As to the deletion of the former reference to "rules", see General Revisor's
Note to this article.

Defined terms: "Office" § 10-201
"Secretary" § 1-101

10-205. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS.

(A) REQUIRED.

THE OFFICE SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ALL COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO THE
OFFICE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE AND THE DISPOSITION OF EACH COMPLAINT.

(B) PUBLIC INSPECTION.

THE RECORD SHALL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING REGULAR
BUSINESS HOURS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 41, § 4-102.1(h).

In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to "[t]he Office" keeping a
record of all complaints is added to state expressly that which was only
implied in the former law.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the phrase "submitted to the Office
under this subtitle" is added to state expressly that which was only implied
in the former law.

Defined term: "Office" § 10-201
10-206. SUBMISSION OF COMPLAINT TO INMATE GRIEVANCE OFFICE.

(A) AUTHORIZED.

SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, IF AN INDIVIDUAL CONFINED
IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION, OTHERWISE IN
THE CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, OR CONFINED IN THE
PATUXENT INSTITUTION HAS A GRIEVANCE AGAINST AN OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF
THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION OR THE PATUXENT INSTITUTION, THE INDIVIDUAL
MAY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE WITHIN THE TIME AND IN THE MANNER
REQUIRED BY REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE OFFICE.

(B) EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES.

IF THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION OR THE PATUXENT INSTITUTION HAS A
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO THE PARTICULAR GRIEVANCE OF AN
INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AND THE OFFICE
CONSIDERS THE PROCEDURE TO BE REASONABLE AND FAIR, THE OFFICE, BY
REGULATION, MAY REQUIRE THAT THE PROCEDURE BE EXHAUSTED BEFORE
SUBMISSION OF A COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 41, § 4-102.1(c).