§ 5-703
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§5–703.
(a)The provisions of this subtitle are in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Courts Article.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in § 5–705.1 of this subtitle, the provisions of this subtitle apply only to:
(1)suspected abuse or neglect that is alleged to have occurred in this State; and
(2)suspected abuse or neglect of a child who lives in this State, regardless of where the suspected abuse or neglect is alleged to have occurred.