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-816 by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, c. 554, §§ 1, 3. Renumbered as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-8A-16 by Acts 2001, c. 415, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 26, § 70-12.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-8A-16, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-8A-16
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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