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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-8A-15" title_number="3" title_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action" subtitle_number="8A" subtitle_name="Juvenile Causes -- Children Other Than Cinas and Adults">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Only the court or an intake officer may authorize detention, community detention, or shelter care for a child who may be in need of supervision or delinquent.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, if a child is taken into custody under this subtitle, the child may be placed in detention or community detention prior to a hearing if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Such action is required to protect the child or others; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The child is likely to leave the jurisdiction of the court.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>In this paragraph, “risk scoring instrument” means a tool, a metric, an algorithm, or software that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Is used to assist in determining the eligibility of a child for release before a hearing; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Has been independently validated at least once in the preceding 5 years.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The court or an intake officer shall consider the results of a risk scoring instrument before placing a child in detention.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a child alleged to have committed a delinquent act may not be placed in detention before a hearing if the most serious offense would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, unless:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The act would be a violation of § 4–203 or § 4–204 of the Criminal Law Article or a violation of § 5–133, § 5–134, § 5–138, § 5–142, § 5–203, or § 5–703 of the Public Safety Article if committed by an adult;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The child has been adjudicated delinquent at least twice in the preceding 2 years; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <level label="A">
            <text>The child was under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services when the alleged act occurred; and</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>The alleged act, if committed by an adult, would be subject to a penalty of imprisonment of more than 2 years and would not constitute assault in the second degree under § 3–203 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a child under the age of 13 may not be placed in detention if:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The act would be a violation of § 4–203 or § 4–204 of the Criminal Law Article or a violation of § 5–133, § 5–134, § 5–138, § 5–142, § 5–203, or § 5–703 of the Public Safety Article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The child has not previously been adjudicated delinquent for an act that would be a violation § 4–203 or § 4–204 of the Criminal Law Article or a violation of § 5–133, § 5–134, § 5–138, § 5–142, § 5–203, or § 5–703 of the Public Safety Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An intake officer shall authorize detention for a child if the child is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>At least 16 years old; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Accused of an act that, if committed by an adult, would be:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>A violation of § 4–203 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A child taken into custody under this subtitle may be placed in emergency shelter care or community detention prior to a hearing if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Such action is required to protect the child or person and property of others;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The child is likely to leave the jurisdiction of the court; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>There is no parent, guardian, or custodian or other person able to provide supervision and care for the child and return the child to the court when required; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Continuation of the child in the child’s home is contrary to the welfare of the child; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Removal of the child from the child’s home is reasonable under the circumstances due to an alleged emergency situation and in order to provide for the safety of the child; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal from the child’s home; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>As appropriate, reasonable efforts are being made to return the child to the child’s home.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the child is not released, the intake officer or the official who authorized detention, community detention, or shelter care under this section shall immediately file a petition to authorize continued detention, community detention, or shelter care.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A hearing on the petition shall be held not later than the next court day, unless extended for no more than 5 days by the court upon good cause shown.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Reasonable notice, oral or written, stating the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, shall be given to the child and, if they can be found, the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, shelter care may not be ordered for a period of more than 30 days unless an adjudicatory or waiver hearing is held.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>For a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child, shelter care may be extended for an additional period of not more than 30 days if the court finds after a hearing held as part of the adjudication that continued shelter care is consistent with the circumstances stated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <level label="i">
        <text>An adjudicatory or waiver hearing shall be held no later than 30 days after the date a petition for detention or community detention is granted.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If a child is detained or placed in community detention after an adjudicatory hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held no later than 14 days after the adjudicatory hearing.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Detention or community detention time may be extended in increments of not more than 14 days where the petition charges the child with a delinquent act and where the court finds, after a subsequent hearing, that extended detention or community detention is necessary either:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>For the protection of the child; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>For the protection of the community.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Detention or community detention may not be continued beyond emergency detention or community detention unless, upon an order of court after a hearing, the court has found that one or more of the circumstances stated in subsection (b) of this section exist.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A court order under this paragraph shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Contain a written determination of whether or not the criteria contained in subsection (c)(1) and (2) of this section have been met; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Specify which of the circumstances stated in subsection (b) of this section exist.