3-818.

(a) After a petition or a citation has been filed, the court may direct the
Department of Juvenile Justice 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.

(b) As part of the study, the child or any parent, guardian, or custodian may be
examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other
professionally qualified person.

(c) The report of the study is admissible as evidence at a waiver hearing and
at a disposition hearing, but not at an adjudicatory hearing. However, the attorney for
each party has the right to inspect the report prior to its presentation to the court, to
challenge or impeach its findings and to present appropriate evidence with respect to
it.

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] CONSISTENT WITH THE
PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN § 3-802 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(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 Department of
Juvenile Justice, 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]
§ 3-802 OF THIS SUBTITLE, 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.

(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 Department of Juvenile
Justice.

(3) THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER AN ANY ORAL ADDRESS MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 27, § 780 OF THE CODE OR WRITTEN STATEMENT OF A