Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 3-114 – Eligibility for release or discharge from commitment

(a) A committed person may be released under the provisions of this section and §§ 3-115 through 3-122 of this title.
(b) A committed person is eligible for discharge from commitment only if that person would not be a danger, as a result of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, to self or to the person or property of others if discharged.
(c) A committed person is eligible for conditional release from commitment only if that person would not be a danger, as a result of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, to self or to the person or property of others if released from confinement with conditions imposed by the court.
(d) To be released, a committed person has the burden to establish by a preponderance of the evidence eligibility for discharge or eligibility for conditional release.

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 382, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 444, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.