Maryland Attorney General Opinion 103OAG49

Gen. 49] 49 JUVENILE CAUSES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – FEDERAL ENCLAVES – WHETHER STATE AUTHORITIES HAVE JURISDICTION OVER JUVENILE OFFENSES ON ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND December 26, 2018 The Honorable Joseph I. Cassilly State’s Attorney for Harford County You have asked for our opinion on whether Maryland authorities have jurisdiction over a juvenile who commits a delinquent act on the Aberdeen Proving Ground (the “Proving Ground”), a U.S. Army facility located in Harford County. The Proving Ground, as we understand it, was acquired by the federal government from Maryland under the Enclave Clause of…