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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 546

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 645W(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

645W.

(a) [When a person is detained in or sentenced to the
Baltimore City Jail, the warden, if approved by the judge
ordering the confinement or, if he is unable to act, then any
other judge of the committing court, at any time during the
period of confinement, in accordance with such programs as are
available, may prescribe that the person] (1) AT ANY TIME DURING
A PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE, THE WARDEN OF THE BALTIMORE CITY JAIL MAY PRESCRIBE
THAT (I) A PERSON SENTENCED TO THE BALTIMORE CITY JAIL, OR (II) A
PERSON DETAINED IN THE BALTIMORE CITY JAIL IF APPROVED BY THE
JUDGE ORDERING THE CONFINEMENT, OR IF HE IS UNABLE TO ACT THEN
ANY OTHER JUDGE OF THE COMMITTING COURT, may continue his regular
employment, obtain new employment, participate in a training or
rehabilitation program, or attend educational institutions,
during the period of custody.

(2)  A prisoner in a prescribed program pursuant to
this section shall be confined in jail or held in custody between
program hours or periods unless the JUDGE ORDERING THE
CONFINEMENT, OR IF HE IS UNABLE TO ACT, ANY OTHER JUDGE OF THE
COMMITTING court directs otherwise.

(3)  The warden may contract, subject to the procedure
for contracting by agencies of Baltimore City and the
availability of funds, for halfway houses or other suitable
housing facilities for those prisoners whom the court directs may
be housed therein.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 28, 1985.