Md. Code, Corr. Servs. § 5-201

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-201 - Established
(a) There is a Division of Pretrial Detention and Services in the Department.
(b) The Division consists of:
(1) a Pretrial Release Services Program;
(2)

a centralized booking facility for Baltimore City;

(3) the Maryland Transition Center;
(4) the Chesapeake Detention Center; and
(5) the Youth Detention Center.
(c) The Division has the same authority with regard to the custody of its inmates and the operation of the facilities within the Division as:
(1) the Division of Correction has under this Code with regard to the custody of its inmates and the operation of the Division of Correction; and
(2) the sheriffs have under this Code with regard to the detention of inmates committed to their custody and the operation of local correctional facilities.
(d) This title does not limit or supersede the authority of a court to determine the conditions of pretrial release.

Md. Code, CS § 5-201

Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 100,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 99,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.