1. A. A monitoring agency using continuously signaling equipment to monitor an individual shall:

   1. (1) Maintain equipment in good working order that is capable of monitoring 24 hours a day using a transmitter affixed to a monitored individual, a receiver and dialer, telephone, and host computer;
   2. (2) Inform the monitored individual about the use of the equipment;
   3. (3) Test the equipment before use;
   4. (4) Ensure the proper installation of the equipment on the monitored individual and, if applicable, at the individual's approved location as ordered by the court; and
   5. (5) Electronically monitor the monitored individual at an approved location, except for a time specified by the court order or a time of an approved activity, or both.

2. B. A monitoring agency using satellite monitoring equipment to monitor an individual shall:

   1. (1) Maintain equipment capable of tracking a monitored individual 24 hours a day using global positioning satellite, cellular, or wireless technology;
   2. (2) Inform the monitored individual about the use of the equipment;
   3. (3) Test the equipment before use; and
   4. (4) Ensure the proper installation of the equipment on the monitored individual and, if applicable, at the monitored individual's approved location.

Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, Title 20; Correctional Services Article, §§2-109 and 11-726, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.11 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 29, 1999 (26:16 Md. R. 1239); emergency status extended at 27:1 Md. R. 73; emergency status expired June 30, 2000 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective August 7, 2000 (27:15 Md. R. 1401)

Regulation .06G amended effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 528); March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)

Regulation .09A amended effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)