RULE 11-204. SHELTER CARE
West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: January 1, 2023
Effective: January 1, 2023
MD Rules, Rule 11-204
RULE 11-204. SHELTER CARE
Cross reference: See Code, Courts Article, § 3-807 for the authority of a magistrate to order shelter care.
(1) Timing. The court shall hold a hearing on a request for continued shelter care on the same day that the petition is filed. The hearing may be postponed or continued by the court for good cause shown, but it may not be postponed for more than eight days following the commencement of the respondent's emergency shelter care.
Committee note: If the hearing is conducted by remote electronic means, “present” or “presence” means the ability (1) to observe the proceeding, (2) to communicate with other participants when such communication is permitted, and (3) to be observed by other participants when communicating.
(2) Duration. The court may not order continued shelter care for more than 30 days, except that it may extend the shelter care for an additional period not exceeding 30 days if it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, after a hearing held as part of an adjudicatory hearing, that continued shelter care is needed to provide for the safety of the child.
(3) Findings and Order. If the court orders continued shelter care, the court shall make written findings as to the grounds for removal and the efforts that were made to avoid the need for removal as required by Code, Courts Article, § 3-815(d) and (e) and § 3-816.1. If the hearing was conducted by a magistrate, the magistrate also shall make written findings, conclusions, and recommendations. If a magistrate declines to order continued shelter care, the magistrate shall prepare written findings in support of that determination and enter an order denying continued shelter care.
(B) Review by Judge. Not later than the next day following a request for immediate review, a judge of the court shall review the file, any exhibits, and the magistrate's findings, conclusions, and recommendations and shall afford the parties an opportunity for a hearing on the record or de novo review.
Source: This Rule is derived in part from former Rule 11-112 (2021) and is in part new.
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[Adopted Nov. 9, 2021, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. Amended Sept. 30, 2022, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.]
MD Rules, Rule 11-204, MD R JUV CAUSES Rule 11-204
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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