Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 3-114
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 3-114, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§3–114.
Official statutory text
(a) A committed person may be released under the provisions of this section and §§ 3–115 through 3–122 of this title.
(b) A committed person is eligible for discharge from commitment only if that person would not be a danger, as a result of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, to self or to the person or property of others if discharged.
(c) A committed person is eligible for conditional release from commitment only if that person would not be a danger, as a result of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, to self or to the person or property of others if released from confinement with conditions imposed by the court.
(d) To be released, a committed person has the burden to establish by a preponderance of the evidence eligibility for discharge or eligibility for conditional release.
(b) A committed person is eligible for discharge from commitment only if that person would not be a danger, as a result of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, to self or to the person or property of others if discharged.
(c) A committed person is eligible for conditional release from commitment only if that person would not be a danger, as a result of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, to self or to the person or property of others if released from confinement with conditions imposed by the court.
(d) To be released, a committed person has the burden to establish by a preponderance of the evidence eligibility for discharge or eligibility for conditional release.
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