MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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appropriate orders entered based on them. DETENTION OF
SHELTER CARE MAY BE ORDERED BY A MASTER PENDING COURT
REVIEW OF HIS PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

3-815.

(c) If the child is not released, the intake
officer shall immediately file a petition to authorize
continued detention or shelter care. A hearing on the
petition shall be held not later than the next court day,
unless extended by the court upon good cause shown. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE EXTENSION EXCEED SEVEN DAYS FROM THE
ORIGINAL AUTHORIZATION OF DETENTION OR SHELTER CARE.
Reasonable notice, oral or written, stating the time,
place, and purpose of the hearing, shall be given to the
child and, if they can be found, his parents, guardian,
or custodian. Detention and shelter care shall not be
ordered BY THE COURT for a period of more than 3 0 days
unless an adjudicatory hearing is held.

(e) A child alleged to be in need of supervision
or in need of assistance may not be placed in detention.
If the child is alleged to be in need of assistance by
reason of a mental handicap, he may be placed in shelter
care facilities maintained or licensed by the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene or if these facilities are
not available, then in a private home or facility
[located in Maryland and] approved by the court. If the
child is alleged to be in need of assistance for any
other reason, or in need of supervision, he may be placed
in shelter care facilities maintained or approved by the
Department of [Employment and Social Services] HUMAN
RESOURCES, or the Juvenile Services Administration, or in
a private home or shelter care facility approved by the
court.

3-818.

(a) After a petition has been filed, the court may
direct the Juvenile Services Administration or other
qualified agency designated by the court, to make a study
concerning the child, his family, his environment, and
other matters relevant to the disposition of the case.
The report of the study is admissible as evidence [at a
waiver hearing and at a disposition hearing, but not at
an adjudicatory hearing] IN ANY PROCEEDING UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE EXCEPT IN AN ADJUDICATORY HEAPING WHERE A
PETITION OF DELINQUENCY HAS BEEN FILED. However, the
attorney for each party has the right to inspect the
report prior to its presentation to the court, to
challenge or impeach its findings, and to present
appropriate evidence with respect to it.

3-819.

(a) After a petition has been filed, and unless
jurisdiction has been waived, the court shall hold an