Ch. 337                          MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               747

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(The Circuit Court for Prince George's County is authorized and empowered to
designate, appoint and employ one or more qualified persons to be known as the
master or masters for Juvenile Causes of the Circuit Court of Prince George's
County, who shall be a member of the Bar of the State of Maryland, at an annual
salary of $10,000 to be paid by the County Commissioners of Prince George's
County. The duties of the Master or Masters for Juvenile Causes shall be such as
may be prescribed by the Judges of the Circuit Court of Prince George's County,
including, but not limited to the authority to order temporary detention not to
exceed seventy-two (72) hours and to commit to bond those individuals for whom
such emergency detention has been ordered. If such detention is not ratified by a
Judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, it shall expire and nothing
herein contained shall be construed to permit a master of said court to order
further detention.

The Circuit Court also may designate and employ a qualified person to be
known as the substitute Master for Juvenile Causes of the Circuit Court of Prince
George's County who shall be a member of the Bar of the State of Maryland and
receive as salary to be established by the County Commissioners in proportion to
the salary received by the Master for Juvenile Causes, based upon the relative
amounts of time devoted to their duties. The County Commissioners may in their
discretion pay the said Masters additional salary to that hereinbefore prescribed.]

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THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MAY
DESIGNATE AND EMPLOY ONE OR MORE PERSONS TO BE KNOWN
AS MASTERS FOR JUVENILE CAUSES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, WHO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE BAR
OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND AT AN ANNUAL SALARY TO BE
ESTABLISHED AND PAID BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND
COUNTY COUNCIL [[.]] AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE LOR THE. CIRCUIT COURT. THE DUTIES
OF THE MASTERS FOR JUVENILE CAUSES SHALL BE AS
PRESCRIBED BY THE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER TEMPORARY
DETENTION AND COMMITMENT AND, IF APPROPRIATE, TO
REQUIRE SECURITY FOR THE APPEARANCE OF ANY RESPONDENT.
ANY ORDER OF [[DETENTION OR]] COMMITMENT MUST BE
RATIFIED BY A JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN
NINETY-SIX (96) HOURS OR IT SHALL EXPIRE, AND NOTHING
HEREIN CONTAINED MAY BE CONSTRUED TO PERMIT A MASTER
OF SAID COURT TO ORDER FURTHER [[DETENTION OR]]
COMMITMENT. IN ALL CASES, PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MASTER
SHALL BE RECORDED BY STENOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPT OR
MECHANICAL RECORDING AND THE RECORD SHALL BE FILED
WITH THE CASE. IN DELINQUENCY CASES, ANY PARTY AS
DEFINED IN ARTICLE 26, SECTION 70-1 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE
OF MARYLAND, AGGRIEVED BY A FINDING OF FACT OF THE
MASTER, MAY NOTE AN EXCEPTION TO THE FINDING WITHIN TEN
DAYS. THE CASE SHALL BE HEARD DE NOVO BY A JUDGE OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT. IN ALL OTHER CASES, ANY PARTY AS WELL AS
THE PETITIONER, AGGRIEVED BY A FINDING OF FACT OF THE
MASTER, MAY NOTE AN EXCEPTION TO THE FINDING WITHIN TEN
DAYS. EXCEPTIONS TO FINDINGS OF FACT SHALL BE RULED ON BY
A JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AFTER REVIEWING THE
TRANSCRIBED RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
MASTER. IN DELINQUENCY CASES, ANY PARTY OR THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY AGGRIEVED BY A FINAL RECOMMENDATION OF THE