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Subtitle 1 - Trial
Section 6-101 - Right to Trial by Jury - In a criminal case tried in a court of general...
Section 6-102 - Role of Jury - Except as provided in § 6-104 of this subtitle, in...
Section 6-103 - Trial Date - (a) (1) The date for trial of a criminal matter...
Section 6-104 - Motion for Judgment of Acquittal on Ground of Insufficient Evidence - (a) (1) At the close of the evidence for the...
Section 6-105 - Motion for New Trial - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 6-106 - Rights of Victim or Victim's Representative - (a) Before a hearing under § 6-105 of this subtitle,...
Subtitle 2 - Sentencing
Part I - State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy
Section 6-201 - "Commission" Defined - In this part, “Commission” means the State Commission on Criminal...
Section 6-202 - Statement of Intent - The General Assembly intends that: (1) sentencing should be fair...
Section 6-203 - Established - There is a State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.
Section 6-204 - Membership - (a) The Commission consists of the following 19 members: (1)...
Section 6-205 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) A majority of the authorized membership of the Commission...
Section 6-206 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) In addition to any other powers set forth elsewhere,...
Section 6-207 - Duty of State and Local Units - Each State unit and local governmental unit shall cooperate with...
Section 6-208 - Sentencing Guidelines - (a) (1) The Commission shall adopt sentencing guidelines that the...
Section 6-209 - Annual Report - (a) The Commission shall review annually sentencing policy and practice...
Section 6-210 - Collecting Guidelines Worksheets and Monitoring of Practice - The Commission shall: (1) collect sentencing guidelines worksheets and automate...
Section 6-211 - Adoption of Voluntary Guidelines - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission...
Section 6-212 - Training, Operations, and Information - The Commission shall: (1) hold training and orientation programs for...
Section 6-213 - Use of Correctional Population Simulation Model - (a) The Commission shall use a correctional population simulation model...
Section 6-214 - Sentencing Guidelines Worksheet Entry Location for Certain Economic Crimes Information - The Commission shall include an entry location on a sentencing...
Part II - Sentencing Procedures
Section 6-216 - Judicial Sentencing Guidelines - (a) (1) A circuit court shall consider: (i) the sentencing...
Section 6-217 - Announcement of Minimum Confinement for Violent Crime - (a) When a sentence of confinement that is to be...
Section 6-218 - Credit Against Sentence for Time Spent in Custody - (a) This section does not apply to a parolee who...
Section 6-219 - Suspension of Sentence and Other Conditions Placed on Sentence - (a) In this section, “custodial confinement” means: (1) home detention;...
Section 6-220 - Probation Before Judgment - (a) In this section, “custodial confinement” means: (1) home detention;...
Section 6-221 - Suspension of Sentence or Probation After Judgment - On entering a judgment of conviction, the court may suspend...
Section 6-222 - Limits on Probation After Judgment; Extension for Restitution - (a) A circuit court or the District Court may: (1)...
Section 6-223 - Additional Powers of District Court - (a) A circuit court or the District Court may end...
Section 6-224 - Sentencing by Other Judge - (a) This section applies to a defendant who is convicted...
Section 6-225 - Conditions of Probation After Judgment - (a) (1) In this section, “custodial confinement” means: (i) home...
Section 6-226 - Fees for Probation Under Supervision of Division of Parole and Probation - (a) In this section, “supervisee” means a person that the...
Section 6-228 - Approver - Approver may not be admitted in a case.
Section 6-229 - Nolle Prosequi or Stet With Requirement of Drug or Alcohol Treatment - (a) This section does not apply to a person: (1)...
Section 6-230 - Orders Striking Entry of Judgment; When Prohibited - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this...
Section 6-231 - Considerations and Findings Prior to Revocation of Probation - Before the revocation of any probation ordered under this title,...
Section 6-232 - Notice to Defendant Regarding Expungement of Record - (a) In a criminal case, when all of the charges...
Section 6-233 - Domestically Related Crimes - (a) In this section, “domestically related crime” means a crime...
Section 6-234 - Transfer of Firearm Upon Conviction of a Disqualifying Crime - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 6-235 - Sentencing a Minor Convicted as an Adult -- Less Than Minimum Term -- Life Imprisonment Without Parole Prohibited - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when sentencing a minor...