796                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 392

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 22, 1970

CHAPTER 392
(House Bill 1474)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 12 and
13 (b) of Article 31B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition, 1967 Replacement Volume, 1969 Supplement), title "De-
fective Delinquents," subtitle "Institutional Board of Review"; to
provide that during vacancies in certain positions on the Board
of Review, "substitute members from the staff of the Institution
may be appointed; and to eliminate certain necessary language
regarding the method of review and reexamination by the Insti-
tutional Board of Review.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 12 and 13 (b) of Article 31B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1967 Replacement Volume, 1969 Sup-
plement), title "Defective Delinquents," subtitle "Institutional Board
of Review," be and they are hereby repealed and reenacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

12.

The Institutional Board of Review shall consist of the Director,
the three Associate Directors, the Professor of the University of
Maryland School of Law who is a member of the Advisory Board,
either of the members of the Maryland bar who are members of the
Advisory Board, and a sociologist to be appointed by the Board of
Patuxent Institution from the faculty of an accredited institution
of higher education in Maryland. Four members, including either
the Professor of Law or one of the members of the bar who is a
member of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum. The
Board of Patuxent Institution if the position of Director is vacant,
or the Director if a position of Associate Director is vacant, shall
appoint from the staff of the Institution a substitute member of the
Institutional Board of Review to serve during the vacancy.

13.

(b) The Institutional Board of Review shall review and thor-
oughly reexamine every person held in custodial care as a defective
delinquent, not less frequently that once in every calendar year.
Such review and reexamination shall be to determine whether such
person shall remain classified as a defective delinquent [, and in
making such determination the Board shall assemble such informa-
tion, use such tests and follow such procedures as then are being
utilized [in the first instance by the institution for defective delin-
quents] to indicate the presence of defective delinquency]. The
Board shall make a recommendation for the future status and treat-
ment of each person so reviewed and reexamined, in writing, and a