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MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 1 - Division of Parole and Probation|Section 6-115 - Drinking Driver Monitor Program Supervision Fees

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Program fee” means any fee the Division assesses on a supervisee the Division places in the Drinking Driver Monitor Program.        (3)    “Supervisee” means a person that the court places under the supervision of the Division.        (4)    “Supervision fee” means the fee the court orders under § 6–226 of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (b)    All supervisees placed in the Drinking Driver Monitor Program by the Division shall be:        (1)    subject to a monthly supervision fee in accordance with § 6–226 of the Criminal Procedure Article; and        (2)    assessed a monthly Program fee of $75 by the Division.    (c)    (1)    The Program fee imposed under this section shall be paid to the Division by all supervisees in the Drinking Driver Monitor Program.        (2)    The Division shall pay the Program fees collected under this section into the Drinking Driver Monitor Program Fund.    (d)    Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Division may exempt a supervisee as a whole or in part from the Program fee imposed under this section if:        (1)    the supervisee has diligently tried but has been unable to obtain employment that provides sufficient income for the supervisee to pay the fee;        (2)    (i)    the supervisee is a student in a school, college, or university or is enrolled in a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare the student for gainful employment; and            (ii)    certification of student status is supplied to the Division by the institution in which the supervisee is enrolled;        (3)    the supervisee has a handicap limiting employment, as determined by a physical or psychological examination accepted by the Division;        (4)    the supervisee is responsible for the support of dependents and the payment of the fee is an undue hardship on the supervisee; or        (5)    other extenuating circumstances exist.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 1 - Division of Parole and Probation|Section 6-116 - Drinking Driver Monitor Program Fund

    (a)    There is a Drinking Driver Monitor Program Fund.    (b)    The Fund shall be used for all costs of the Drinking Driver Monitor Program.    (c)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (d)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    the program fees paid by supervisees in the Drinking Driver Monitor Program; and        (2)    investment earnings of the Fund.    (e)    The money of the Fund shall be invested in the same manner as other State money.    (f)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only:        (1)    in accordance with the State budget; or        (2)    by the budget amendment procedure as provided in § 7-209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (g)    The Fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-118 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 1 - Division of Parole and Probation|Section 6-118 - Considerations in Disciplinary Actions

    When considering disciplinary action related to the performance of a parole and probation employee, the Division shall consider the size of the employee’s active caseload and the classification of the offenders within the employee’s active caseload at the time of the event giving rise to the consideration of disciplinary action.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 1 - Division of Parole and Probation|Section 6-119 - Use of Programs and Practices to Encourage Probationer to Improve Conduct, Reduce Recidivism, and Pay Restitution

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Evidence–based programs and practices” means programs proven by scientific research to reliably produce reductions in recidivism.        (3)    “Innovative programs and practices” means programs that do not meet the standard of evidence–based practices but which preliminary research or data indicates will reduce the likelihood of offender recidivism.    (b)    The Division shall use practicable and suitable methods that are consistent with evidence–based programs and practices and innovative programs and practices to aid and encourage a probationer or parolee to improve conduct, to reduce the risk of recidivism, and to pay restitution.    (c)    The Division shall have an independent validation study conducted every 3 years on the risk and needs assessment tool.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-120 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 1 - Division of Parole and Probation|Section 6-120 - Annual Training Required

    The Department shall require all parole and probation agents and supervisors, Commission members, and hearing officers to undergo annual training based on the most current research, regarding:        (1)    identifying, understanding, and targeting an individual’s criminal risk factors;        (2)    principles of effective risk interventions; and        (3)    supporting and encouraging compliance and behavior change, including regarding the payment of restitution.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-121 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 1 - Division of Parole and Probation|Section 6-121 - Graduated Sanction for Technical Violations

    (a)    This section shall apply to all individuals under the supervision of the Division.    (b)    (1)    The Division shall impose graduated sanctions in response to technical violations of conditions of supervision.        (2)    Graduated sanctions may not include incarceration or involuntary detention.        (3)    The Division shall provide notice to the court of a technical violation committed and a graduated sanction imposed as a result of the violation.    (c)    The Department shall:        (1)    establish a program to implement the use of graduated sanctions in response to technical violations of the conditions of community supervision;        (2)    adopt policies and procedures to implement the program and to ensure that due process protections are in place for an individual under the supervision of the Division to challenge graduated sanctions imposed under the program; and        (3)    develop a matrix to guide a parole and probation agent in determining the suitable response to a technical violation that includes a range of the most common violations and a range of possible noncustodial sanctions to be imposed.    (d)    If the available graduated sanctions have been exhausted, the Division shall refer the individual to the court or the Commission for additional sanctions, including formal revocation of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision under § 7–401 or § 7–504 of this article or § 6–223 or § 6–224 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-201 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-203 - Definitions

