HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1947

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 704

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 704A and 709

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 70C

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and punishments

Section 704 and 705D.4.

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

704.

[(a) There is hereby created within the Department of
Correction the position of jail programming and inspection
officer. The officer shall have the powers and duties
specified in this section. He shall have the salary
specified in the annual State budget.

(b) It shall be the duty of the officer to submit to
the department for approval certain regulations covering
minimum standards for jails and other places used for the
detention or confinement of offenders against the laws of
this State. Such standards shall include but not be
exclusive of such items as security precautions, housing and
sanitation facilities, food services, custodial personnel
and administrative reporting, including periodic prisoner
population and status reports to State's attorneys and
judges. Such regulations and standards may from time to
time be changed or amended by the officer with the approval
of the department. Copies of all regulations and standards
and changes thereto shall be furnished to every interested
person at no charge.