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2023 Maryland Statutes
Correctional Services
Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally
Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts
Section 8-801 - False Imprisonment by Incarcerated Individual
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MD Correctional Services Code § 8-801 (2023)
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(a) An inmate may not falsely imprison an individual who:
(1) is employed by a correctional facility;
(2) performs volunteer work for a correctional facility;
(3) performs duties in a correctional facility by virtue of federal, State, or local government employment; or
(4) performs duties in a correctional facility by virtue of a contract with a local government or the federal or State government.
(b) (1) An inmate who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
(2) A sentence imposed under this section may not be suspended.
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