Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Duties of Secretary
Section 20-201 - Duties

(a)    In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Secretary shall adopt and enforce regulations to carry out this title, including regulations that establish:
        (1)    minimum standards for electronic equipment capable of monitoring 24 hours per day individuals who are under a court order that requires monitoring by a private home detention monitoring agency;
        (2)    minimum training and experience requirements for a private home detention monitoring agency licensee and for a private home detention monitor; and
        (3)    the minimum number of private home detention monitors that shall be on duty in relation to the number of defendants being monitored.
    (b)    The Secretary shall:
        (1)    maintain a roster of licensed private home detention monitoring agencies that includes:
            (i)    a telephone number at which a person who operates a licensed private home detention monitoring agency can be reached during normal business hours; and
            (ii)    a telephone or pager number at which a person who operates a licensed private home detention monitoring agency can be reached during nonbusiness hours;
        (2)    annually disseminate the roster of licensed private home detention monitoring agencies to:
            (i)    the administrative judge for the District Court in each district;
            (ii)    the administrative judge for the circuit court in each county; and
            (iii)    the Administrative Office of the Courts; and
        (3)    notify the agencies listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection when the license of a private home detention monitoring agency is suspended or revoked.