WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 639

(B)     THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE
AGE OF 21 YEARS WHO IS SENTENCED TO A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF 3 YEARS OR
MORE FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE BY A CIRCUIT COURT OR THE DISTRICT COURT.

(C)     A COURT MAY, AT SENTENCING, ORDER THAT: AN INDIVIDUAL BE
REFERRED TO THE PATUXENT INSTITUTION FOR EVALUATION.

(1) THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION DETERMINE WHETHER THE
DIVISION OF CORRECTION RECOMMENDS A TRANSFER OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE
MARYLAND YOUTH PROGRAM; OR

(2) A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS
SENTENCED DETERMINE WHETHER THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
RECOMMENDS A TRANSFER OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE MARYLAND YOUTH
PROGRAM.

(D) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MARYLAND YOUTH
PROGRAM FROM THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION OR A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY UNLESS:

(1) THE TRANSFER IS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIVISION OF
CORRECTION OR A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; AND

(2) THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE
MARYLAND YOUTH PROGRAM.

(E) (D) WHENEVER AN INDIVIDUAL IS APPROVED FOR TRANSFER TO THE
PROGRAM UNDER THIS SECTION, THE DURATION OF AN APPROVED THE TRANSFER
TO THE PATUXENT INSTITUTION SHALL TERMINATE ON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF
THE FOLLOWING:

(1)      THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND YOUTH PROGRAM PATUXENT
INSTITUTION ORDERS THE INDIVIDUAL RETURNED TRANSFERRED TO THE
DIVISION OF CORRECTION OR THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY;

(2)      WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, THE INDIVIDUAL IS ORDERED PAROLED BY THE
MARYLAND PAROLE COMMISSION; PATUXENT INSTITUTION BOARD OF REVIEW; OR

(3)      THE INDIVIDUAL'S TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IS COMPLETED AS
PROVIDED BY LAW; OR

(4)      THE INDIVIDUAL REACHES THE AGE OF 25 YEARS.

(F) (1)         (E) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE DIVISION

OF CORRECTION TO THE MARYLAND YOUTH PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMMITTED TO, AND REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF, THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION PATUXENT INSTITUTION.

(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS TRANSFERRED FROM A LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO THE MARYLAND YOUTH PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMMITTED TO, AND REMAIN
SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF, THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

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