Section 11-407 - Inmates - Compensation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-407. Inmates - Compensation.
 

(a)  Authority of governing body.- The governing body shall determine if an inmate shall be compensated for work performed by the inmate. 

(b)  Manner of compensation.- If a governing body determines that an inmate shall be compensated as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the governing body shall determine whether the inmate's compensation shall be: 

(1) paid to the inmate during the inmate's term of confinement; 

(2) withheld until the inmate's term of confinement expires; or 

(3) paid periodically to an inmate's dependent family. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 25, §§ 129, 131; 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]