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RULE 11-411. TRANSFER TO ANOTHER JUVENILE COURT

West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: January 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 11. Juvenile Causes
Chapter 400. Delinquency and Citation Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2022
MD Rules, Rule 11-411
RULE 11-411. TRANSFER TO ANOTHER JUVENILE COURT
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(a) Authority of Transferring Court.
(1) Generally. If a delinquency petition or citation is filed in a county other than the county where the child is living or domiciled, the court, on its own initiative or on motion of a party, may transfer the proceeding to the Juvenile Court of the county of the child's residence or domicile at any time prior to final termination of jurisdiction.
(2) Exception. If the child is alleged to have committed the offense of escape or attempted escape under Code, Criminal Law Article, § 9-404 or § 9-405, the court may not transfer the proceeding until after an adjudicatory hearing.
(b) Records.
(1) Contents. Every document, social history, and record on file with the clerk of the transferring court that pertains to the case shall accompany the transfer.
(2) Timing. The clerk shall transfer the records to the receiving court no later than 30 days from the date of the order of transfer.
(c) Authority of Receiving Court. The receiving court may take further action in the matter.
Cross reference: See Code, Courts Article, § 3-8A-09.
Source: This Rule is new.

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[Adopted Nov. 9, 2021, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.]
MD Rules, Rule 11-411, MD R JUV CAUSES Rule 11-411
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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