BLAIR III III, Acting Governor

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(1)    He is required by law to attend school and
is habitually truant; or

(2)    He is habitually disobedient, ungovernable,
and beyond the control of the person having custody of him
[without substantial fault on the part of that person]; or

{3) He deports himself so as to injure or
endanger himself or others; or

(4) He has committed an offense applicable only
to children.

(r) "Shelter care" means the temporary care of
children in physically unrestricting facilities[, pending
court disposition].

3-808.

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) and (c), the
[proceedings under this subtitle] PETITION, IF ANY, shall be
[brought] FILED in the county where the child resides or is
domiciled.

(b)    If delinquency OR VIOLATION OF SECTION 3-831 is
alleged, the [proceedings] PETITION, IF ANY shall be
[brought] FILED in the county where the alleged [delinquent]
act occurred subject to transfer as provided in § 3-809.

(c)    If the alleged delinquent act is escape or
attempted escape from a training school or similar facility
operated by the Juvenile Services Administration, the
[proceedings] PETITION, IF ANY, shall be [brought] FILED and
the adjudicatory hearing held in the county where the
alleged escape OR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE occurred unless the court
in the county of the child's domicile requests a transfer.
For purposes of the disposition hearing, proceedings may be
transferred as provided in § 3—809 to the court exercising
jurisdiction over the child at the time of the alleged act.

3-809.

(a)    (1) If [the proceedings are brought] A PETITION
IS FILED in a county other than the county where the child
is living or domiciled, the court on its own motion or on
motion of a party, may transfer the proceedings to the
county of residence or domicile at any time prior to final
termination of jurisdiction, except that the proceedings may
not be transferred until after an adjudicatory hearing if
the allegation is escape OR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE from a training
school or similar facility operated by the Juvenile Services
Administration.

3-810.

(b)    In considering the complaint, the intake officer
shall make a preliminary inquiry WITHIN 15 DAYS as to