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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="4-202.1" title_number="4" title_name="Pretrial Procedures" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Venue and Other Procedural Matters">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “child” means a defendant who is under the age of 18 years and whose case is eligible for transfer under the provisions of § 4-202(b)(1) and (2) and (c) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a child remains in custody for any reason after a bail review hearing:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in the case of a child charged with a felony that is not within the jurisdiction of the District Court, the District Court shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>clearly indicate on the case file and in computer records that the case involves a detained child; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>set a preliminary hearing to be held within 15 days after the bail review hearing; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>in the case of a child charged with a crime in the District Court, the District Court:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall clearly indicate on the case file and in computer records that the case involves a detained child;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall set a transfer hearing under § 4-202 of this subtitle to be held within 30 days after the filing of the charging document;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>may order that a study be made under § 4-202 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>shall require that prompt notice be given to counsel for the child, or, if the child is not represented by counsel, to the Office of the Public Defender.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>On receipt of a District Court case file that indicates that the case involves a child who was detained after a bail review hearing under subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>unless previously set by the District Court under subsection (b)(2) of this section, shall set a transfer hearing under § 4-202 of this subtitle to be held within 30 days after the filing of the charging document in the circuit court;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>unless previously ordered by the District Court under subsection (b)(2) of this section, may order that a study be made under § 4-202 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>shall require that prompt notice be given to counsel for the child, or, if the child is not represented by counsel, to the Office of the Public Defender.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
