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order removing the proceeding to the juvenile court has
been filed pursuant to §594A of Article 27;

(2)    A child 16 years old or older alleged to have
done an act in violation of any provision of the state
Vehicle Law or any other traffic law or ordinance except
when a charge is manslaughter by automobile, possession
of a stolen motor vehicle, unauthorized use or occupancy
of a motor vehicle, tampering with a motor vehicle, or
[violation of §11-902 of the state Vehicle Law] OPERATING
A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING
LIQUORS OR DRUGS;

(3)   A child 16 years old or older alleged to have
done an act in violation of any provision of law, rule,
or regulation governing the use or operation of a boat
except when a charge of manslaughter by boat, possession
of a stolen boat, tampering with a boat, or operating a
boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
drugs[.];

(4)   A child 16 years old or older alleged to have
committed the crime of robbery with a deadly weapon,
unless an order removing the proceeding to the juvenile
court has been filed pursuant to §594A of Article 27.

REVISOR'S NOTE: In §3-808(1) the phrase "a person
who is not a child" is proposed for
substitution for the word "adult" on the
recommendation of the Juvenile Services
Administration, in order to bring the
paragraph into conformity with §3—801(j). In
§3-808(2) the reference to §11-902 of the
State Vehicle Law is proposed for repeal and a
more general reference to "operating a vehicle
while under the influence of intoxicating
liquors or drugs" is substituted to facilitate
future Code revision and to bring the
paragraph into conformity with §3—815(b).

3—810. Preliminary inquiry to determine whether petition
should be filed; APPROVAL OF PETITION.

(a)   Before a petition concerning a child is filed,
a preliminary inquiry shall be made to determine whether
the interests of the child or of the public require that
the petition be filed.

(b)     In the case of a child alleged to be
delinquent, in need of supervision, neglected, dependent,
or mentally handicapped, the intake consultant or other
person authorized by the court shall make the inquiry and
approve or disapprove the filing of the petition.