MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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3-807. PROSECUTION BARRED IN ABSENCE OF WAIVER.

[[(A)]] (A) A PERSON SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF
THE COURT MAY NOT BE PROSECUTED FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
COMMITTED BEFORE HE REACHED 18 YEARS OF AGE UNLESS
JURISDICTION HAS BEEN WAIVED[[, OR UNLESS HE IS NOT
APPREHENDED UNTIL AFTER HE REACHES 18 YEARS OF AGE.

(B) THE COURT HAS EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
BUT ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF WAIVING IT, OVER AN ADULT WHO
IS ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED A DELINQUENT ACT WHILE A
CHILD]].

(B) THE COURT HAS EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
BUT ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF WAIVING IT, OVER AN ADULT WHO
IS ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED A DELINQUENT ACT WHILE A
CHILD.

3-808. VENUE.

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

(B)     IF [[DELIQUENCY]] DELINQUENCY IS ALLEGED, THE
PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE
ALLEGED DELINQUENT ACT OCCURRED SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AS
PROVIDED IN §3-809.

(C)    IF THE ALLEGED DELINQUENT ACT IS ESCAPE OR
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM A TRAINING SCHOOL OR SIMILAR
FACILITY OPERATED BY THE [[DEPARTMENT OF]] JUVENILE
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, THE PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE BROUGHT
AND THE ADJUDICATORY HEARING HELD IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE
ALLEGED ESCAPE OCCURRED UNLESS THE COURT IN THE COUNTY OF
THE CHILD'S DOMICILE REQUESTS A TRANSFER. FOR [[THE]]
PURPOSES OF THE DISPOSITION HEARING, PROCEEDINGS MAY BE
TRANSFERRED AS PROVIDED IN §3-809 TO THE COURT EXERCISING
JURISDICTION OVER THE CHILD AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED
ACT.

3-809. TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS.

(A) (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 A
PARTY, MAY TRANSFER THE PROCEEDINGS TO THE COUNTY OF
RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO FINAL
TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION, EXCEPT THAT THE PROCEEDINGS
MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL AFTER AN ADJUDICATORY
HEARING IF THE ALLEGATION IS ESCAPE FROM A TRAINING
SCHOOL OR SIMILAR FACILITY OPERATED BY THE [[DEPARTMENT
OF]] JUVENILE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.