Sec. 14-143. Definitions
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-143 (2026)
Sec. 14-143. DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
For purposes of this Division, the following words and phrases shall mean:
(1)
Chief of Police means the Chief of Police for the Prince George's County Police Department or designee.
(2)
Confining authority means any private entity doing business in the County that has been ordered or directed by a court to retain residential custody of an offender as a result of the conviction of the offender.
(3)
Convicted includes a probation before judgement and a finding of not criminally responsible for an offense or any other court disposition from any jurisdiction which requires residential custody.
(4)
Offender means an adult who has been convicted of a crime or a juvenile who has been adjudicated as a delinquent child and who has been remanded to the custody of a confining authority.