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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 664

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-804.

(a)  The court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a
child alleged to be delinquent, in need of supervision, in need
of assistance or who has received a citation for a violation.

(b)  The court has exclusive original jurisdiction over
proceedings arising under the Interstate Compact on Juveniles.

(c)  The court has exclusive original jurisdiction over
proceedings against an adult for the violation of § 3-831 of this
subtitle. However, the court may waive its jurisdiction under
this subsection upon its own motion or upon the motion of any
party to the proceeding, if charges against the adult arising
from the same incident are pending in the criminal court. Upon
motion by either the State's Attorney or the adult charged under
§ 3-831, the court shall waive its jurisdiction, and the adult
shall be tried in the criminal court according to the usual
criminal procedure.

(D) THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IS CONCURRENT WITH THAT
OF THE DISTRICT COURT IN ANY CRIMINAL CASE ARISING UNDER THE
COMPULSORY PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAWS OF THIS STATE.

[(d)](E) The court does not have jurisdiction over:

(1)  A child 14 years old or older alleged to have
done an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a crime
punishable by death or life imprisonment, as well as all other
charges against the child arising out of the same incident,
unless an order removing the proceeding to the court has been
filed under Article 27, § 594A;

(2)  A child 16 years old or older alleged to have
done an act in violation of any provision of the Transportation
Article or other traffic law or ordinance, except an act that
prescribes a penalty of incarceration;

(3)  A child 16 years old or older alleged to have
done an act in violation of any provision of law, rule, or
regulation governing the use or operation of a boat, except an
act that prescribes a penalty of incarceration;

(4)  A child 16 years old or older alleged to have
committed the crime of robbery with a dangerous or deadly weapon
or attempted robbery with a dangerous or deadly weapon, as well
as all other charges against the child arising out of the same