Also throughout this article, for accuracy, references to "compensation" are
substituted for former references to "salary" when referring to remuneration that is
provided to an individual in the State budget. The term "compensation" is substituted
for the term "salary" to include nonsalary benefits that are provided in the State
budget (e.g., retirement and health care benefits). These substitutions do not make
substantive changes in law because references to "compensation" in these contexts
are always restricted by the phrase "as provided in the State budget".

Also throughout this article, for clarity and consistency, references to "the
public" or "members of the public" are substituted for former references such as
"Maryland's citizens", "the citizens of this State", and "the State's citizens" because
the meaning of the word "citizen" in these contexts is unclear.

Also throughout this article, references to the "chairperson" and "vice
chairperson" are substituted for former references to the "chairman" and "vice
chairman", respectively, because § 2-1238 of the State Government Article requires,
to the extent practicable, the use of words that are neutral as to gender.

' Also throughout this article, for consistency with other revised articles of the
Code, the requirement that a document be "verified" is substituted for former
requirements that a document be "signed and sworn to" or be "sworn to". See
generally CA §§ 1-301(a)(4) and (b)(2), 1-302, 2-513(b), 4-404(b), 5-309(b)(2), and
6-416(b), EN §§ 1-201, 5-513, 14-118, and 15-523(a), FI § 1-202, HG § 1-201, HO §
1-201, and IN § 8-438(b). The meaning of the requirement that a document be
"verified" is set forth in § 1-201 of this article.

In some instances, the staff of the Department of Legislative Services may
create "Special Revisor's Notes" to reflect the substantive effect of legislation enacted
during the 1999 Session on some provisions of this article.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 10 - Legal Officials

40A. RESUME OF FACTS AND EVIDENCE.

THE STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR A COUNTY SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE
DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION AND THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION A
RESUME OF THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN EACH CASE TRIED IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH:

(1) THE DEFENDANT WAS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT FOR 18
MONTHS OR MORE; AND

(2) THE DIVISION DID NOT PREPARE A PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION

REPORT,

REVISOR'S NOTE: Chapter 54, Acts of 1999, which enacted the Correctional
Services Article, also enacted this section, which is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 41, § 4-610, as it required
State's Attorneys to prepare certain reports.