MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 165

For prisoner's records, see Art. 27, §§ 691
- 697.

For records of health and mental research,
see Art. 35, §§101 and 102.

For inspection of a court's records, see §
2—203, and for public information, see Art.
76A. The only other changes made are in
style.

SEC. 3-839. LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF CHILD.

(A)   IN GENERAL.

IN ANY JUVENILE CAUSE, THE JUDGE MAY AWARD A
JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF A WRONGED PERSON [[,
PARTNERSHIP,]] [[CORPORATION, OR OTHER BUSINESS
ENTITY, OR THE FEDERAL,]] [[STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OR ITS AGENCY,]] AND AGAINST A PARENT FOR ACTS OF
WILLFUL OR MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OR THEFT OF ANY
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE WRONGED PERSON, [[BUSINESS
ENTITY, OR GOVERNMENT,]] OR ANY MEDICAL EXPENSES
INCURRED BY AN INJURED PERSON WILLFULLY OR MALICIOUSLY
CAUSED OR COMMITTED BY THE CHILD OF THAT PARENT WHO IS
UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.

(B)   CIVIL LIABILITY OF PARENT AND CHILD.

THE JUDGE MAY ORDER THE PARENT TO MAKE
RESTITUTION TO THE PERSON[[, BUSINESS ENTITY, OR
GOVERNMENT]] WHOSE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DESTROYED OR
STOLEN, OR WHO HAS INCURRED THE MEDICAL EXPENSES, AND
MAY CITE FOR CONTEMPT FOR A VIOLATION OF HIS ORDER IF
THE FACTS OF A PARTICULAR CASE BEFORE HIM INDICATES
SUFFICIENT ABILITY OF THE PARENT TO COMPLY WITH THE
ORDER.

(C)   LIMIT OF PARENT'S LIABILITY.

THE LIMIT OF THE PARENT'S LIABILITY FOR ALL
DAMAGES INCLUDING MEDICAL EXPENSES UNDER THIS SECTION
MAY NOT EXCEED $1,000.

(D)    LIABILITY OF CHILD [[EXCEEDS]] PRECEDES
LIABILITY OF PARENT.

THE COURT MAY ORDER THE CHILD WHO WILLFULLY OR
MALICIOUSLY DESTROYS OR STEALS PROPERTY OR WILLFULLY
OR MALICIOUSLY INJURES ANOTHER TO MAKE RESTITUTION OR
PAY THE MEDICAL EXPENSES HIMSELF IF THAT IS FEASIBLE