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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-8A-17.8" 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>If the court orders the Maryland Department of Health to provide competency attainment services under § 3–8A–17.6 of this subtitle, the Maryland Department of Health shall file a written report with the court, with notice to counsel of the submission of the report, within 90 days after the court order, stating whether, in the opinion of the Department, the child:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Has attained competency;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Remains incompetent to proceed, but may be able to attain competency in the foreseeable future; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Remains incompetent to proceed, and is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The court shall hold a competency hearing in accordance with § 3–8A–17.4 of this subtitle within 15 days after the court receives the report described in subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For good cause shown, the hearing date may be continued for a reasonable period of time.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>At the competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is competent, the court shall proceed in accordance with § 3–8A–17.5 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Case management and supervision of the child shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Services to continue proceedings under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to the time periods for dismissal of the case specified in § 3–8A–17.9 of this subtitle, if the court determines that the child remains incompetent to proceed, but may be able to attain competency in the foreseeable future, the court may order that services be continued in increments of not more than 6 months.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Within 6 months after the court orders additional services under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Maryland Department of Health shall file a written report as described in subsection (a) of this section.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>The court shall hold a competency hearing in accordance with § 3–8A–17.4 of this subtitle within 15 days after the court receives the report described in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>For good cause shown, the hearing date may be continued for a reasonable period of time.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If the court determines that the child remains incompetent to proceed and is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, the court shall proceed in accordance with § 3–8A–17.7 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
