In re Appeal No. 1258

* Orth, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

THE JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE COURT

Chapter 554, Acts 1975, effective 1 July 1975, repealed former §§ 3-801 to 3-842, comprising Subtitle 8, “Juvenile Causes”, of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, and enacted new §§ 3-801 to 3-833 in lieu thereof.1 Under the new law, court means “the circuit court of a county or Baltimore *227City sitting as the juvenile court. In Montgomery County, it means the district court sitting as the juvenile court.” § 3-801 (g). The general jurisdiction of the court is spelled out in § 3-804. Ordinarily, it…