HARRY HUGHES, Governor 3957
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-820(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-820(c)(2)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)
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
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