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Subtitle 1 - Establishment of Local Correctional Facilities
Section 11-101 - Scope - Except as provided in § 11-102.1 of this subtitle, this...
Section 11-102 - Establishment and Maintenance; Agreements - (a) The governing body of one or more counties may...
Section 11-102.1 - Local Correctional Facility Outside Limits of Municipal Corporation - A municipal corporation or Baltimore City may not establish a...
Section 11-103 - Responsibility of Managing Official; Powers and Duties of Sheriff - (a) The managing official of a local correctional facility is...
Section 11-104 - Financial Assistance From State; Federal and Other Grants - (a) This section applies except as provided in § 11-105...
Section 11-105 - Financial Assistance to County for Inmates - (a) If the Secretary determines that the anticipated confinement of...
Section 11-106 - Contract Between State and County or Counties - (a) On approving local correctional facility plans that require State...
Section 11-107 - Approval by the Board of Public Works - An agreement, contract, or other instrument approved by the Secretary...
Subtitle 2 - Safety, Health, and Welfare of Inmates
Section 11-201 - Safekeeping of Inmates - (a) (1) The sheriff of a county shall keep safely...
Section 11-202 - Removal From Court on Conviction - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-203 - Health and Welfare of Inmates - (a) (1) The managing official of a local correctional facility...
Section 11-204 - Expenses for Treatment in State Facilities - A county or managing official is not responsible for payment...
Section 11-205 - Payment Rates to Health Care Provider - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 11-206 - Pregnant Inmates - (a) If a representation is made to the managing official...
Subtitle 3 - Community Adult Rehabilitation Centers
Section 11-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-302 - "Center" to Include Regional Center - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, provisions of this...
Section 11-303 - Legislative Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) there is a need...
Section 11-304 - Scope; Conversion of Work Release Programs Into Centers - (a) This subtitle does not affect: (1) the authority granted...
Section 11-305 - Standards - (a) The regulations adopted by the Secretary under § 8-103(a)...
Section 11-306 - Evaluation and Determination of Need - (a) (1) With the assistance and advice of the Commissioner,...
Section 11-307 - Establishment; Capacity - (a) (1) If the Secretary determines and certifies that there...
Section 11-310 - Costs -- Use of Federal Funds - (a) Repealed. (b) Repealed. (c) Repealed. (d) (1) A county...
Section 11-311 - Operation - (a) (1) A center that is acquired, constructed, or renovated...
Section 11-312 - Community Advisory Board - (a) A center shall have a community advisory board. (b)...
Section 11-313 - Appointment and Removal of Director and Assistant Director; Cecil County - (a) If a center is operated by a county in...
Section 11-314 - Contracts - Subject to applicable budgetary rules, regulations, and procedures and any...
Section 11-315 - Programs; Community Use of Facilities - (a) (1) A center shall: (i) have a properly monitored...
Section 11-316 - Placement of Individuals Sentenced to or Detained in State Correctional System - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 11-317 - Placement of Individuals Sentenced to or Detained in Local Correctional System - (a) This section applies to inmates transferred to a center...
Section 11-318 - Revocation of Participation - (a) The center director shall establish the terms and conditions...
Section 11-319 - Inmates -- Leave; Earnings - (a) (1) In accordance with guidelines developed under paragraph (2)...
Section 11-320 - Release of Personal Information of Inmate - (a) The center director or the director’s designee may release...
Subtitle 4 - Correctional Farms
Section 11-401 - "Governing Body" Defined - In this subtitle, “governing body” means: (1) the county council...
Section 11-402 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard,...
Section 11-403 - Establishment - The governing body of a county may establish a correctional...
Section 11-404 - Acquisition of Property; Budget - (a) A governing body may: (1) purchase or otherwise acquire...
Section 11-405 - Operation of Correctional Farm - (a) The governing body: (1) shall have full and complete...
Section 11-406 - Inmates -- Generally - (a) An inmate committed to or held in a local...
Section 11-407 - Inmates -- Compensation - (a) The governing body shall determine if an inmate shall...
Subtitle 5 - Diminution Credits
Section 11-501 - Scope -- Counties - In this subtitle, the provisions that apply to a local...
Section 11-502 - Scope -- Presentence and Postsentence Confinement - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 11-503 - Diminution Credits -- Presentence Confinement -- Good Conduct - (a) An inmate shall be allowed a deduction of 5...
Section 11-504 - Diminution Credits -- Postsentence Confinement -- Good Conduct - (a) An inmate who is sentenced to a local correctional...
Section 11-505 - Diminution Credits -- Industrial, Agricultural, or Administrative Tasks; Educational and Training Courses - (a) In addition to any other deductions allowed under this...
Section 11-506 - Diminution Credits -- Selected Work Projects and Special Programs - (a) (1) In addition to any other deductions allowed under...
Section 11-507 - Revocation of Credits for Violations of Rules of Discipline - (a) If an inmate violates the rules of discipline of...
Section 11-508 - Commitment to Custody of Commissioner of Correction or Transfer to Other Local Correctional Facility - If an inmate is committed to the custody of the...
Section 11-509 - Transfer to Hospital or Mental Institution - If an inmate is entitled to a diminution of the...
Subtitle 6 - Alternatives to Incarceration -- Generally
Section 11-601 - Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...
