Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-104
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-104, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§9–104.
Official statutory text
(a) This section does not apply to an individual sentenced in Baltimore City.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a judge may not sentence an individual to the jurisdiction of the Division for 12 months or less unless:
(1) the sentence is for an offense committed by an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the Division; and
(2) the incarcerated individual is still under the jurisdiction of the Division.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a judge may not sentence an individual to the jurisdiction of the Division for 12 months or less unless:
(1) the sentence is for an offense committed by an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the Division; and
(2) the incarcerated individual is still under the jurisdiction of the Division.
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