HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-820.

(b)  The priorities in making a disposition are the public
safety and a program of treatment, training, and rehabilitation
best suited to the physical, mental, and moral welfare of the
child consistent with the public interest.

(c)  (1) In making a disposition on a petition, the court
may:

[(1)] (I) 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 (II) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, 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 ON TERMS THAT THE COURT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE TO
MEET THE PRIORITIES SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION,
INCLUDING DESIGNATION OF A THE TYPE OF FACILITY WHERE THE CHILD
IS TO BE ACCOMMODATED, UNTIL CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP IS
TERMINATED WITH APPROVAL OF THE COURT OR AS REQUIRED UNDER §
3-825 OF THIS SUBTITLE; or

[(3)] (III) 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.

(2) A CHILD COMMITTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS
SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED IN A FACILITY THAT HAS REACHED
BUDGETED CAPACITY IF A BED IS AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER COMPARABLE
FACILITY IN THE STATE, UNLESS THE PLACEMENT TO THE FACILITY THAT
HAS REACHED BUDGETED CAPACITY HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE
JUVENILE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

Approved May 27, 1986.