# Sec. 7-503. Purposes and Duties

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.

## Sec. 7-503. Purposes and Duties

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 7-503 (2026)

(a) The purposes and duties of the Intermediate Sanctions Policy Board shall be to:

  (1) Develop intermediate sanctions programs;

  (2) Establish and review policy guidelines for intermediate sanctions programs; and

  (3) Evaluate the effectiveness of intermediate sanctions programs.

(b) The Board shall determine the scope and objectives for a pretrial diversionary program which includes the provision of substance abuse evaluation and treatment by public and private providers to nonviolent criminal defendants and youth adjudicated delinquent or pending adjudication and to develop recommendations and policies for the operations of the program.

  (1) The Board shall develop policy guidelines for the regulation of public and private providers of court-ordered or court-referred drug treatment programs.

  (2) The Board shall develop operational standards for drug treatment programs which receive referrals from the Courts.

  (3) The Board shall evaluate and recommend to the Courts drug treatment methodologies which are designed to reduce the risk of future criminal conduct by persons referred for treatment.

  (4) The Board shall develop criteria for evaluating potential candidates and policies and procedures for program participants.

  (5) The Board shall develop criteria for uniform sanctions for diverted persons who violate terms of pretrial diversion and conditions of probation.

  (6) The Board shall establish criteria and evaluate data to determine the effectiveness of:

    (A) Screening of program participants;

    (B) Treatment program methodologies;

    (C) Sanctions for violations; and

    (D) Drug treatment program providers.

(c) The term "intermediate sanctions" shall include all correctional diversionary programs, both pre- and post-incarceration.