1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Division of Correction shall grant a conditional release from confinement to an incarcerated individual who:

   1. (1) is serving a term of confinement of more than 18 months;
   2. (2) was sentenced on or after July 2, 1970, to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction; and
   3. (3) has served the term or terms, less diminution credit awarded under Title 3, Subtitle 7 and Title 11, Subtitle 5 of this article.
2. (b) An incarcerated individual convicted of a violent crime committed on or after October 1, 2009, is not eligible for a conditional release under this section until after the incarcerated individual becomes eligible for parole under § 7-301(c) or (d) of this title.

Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 69, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2009, c. 583, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 584, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 729, § 1, eff Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.

Formerly Art. 41, § 4-501.