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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="4-303" title_number="4" title_name="District Court -- Jurisdiction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Criminal Jurisdiction">
  <text>The District Court has jurisdiction over a person who is brought before a court sitting as a juvenile court if:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The juvenile court waives jurisdiction or the person elects to be tried according to the regular criminal procedure; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The offense charged is within the jurisdiction conferred by § 4-301 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
