1. A. The Commissioner shall maintain a system for administering the diminution of confinement for each inmate.

2. B. A diminution of confinement record shall:

   1. (1) Be established on the date that an inmate is received into the custody of the Commissioner;
   2. (2) Contain entries reflecting all diminution credits awarded, revoked, or restored; and
   3. (3) Reflect a current and accurate record of diminution credit affecting an inmate's term of confinement.

3. C. The Commissioner shall ensure that staff responsible for maintaining the diminution of confinement record are notified within 5 days of:

   1. (1) The date of an inmate's assignment to and subsequent removal from:

      1. (a) A work assignment;
      2. (b) An education program; or
      3. (c) A special project;
   2. (2) Revocation of an inmate's good conduct or special projects credit, or both; and
   3. (3) The warden's approval to restore an inmate's revoked diminution credit.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, §§2-109 and 3-107, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01 and .05 adopted as an emergency provision effective April 1, 1990 (17:8 Md. R. 972); emergency status extended at 17:20 Md. R. 2421 and 18:9 Md. R. 1006, expired May 15, 1991 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Regulations .01—.08 adopted effective May 27, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .01B amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 413); emergency status extended at 29:15 Md. R. 1140; emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR

Regulation .03 amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .04B amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .05C amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806); August 3, 1992 (19:15 Md. R. 1391); April 12, 1993 (20:7 Md. R. 642); November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1935); October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1841)

Regulation .05E, G, N amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .05N amended as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 413); emergency status extended at 29:15 Md. R. 1140; emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR

Regulation .05O adopted effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .05O amended as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 413); emergency status extended at 29:15 Md. R. 1140; emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR

Regulation .06G, H, I, K, M amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Chapter revised effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1590)

Regulation .04E amended effective February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 300)

Regulation .04F amended effective July 1, 2007 (34:7 Md. R. 700)

Regulation .06 amended as an emergency provision effective May 1, 2009 (36:14 Md. R. 983); emergency status expired October 1, 2009

Regulation .06 amended effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1592)