(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, § 3–711 of this subtitle, and Title 7, Subtitle 5 of this article, an inmate committed to the custody of the Commissioner is entitled to a diminution of the inmate’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.
(b) An inmate who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–303 or § 3–304 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, or an inmate who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article, as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, is not entitled to a diminution of the inmate’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.
(c) An inmate who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years is not entitled to a diminution of the inmate’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle, if the inmate was previously convicted of a violation of § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Division of Correction
Subtitle 7 - Diminution Credits
Section 3-701 - "Term of Confinement" Defined
Section 3-702 - Inmates Entitled to Diminution Credits
Section 3-703 - Concurrent Sentence in Foreign Jurisdiction
Section 3-704 - Diminution Credits -- Good Conduct
Section 3-705 - Diminution Credits -- Work Tasks
Section 3-706 - Diminution Credits -- Education
Section 3-707 - Diminution Credits -- Special Projects
Section 3-708 - Limitation on Total Number of Deductions
Section 3-709 - Revocation of Diminution Credits for Violations of Rules of Discipline
Section 3-710 - Admittance to Mental Health Facility
Section 3-711 - Effect of Parole Violation on Diminution Credits