Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB776: Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act)
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring an intake officer to file a petition alleging that a child under the age of 13 years is a child in need of supervision if the child is alleged to have committed an act that results in the death of a victim; and requiring a law enforcement officer to forward a complaint alleging that a child under the age of 13 years committed an act that resulted in the death of a victim to the Department of Juvenile Services for appropriate action.
What the bill says
An act concerning Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) FOR the purpose of requiring an intake officer to file a petition alleging that a child under a certain age is a child in need of supervision if the child is alleged to have committed an act that results in the death of a victim; requiring a law enforcement officer to forward a complaint alleging that a child under a certain age committed an act that resulted in the death of a victim to the Department of Juvenile Services; and generally relating to juvenile law…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) FOR the purpose of requiring an intake officer to file a petition alleging that a child under a certain age is a child in need of supervision if the child is alleged to have committed an act that results in the death of a victim; requiring a law enforcement officer to forward a complaint alleging that a child under a certain age committed an act that resulted in the death of a victim to the Department of Juvenile Services; and generally relating to juvenile law. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings Section 3-8A-10(b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings Section 3-8A-10(c) Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Criminal Procedure Section 2-108 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings 3-8A-10. (b) An intake officer shall receive: (1) Complaints from a person or agency having knowledge of facts which may cause a person to be …