Ch. 290

LAWS OF MARYLAND

That the provisions of this compact shall be severable and
if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is
declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating
state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any
government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the
validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability
thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstances shall
not be affected thereby. If this compact, shall be held contrary
to the constitution of any state participating therein, the
compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining
states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as
to all severable matters.

[6-304.] 4-104 3-104.

Article XVI—-Additional Article,

That this Article shall provide additional remedies, and
shall be binding only as among and between those party states
which specifically execute the same.

For the purposes of this Article, "child," as used herein,
means any minor within the, jurisdictional age limits of any court
in the home state, and in this State means any person under
eighteen years of age.

When any child is brought before a court of a state of which
such child is not a resident, and such state is willing to permit
such child's return to the home state of such child, such home
state, upon being so advised by the state in which such
proceeding is pending, shall immediately institute proceedings to
determine the residence and jurisdictional facts as to such child
in such home state, and upon finding that such child is in fact a
resident of said state and subject to the jurisdiction of the
court thereof, shall within five days authorize the return of
such child to the home state, and to the parents or custodial
agency legally authorized to accept such custody in such home
state, and at the expense of such home state, to be paid from
such funds as such home state may procure, designate, or provide,
prompt action being of the essence.

[6-305.] 4-105 3-105.

(a) (i) This amendment shall provide additional remedies,
and shall be binding only as among and between those party states
which specifically execute the same.

(ii) All provisions and procedures of Articles V and
VI of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles shall be construed to
apply to any juvenile charged with being a delinquent by reason
of a violation of any criminal law. Any juvenile charged with
being a delinquent by reason of violating any criminal law, shall
be returned to the requesting state upon a requisition to the

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