[(j)] (I) A participant employed in the community under this section is not an
agent or employee of Baltimore County, the Administrator, any judicial officer, or any
other public officer of the County or State.

[(k)] (J) The Administrator may charge a participant a reasonable fee in an
amount not to exceed the actual costs incurred by the county for food, travel, and
other expenses related to the participant's participation in the work release program.

[(l)] (K) (1) The Administrator may establish and administer a home
detention program.

(2) If the Administrator establishes a home detention program, the
Administrator:

(i) shall establish eligibility criteria for participation in the

program; and

(ii) for each participant, shall establish a home detention plan that
includes the terms and conditions of the home detention.

[(m)] (L) (1) Participation in the home detention program is a privilege
authorized by court.

(2) This section does not create a right to participate in the home
detention program or to remain in the program after the participant has been
suspended or removed from the program.

[(n)](M) The Administrator may recommend to a court that an individual
participate in the home detention program if:

(1) the individual has applied to participate in the program;

(2)  except for a violation of the Transportation Article or. other traffic law
or ordinance for which a penalty of incarceration is not authorized, the individual has
no other charges pending in any municipal corporation, county, or state; and

(3) the Administrator has approved the application.

[(o)] (N) If the Administrator recommends participation in the home detention
program, a court may authorize an individual to participate in the program:

(1) after imposing a sentence; or

(2) at any time during the individual's confinement.

[(p)] (O) (1) The Administrator may suspend or remove a participant from
the home detention program:

(i) at any time;

(ii) without prior approval from the court; and

(iii) for any reason that the Administrator determines.