Ch, 716                                    1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

DURING WHICH THE PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AND A TERM DURING WHICH
THE PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE
CONSIDERATION UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AFTER THE PERSON HAS
SERVED THE GREATER OF:

(I) ONE HALF OF THE AGGREGATE TERMS SENTENCED! OR

(II) A PERIOD OF TIME EQUAL TO THE TERM DURING WHICH THE
PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.

(D) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person
who has been sentenced to life imprisonment is not eligible for parole consideration until
the person has served 15 years or the equal of 15 years when considering the allowances
for diminution of period of confinement provided for in Article 27, § 700 and Article 27,
§ 638C, of the Code.

(2) A person who has been sentenced to life imprisonment as a result of a
proceeding under Article 27, § 413 is not eligible for parole consideration until the person
has served 25 years or the equal of 25 years when considering the allowances for
diminution of period of confinement provided for in Article 27, § 700 and Article 27, §
638C. of the Code.

(3) (i) If a person is sentenced to imprisonment for life without the
possibility of parole under Article 27, § 412 or § 413 of the Code, the person is not eligible
for parole consideration and may not be granted parole at any time during the term of the
sentence.

(ii) Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed to restrict
the authority of the Governor to pardon or remit any part of a sentence under the
provisions of § 4-513 of this article.                                                                                     

(4) If eligible for parole under this subsection, an inmate serving a term of
life imprisonment and a person serving a term of life imprisonment who is confined at
Patuxent Institution as on eligible person shall only be paroled with the approval of the
Governor.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a Task Force on Parole
Violators shall be established for the purpose of developing guidelines to be used by the
Parole Commission when it considers the appropriate penalty for various parole
violations. The Task Force shall consist of the following members: (1) one member of the
House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; (2) one member of the
Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; (3) a representative of the Governor's
office; (4) a representative of the Division of Correction; and (5) a representative of the
Parole Commission. The Task Force shall submit its proposed guidelines to the Governor,
and, subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on or
before December 31, 1995.                                                                                                   

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.                                                                                                                 

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