In Re Demetrius J.

CHARLES E. ORTH, Judge,

Retired Specially Assigned.

We are called upon by these appeals, consolidated for our review, to resolve a question concerning the authority prescribed by the Legislature for the disposition of a child 1 adjudicated to be delinquent. 2 Specifically, we are asked to determine:

Whether § 3-820 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article authorizes a juvenile court to commit a delinquent child to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Services for placement in a specific private facility and to order the Department to pay the cost of that placement?

The question…