3044                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 468

Approved May 25, 1982.

CHAPTER 469

(House Bill 717)

AN ACT concerning

Juveniles - Delinquency Petitions

FOR the purpose of providing that under certain conditions a
complaint alleging a delinquent act shall be forwarded
to the State's Attorney; and providing for the
disposition of such complaints.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-810(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-810.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, in considering the complaint, the intake officer
shall make a preliminary inquiry within 15 days as to
whether the court has jurisdiction and whether judicial
action is in the best interests of the public or the child.
He may, after such inquiry and in accordance with this
section, (i) authorize the filing of a petition, (ii)
conduct a further investigation into the allegations of the
complaint, (iii) propose an informal adjustment of the
matter, or (iv) refuse authorization to file a petition.

(2)   If a complaint that concerns a child alleged
to be in need of assistance is brought by a local department
of social services, the intake officer shall file the
petition without further investigation.

(3)  (I) IF A COMPLAINT IS FILED THAT ALLEGES THE
COMMISSION OF A DELINQUENT ACT BY A CHILD THE INTAKE OFFICER
SHALL PROMPTLY IMMEDIATELY FORWARD IT TO THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY IF: WHO IS 16 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, WHICH WOULD BE A
FELONY ENUMERATED IN ARTICLE 27, § 441(E) OF THE CODE IF