Section 6-211 - Adoption of voluntary guidelines. - Maryland Statutes

§ 6-211. Adoption of voluntary guidelines.
 

(a)  Adoption by Commission.- Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall adopt as regulations sentencing guidelines and any changes to those sentencing guidelines, subject to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article. 

(b)  Regulations to be voluntary.- Regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section are voluntary sentencing guidelines that a court need not follow. 

(c)  Effective date of guidelines.- A change to the sentencing guidelines takes effect on the day that the regulation takes effect as provided under Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 21-106(f); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.]