MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                      151

SEC. 3-818. VENUE.

(A)   IN GENERAL.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTIONS (B) AND (C),
THE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE BROUGHT
IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE CHILD RESIDES OR IS DOMICILED.

(B)   VENUE WHEN DELINQUENCY IS ALLEGED.

IF DELINQUENCY IS ALLEGED, THE PROCEEDINGS SHALL
BE BROUGHT IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE ALLEGED DELINQUENT
ACT OCCURRED SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AS PROVIDED IN
§8-819.

(C)    VENUE WHEN ESCAPE OR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE IS
ALLEGED.

IF THE ALLEGED DELINQUENT ACT IS ESCAPE OR
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OPERATED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES, THE
PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE BROUGHT AND THE ADJUDICATORY
HEARING HELD IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE ALLEGED ESCAPE
OCCURRED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DISPOSITION
HEARING, PROCEEDINGS MAY [[NOT]] BE TRANSFERRED AS
PROVIDED IN §3-819 TO THE COURT EXERCISING
JURISDICTION OVER THE CHILD AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED
ACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Art. 26, §70-4.

Cross- Reference: For general venue provisions,
see Title 6.

SEC. 3-819. TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS.

(A) TRANSFER FROM COUNTY WHERE A CHILD IS NOT
DOMICILED.

(1) IF THE PROCEEDINGS ARE BROUGHT IN A
COUNTY OTHER THAN THE COUNTY WHERE THE CHILD IS LIVING
OR DOMICILED, THE COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION OR ON MOTION
OF AN INTERESTED PARTY, MAY TRANSFER THE PROCEEDINGS
TO THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE AT ANY TIME
PRIOR TO FINAL DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION, EXCEPT
THAT THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL
AFTER AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING IF THE ALLEGATION IS
ESCAPE FROM A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OPERATED BY THE
JUVENILE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.