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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-8A-17.4" 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">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, within 15 days after receipt of a report of a qualified expert, the court shall hold a competency hearing.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On good cause shown, the court may extend the time for holding the competency hearing for an additional 15 days.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At the competency hearing, the court shall determine, by evidence presented on the record, whether the juvenile is incompetent to proceed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Findings of fact shall be based on the evaluation of the child by the qualified expert.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The State shall bear the burden of proving the child’s competency beyond a reasonable doubt.</text>
  </level>
</section>
