(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall be licensed by the Department as a child care institution before the person may operate an institution for the care, custody, or control of a child alleged to be or adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an institution or facility operated by a unit of the State or a political subdivision; or
(2) a child care home that has a license under this subtitle or § 5-508 of the Family Law Article.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Department of Juvenile Services
Part II - Facilities, Programs, and Services
Section 9-226 - State Facilities -- Establishment and Operation
Section 9-227 - State Facilities -- Management
Section 9-228 - State Facilities -- Bond Requests
Section 9-229 - State Facilities -- Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center
Section 9-230 - State Facilities -- Advisory Boards
Section 9-231 - Group Homes and Institutions
Section 9-232 - Runaway Youth Homes
Section 9-233 - Youth Services Bureaus
Section 9-234 - Juvenile Care Facilities -- in General
Section 9-235 - Juvenile Care Facilities -- Child Care Homes
Section 9-236 - Juvenile Care Facilities -- Child Care Institutions
Section 9-237 - Juvenile Detention Facilities -- Standards
Section 9-238.1 - Programming for Regional Services
Section 9-239 - Nonsecure Placement Alternatives -- Standards
Section 9-240 - Step-Down Aftercare
Section 9-240.1 - Maryland Rising Program
Section 9-241 - Required Programs
Section 9-242 - Informational Programs
Section 9-243 - Relationship to Courts
Section 9-244 - Provision of Court Staff
Section 9-245 - Foster Parents -- Liability Insurance and Reimbursement