2290                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                         Ch. 342

the escape. A sentence imposed under this subsection may not be
suspended.

(2) An institution or agency that operates under the
authority of the Juvenile Services Administration and treats
children who are adjudicated delinquent is a place of confinement
for the purpose of this section. However, for an escape from a
juvenile institution or agency that does not involve an assault,
the sentence may not exceed confinement for 3 years.

(b) An escapee who is convicted under this section is
liable for all expenses incurred in the return of the escapee to
the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction, STATE
PENITENTIARY, OR A JAIL, HOUSE OF CORRECTION, REFORMATORY,
STATION HOUSE, OTHER PLACE OF CONFINEMENT IN THIS STATE, OR THE
DRUG ABUSE ADMINISTRATION. The Commissioner, SHERIFF, OR
DIRECTOR OF THE APPROPRIATE FACILITY shall notify the returned
escapee of any charges. A hearing shall be granted to any
returned escapee who wishes to challenge the reasonableness of
the charges. The Commissioner, SHERIFF, OR DIRECTOR OF THE
APPROPRIATE FACILITY of Correction may establish appropriate
rules, regulations, and procedures for charging an escapee with
expenses, collecting those expenses, and for hearings to
challenge those expenses.

(C)(1) AN ESCAPEE FROM THE BALTIMORE COUNTY DETENTION
CENTER IS LIABLE FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN HIS RETURN TO THE
FACILITY.

(2) THE SHERIFF MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY
FOR CHARGING AN ESCAPEE:

(I) WITH EXPENSES;

(II) WITH COLLECTION OF THOSE EXPENSES; AND

(III) FOR CONDUCT OF ANY HEARING IN WHICH THERE
WAS A CHALLENGE TO THE EXPENSES AND THEIR CALCULATION.

(3) THE SHERIFF SHALL NOTIFY AN ESCAPEE OF THE
CHARGES.

(4) A HEARING SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY ESCAPEE WHO
CHALLENGES THE REASONABLENESS OR LEGITIMACY OF ANY CHARGES.

[(c)] (D) A person who aids in the escape of the
individual under this section is guilty of a felony and on
conviction by the circuit court for the county in which the
escape takes place is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10
years.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.