Maryland Correctional Services Section 9-402

      (a)      Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the State shall reimburse each county according to the following formula so that each county receives the greater of:

            (1)      for sentenced inmates who are sentenced on or after January 1, 1987, the State shall reimburse a county for each day from the 91st day through the 365th day that sentenced inmates are confined in a local correctional facility at a rate of reimbursement of 50% of the rate set forth in § 9-403 of this subtitle; or

            (2)      for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine for each county the difference between the actual number of inmate days for the previous fiscal year and the average number of inmate days and multiply this number of inmate days, if positive, by 85% of the rate of reimbursement set forth in § 9-403 of this subtitle.

      (b)      (1)      Each county shall submit to the Department:

                  (i)      on or before December 1 of the fiscal year, closeout data for the previous fiscal year;

                  (ii)      on or before October 1 of the fiscal year, inmate days reports for the previous fiscal year.

            (2)      If a county fails to submit the information required under paragraph (1) of this subsection when due, the Department shall deduct an amount equal to 20% of the total reimbursement otherwise due the county under the section for each 30 days or part of 30 days after the due date that the information has not been submitted.