Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-712
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-712, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§11–712.
Official statutory text
(a) If a registrant escapes from a facility, the supervising authority of the facility by the most reasonable and expedient means available shall immediately notify:
(1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and
(2) each person who is entitled to receive notice under § 11–715(a) of this subtitle.
(b) If the registrant is recaptured, the supervising authority shall send notice, as soon as possible but not later than 2 working days after the supervising authority learns of the recapture, to:
(1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and
(2) each person who is entitled to receive notice under § 11–715(a) of this subtitle.
(1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and
(2) each person who is entitled to receive notice under § 11–715(a) of this subtitle.
(b) If the registrant is recaptured, the supervising authority shall send notice, as soon as possible but not later than 2 working days after the supervising authority learns of the recapture, to:
(1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and
(2) each person who is entitled to receive notice under § 11–715(a) of this subtitle.
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