Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-801
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-801, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§8–801.
Official statutory text
(a) An incarcerated individual may not falsely imprison an individual who:
(1) is employed by a correctional facility;
(2) performs volunteer work for a correctional facility;
(3) performs duties in a correctional facility by virtue of federal, State, or local government employment; or
(4) performs duties in a correctional facility by virtue of a contract with a local government or the federal or State government.
(b) (1) An incarcerated individual who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
(2) A sentence imposed under this section may not be suspended.
(1) is employed by a correctional facility;
(2) performs volunteer work for a correctional facility;
(3) performs duties in a correctional facility by virtue of federal, State, or local government employment; or
(4) performs duties in a correctional facility by virtue of a contract with a local government or the federal or State government.
(b) (1) An incarcerated individual who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
(2) A sentence imposed under this section may not be suspended.
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