Section 3-219 – Property Acquisition and Disposal
(a) The Division may acquire property by contract, purchase, or other means as required for the Division’s use and for the use of its units. (b) The Division may sell, dispose of, or otherwise convey any property as appropriate to the needs of the Division and its units. (c) The Division holds title to and has possession of […]
Section 3-220 – Financial Control of Facilities
(a) The Division controls the financial affairs of each unit in the Division. (b) A bill or account against a unit may not be paid unless it is approved by the Division.
Section 3-221 – Federal Grants and Loans
(a) The Division may apply for and receive funds or property in the form of a grant or loan from the federal government or a unit of the federal government to establish or maintain correctional facilities in the Division on the terms that the Division approves. (b) The Division may not apply for a grant or loan […]
Section 3-222 – Expenses
The expenses relating to guarding, lodging, feeding, clothing, and caring for an inmate who has been sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction may not be assessed against, billed to, or paid by a county.
Section 3-212 – Wardens and Administrators — Annual Reports
(a) On or before September 30 of each year, each warden shall submit to the Commissioner a report and statement on the affairs of the correctional facility to which the warden is appointed. (b) (1) The report shall include the information required under § 3-207(a) of this subtitle as it relates to the correctional facility. (2) The statement shall […]
Section 3-213 – Assistant Wardens
(a) The Commissioner may appoint one or more assistant wardens for a correctional facility. (b) An assistant warden shall have the same qualifications as a warden. (c) An assistant warden serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner. (d) An assistant warden shall perform the duties of the warden in the absence of the warden.
Section 3-214 – Escapees
(a) (1) The warden of a correctional facility or designee of the warden may issue a retake warrant for the apprehension and return of an escapee. (2) The warden shall submit a copy of each retake warrant to the State’s Attorney for the county in which the correctional facility from which the escape was made is located. (b) (1) A […]
Section 3-215 – Officers and Employees
(a) In accordance with the State budget, the Division may appoint officers and other employees as necessary to operate the Division and its units efficiently and effectively. (b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, all officers and other employees of the Division shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel […]
Section 3-216 – Correctional Officers — Power of Arrest
(a) The Commissioner shall designate correctional officers employed in each correctional facility in the Division who have the power to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (b) A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall: (1) meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland […]
Section 3-217 – Performance Bonds
(a) (1) The Governor may require the Commissioner to execute a surety bond in an amount that the Governor establishes. (2) The Commissioner may require any officer or other employee of the Division to execute a surety bond in the amount that the Commissioner, with the approval of the Comptroller, establishes. (3) The bond shall be conditioned on the […]