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(5)   MENTALLY HANDICAPPED; OR

(6)   FOUND LIVING IN CONDITIONS ENDANGERING
HIS PHYSICAL OR MENTAL WELL BEING.

(G) "JUDGE" MEANS A JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT
SITTING FOR JUVENILE CAUSES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(H) "MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILD" MEANS A CHILD
WHO IS OR MAY BE:

(1)   EXPECTED TO BE PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY
INCAPACITATED FOR EDUCATION OR REMUNERATIVE OCCUPATION
BECAUSE OF MENTAL RETARDATION OR SEVERE EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE;

(2)   A DANGER TO HIMSELF OR THE PERSON OR
PROPERTY OF OTHERS DUE TO SEVERE EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE; OF

(3)   MENTALLY RETARDED OR MENTALLY ILL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: These definitions presently
appear as Art. 26, § 75. The definition of
"Court" presently appears as Art. 26, § 72.
The only other changes made are in style,
except that the term "mentally defective"
has been changed to "mentally retarded" in
accordance with Art. 59, § 3.

SEC. 4-502. PURPOSES OF SUBTITLE.

(A) THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE ARE:

(1)   TO SECURE FOR EACH CHILD UNDER ITS
JURISDICTION THE CARE AND GUIDANCE, PREFERABLY IN HIS
OWN HOME, THAT WILL SERVE THE CHILD'S WELFARE AND THE
BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE;

(2)   TO CONSERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CHILD'S
FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE, REMOVING HIM FROM THE
CUSTODY OF HIS PABENTS ONLY WHEN HIS WELFARE OR THE
SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC CANNOT BE
ADEQUATELY SAFEGUARDED WITHOUT SUCH REMOVAL; AND

(3)   WHEN A CHILD IS BEHOVED FROM HIS OWN
FAMILY, TO SECURE FOR HIM CUSTODY, CARE, AND
DISCIPLINE AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE EQUIVALENT TO THAT
WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY HIS PARENTS.