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>If the court has not specifically prohibited community detention, the Department of Juvenile Services may release the child from detention into community detention and place the child in:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Shelter care; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The custody of the child’s parent, guardian, custodian, or other person able to provide supervision and care for the child and to return the child to court when required.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If a child who has been released by the Department of Juvenile Services or the court into community detention violates the conditions of community detention, and it is necessary to protect the child or others, an intake officer may authorize the detention of the child.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Department of Juvenile Services shall promptly notify the court of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The release of a child from detention under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The return to detention of a child under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <level label="1">
          <text>If a child is returned to detention under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the intake officer who authorized detention shall immediately file a petition to authorize continued detention.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A hearing on the petition to authorize continued detention shall be held no later than the next court day, unless extended for no more than 5 days by the court on good cause shown.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Reasonable notice, oral or written, stating the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, shall be given to the child and, if they can be located, the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shelter care may only be continued beyond emergency shelter care if the court has found that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Continuation of the child in the child’s home is contrary to the welfare of the child; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Removal of the child from the child’s home is necessary due to an alleged emergency situation and in order to provide for the safety of the child; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Reasonable but unsuccessful efforts were made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child from the home.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>If the court continues shelter care on the basis of an alleged emergency, the court shall assess whether the absence of efforts to prevent removal was reasonable.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the court finds that the absence of efforts to prevent removal was not reasonable, the court shall make a written determination so stating.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The court shall make a determination as to whether reasonable efforts are being made to make it possible to return the child to the child’s home or whether the absence of such efforts is reasonable.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A child alleged to be delinquent may not be detained in a jail or other facility for the detention of adults.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A child alleged to be in need of supervision may not be placed in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Detention or community detention;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A State mental health facility; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A shelter care facility that is not operating in compliance with applicable State licensing laws.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, a child alleged to be in need of supervision may be placed in shelter care facilities maintained or approved by the Social Services Administration or the Department of Juvenile Services or in a private home or shelter care facility approved by the court.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Secretary of Human Services and the Secretary of Juvenile Services together, when appropriate, with the Secretary of Health shall jointly adopt regulations to ensure that any child placed in shelter care pursuant to a petition filed under subsection (d) of this section be provided appropriate services, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Health care services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Counseling services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Education services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Social work services; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Drug and alcohol abuse assessment or treatment services.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>In addition to any other provision, the regulations shall require:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Department of Juvenile Services to develop a plan within 45 days of placement of a child in a shelter care facility to assess the child’s treatment needs; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The plan to be submitted to all parties to the petition and their counsel.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>The intake officer or the official who authorized detention, community detention, or shelter care under this subtitle shall immediately give written notice of the authorization for detention, community detention, or shelter care to the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian and to the court. The notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for taking the child into custody and placing him in detention, community detention, or shelter care. This notice may be combined with the notice required under subsection (d) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a child is alleged to have committed a delinquent act, the court or a juvenile intake officer shall consider including, as a condition of releasing the child pending an adjudicatory or disposition hearing, reasonable protections for the safety of the alleged victim.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a victim has requested reasonable protections for safety, the court or juvenile intake officer shall consider including, as a condition of releasing the child pending an adjudicatory or disposition hearing, provisions regarding no contact with the alleged victim or the alleged victim’s premises or place of employment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a child remains in a facility used for detention, the Department of Juvenile Services shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Within 14 days after the child’s initial detention, appear at a hearing before the court with the child to explain the reasons for continued detention; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Every 14 days thereafter, appear at another hearing before the court with the child to explain the reasons for continued detention.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A hearing required under this subsection may be waived one time on the consent of the court, the State’s Attorney, and counsel for the child.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>Within 10 days after a decision to detain a child under this subtitle in a facility used for detention, the Department of Juvenile Services shall submit a plan to the court for releasing the child into the community.</text>
  </level>
</section>
