Md. Code, Human Services § 9-247
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§9–247.
Official statutory text
(a) On or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, the Department shall report to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on:
(1) the number of juveniles under the Department’s supervision in the preceding year who:
(i) were nonfatally shot;
(ii) shot another individual; or
(iii) were victims of a homicide;
(2) the actions that the Department took after the incidents described in item (1) of this subsection, including the timeline of the actions;
(3) the age of each juvenile described in item (1) of this subsection; and
(4) the county of residence of each juvenile described in item (1) of this subsection.
(b) The initial report submitted under this section shall include a description of any established process that the Department uses after an incident described in subsection (a)(1) of this section occurs.
(1) the number of juveniles under the Department’s supervision in the preceding year who:
(i) were nonfatally shot;
(ii) shot another individual; or
(iii) were victims of a homicide;
(2) the actions that the Department took after the incidents described in item (1) of this subsection, including the timeline of the actions;
(3) the age of each juvenile described in item (1) of this subsection; and
(4) the county of residence of each juvenile described in item (1) of this subsection.
(b) The initial report submitted under this section shall include a description of any established process that the Department uses after an incident described in subsection (a)(1) of this section occurs.
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