Major violations of Institution rules shall include:

1. A. Escape from parole, work release, school release, or leave;
2. B. Failure to return from parole, work release, school release, or leave within 1 hour of the time due, unless the failure to return was due to causes beyond the control of the eligible person;
3. C. Commission of a new offense, other than a minor traffic violation, while on parole, work release, school release, or leave;

4. D. Commission of a major violation of the Institution's disciplinary rules, which shall include:

   1. (1) Altering, destroying, or damaging any item valued at $50 or over,
   2. (2) Arson,
   3. (3) Attempting to commit any major violation,
   4. (4) Creating a disturbance,
   5. (5) Hoarding authorized medication,
   6. (6) Interfering with or obstructing a staff member from performing the staff member's duties,
   7. (7) Possession of a weapon,
   8. (8) Possession of implements reasonably expected to be used in an escape,
   9. (9) Refusing a direct order when the refusal jeopardizes the security or order of the Institution,
   10. (10) Rioting or inciting a riot,
   11. (11) Any sexual acts involving others, or directed towards others, within the Institution or the reentry facility,
   12. (12) Soliciting, conspiring, being an accessory to, or aiding and abetting the commission of a major violation,
   13. (13) Soliciting or attempting to influence an employee to jeopardize the security of the Institution,
   14. (14) Tampering with or misusing any communication system in such a way as to jeopardize the security of the Institution,
   15. (15) Throwing excrement,
   16. (16) Unauthorized possession, sale, use, passing, or receiving of drugs, controlled dangerous substances, alcohol, or drug paraphernalia,
   17. (17) Assault or battery, or both, on an inmate, staff member, correctional officer, visitor, or any other person,
   18. (18) Threatening another inmate, staff member, correctional officer, visitor, or any other person, or
   19. (19) Unauthorized physical contact with another inmate, staff member, correctional officer, or visitor;
5. E. Violation of any parole, work release, school release, or leave rule not categorized as a minor violation under the regulations of the Institution; and
6. F. Use of any controlled dangerous substance if the eligible person is not entitled to use the controlled dangerous substance under the laws of this State.

Authority: Corrective Services Article, §4-208, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 155)