ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 370

(iii) The supervisor of the program may assist in the financial
management of the inmate's other bills and debts.

(iv) The supervisor of the program shall:

1.       credit to the inmate's account any remaining balance; and

2.       pay the balance in the inmate's account to the inmate on
final release from confinement.

(6)     An inmate employed in the community under this subsection is not
an agent or employee of the County, the Sheriff, any judicial officer, or any public
officer of the County.

(7)     An inmate who violates a trust or a condition that the supervisor
establishes for conduct and employment is subject to:

(i) removal from the program; and

(ii) cancellation of any earned diminution of the inmate's term of
confinement.

(c)      (1) In this subsection, "Program" means the Community Services
Alternative Sentencing Program.

(2)     There is a Community Services Alternative Sentencing Program in
the County Department of Public Safety.

(3)     The Program shall administer community service projects for
individuals who are convicted of an offense and are referred to the Program by a
court.

(4)     The County Commissioners may charge a reasonable fee to
individuals who participate in the Program to help defray Program expenses.

(d)     (1) (i) An individual who is sentenced to participate in the substance
abuse treatment program at the County treatment facility shall pay a per diem fee in
an amount that the court determines to cover food, lodging, clothing, and other
expenses incidental to participation in the treatment program.

(ii) A court may waive part or all of the fee based on an individual's
ability to pay.

(2) The County attorney may bring a civil action to collect any arrearage
incidental to the per diem charge that remains unpaid 30 days after the individual's
discharge from the County treatment facility.

(E) (1) THE SHERIFF MAY:

(I)      ESTABLISH A PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAM THAT OFFERS
ALTERNATIVES TO PRETRIAL DETENTION; AND

(II)     ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.

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