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63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note.

PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

[77 STAT.

(c) The Probation Department shall: (1) make such investigations as the court directs; (2) keep written records of investigations and submit them to a judge of the court or deal with them as he directs; (3) use all suitable methods to aid persons on probation and bring about improvement in their conduct and condition; and (4) keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of each person under its supervision and report thereon to the court as it directs, and the Department shall keep full records of its work. (d) For the purposes of this chapter, probation officers have the powers of police officers, and have such duties as may be assigned to them in the course of performing the functions of the Probation Department. § 11-1525. Other court employees The Juvenile Court shall appoint, from eligible lists of the Civil Service Commission, such other employees of the court as it deems necessary, and shall fix their compensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. Employees appointed pursuant to this section must have the qualifications prescribed by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. §11-1526. Rules governing conduct of personnel The Juvenile Court may issue all necessary orders and writs in aid of its jurisdiction as prescribed by law, and may adopt and publish rules governing its procedure and the conduct of its officers and employees. The rules shall be enforced and construed beneficially for the remedial purposes of this chapter and chapter 23 of Title 16. Subchapter III—Jurisdiction §11-1551. Jurisdiction of children and minors; retention (a) Except as herein otherwise provided, the Juvenile Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction of all cases and in proceedings: (1) concerning a child as defined by section 16-2301: (A) who has violated a law, or has violated an ordinance or regulation of the District of Columbia; (B) who is habitually beyond the control of his parent, guardian, or custodian; (C) who is habitually truant from school or home; (D) who habitually so deports himself as to injure or endanger himself or the morals or safety of himself or others; (E) who is abandoned by his parent, guardian, or custodian; (F) who is homeless or without adequate parentAl support or care, or whose parent, guardian, or custodian neglects or refuses to provide support and care necessary for his health or welfare; (G) whose parent, guardian, or custodian neglects or refuses to provide or avail himself of the special care made necessary by his mental condition; (H) who associates with vagrants, or vicious or immoral persons; (I) who engages in an occupation, or is in a situation, dangerous to life or limb or injurious to the health or morals of himself or others;

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