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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 463

adjudicatory hearing. [The adjudicatory hearing is
solely to determine the merits of the allegations of the
petition.]

(b) Before a child is adjudicated delinquent, the
allegations in the petition must be proved beyond a
reasonable doubt. An uncorroborated confession made by a
child out of court is not sufficient proof of
[delinquency] THE DELINQUENT ACT.]]

3-820.

(a) [If the court, after an adjudicatory hearing,
adjudicates a child as being delinquent, in need of
supervision, or in need of assistance, it shall hold a
separate hearing to determine an appropriate disposition
unless the hearing is waived in writing by all the
parties.] AFTER AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING THE COURT SHALL
HOLD A SEPARATE DISPOSITION HEARING, UNLESS THE PETITION
IS DISMISSED OR UNLESS SUCH HEARING IS WAIVED IN WRITING
BY ALL OF THE PARTIES. THE DISPOSITION HEARING MAY BE
HELD ON THE SAME DAY AS THE ADJUDICATORY HEARING, IF
NOTICE OF THE DISPOSITION HEARING, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE
MARYLAND RULES, IS WAIVED ON THE RECORD BY ALL OF THE
PARTIES.

[[3-823.

(a) A child may not be DETAINED, committed or
transferred to a penal institution or other facility used
primarily for the confinement of adults charged with or
convicted of a crime, except pursuant to § 3—816 (b).

3-824.

(a)    An adjudication of a child pursuant to this
subtitle is not A criminal conviction for any purpose and
does not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily
imposed by a criminal conviction. However, an
adjudication of a child as delinquent by reason of his
violation of the State Vehicle Laws shall, upon order of
the court, be reported by the clerk of the court to the
Motor Vehicle Administration, [who] WHICH may assess
points pursuant to Article 66 1/2, § 6-402 against the
child, in the same manner and to the same effect as if
the child had been convicted of the offense.

(b)    An adjudication and disposition of a child
pursuant to this subtitle are not admissible as evidence
against the child [in any criminal proceeding prior to
conviction, or in any other proceeding.]:

(1)         IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDING PRIOR TO
CONVICTION; OR

(2)         IN ANY ADJUDICATORY HEARING ON A
PETITION ALLEGING DELINQUENCY; OR