Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 21. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 4 of
this Act shall take effect October 1, 1988.

SECTION 22. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of
this Act shall take effect January 1, 1989.

SECTION 23. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of
this Act shall remain effective until October 1, 1991. At the
end of October 1, 1991, and with no further action required by
the General Assembly, Section 3 of this Act shall be abrogated
and of no further force and effect.

Approved March 9, 1989.

CHAPTER 6

(Senate Bill 332)

AN ACT concerning

Patuxent Institution - Organization and Procedures
- Annual Report

FOR the purpose of altering the criteria for eligibility for
incarceration at Patuxent Institution; amending the purpose
of the Institution; eliminating the Board of Patuxent
Institution and requiring the Governor to appoint a
citizen's advisory board; requiring the Secretary of Public
Safety and Correctional Services to adopt certain
regulations pertaining to Patuxent Institution; altering the
membership, terms of office, and procedures of the Patuxent
Institution Board of Review; requiring notice to certain
victims before an inmate may be given work release, parole,
or leave from Patuxent Institution; defining certain terms;
requiring the Board of Review to give the victim a
reasonable opportunity to comment on parole; requiring the
Board of Review to delete the victim's address and phone
number before examination of any document by the inmate
eligible person or the eligible person's representative;
authorizing the victim to designate, in writing to the Board
of Review, a representative of the victim; requiring certain
inmates to serve certain minimum terms before being eligible
for parole from Patuxent Institution; prohibiting parole
from the Institution without the approval of the Secretary
of Public Safety and Correctional Services; providing
certain penalties for committing certain violations while on
work release, leave, or parole; requiring the Director of
the Patuxent Institution to issue certain annual reports on

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