Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-303
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-303, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§9–303.
Official statutory text
The Commissioner of Correction may accept the transfer of an incarcerated individual from a local correctional facility if:
(1) the incarcerated individual requires special behavioral or medical treatment or maximum security detention;
(2) the local correctional facility is not equipped to properly provide the necessary treatment or detention; and
(3) when required by any other law, the committing court approves the transfer.
(1) the incarcerated individual requires special behavioral or medical treatment or maximum security detention;
(2) the local correctional facility is not equipped to properly provide the necessary treatment or detention; and
(3) when required by any other law, the committing court approves the transfer.
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