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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 208
(House Bill 231)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 645K
of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Em-
ployment of Prisoners," relating generally to the duties of the
Department of Parole and Probation when a judge in imposing
sentence prescribes that the convicted person may continue his
regular employment or obtain new employment while serving the
term of his sentence.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 645K of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1967 Replacement Volume), title "Crimes and Punishments,"
subtitle "Employment of Prisoners," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

645K.

Court may prescribe continuation of regular employment or new
employment; [sheriff's duties] - duties of Department of Parole and
Probation.

Whenever a person shall be convicted of crime and sentenced to
imprisonment in any county, town or city jail by the circuit court
for the counties to which this subtitle applies, the judge imposing
sentence may prescribe that insofar as possible the person may con-
tinue his regular employment or obtain new employment while
serving the term of his sentence, AND THE JUDGE SHALL DESIG-
NATE EITHER THE SHERIFF OR THE DEPARTMENT OF
PAROLE AND PROBATION TO SUPERVISE, ARRANGE FOR
OR OBTAIN SUCH EMPLOYMENT.

If A convicted person has been regularly employed the [sheriff] OR
THE Department of Parole and Probation shall arrange for a contin-
uation of said work insofar as possible without interruption. The
[Sheriff] OR THE Department of Parole and Probation shall make
every effort to secure some suitable employment for the prisoner if he
is not employed in any job. The [sheriff] OR THE Department of
Parole and Probation shall try to obtain employment for the prisoner
paying a fair and reasonable wage, and the prisoner shall work at fair
and reasonable employment and hours per day and per week.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.