Section 7-501 - Release on mandatory supervision. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-501. Release on mandatory supervision.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Division of Correction shall grant a conditional release from confinement to an inmate who: 

(1) is serving a term of confinement of more than 18 months; 

(2) was sentenced on or after July 2, 1970, to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction; and 

(3) has served the term or terms, less diminution credit awarded under Title 3, Subtitle 7 and Title 11, Subtitle 5 of this article. 

(b)  Eligibility requirements.- An inmate convicted of a violent crime committed on or after October 1, 2009, is not eligible for a conditional release under this section until after the inmate becomes eligible for parole under § 7-301(c) or (d) of this title. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 4-501(13); 1999, ch. 54, § 2; ch. 69; 2009, chs. 583, 584, 729.]