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Part I - Organization and Administration of Department
Section 9-201 - Established - There is a Department of Juvenile Services established as a...
Section 9-202 - Secretary - (a) (1) With the advice and consent of the Senate,...
Section 9-203 - Administration of Department - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the...
Section 9-204 - Secretary's Powers and Duties - (a) The Secretary shall carry out and enforce this title,...
Section 9-205 - Unit Reports to Secretary - Each unit in the Department shall report to the Secretary...
Section 9-206 - Deputy Secretaries - (a) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may...
Section 9-207 - Staff and Consultants - (a) In accordance with the State budget, the Secretary may...
Section 9-208 - Employees -- in General - In cooperation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, the...
Section 9-209 - Employees -- Criminal Background Investigations - (a) (1) On or before the first day of employment...
Section 9-210 - Legal Counsel - (a) The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the...
Section 9-211 - State Advisory Board -- Established - There is a State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services in...
Section 9-212 - State Advisory Board -- Membership - (a) The State Advisory Board consists of the following members...
Section 9-213 - State Advisory Board -- Officers - (a) From among the members of the State Advisory Board,...
Section 9-214 - State Advisory Board -- Meetings; Compensation; Conflicts of Interest - (a) The State Advisory Board shall meet regularly at least...
Section 9-215 - State Advisory Board -- Duties - In addition to its other duties specified in this title,...
Section 9-216 - Functions of Department - (a) The Department is the central administrative department for: (1)...
Section 9-217 - Use of and Aid to Public and Private Agencies - The Department may: (1) designate any public or private agency...
Section 9-218 - Funds - (a) (1) The Secretary may apply for, receive, and spend...
Section 9-219 - Confidential Research Records - (a) (1) In this section, “confidential research record” means a...
Section 9-220 - Research and Development Unit - The Department shall have a unit for research and development...
Section 9-221 - Interagency Cooperation - (a) To carry out the objectives of this title, the...
Section 9-222 - Applicability of Other Laws - (a) Title 3, Subtitle 8A of the Courts Article governs...
Section 9-223 - State Policy - It is the policy of the State that the Department...
Part II - Facilities, Programs, and Services
Section 9-226 - State Facilities -- Establishment and Operation - (a) The Department may establish and operate the facilities that...
Section 9-227 - State Facilities -- Management - (a) Each facility described in § 9-226 of this subtitle...
Section 9-228 - State Facilities -- Bond Requests - Before the Department requests a bond issue from the General...
Section 9-229 - State Facilities -- Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center - (a) The Department shall operate and manage the Baltimore City...
Section 9-230 - State Facilities -- Advisory Boards - (a) With the consent of the State Advisory Board, the...
Section 9-231 - Group Homes and Institutions - (a) The Department may place children in group homes and...
Section 9-232 - Runaway Youth Homes - The Department shall establish a program to help homes for...
Section 9-233 - Youth Services Bureaus - (a) In this section, “youth services bureau” means a community–based...
Section 9-234 - Juvenile Care Facilities -- in General - (a) The General Assembly intends that: (1) all children whose...
Section 9-235 - Juvenile Care Facilities -- Child Care Homes - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 9-236 - Juvenile Care Facilities -- Child Care Institutions - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 9-237 - Juvenile Detention Facilities -- Standards - (a) The Department shall adopt regulations that set standards for...
Section 9-238.1 - Programming for Regional Services - (a) The Department shall serve children in the juvenile services...
Section 9-239 - Nonsecure Placement Alternatives -- Standards - By regulation, the Department shall set standards for nonsecure alternatives...
Section 9-240 - Step-Down Aftercare - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 9-240.1 - Maryland Rising Program - (a) (1) The Secretary shall establish a Program to attempt...
Section 9-241 - Required Programs - (a) The Secretary shall establish programs for juvenile intake, predelinquent...
Section 9-242 - Informational Programs - The Secretary shall hold institutes, conferences, and other programs to...
Section 9-243 - Relationship to Courts - (a) If requested by a juvenile court or by any...
Section 9-244 - Provision of Court Staff - (a) The Secretary shall: (1) study the problem of the...
Section 9-245 - Foster Parents -- Liability Insurance and Reimbursement - (a) In this section, “foster parent” includes an individual who...
Section 9-246 - Youth Welfare Funds - (a) In this section, “fund” means a youth welfare fund....