Section 767. Orders on hearing  


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  • (a) If the court determines after hearing
      that continued placement serves the purposes of this article,  it  shall
      deny the petition. The court may, on its own motion, reduce the duration
      of  the  placement,  change  the agency in which the child is placed, or
      direct the agency to make such other arrangements for the person's  care
      and welfare as the facts of the case may require.
        (b)  If  the  court  determines after hearing that continued placement
      does not serve the purposes of this article, the court  shall  discharge
      the  person  from  the custody of the agency and may place the person on
      probation or under the supervision of the court.