Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 4-1101
Definitions
Effective May 1, 2024Added by Acts 2018, c. 771, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 11, § 1, eff. March 7, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 41, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 364, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2024, c. 1, § 1, eff. May 1, 2024.State of Maryland
- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Eligible county” means:
- (1) a county that does not provide defendants with pretrial services; or
- (2) a county that does provide defendants with pretrial services, but seeks to improve the pretrial services to comply with § 4-1104 of this subtitle.
- (c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.
- (d) “Fund” means the Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund.
- (e) “Pretrial risk scoring instrument validation” means an independent validation study of a pretrial risk scoring tool under § 5-103 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
- (f) “Pretrial services program” means a program established in accordance with § 4-1104 of this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2018, c. 771, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 11, § 1, eff. March 7, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 41, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 364, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2024, c. 1, § 1, eff. May 1, 2024.