2013 Maryland Code
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
§ 11-709 - Cecil County

§11-709.

(a) This section applies only in Cecil County.

(b) (1) The Sheriff shall:

(i) establish and administer a home detention program; and

(ii) adopt regulations to implement the program.

(2) (i) At the time of sentencing or at any time during an individual’s confinement, the sentencing judge may place the individual in the home detention program.

(ii) The Sheriff may place an inmate in the home detention program at any time after the inmate has served 25% of the inmate’s sentence.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, an inmate is eligible for the home detention program if the inmate:

(i) is placed in the program by the sentencing judge or the Sheriff; and

(ii) has no other charges pending in any jurisdiction.

(4) An inmate is not eligible for the home detention program if the inmate:

(i) is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; or

(ii) has been found guilty of the crime of:

1. child abuse under § 3-601 or § 3-602 of the Criminal Law Article; or

2. escape under § 9-404 of the Criminal Law Article.

(5) The Sheriff shall:

(i) determine the amount of a reasonable fee for the cost of electronic supervision, including the administrative costs associated with the supervision; and

(ii) collect the fee from each inmate in the program.