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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="4-202" future_version_removed="true" title_number="4" title_name="Pretrial Procedures" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Venue and Other Procedural Matters">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Victim” has the meaning stated in § 11–104 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Victim’s representative” has the meaning stated in § 11–104 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child may transfer the case to the juvenile court before trial or before a plea is entered under Maryland Rule 4–242 if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the accused child was at least 14 but not 18 years of age when the alleged crime was committed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the alleged crime is excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under § 3–8A–03(d)(1), (4), or (5) of the Courts Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that a transfer of its jurisdiction is in the interest of the child or society.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The court may not transfer a case to the juvenile court under subsection (b) of this section if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the child was convicted in an unrelated case excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under § 3–8A–03(d)(1) or (4) of the Courts Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the alleged crime is murder in the first degree and the accused child was 16 or 17 years of age when the alleged crime was committed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In determining whether to transfer jurisdiction under subsection (b) of this section, the court shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the age of the child;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the mental and physical condition of the child;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the amenability of the child to treatment in an institution, facility, or program available to delinquent children;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the nature of the alleged crime; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the public safety.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>In making a determination under this section, the court may order that a study be made concerning the child, the family of the child, the environment of the child, and other matters concerning the disposition of the case.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The court shall make a transfer determination within 10 days after the date of a transfer hearing.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>If the court transfers its jurisdiction under this section, the court may order the child held for an adjudicatory hearing under the regular procedure of the juvenile court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Pending a determination under this section to transfer its jurisdiction, the court shall order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the child is released on bail, recognizance, or other conditions of pretrial release;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>there is not available capacity in a secure juvenile facility, as determined by the Department of Juvenile Services; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the court finds that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a risk of harm to the child or others.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the court makes a finding under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a risk of harm to the child or others, the court shall state the reasons for the finding on the record.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The provisions of § 3–8A–27 of the Courts Article relating to confidentiality of records apply to all police records and court records concerning the child excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under § 3–8A–03(d)(1), (4), or (5) of the Courts Article from the time of the child’s arrest until:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the time for filing of a motion to transfer to juvenile court under the Maryland Rules has expired and no such motion has been filed; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a motion to transfer to juvenile court has been denied.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a case is transferred to the juvenile court under this section:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the provisions of § 3–8A–27 of the Courts Article relating to confidentiality of records continue to apply to all police and court records concerning the child; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the criminal charge is subject to expungement under § 10–106 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A victim or victim’s representative shall be given notice of the transfer hearing as provided under § 11–104 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A victim or a victim’s representative may submit a victim impact statement to the court as provided in § 11–402 of this article.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>This paragraph does not preclude a victim or victim’s representative who has not filed a notification request form under § 11–104 of this article from submitting a victim impact statement to the court.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The court shall consider a victim impact statement in determining whether to transfer jurisdiction under this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Regardless of whether the District Court has jurisdiction over the case, at a bail review or preliminary hearing before the District Court involving a child whose case is eligible for transfer under subsection (b) of this section, the District Court:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>may order that a study be made under the provisions of subsection (e) of this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall order that the child be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a transfer determination under this section unless:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the child is released on bail, recognizance, or other conditions of pretrial release;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>there is not available capacity at a secure juvenile facility as determined by the Department of Juvenile Services; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the District Court finds that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a risk of harm to the child or others.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the District Court makes a finding under paragraph (1)(ii)3 of this subsection that detention in a secure juvenile facility would pose a risk of harm to the child or others, the District Court shall state the reasons for the finding on the record.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
