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SENATE BILL 260
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 123
By: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request – Departmental – Public
Safety and Correctional Services)
Requested: September 12, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 12, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Division of Parole and Probation – Criteria for Earned Compliance Credit – 2
Exception for Supervision Fees 3
FOR the purpose of altering a certain condition regarding the payment of certain 4
restitution, fines, and fees that a certain supervised individual must satisfy to accrue 5
certain earned compliance credit while under the supervision of the Division of 6
Parole and Probation in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 7
and generally relating to individuals under the supervision of the Division of Parole 8
and Probation. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Correctional Services 11
Section 6–117(a)(1) and (4) and 7–702(a), (b), and (c)(1) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
Article – Correctional Services 16
Section 6–117(a)(3) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20 2 SENATE BILL 260
Article – Criminal Procedure 1
Section 6–226(a), (b), and (c)(1) 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 4
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
Article – Correctional Services 7
6–117. 8
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
(3) “Earned compliance credit” means a 20–day reduction from the period 10
of active supervision of the supervised individual for every month that a supervised 11
individual: 12
(i) exhibits compliance with the conditions and goals of the 13
supervised individual’s probation, parole, or mandatory release supervision, as determined 14
by the Department; 15
(ii) has no new arrests; 16
(iii) has not violated any conditions of no contact imposed on the 17
supervised individual; 18
(iv) EXCEPT FOR A MONTHLY SUPERVISION FEE IMPOSED 19
UNDER § 7–702 OF THIS ARTICLE OR § 6–226 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 20
ARTICLE, is current on court ordered payments for restitution, fines, and fees relating to 21
the offense for which earned compliance credits are being accrued; and 22
(v) is current in completing any community supervision 23
requirements included in the conditions of the supervised individual’s probation, parole, or 24
mandatory release supervision. 25
(4) (i) “Supervised individual” means an individual placed on probation 26
by a court or serving a period of parole or mandatory release supervision after release from 27
a correctional facility. 28
(ii) “Supervised individual” does not include: 29
1. a person incarcerated, on probation, or convicted in this 30
State for a crime of violence; 31
2. a person incarcerated, on probation, or convicted in this 32
State for a crime under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article; 33 SENATE BILL 260 3
3. a person incarcerated, on probation, or convicted in this 1
State for a violation of § 2–503, §§ 5–612 through 5–614, § 5–627, or § 5–628 of the Criminal 2
Law Article; 3
4. a person registered or eligible for registration under Title 4
11, Subtitle 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article; 5
5. a person who was convicted in any other jurisdiction of a 6
crime and the person’s supervision was transferred to this State; or 7
6. a person who was convicted in this State of a crime and 8
the person’s supervision was transferred to another state. 9
7–702. 10
(a) In this section, “supervisee” means an individual supervised by the Division 11
of Parole and Probation for the Commission. 12
(b) Unless a supervisee is exempted by the Commission under subsection (d) of 13
this section, the Commission shall assess a monthly fee of $50 as a condition of supervision 14
for each supervisee. 15
(c) (1) The fee assessed under subsection (b) of this section shall be paid to the 16
Division of Parole and Probation. 17
Article – Criminal Procedure 18
6–226. 19
(a) In this section, “supervisee” means a person that the court places under the 20
supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation. 21
(b) Unless the supervisee is exempt under subsection (d) of this section, the court 22
shall impose a monthly fee of $50 on a supervisee. 23
(c) (1) The fee imposed under this section shall be paid to the Division of 24
Parole and Probation. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
October 1, 2024. 27