Maryland Correctional Services Section 9-105

      Notwithstanding any other law, a judge may sentence an individual to a local correctional facility if:

            (1)      the sentence to be then executed is for a period of not more than 18 months; and

            (2)      the judge imposing the sentence is in a jurisdiction that is a party to the operation and maintenance of the local correctional facility to which the individual is sentenced.