{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-8a-17.7","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3–8A–17.7","heading":"","body":"(a) At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is incompetent to proceed, is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, has a mental disorder, as defined in § 10-620 of the Health - General Article, and is a danger to the life or safety of the child or others, the court may order a petition for emergency evaluation under § 10-622 of the Health - General Article.\n(b) At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is incompetent to proceed, is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, and has a developmental disability, as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article, the court may order the Developmental Disabilities Administration to evaluate the child within 30 days to determine the child’s eligibility for services under Title 7 of the Health - General Article.\n(c) At a competency hearing, if the court determines that the child is incompetent to proceed and is unlikely to attain competency in the foreseeable future, the court:\n(1) May dismiss the delinquency petition or violation of probation petition; and\n(2) After the expiration of the time periods for dismissal specified in § 3-8A-17.9 of this subtitle, shall dismiss the delinquency petition or violation of probation petition.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=3-8A-17.7","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"58066b9f69635acc0a71a7e1bfbccfa051ee729c83cfd2ae2b03558e6bf92d1e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-8a-17.6","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-8a-17.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}