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(2) nonverbal conduct intended as an assertion, including sounds, gestures, demonstrations, drawings, and similar actions.
(iv) in a juvenile court proceeding, abuse or neglect as defined in § 5-701 of the Family Law Article.
(7) a therapist licensed or certified in accordance with Title 17 of the Health Occupations Article.
(ii) if the child victim testifies.
2. regardless of whether the child victim testifies.
(ii) If the child victim does not testify, the child victim's out of court statement will be admissible only if there is corroborative evidence that the alleged offender had the opportunity to commit the alleged abuse or neglect.
(iii) if an audio or visual recording of the statement is not available, the content of the statement.
(4)(i) The defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender may depose a witness who will testify under this section.
2. in a juvenile court proceeding, within a reasonable time before the date of the deposition.
(iii) Except where inconsistent with this paragraph, Maryland Rule 4-261 applies to a deposition taken under this paragraph.
(e)(1) A child victim's out of court statement is admissible under this section only if the statement has particularized guarantees of trustworthiness.
(xiii) the credibility of the person testifying about the statement.
(2) determine the admissibility of the statement.
(ii) the court determines that an audio or visual recording of the child victim's statement makes an examination of the child victim unnecessary.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, any defendant or child respondent, attorney for a defendant or child respondent, and the prosecuting attorney may be present when the court hears testimony on whether to admit into evidence the out of court statement of a child victim under this section.
(ii) the court may not allow a defendant or child respondent to be present at the examination.
(h)(1) This section does not limit the admissibility of a statement under any other applicable hearsay exception or rule of evidence.
(2) This section does not prohibit the court in a juvenile court proceeding from hearing testimony in the judge's chambers.
Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 273, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2011, c. 87, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 88, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2017, c. 161, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 162, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 27, § 775.
This section is new language derived without substantive change from former Art. 27, § 775.
In subsections (d), (e), and (g) of this section, the reference to a child “victim” is added for clarity.
In subsections (d)(3) and (g)(2) and (3)(i) of this section, the references to a “child respondent” are added to the reference to “defendant” to clarify that these provisions apply to juvenile court as well as to criminal court.
In subsection (d)(3) of this section, the reference to the attorney “for the defendant or child respondent” is added to state expressly what formerly was merely implied--that an attorney for a defendant or child respondent is entitled to receive notice.
In subsection (d)(4)(i) of this section, the reference to a “defendant” is added to clarify that this provision applies to criminal court.
In subsection (d)(4)(ii) of this section, the reference to a “child respondent” is added for clarity.
In subsection (e)(2)(vi) of this section, the reference to a child victim's “expected” knowledge is added for clarity.
In subsections (e)(2)(xi) and (g)(3)(ii) of this section, the references to a “child respondent” are added. See General Revisor's Note to title.
In subsection (g)(1) of this section, the phrase “that the public may not attend” is substituted for the former phrase “in camera” for clarity.
Also in subsection (g)(1) of this section, the reference to an examination “in the judge's chambers, the courtroom, or another suitable location” is added to clarify that the former reference to “in camera” was meant to exclude the public and not to limit where the examination occurred.
In subsection (g)(2) of this section, the reference to an attorney for a “child respondent” is added to state what formerly was merely implied--an attorney for a child respondent may be present when the court hears testimony.
Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, corrected references to former Article 27 to be references to the Criminal Law Article.
Acts 2002, c. 273, § 3, in subsec. (b)(2)(i), corrected references to Article 27 to be references to the Criminal Law Article.
“(5) a principal, vice principal, teacher, or school counselor at a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school.
“(ii) regardless of whether the child victim testifies.
“(ii) the child respondent or the alleged offender had the opportunity to commit the alleged abuse or neglect.
“(ii) the content of the statement.
“(4)(i) The defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender may depose a witness who will testify under this section.
“2. in a juvenile court proceeding, within a reasonable time before the date of the deposition.
“(ii) is absent from the jurisdiction for good cause shown or the State has been unable to procure the child victim's presence by subpoena or other reasonable means.
“(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, any defendant or child respondent, attorney for a defendant or child respondent, and the prosecuting attorney may be present when the court hears testimony on whether to admit into evidence the out of court statement of a child victim under this section.

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