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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-8A-17.7" 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>At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is incompetent to proceed, is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, has a mental disorder, as defined in § 10-620 of the Health - General Article, and is a danger to the life or safety of the child or others, the court may order a petition for emergency evaluation under § 10-622 of the Health - General Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is incompetent to proceed, is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, and has a developmental disability, as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article, the court may order the Developmental Disabilities Administration to evaluate the child within 30 days to determine the child’s eligibility for services under Title 7 of the Health - General Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is incompetent to proceed and is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, the court:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May dismiss the delinquency petition or violation of probation petition; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>After the expiration of the time periods for dismissal specified in § 3-8A-17.9 of this subtitle, shall dismiss the delinquency petition or violation of probation petition.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
