Section 7-601 - Power of Governor. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-601. Power of Governor.
 

(a)  In general.- On giving the notice required by the Maryland Constitution, the Governor may: 

(1) commute or change a sentence of death into a period of confinement that the Governor considers expedient; 

(2) pardon an individual convicted of a crime subject to any conditions the Governor requires; or 

(3) remit any part of a sentence of imprisonment subject to any conditions the Governor requires, without the remission operating as a full pardon. 

(b)  Written order.-  

(1) A pardon or commutation of sentence shall be evidenced by a written executive order signed by the Governor under the great seal. 

(2) An order granting a pardon or conditional pardon shall clearly indicate on its face whether it is a partial or full pardon. 

(c)  Presumption of valid conviction.- There is a presumption that the grantee of a pardon was lawfully and properly convicted of a crime against the State unless the order granting the pardon states that the grantee has been shown conclusively to have been convicted in error. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, §§ 4-501(1)-(4), 4-513; 1999, ch. 54, § 2; 2007, ch. 5, § 7.]