Section 8-702 – Establishment

    A county may establish a community service program.

Section 8-703 – Authority of Court

    Except as otherwise provided, a court may order a juvenile who is charged with the commission of a delinquent act or a criminal defendant who has not been convicted of a crime of violence to perform community service and assign the juvenile or defendant to a particular work project:         (1)    instead of payment of any fines […]

Section 8-704 – Limitations on Work Projects

    A criminal defendant or a juvenile may be assigned to perform a work project under a community service program only if:         (1)    the juvenile or defendant consents to the assignment;         (2)    the juvenile or defendant is not compensated for the work performed; and         (3)    in the case of a defendant, the individual has not been convicted of a […]

Section 8-705 – Participation by Institutions, Associations, and Agencies

    (a)    A nonprofit charitable institution, public association, community service association, or governmental unit may provide work projects for a community service program.     (b)    (1)    A participating agency shall provide, on a written form, any information useful for assigning a juvenile or defendant to an appropriate work project, including:             (i)    a description of the work project;             (ii)    the days of the […]

Section 8-706 – Administration

    A community service program:         (1)    for adults, shall be administered either by the county or, within the county, by the Division of Parole and Probation; or         (2)    for juveniles, shall be administered either by the county or, within the county, by the Department of Juvenile Services.

Section 8-707 – Monitoring

    A county may elect to have a community service program monitored by:         (1)    the Division of Parole and Probation;         (2)    the Department of Juvenile Services; or         (3)    the county.

Section 8-708 – Payments by County

    A county shall pay for:         (1)    local monitoring of a community service program; and         (2)    supervising participants.

Section 8-709 – Reports

    (a)    A county shall report to the administering unit at the times and in the manner that the administering unit determines.     (b)    The administrator of each community service program shall prepare separate reports containing annual statistical data on all adults and juveniles in the program and submit:         (1)    the report on adults to the Division of Parole and […]

Section 8-710 – Responsibility of Unit or Agency; Authority of Court

    (a)    A participating agency that requests the assignment of a community service worker:         (1)    is responsible for supervising the worker who is assigned to the agency; and         (2)    shall accept the assignment of the worker on the terms and conditions imposed by the court.     (b)    (1)    A participating agency may report the unsuitability of a community service worker to the […]

Section 8-711 – Rubbish Cleanup in Prince George’s County

    (a)    This section applies only in Prince George’s County.     (b)    An owner of private property may request the assignment of a community service worker to clean up and dispose of rubbish on the owner’s property as a work project under this subtitle if:         (1)    the rubbish was dumped on the property without the knowledge and consent of the […]