THE COUNTY ROADS AUTHORITY MAY EMPLOY ON THE PUBLIC ROADS OF THE
COUNTY MALE INMATES WHO HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO TERMS OF
IMPRISONMENT IN A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE COUNTY WHO THE
COUNTY ROADS AUTHORITY FINDS ARE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO PERFORM THE WORK.

(B) SHERIFF OR CUSTODIAN TO PROVIDE INMATES.

ON THE WRITTEN ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF A COUNTY, THE MANAGING OFFICIAL OF A LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE COUNTY SHALL SEND, UNDER A COMPETENT
GUARD, THE NUMBER OF ABLE-BODIED INMATES WHO HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO
TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT IN THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY THAT THE
COUNTY REQUIRES, TO WORK ON PUBLIC ROADS OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE
ADJACENT LAND AREAS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IN THE COUNTY, OR IN ANY
QUARRY, PIT, OR YARD IN PREPARING MATERIALS FOR USE ON PUBLIC ROADS OF
THE COUNTY.

CO TRANSPORTING, GUARDING, AND PROVIDING FOR CARE OF INMATES.

WHILE EMPLOYING INMATES AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
COUNTY ROADS AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE GUARDING, TRANSPORTING,
LODGING, FEEDING, AND MEDICAL CARE OF THE INMATES.

(D) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.

THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY SHALL REIMBURSE THE MANAGING
OFFICIAL OUT OF THE COUNTY FUND FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN
TRANSPORTING THE INMATES TO AND FROM THE WORK SITE AND IN PROPERLY
GUARDING THE INMATES AT THE WORK SITE WHILE AT WORK UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF A COUNTY ROAD REPRESENTATIVE AND UNDER THE REGULATIONS
THAT THE MANAGING OFFICIAL CONSIDERS NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND
SAFE CUSTODY OF THE INMATES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, §§ 644 and 712.

In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to any county "in the State of
Maryland" is deleted as surplusage. See § 1-101 of this article for the
definition of "county".

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former reference to employment
"as a convict road force" is deleted as surplusage.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the reference to inmates who have
been sentenced to terms "of imprisonment" is added to state expressly that
which was only implied in the former reference to "terms". See General
Revisor's Note to this article. This addition clarifies that this section does
not apply to inmates who are confined in a local correctional facility in a
pretrial or pre-sentence status.

The Correctional Services Article Review Committee notes, for
consideration by the General Assembly, that the reference to "male"