Section 11-503 - Diminution credits - Presentence confinement - Good conduct. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-503. Diminution credits - Presentence confinement - Good conduct.
 

(a)  In general.- An inmate shall be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the inmate's term of confinement for each calendar month of presentence confinement during which the inmate: 

(1) does not violate the rules of discipline; and 

(2) labors with diligence and fidelity when the opportunity for labor is available. 

(b)  Method of calculation.- The deductions described in this section shall: 

(1) begin on the day the inmate arrives at the local correctional facility; 

(2) be made on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month of presentence confinement during which the inmate is committed to the local correctional facility; and 

(3) cease on the day the inmate is: 

(i) sentenced to a local correctional facility; 

(ii) committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction; or 

(iii) released. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 704A(c); 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]