184                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

SUBTITLE 5. JUVENILE CAUSES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
SEC. 4-501. DEFINITIONS.

WHEN USED IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS
HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(A)    "ADULT" MEANS A PERSON 18 YEARS OLD OR
OLDER.

(B)   "CHILD" MEANS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18
YEARS WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT.

(C)   "CHILD IN NEED OF SUPERVISION" MEANS A CHILD
WHO:

(1)    IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ATTEND SCHOOL
AND WHO IS HABITUALLY TRUANT FROM SCHOOL;

(2)        IS HABITUALLY DISOBEDIENT,
UNGOVERNABLE, AND BEYOND CONTROL OF THE PERSON HAVING
CUSTODY OF HIM, WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL FAULT ON THE PART
OF THAT PERSON;

(3)    DESERTS HIS HOME OR PLACE OF ABODE,
WITHOUT JUST CAUSE OR CONSENT;

(4)   DEPORTS HIMSELF SO AS TO INJURE OR
ENDANGER HIMSELF OR OTHERS; OR

(5)    COMMITS AN OFFENSE APPLICABLE ONLY TO
CHILDREN.

(D)    "COURT" MEANS THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SITTING AS A JUVENILE COURT.

(E)     "DELINQUENT CHILD" MEANS A CHILD WHO
VIOLATES A LAW OR ORDINANCE OF THE STATE OR COUNTY, OR
WHO COMMITS AN ACT WHICH WOULD BE A CRIME IF COMMITTED
BY AN ADULT.

(F)   "DEPENDENT" OR "NEGLECTED CHILD" MEANS A
CHILD WHO IS:

(1)   DESTITUTE, HOMELESS, ABANDONED;

(2)   DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT;

(3)    WITHOUT PROPER CARE AND GUARDIANSHIP;
(4) UNLAWFULLY KEPT OUT OF SCHOOL;