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Ch. 397
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
3-8A-19.
(b) (1) After an adjudicatory hearing the court shall hold a separate
disposition hearing, unless the petition or citation is dismissed or unless such hearing
is waived in writing by all of the parties.
(2) A disposition hearing may be held on the same day as the
adjudicatory hearing if notice of the disposition hearing, as prescribed by the
Maryland Rules, is waived on the record by all of the parties.
(c) The priorities in making a disposition are consistent with the purposes
specified in § 3-8A-02 of this subtitle.
(d) (1) In making a disposition on a petition under this subtitle, 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, 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 § 3-8A-02 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 § 3-8A-24 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) IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, IN MAKING A DISPOSITION ON A PETITION, THE COURT MAY ADOPT A
TREATMENT SERVICE PLAN, AS DEFINED IN § 3-8A-20.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(3) 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)](4) The court shall consider any oral address made in accordance
with § 11-403 of the Criminal Procedure Article or any victim impact statement, as
described in § 11-402 of the Criminal Procedure Article, in determining an
appropriate disposition on a petition.
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