192                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                [Ch.

The section permits service by any officer
authorized to serve process. Presently,
juvenile petitions are served by persons
authorized to serve civil and criminal
process (essentially sheriffs), while
petitions against adults are servable by
any authorized official.

It is believed that this is not
substantive.

The only other changes made are in style.

SEC. 4-513. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN PENDING ACTION OF
COURT.

(A)    RELEASE IN CUSTODY OF PARENT; CUSTODY WHERE
CHILD NOT RELEASED.

(1)   UNLESS THE COURT ORDERS OTHERWISE, OR
IT IS NOT FEASIBLE, AN OFFICER WHO TAKES A CHILD INTO
CUSTODY SHALL RELEASE THE CHILD TO THE CUSTODY OF THE
CHILD'S PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN IF THAT PERSON
GIVES HIS WRITTEN PROMISE TO BRING THE CHILD TO COURT
AT THE TIME SET FOR HIS CASE.

(2)   IF THE CHILD IS NOT RELEASED, HE SHALL
BE PLACED IN THE CUSTODY OF A PROBATION OFFICER OR
ANOTHER PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE COURT, OR TAKEN
IMMEDIATELY TO THE COURT OR TO A PLACE OF DETENTION
DESIGNATED BY THE COURT. THE OFFICER TAKING HIM TO
SUCH A PLACE SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE COURT AND
SHALL FILE A PETITION IN THE FORM AS THE COURT
DIRECTS.

(B)    RELEASE WHERE CUSTODY HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY
COURT; PLACE OF DETENTION.

(1)   A CHILD WHOSE CUSTODY HAS BEEN ASSUMED
BY THE COURT MAY BE RELEASED, PENDING THE FINAL
DISPOSITION OF THE CASE, IN THE CUSTODY OF A PARENT,
GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN, OR OF A PROBATION OFFICER OR
OTHER PERSON APPOINTED BY THE COURT, ON CONDITION THAT
THE CHILD IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT AT THE TIME
DESIGNATED.

(2)   IF THE CHILD IS NOT RELEASED, HE SHALL
BE DETAINED IN A PLACE OF DETENTION DESIGNATED BY THE
COURT AND SUBJECT TO ITS FURTHER ORDER.

(C)   TAKING CHILD INTO IMMEDIATE CUSTODY.