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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

CRIMINAL LAW, SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE REQUESTING STATE UPON
A REQUISITION TO THE STATE WHERE THE JUVENILE MAY BE FOUND.
A PETITION IN SUCH CASE SHALL BE FILED IN A COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE REQUESTING STATE WHERE THE
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL LAW IS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.
THE PETITION MAY BE FILED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE JUVENILE
HAS LEFT THE STATE BEFORE OR AFTER THE FILING OF THE
PETITION. THE REQUISITION DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE V OF THE
COMPACT SHALL BE FORWARDED BY THE JUDGE OF THE COURT IN
WHICH THE PETITION HAS BEEN FILED.

(B) AMENDMENT TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES,
CONCERNING OUT-OF-STATE CONFINEMENT OF JUVENILES

(I)   WHENEVER THE DULY CONSTITUTED JUDICIAL OR
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES IN A SENDING STATE SHALL
DETERMINE THAT CONFINEMENT OF A PROBATIONER OR RECONFINEMENT
OF A PAROLEE IS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE, SAID OFFICIALS MAY
DIRECT THAT THE CONFINEMENT OR RECONFINEMENT BE IN AN
APPROPRIATE INSTITUTION FOR DELINQUENT JUVENILES WITHIN THE
TERRITORY OF THE RECEIVING STATE, SUCH RECEIVING STATE TO
ACT IN THAT REGARD SOLELY AS AGENT FOR THE SENDING STATE.

(II)  ESCAPEES AND ABSCONDERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE
RETURNED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE COMPACT MAY BE
CONFINED OR RECONFINED IN THE RECEIVING STATE PURSUANT TO
THIS AMENDMENT. IN ANY SUCH CASE THE INFORMATION AND
ALLEGATIONS REQUIRED TO BE MADE AND FURNISHED IN A
REQUISITION PURSUANT TO SUCH ARTICLE SHALL BE MADE AND
FURNISHED, BUT IN PLACE OF THE DEMAND PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V,
THE SENDING STATE SHALL REQUEST CONFINEMENT OR RECONFINEMENT
IN THE RECEIVING STATE. WHENEVER APPLICABLE, DETENTION
ORDERS AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE V MAY BE EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO
THIS PARAGRAPH PRELIMINARY TO DISPOSITION OF THE ESCAPEE OR
ABSCONDER.

(III)   THE CONFINEMENT OR RECONFINEMENT OF A PAROLEE,
PROBATIONER, ESCAPEE, OR ABSCONDER PURSUANT TO THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL REQUIRE THE CONCURRENCE OF THE APPROPRIATE
JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE RECEIVING
STATE.

(IV)   AS USED IN THIS AMENDMENT (1) "SENDING STATE"
MEANS SENDING STATE AS THAT TERM IS USED IN ARTICLE VII OF
THE COMPACT OR THE STATE FROM WHICH A DELINQUENT JUVENILE
HAS ESCAPED OR ABSCONDED WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE V OF
THE COMPACT; (2) "RECEIVING STATE" MEANS ANY STATE, OTHER
THAN THE SENDING STATE, IN WHICH A PAROLEE, PROBATIONER,
ESCAPEE, OR ABSCONDER MAY BE FOUND, PROVIDED THAT SAID STATE
IS A PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT.

(V)   EVERY STATE WHICH ADOPTS THIS AMENDMENT SHALL
DESIGNATE AT LEAST ONE OF ITS INSTITUTIONS FOR DELINQUENT
JUVENILES AS A "COMPACT INSTITUTION" AND SHALL CONFINE
PERSONS THEREIN AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (I) HEREOF UNLESS