# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 5. Release

### Subtitle 1. In General

#### Section 5-103

(a) In this section, "pretrial risk scoring instrument" means a tool, a metric, an algorithm, or software that is used to assist in determining the eligibility of a defendant for pretrial release in a pretrial proceeding based on the defendant's flight risk and threat to community safety.

(b) A jurisdiction that uses a pretrial risk scoring instrument to determine the eligibility of a defendant for pretrial release shall have an independent validation study of the pretrial risk scoring instrument conducted at least once every 5 years.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)