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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 576
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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-823(e) and (f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement).
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 5-525(a) and (e)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2004 Replacement Volume)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 5-525(e)(2)
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
3-823.
(a) In this section, "out-of-home placement" has the meaning stated in §
5-501 of the Family Law Article.
(b) (1) The court shall hold a permanency planning hearing to determine the
permanency plan for a child:
(i) No later than 11 months after a child committed under § 3-819
of this subtitle or continued in a voluntary placement under § 3-819.1(b) of this
subtitle enters an out-of-home placement; or
(ii) Within 30 days after the court finds that reasonable efforts to
reunify a child with the child's parent or guardian are not required based on a finding
that a circumstance enumerated in § 3-812 of this subtitle has occurred.
(2) For purposes of this section, a child shall be considered to have
entered an out-of-home placement 30 days after the child is placed into an
out-of-home placement.
(3) If all parties agree, a permanency planning hearing may be held on
the same day as the reasonable efforts hearing.
(e) At a permanency planning hearing, the court shall:
(1) Determine the child's permanency plan, which may be:
(i) Reunification with the parent or guardian;
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