Ch. 5

LAWS OF MARYLAND

instrumentality of public transportation that is occupied by one
or more persons is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred
DOLLARS ($500.00), or to undergo imprisonment not exceeding one
(1) year or both, at the discretion of the court.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted word in Article 27, § 111B.

Occurred: Ch. 372, Acts of 1969.

139.

(a)  (1) If any individual who is legally detained in the
State penitentiary or a jail, house of correction, reformatory,
station house, or other place of confinement in this State or who
is committed to the [Drug Abuse Administration] ALCOHOL AND DRUG
ABUSE ADMINISTRATION for examination or inpatient treatment
escapes, the individual is guilty of a felony and on conviction
by the circuit court for the county in which the escape takes
place, is subject to confinement in the State penitentiary or a
jail or house of correction for an additional period not
exceeding 10 years. The sentence imposed under this subsection
shall be consecutive to any sentence which was being served at
the time of the escape, or any sentence which had been imposed
but was not yet being served at the time of sentencing on the
escape. A sentence imposed under this subsection may not be
suspended.

(b)  An escapee who is convicted under subsection (a)(1) of
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] ALCOHOL AND 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
may establish appropriate rules, regulations, and procedures for
charging an escapee with expenses, collecting those expenses, and
for hearings to challenge those expenses.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete terminology in Article 27, §
139(a)(1) and (b).

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 758, Acts of 1988, which
combines the former Drug Abuse Administration with the

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