Section 20-201 - Duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 20-201. Duties.
 

(a)  Adoption and enforcement of regulations.- In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Secretary shall adopt and enforce regulations to carry out this title, including regulations that establish: 

(1) minimum standards for electronic equipment capable of monitoring 24 hours per day individuals who are under a court order that requires monitoring by a private home detention monitoring agency; 

(2) minimum training and experience requirements for a private home detention monitoring agency licensee and for a private home detention monitor; and 

(3) the minimum number of private home detention monitors that shall be on duty in relation to the number of defendants being monitored. 

(b)  In general.- The Secretary shall: 

(1) maintain a roster of licensed private home detention monitoring agencies that includes: 

(i) a telephone number at which a person who operates a licensed private home detention monitoring agency can be reached during normal business hours; and 

(ii) a telephone or pager number at which a person who operates a licensed private home detention monitoring agency can be reached during nonbusiness hours; 

(2) annually disseminate the roster of licensed private home detention monitoring agencies to: 

(i) the administrative judge for the District Court in each district; 

(ii) the administrative judge for the circuit court in each county; and 

(iii) the Administrative Office of the Courts; and 

(3) notify the agencies listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection when the license of a private home detention monitoring agency is suspended or revoked. 
 

[1998, ch. 331.]