Section 11-602 - Employment - (a) (1) (i) When an individual is convicted of a...
Section 11-603 - Confinement When Not Working - Unless the court directs otherwise, an inmate shall be confined...
Section 11-605 - Diminution Credits - If the committing court determines that an inmate’s conduct, diligence,...
Section 11-606 - Violation of Conditions of Employment - (a) If an inmate violates a condition imposed for the...
Section 11-607 - Expenses of Managing Official - The managing official of a local correctional facility shall receive...
Subtitle 7 - Individual County Provisions
Section 11-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-702 - Allegany County - (a) This section applies only in Allegany County. (b) (1)...
Section 11-703 - Anne Arundel County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 11-704 - Baltimore City - (a) In this section, “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Pretrial...
Section 11-705 - Baltimore County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 11-706 - Calvert County - (a) This section applies only in Calvert County. (b) (1)...
Section 11-707 - Caroline County - (a) This section applies only in Caroline County. (b) While...
Section 11-708 - Carroll County - (a) This section applies only in Carroll County. (b) In...
Section 11-709 - Cecil County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 11-710 - Collection of Inmate's Earnings - (a) This section applies only in Charles County. (b) While...
Section 11-711 - Dorchester County - (a) In this section, “warden” means the warden of the...
Section 11-712 - Frederick County - (a) This section applies only in Frederick County. (b) (1)...
Section 11-713 - Garrett County - (a) This section applies only in Garrett County. (b) (1)...
Section 11-714 - Harford County - (a) This section applies only in Harford County. (b) (1)...
Section 11-715 - Howard County - (a) (1) In this section the following terms have the...
Section 11-716 - Kent County - (a) In this section, “warden” means the warden of the...
Section 11-717 - Montgomery County - (a) In this section, “Director” means the Director of the...
Section 11-718 - Prince George's County - (a) In this section, “administrator” means an administrator of a...
Section 11-719 - Queen Anne's County - (a) This section applies only in Queen Anne’s County. (b)...
Section 11-720 - St. Mary's County - (a) This section applies only in St. Mary’s County. (b)...
Section 11-722 - Talbot County - (a) This section applies only in Talbot County. (b) While...
Section 11-723 - Washington County - (a) This section applies only in Washington County. (b) (1)...
Section 11-724 - Wicomico County - (a) In this section, “Director” means the Director of the...
Section 11-725 - Worcester County - (a) This section applies only in Worcester County. (b) While...
Section 11-726 - Violation of a Condition of Leave, Work Release, or Home Detention -- Penalties - (a) An individual who knowingly violates a restriction on movement...
Subtitle 8 - Miscellaneous
Section 11-801 - Weekend Inmate - (a) In this section, “weekend inmate” means an inmate sentenced...
Section 11-802 - Authority of Local Correctional Officer to Make Arrests - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the managing...
Section 11-803 - Retake Warrant - (a) The managing official of a local correctional facility or...
Subtitle 9 - Inmate Welfare Funds
Section 11-901 - "Fund" Defined - In this subtitle, “fund” means an inmate welfare fund established...
Section 11-902 - Established; Uses - (a) Each local correctional facility may establish an inmate welfare...
Section 11-903 - Status; Investments - (a) (1) Each fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund....
Section 11-904 - Expenditures - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Subtitle 10 - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights
Section 11-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1002 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle applies only in Allegany County, Carroll County, Cecil...
Section 11-1003 - Conflict of Provisions; Authority to Regulate - (a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this subtitle...
Section 11-1004 - Correctional Officer's Rights - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 11-1005 - Investigation or Interrogation - (a) The investigation or interrogation by an internal investigation unit...
Section 11-1006 - Order to Show Cause - (a) A correctional officer who is denied a right granted...
Section 11-1007 - Limitations Period for Administrative Charges - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an internal...
Section 11-1008 - Hearing - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 11-1009 - Decision, Order or Action - (a) (1) A decision, order, or action taken as a...
Section 11-1010 - Appeal - (a) An appeal from a decision made under § 11–1009...
Section 11-1011 - Expungement - On written request, a correctional officer may have expunged from...
Section 11-1012 - Summary Punishment - (a) This subtitle does not prohibit summary punishment by higher–ranking...
Section 11-1013 - Emergency Suspension - (a) This subtitle does not prohibit emergency suspension by higher–ranking...
Section 11-1014 - Violations - (a) A person may not knowingly make a false statement,...
Subtitle 11 - Calvert County and Charles County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights
Section 11-1101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1102 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle applies only in Calvert County and Charles County.
Section 11-1103 - Conflict of Provisions; Authority to Regulate - (a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this subtitle...
Section 11-1104 - Correctional Officer's Rights - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 11-1105 - Investigation or Interrogation - (a) The investigation or interrogation by an internal investigation unit...
Section 11-1106 - Limitations Period for Administrative Charges - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Sheriff’s...
Section 11-1107 - Hearing - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 11-1108 - Decision, Order or Action - (a) (1) A decision, an order, or an action taken...
Section 11-1109 - Expungement - On written request to the Sheriff, a correctional officer may...
Section 11-1110 - Emergency Suspension - (a) (1) The Sheriff may impose emergency suspension with pay...
Section 11-1111 - Disputes - Any dispute concerning the application or interpretation of this subtitle...