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HOUSE BILL 873
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By: Delegate Rosenberg
Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2025
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Juvenile Law – Juvenile Court Jurisdiction – Theft of a Motor Vehicle 2
FOR the purpose of altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain 3
age alleged to have committed theft of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances; 4
and generally relating to juvenile court jurisdiction. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 7
Section 3–8A–03(a) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
3–8A–03. 14
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction specified in Subtitle 8 of this title, the court has 15
exclusive original jurisdiction over: 16
(1) A child: 17
(i) Who is at least 13 years old alleged to be delinquent; or 18
(ii) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, who is at least 19
10 years old alleged to have committed an act: 20
1. That, if committed by an adult, would constitute: 21
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A. A crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal 1
Law Article; 2
B. A crime involving handguns under § 4–203 or § 4–204 of 3
the Criminal Law Article; 4
C. A crime involving firearms under § 5–133, § 5–134, § 5
5–138, § 5–142, § 5–203, or § 5–703 of the Public Safety Article; 6
D. Aggravated cruelty to animals under § 10–606 of the 7
Criminal Law Article; [or] 8
E. Sexual offense in the third degree under § 3–307 of the 9
Criminal Law Article; or 10
F. THEFT OF A MOTOR VEHI CLE UNDER § 7–105 OF THE 11
CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE, IF THE CHILD HAS PRE VIOUSLY BEEN REFERRE D TO AN 12
AT–RISK YOUTH PREVENTIO N AND DIVERSION PROG RAM, AS DEFINED IN § 8–601 OF 13
THE HUMAN SERVICES ARTICLE, FOR A VIOLATION OF § 4–203, § 4–204, OR § 7–105 14
OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE OR § 5–133, § 5–134, § 5–138, § 5–142, § 5–203, OR 15
§ 5–703 OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE; OR 16
2. Arising out of the same incident as an act listed in item 1 17
of this item; 18
(2) A child who is in need of supervision; 19
(3) A child who has received a citation for a violation; 20
(4) Except as provided in subsection (d)(6) of this section, a peace order 21
proceeding in which the respondent is a child; and 22
(5) Proceedings arising under the Interstate Compact on Juveniles. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2025. 25