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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 507
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-823(e) and (h)(1) and 3-830(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 5-525(e)(2) and (i) and 5-561(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2004 Replacement Volume)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
3-819.
(b) In making a disposition on a CINA petition under this subtitle, the court
shall:
(1) Find that the child is not in need of assistance and, except as
provided in subsection (e) of this section, dismiss the case; or
(2) Find that the child is in need of assistance and:
(i) Not change the child's custody status; or
(ii) Commit the child ON TERMS THE COURT CONSIDERS
APPROPRIATE to the custody of:
1. A. A parent[,]; OR
B. SUBJECT TO § 3-819.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE, A relative, or
other individual [on terms the court considers appropriate]; or
2. A local department, the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, or both, on terms that the court considers appropriate, including designation
of the type of facility where the child is to be placed.
(c) In addition to any action under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the court
may:
(1) (i) Place a child under the protective supervision of the local
department on terms the court considers appropriate;
(ii) Grant limited guardianship to the department or an individual
or both for specific purposes including medical and educational purposes or for other
appropriate services if a parent is unavailable, unwilling, or unable to consent to
services that are in the best interest of the child; or
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