WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 5

(3)  A conditional pardon is an act of clemency. It
is a pardon, the legal operation of which is dependent upon the
performance of such conditions precedent or subsequent, as the
Governor may specify in the written order. The order shall
likewise show whether the pardon is a partial or a full pardon.

(4)  A commutation of sentence is an act of clemency,
evidenced by a written executive order signed by the Governor
under the great seal, ordering that the grantee shall suffer a
lesser penalty for his offense than that imposed upon him by the
court in which he was convicted. A commutation may be absolute
or made to depend for its effectiveness upon the compliance with
such conditions, precedent or subsequent, as the Governor may
provide in the written order.

(5)  A parole is a conditional release from
imprisonment, granted by the Maryland Parole Commission to any of
certain classes of prisoners in any adult penal or correctional
institution of this State, in the manner provided for in this
[subheading] SUBTITLE. A parole shall be evidenced by an order
in writing, and entitles the recipient thereof to leave the
institution in which he was imprisoned, and to serve the
remainder of his term outside the confines thereof if he shall
satisfactorily comply with all the terms and conditions provided
in the parole order. Each such paroled prisoner shall be deemed
to remain in legal custody until the expiration of his full,
undiminished term; and upon having violated the conditions of his
parole, shall be remanded to the institution from which he was
paroled.

(6)  Probation is the conditional exemption from
imprisonment allowed any prisoner by suspension of sentence in
the circuit court for any county of this State. The condition of
any order of probation shall be determined solely by the judge
granting the same.

(7)  "Predetermined parole release agreement" means an
agreement between the Commissioner of Correction, the Maryland
Parole Commission, and an inmate for the release on parole of the
inmate at a predetermined time if, during the period of his
confinement, he fulfills the conditions specified in the
agreement.

(8)   "Commission" means the Maryland Parole
Commission.

(9)  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
Correction.

(10)   "Department" means the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services.

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