MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2375

(a) In any juvenile cause, the judge may award a
judgment in favor of a wronged person and against a
parent for acts of willful or malicious destruction or
theft of any property owned by the wronged person, 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].

REVISOR'S NOTE: The phrase "who is under 18 years of

age" is proposed for deletion as unnecessary

in light of the definition of "child" in
§3-801(e).

4-501.

(A) [When used in] IN this subtitle the following
words have the meanings indicated.

(B)[(a)] "Adult" means a person 18 years old or
older.

(C)[(b)] "Child" means a person under the age of 18
years who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court.

(D)[[(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.

(E) [(d)] "Court" means the district court for
Montgomery County sitting as a juvenile court.

(F)[(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.

(G)[(f)] "Dependent" or "neglected child" means a
child who is:

(1) Destitute, homeless, abandoned;