Ch. 290                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND

addition to this form, to explain the intake officer's decision
and advise persons of their right to appeal the decision of the
intake officer.

3-815.

(e) A child alleged to be in need of supervision or in need
of assistance may not be placed in detention and may not be
placed in a State mental health facility. If the child is
alleged to be in need of assistance by reason of a mental
handicap, the child may be placed in shelter care facilities
maintained or licensed by the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene or if these facilities are not available, then in a
private home or shelter care facility approved by the court. If
the child is alleged to be in need of assistance for any other
reason, or in need of supervision, he may be placed in shelter
care facilities maintained or approved by the Social Services
Administration, or the Juvenile Services [Administration] AGENCY,
or in a private home or shelter care facility approved by the
court.

3-818.

(a) After a petition or a citation has been filed, the
court may direct the Juvenile Services [Administration] AGENCY or
another qualified agency to make a study concerning the child,
his family, his environment, and other matters relevant to the
disposition of the case.

3-820.

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

(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;

(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] AGENCY, 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
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

(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.

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