S.B. 647

VETOES

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-820(k) and 3-837.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Replacement Volume and 1994 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

3-802.

(a)     The purposes of this subtitle are:

(1)     To provide for the care, protection, and wholesome mental and physical
development of children coming within the provisions of this subtitle; and to provide for
a program of treatment, training, and rehabilitation consistent with the child's best
interests and the protection of the public interest;

(2)     To remove from children committing delinquent acts the taint of
criminality and the consequences of criminal behavior;

(3)     To conserve and strengthen the child's family ties and to separate a child
from his parents only when necessary for his welfare or in the interest of public safety;

(4)     TO HOLD PARENTS OF CHILDREN FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF
ASSISTANCE RESPONSIBLE, WHERE POSSIBLE, FOR REMEDYING THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT REQUIRED THE COURT'S INTERVENTION;

[(4)] (5) If necessary to remove a child from his home, to secure for him
custody, care, and discipline as nearly as possible equivalent to that which should have
been given by his parents; AND

[(5)] (6) To provide judicial procedures for carrying out the provisions of
this subtitle.

(b)     This subtitle shall be liberally construed to effectuate these purposes.

3-820.

(K) IN A CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE CASE, IF THE DISPOSITION INCLUDES
REMOVAL OF THE CHILD FROM THE HOME, THE COURT SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER:

(1) MAKING SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF FACT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT CAUSED THE NEED FOR THE REMOVAL; AND

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