MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 2371

(a)     (1) If the [proceedings are brought] PETITION
IS FILED in a county other than the county where the
child is living or domiciled, the court on its own notion
or on notion of an interested party, nay 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.

(2) In its discretion, the court to which the case
is transferred may take further action.

REVISOR'S NOTE: In §3-819(a) the phrase "proceedings
are brought" is proposed for repeal and the
phrase "petition is filed" is substituted on
the recommendation of the Juvenile Services
Administration to improve the clarity of the
language used.

3-820.

[(a) A statement, made by a participant while
counsel and advice are being given, offered, or sought,
or other information secured in the discussions or
conferences incident to the informal adjustment may not
be admitted in evidence in any adjudicatory hearing or in
a criminal proceeding against him, prior to conviction.

(b)   Any information secured or statement made by a
participant during preliminary inquiry as required by
§3—810 or predisposition study as required by §3—827 may
not be admitted in evidence in any hearing prior to the
adjudication or in a criminal proceeding against him
prior to conviction.]

(A)    INFORMATION OR STATEMENT DURING PRELIMINARY
INQUIRY.

ANY INFORMATION SECURED OR STATEMENT MADE BY A
PARTICIPANT DURING PRELIMINARY INQUIRY AS REQUIRED BY
§3-810 OR PREDISPOSITION STUDY AS REQUIRED BY §3-827 MAY
NOT BE ADMITTED IN EVIDENCE IN ANY HEARING PRIOR TO THE
ADJUDICATION OR IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING AGAINST HIM
PRIOR TO CONVICTION.

(B)   STATEMENT INCIDENT TO INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT.

A STATEMENT MADE BY A PARTICIPANT WHILE COUNSEL AND
ADVICE ARE BEING GIVEN, OFFERED, OR SOUGHT, OR OTHER
INFORMATION SECURED IN THE DISCUSSIONS OR CONFERENCES
INCIDENT TO THE INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT MAY MOT BE ADMITTED