Article II. Definitions.    (a)    As used in this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly requires a different construction.    (b)    “Adult” means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law.    (c)    “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission’s actions or conduct.    (d)    “Compact Administrator” means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this Compact responsible for the administration and management of the state’s supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this Compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and policies adopted by the State Council under this Compact.    (e)    “Compacting state” means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact.    (f)    “Commissioner” means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this Compact.    (g)    “Interstate Commission” means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this Compact.    (h)    “Member” means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner.    (i)    “Noncompacting state” means any state which has not enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact.    (j)    “Offender” means an adult placed under, or subject to, supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies.    (k)    “Person” means any individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, either public or private.    (l)    “Rules” means acts of the Interstate Commission, duly promulgated pursuant to Article VIII of this Compact, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the Interstate Commission, which shall have the force and effect of law in the compacting states.    (m)    “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other territorial possessions of the United States.    (n)    “State Council” means the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under Article III of this Compact.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-204 - The Compact Commission

Article III. The Compact Commission.    (a)    The compacting states hereby create the “Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision”. The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The Interstate Commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with the terms of this Compact.    (b)    The Interstate Commission shall consist of commissioners selected and appointed by resident members of a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision for each state. In addition to the commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission shall include individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of interested organizations; such noncommissioner members must include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, and crime victims. All noncommissioner members of the Interstate Commission shall be ex officio (nonvoting) members. The Interstate Commission may provide in its bylaws for such additional, ex officio, nonvoting members as it deems necessary.    (c)    Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of 27 or more compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and meetings shall be open to the public.    (d)    The Interstate Commission shall establish an Executive Committee which shall include Commission officers, members, and others as shall be determined by the bylaws. The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking and/or amendment to the Compact.    (e)    The Executive Committee shall:        (1)    Oversee the day-to-day activities managed by the Executive Director and Interstate Commission staff;        (2)    Administer enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its bylaws, as directed by the Interstate Commission; and        (3)    Perform other duties as directed by the Commission or set forth in the bylaws.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-205 - The State Council

Article IV. The State Council.    (a)    Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state.    (b)    Each State Council shall appoint as its commissioner the Compact Administrator from that state to serve on the Interstate Commission in such capacity under or pursuant to applicable law of the member state.    (c)    While each member state may determine the membership of its own State Council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims’ groups, and Compact Administrators.    (d)    Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the Compact Administrator who shall be appointed by the State Council or by the governor in consultation with the legislature and the judiciary.    (e)    In addition to appointment of its commissioner to the national Interstate Commission, each State Council shall exercise oversight and advocacy concerning its participation in Interstate Commission activities and other duties as may be determined by each member state including but not limited to, development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the Compact within that state.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-210 - Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution

Article IX. Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution by the Interstate Commission.    (a)    (1)    The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states.        (2)    The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this Compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and intent. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Interstate Commission, the Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes.    (b)    (1)    The compacting states shall report to the Interstate Commission on issues or activities of concern to them, and cooperate with and support the Interstate Commission in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities.        (2)    The Interstate Commission shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the Compact and which may arise among compacting states and noncompacting states.        (3)    The Interstate Commission shall enact a bylaw or promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states.    (c)    The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this Compact using any or all means set forth in § 6–213(b) of this subtitle.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-211 - Finance

Article X. Finance.    (a)    The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.    (b)    The Interstate Commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission’s annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, taking into consideration the population of the state and the volume of interstate movement of offenders in each compacting state and shall promulgate a rule binding upon all compacting states which governs said assessment.    (c)    The Interstate Commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority of the compacting state.    (d)    The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-212 - Eligibility; Effectiveness and Amendment

Article XI. Compacting States, Effective Date and Amendment.    (a)    Any state is eligible to become a compacting state.    (b)    The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2002, or upon enactment into law by the 35th jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding, as to any other compacting state, upon enactment of the Compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their designees will be invited to participate in Interstate Commission activities on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the Compact by all states and territories of the United States.    (c)    Amendments to the Compact may be proposed by the Interstate Commission for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-214 - Severability; Construction

Article XIII. Severability and Construction.    (a)    The provision of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provision of the Compact shall be enforceable.    (b)    The provisions of this Compact shall be liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  6-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 6 - Parole and Probation|Subtitle 2 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision|Section 6-215 - Effect of Other Laws

Article XIV. Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws.    (a)    (1)    Nothing in this subtitle prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with the Compact.        (2)    All compacting states’ laws conflicting with this Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.    (b)    (1)    All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states.        (2)    All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.        (3)    Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission action, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation.        (4)    In the event any provision of this Compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this Compact becomes effective.