MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2373

others or of the child;

(2)    The child is likely to leave the jurisdiction
of the court;

(3)   There [are no parents] IS NO   PARENT, guardian,
or custodian or other person [able]   CAPABLE to provide
supervision and care for the child and   return him to the
court when required; or,

(4)    An order for his detention or shelter care has
been lade by the court pursuant to the provisions of this

subtitle.

(d)   A child alleged to be neglected, dependent, or
in need of supervision lay not be placed in detention,
but only in shelter care facilities maintained by the
[Department of] Social Services ADMINISTRATION or any
agency licensed by the [Department of] Social Services
ADMINISTRATION or any home or facility maintained by the
[Department of] Juvenile Services ADMINISTRATION for the
child in need of supervision.

(e)    A child alleged to be mentally handicapped may
[never] NOT be placed in detention, but only in shelter
care facilities maintained by the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene or any agency licensed by the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

REVISOR'S NOTE: In §3-823(b)(3) the phrase "are not
parents" is changed to "is no parent" to
conform to style guidelines, and the more
exact word "capable" is substituted for the
word "able." In subsection (d) a reference to
the "Department of Social Services" is
proposed to be changed to the "Social Services
Administration" and a reference to the
"Department of Juvenile Services" is proposed
to be changed to the "Juvenile Services
Administration" on the recommendation of the
Juvenile Services Administration.

In §3-823(e) the word "never" is proposed for
deletion and the word "not" substituted to
conform with style guidelines.

3—827. Study of child, etc., and report by probation
officer or qualified agency; examination by physician,
PSYCHIATRIST, or psychologist.

(a) Study and report by probation officer or
qualified agency. —

After a petition has been filed, the court nay