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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 814

3-820.

(b) The overriding consideration in making a
disposition is a program of treatment, training, and
rehabilitation best suited to the physical, mental, and
moral welfare of the child consistent with the public
interest. The court may:

(1)    Place the child on probation or under
supervision in his own home or in the custody or under the
guardianship of a relative or other fit person, upon terms
the court deems appropriate;

(2)    Commit the child to the custody or under
the guardianship of the Juvenile Services Administration, a
local department of social services, the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, or a public or licensed private
agency[ . ]; OR

(3)    ORDER THE CHILD, PARENTS, GUARDIAN, OR
CUSTODIAN OF THE CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN REHABILITATIVE
SERVICES THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD AND THE
FAMILY.

3-823.

(a) A child may not be DETAINED AT, OR committed or
transferred to a penal institution or other facility used
primarily for the confinement of adults charged with or
convicted of a crime, except pursuant to § 3—816 (b).

3-824.

(a) An adjudication of a child pursuant to this
subtitle is not criminal conviction for any purpose and does
not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed
by a criminal conviction. However, an adjudication of a
child as delinquent by reason of his violation of the State
vehicle laws shall[, upon order of the court,] be reported
by the clerk of the court to the Motor Vehicle
Administration, [who may] WHICH SHALL assess points against
the child under Title 16, Subtitle 4 of the Transportation
Article, in the same manner and to the same effect as if the
child had teen convicted of the offense.

(b) An adjudication and disposition of a child
pursuant to this subtitle are not admissible as evidence
against the child [in any criminal proceeding prior to
conviction, or in any other proceeding.]:

{1) IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDING PRIOR TO
CONVICTION; OR

(2)    IN ANY ADJUDICATORY HEARING ON A PETITION
ALLEGING DELINQUENCY; OR

(3)    IN ANY CIVIL PROCEEDING NOT CONDUCTED UNDER