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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 118

Corrections — Presentence Investigations

FOR the purpose of requiring that prior to defendants
being sentenced by certain courts, presentence
investigations be completed in certain criminal
proceedings, unless the court orders to the
contrary.

BY adding to

Article 41 — Governor — Executive and

Administrative Departments
Section 124(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 124(c) be and it is hereby
added to Article 41 — Governor — Executive and
Administrative Departments, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) to
read as follows:

Article 4 1 — Governor — Executive and

Administrative Departments

124.

(C) PRIOR TO THE SENTENCE BY THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
ANY COUNTY OR THE SUPREME BENCH OF BALTIMORE CITY TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION OF A DEFENDANT
CONVICTED OF A FELONY, OR THE REFERRAL OF ANY DEFENDANT
TO THE PATUXENT INSTITUTION, A PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION
SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND
PROBATION AND CONSIDERED BY THE COURT, UNLESS THE COURT
SPECIFICALLY ORDERS TO THE CONTRARY IN A PARTICULAR CASE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved April 13, 1976.

CHAPTER 119

(Senate Bill 57)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Commission on the Status of Women

FOR the purpose of changing the title of Article 49C of
the Annotated Code of Maryland: changing the name of