Section 3-828 - Contributing to acts, omissions, or conditions rendering a child in need of assistance. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-828. Contributing to acts, omissions, or conditions rendering a child in need of assistance.
 

(a)  Prohibition.- An adult may not willfully contribute to, encourage, cause or tend to cause any act, omission, or condition that renders a child in need of assistance. 

(b)  Child need not be adjudicated a CINA.- A person may be convicted under this section even if the child is not adjudicated a CINA. 

(c)  Penalty.- An adult who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both. 

(d)  Petition alleging violation.- A petition alleging a violation of this section shall be prepared and filed by the State's Attorney. 

(e)  Standard of proof.- If an adult is charged under this section, the allegations shall be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. 
 

[2001, ch. 415, § 3; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.]