Section 3-901 - Custody. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-901. Custody.
 

(a)  Duties of judge.- Whenever an individual is sentenced to death, the judge of the court where the conviction takes place shall cause the individual to be taken into custody by the sheriff of the county in which the individual was indicted. 

(b)  Duties of sheriff.-  

(1) While the inmate is in the custody of the sheriff, the sheriff shall: 

(i) hold the inmate under guard as the sheriff determines to be necessary; and 

(ii) keep the inmate in solitary confinement in the same manner as is required when the inmate is in the custody of the Division. 

(2) As soon as possible, the sheriff shall deliver the inmate to the Division to await the execution of the inmate's sentence. 

(c)  Expenses.- The expenses of the Division relating to the detention of an inmate under sentence of death, including the expenses of guarding, lodging, feeding, clothing, and caring for the inmate, may not be assessed against, billed to, or paid by the county in which the inmate was indicted. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 74, 76, 628; 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]