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State to inflict summary punishment for contempt of court.
(5) He shall have power at any stage of the proceedings in
the case of a minor who is charged with the commission of
any crime or whose care, commitment or custody is involved
before said courts or magistrates to suspend sentence, final
judgment or further proceedings for such period of time or for
an indefinite period of time as may be deemed necessary, and
place said minor on probation in the care of and under the
supervision and direction of one or more of the probation
officers hereinafter provided for; and at the time of suspension
of sentence or further proceedings, or subsequent thereto, the
said court or magistrate may impose such terms and condi-
tions as may be deemed proper and necessary. Any minor
placed on probation is deemed a probationer. (6) He shall
have power to place any minor who may be on probation as
herein provided for in the custody of such person or persons
for such period of time as may be deemed for the best interest
and welfare of said minor if it shall appear that the present
custodian or parent is not a fit person to have the custody of
such minor, or that it would be conducive to the best interests
of such minor to have a change of custodian. (7) He may
cause any person under the age of eighteen (18) coming under
his jurisdiction to be examined by a physician, psychiatrist or
psychologist selected by him. (8) He shall maintain complete
records of the cases brought before him. All such records
having to do with minors under the age of eighteen (18) shall
be exempt from indiscriminate public inspection but shall be
open to inspection by the parents or other authorized rep-
resentatives of the person concerned and in the discretion of the
court by any other person having a legitimate interest therein.

84. Whenever any minor under eighteen (18) years of
age is arrested he or she shall be taken to such place other
than a county jail as may be designated by the respective
magistrates for juvenile causes for each county, until brought
before the magistrate for hearing; and when such magistrates
shall commit any minor for trial or for hearing he shall com-
mit such minor to a suitable juvenile institution or other
suitable place of detention instead of the county jail.

SEC. 2. And be It further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved May 2, 1941.

CHAPTER 808.
(House Bill 789)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 54
of Article 7 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland