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Ch. 4 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(4) hear exceptions to recommendations of a hearing examiner or a
commissioner acting as a hearing examiner;
(5) review summarily all recommendations of a hearing examiner or a
commissioner acting as a hearing examiner to which an exception has not been filed;
(6) hear a case for parole in absentia when an individual who was
sentenced in this State to serve a term of imprisonment is in a correctional facility of a
jurisdiction other than this State;
(7) hear cases of parole revocation; and
(8) if delegated by the Governor, hear cases involving an alleged violation
of a conditional pardon.
(b) (1) (i) The Commission may negotiate, enter into, and sign a
predetermined parole release agreement with the Commissioner of Correction and an
inmate under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(ii) The agreement may provide for the release of the inmate on
parole at a predetermined time if, during the inmate's term of confinement, the inmate
participates in the programs designated by the Commission and fulfills any other
conditions specified in the agreement.
(2) This subsection does not affect any diminution of an inmate's term of
confinement awarded under Title 3, Subtitle 7 and §§ 9-506 and 9-513 of this article.
(c) Each commissioner has visitorial powers over any correctional facility in
which an individual is confined on a criminal charge, whether the correctional facility
is operated by the State or by a county or municipal corporation of the State.
(d) As necessary to carry out its duties, the Commission may:
(1) issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses;
(2) administer oaths; and
(3) examine witnesses under oath, including any inmate who is confined
in a correctional facility operated by the State or by a county or municipal corporation
of the State.
(e) (1) A person who is personally served with a subpoena and who fails to
appear or refuses to testify before the Commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $100.
(2) The fine imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid
into the General Fund of the State.
(f) A witness who makes a false statement relating to a matter that is material
to the Commission's inquiry while testifying before the Commission is guilty of perjury
and on conviction is subject to the penalty of § 9-101 of the Criminal Law Article.
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