3026                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 790

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-804

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 594A(a) and (b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 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

3-801.

(i) "Court" means the circuit court of a county or
Baltimore City sitting as the juvenile court. In Montgomery
County, it means the District Court sitting as the juvenile
court.

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.

(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