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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

(2) subject to applicable statutes of limitation, concerning a minor 18 years of age or older who is charged with: (A) having violated any law; or (B) having violated any ordinance or regulation of the District of Columbia— prior to his having become 18 years of age.; and (3) to determine the custody or guardianship of the person of a child coming within the provisions of this section and subchapter I of chapter 23 of Title 16; but the provisions of this clause do not deprive other courts of the right to determine the custody of children upon writs of habeas corpus, or when the custody is incidental to the determination of causes pending therein. (b) When jurisdiction is obtained by the Juvenile Court in the case of a child under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, the child shall continue under the jurisdiction of the court until he becomes 21 years of age unless the court discharges him prior thereto. This subsection does not affect the jurisdiction of other courts over offenses committed by the child after he reaches the age of 18 years. § 11-1552. Transfer from other courts When during the pendency of a criminal or quasi-criminal charge against a person under 21 years of age, in another court, it is ascertained that the person was under the age of 18 years at the time of the alleged offense, the court shall forthwith transfer the case, together with all the papers, documents, and testimony connected therewith, to the Juvenile Court. The court making the transfer shall order the minor to be taken forthwith to the place of detention designated by the Juvenile Court or to that court itself, or release the minor to the custody of a suitable person to appear before the Juvenile Court at a time designated. The.Juvenile Court shall thereupon proceed to hear and dispose of the case in the same manner as if it had been instituted in that court in the first instance. §11-1553. Waiver of jurisdiction in case of felony and transfer of case When a child 16 years of age or over is charged with an offense which if committed by a person 18 years of age or over is a felony, or when a child under 18 years of age is charged with an offense which if committed by a person 18 years of age or over is punishable by death or life imprisonment, a judge may, after fidl investigation, waive jurisdiction and order the child held for trial under the regular procedure of the court which would have jurisdiction of the offense if committed by a person 18 years of age or over: or the other court may exercise the powers conferred upon the Juvenile Court by this chapter and subchapter I of chapter 23 of Title 16 in conducting and disposing of such cases. § 11-1554. Jurisdiction of persons 18 years of age or over The Juvenile Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine cases of persons 18 years of age or over charged with willfully contributing to, encoura^ng, or tending to cause by any act or omission, a condition which would bring a child under the age of 18 years within the provisions of section 11-1661. § 11-1555. Jurisdiction of paternity proceedings The Juvenile Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings to determine paternity of any child alleged to have been born out of wedlock and to provide for his support in the manner provided by subchapter II of chapter 23 of Title 16.

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