Section 9-609 - Release date; Saturday, Sunday or holiday. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-609. Release date; Saturday, Sunday or holiday.
 

(a)  In general.- Whenever a date of release from confinement in a State correctional facility is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the inmate shall be released on the first preceding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. 

(b)  Regulations.- The Commissioner of Correction shall adopt regulations: 

(1) establishing a release plan for inmates upon release from confinement in a State correctional facility to help identify resources to assist inmates following release, including the provision of transportation from the facility for an inmate upon release; and 

(2) implementing the provisions of § 9-609.1 of this subtitle concerning issuance of an identification card to inmates on release from confinement in a State correctional facility. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 633A; 1999, ch. 54, § 2; 2004, ch. 15; 2009, ch. 215.]