Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 4-1104
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2023 PER CHAPTER 771 OF 2018 //
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 OF 2021 //
A pretrial services program established or improved using a grant distributed in accordance with § 4–1103 of this subtitle shall:
(1) use a validated, evidence–based, race–neutral risk scoring instrument that is consistent with the Maryland Rules to make recommendations to a judicial officer to determine whether a defendant: (i) is eligible for release: 1. on personal recognizance; or 2. with appropriate pretrial supervision; or (ii) should be held without bail;
(a) A pretrial services program established, improved, or for which a pretrial risk scoring instrument validation is conducted using a grant distributed in accordance with § 4–1103 of this subtitle shall: (1) use a validated, evidence–based, race–neutral risk scoring instrument that is consistent with the Maryland Rules to make recommendations to a judicial officer to determine whether a defendant: (i) is eligible for release: 1. on personal recognizance; or 2. with appropriate pretrial supervision; or (ii) should be held without bail; (2) apply best practices shown to be effective in other jurisdictions; and (3) incorporate multiple levels of supervision based on defendant risk scores with features that include: (i) cellular telephone reminders of a defendant’s hearing date; (ii) drug and alcohol testing; (iii) global positioning satellite monitoring, if applicable; and (iv) substance abuse, mental health, or mediation referrals, if approved by the judicial officer and available in the eligible county.
(2) apply best practices shown to be effective in other jurisdictions; and
(3) incorporate multiple levels of supervision based on defendant risk scores with features that include:
(i) cellular telephone reminders of a defendant’s hearing date;
(ii) drug and alcohol testing;
(iii) global positioning satellite monitoring, if applicable; and
(iv) substance abuse, mental health, or mediation referrals, if approved by the judicial officer and available in the eligible county.
(b) A pretrial services program that receives a grant under this subtitle may not charge a fee to any defendant for participation in the program.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.