<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-101" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Trial"> <text>In a criminal case tried in a court of general jurisdiction, there is no right to a jury trial unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the crime charged is subject to a penalty of imprisonment; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>there is a constitutional right to a jury trial for the crime.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-102" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Trial"> <text>Except as provided in § 6-104 of this subtitle, in the trial of a criminal case in which there is a jury, the jury is the judge of law and fact.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-103" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Trial"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The date for trial of a criminal matter in the circuit court shall be set within 30 days after the earlier of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the appearance of counsel; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the first appearance of the defendant before the circuit court, as provided in the Maryland Rules.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The trial date may not be later than 180 days after the earlier of those events.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>For good cause shown, the county administrative judge or a designee of the judge may grant a change of the trial date in a circuit court:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on motion of a party; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on the initiative of the circuit court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a circuit court trial date is changed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, any subsequent changes of the trial date may only be made by the county administrative judge or that judge’s designee for good cause shown.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Supreme Court of Maryland may adopt additional rules to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-104" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Trial"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>At the close of the evidence for the State, a defendant may move for judgment of acquittal on one or more counts or on one or more degrees of a crime, on the ground that the evidence is insufficient in law to sustain a conviction as to the count or degree.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the court denies the motion for judgment of acquittal, the defendant may offer evidence on the defendant’s behalf without having reserved the right to do so.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the defendant offers evidence after making a motion for judgment of acquittal, the motion is deemed withdrawn.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The defendant may move for judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence whether or not a motion for judgment of acquittal was made at the close of the evidence for the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the court denies the motion for judgment of acquittal, the defendant may have review of the ruling on appeal.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-105" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Trial"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a court in which a motion for a new trial in a criminal case is pending shall hear the motion:</text> <level label="1"> <text>within 10 days after the motion is filed; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if an agreed statement of the evidence or a statement of the evidence certified by the trial judge is filed, within 10 days after the statement is filed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The time for the hearing of a motion for a new trial may be extended by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a written agreement, signed by the State’s Attorney of the county in which the motion is pending and the defendant or the defendant’s counsel; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an order signed by the trial judge.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-106" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Trial"> <level label="a"> <text>Before a hearing under § 6-105 of this subtitle, the victim or victim’s representative shall be notified as provided under § 11-104 or § 11-503 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A victim or victim’s representative has the right to attend a hearing under § 6-105 of this subtitle as provided under § 11-102 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-201" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>In this part, “Commission” means the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-202" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>The General Assembly intends that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>sentencing should be fair and proportional and that sentencing policies should reduce unwarranted disparity, including any racial disparity, in sentences for criminals who have committed similar crimes and have similar criminal histories;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sentencing policies should help citizens to understand how long a criminal will be confined;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>sentencing policies should preserve meaningful judicial discretion and sufficient flexibility to allow individualized sentences;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>sentencing guidelines be voluntary;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the priority for the capacity and use of correctional facilities should be the confinement of violent and career criminals; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>sentencing judges in the State should be able to impose the most appropriate criminal penalties, including corrections options programs for appropriate criminals.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-203" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>There is a State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-204" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission consists of the following 19 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a chairman, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a justice or former justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland or the Appellate Court of Maryland designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one circuit court judge, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>one District Court judge, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>one State’s Attorney who is recommended by the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys Association, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the Public Defender or the Public Defender’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a criminal defense attorney who is recommended by the President of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>two members of the State Senate, including at least one member of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>two members of the House of Delegates, including at least one member of the House Judiciary Committee, appointed by the Speaker of the House;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>the Secretary of the Department or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>one representative from a victims’ advocacy group, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>one representative from law enforcement, appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>one member with a background in criminal justice or corrections policy who is a recognized expert in the field and who is appointed by the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>one representative of local correctional facilities, appointed by the Governor; and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>two representatives of the public, appointed by the Governor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of an appointed member is 4 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2001.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-205" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>A majority of the authorized membership of the Commission is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission shall meet quarterly at the times and places that it determines.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commission may hold additional meetings at the call of the chairman or any six members of the Commission after giving proper notice in the manner provided in the rules of the Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A member of the Commission:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation for serving on the Commission; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The chairman may select a staff in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-206" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any other powers set forth elsewhere, the Commission may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish subcommittees or advisory committees composed of Commission members to accomplish the duties imposed under this section;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>require each State unit and local government unit to give information to the Commission on request; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>apply for, accept, and use grants or financial or other aid from a public or private source to accomplish the duties established in this part.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At least annually, the Commission shall hold a hearing for public comments about the issues that are being studied by the Commission.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission may adopt rules governing the administration and proceedings of the Commission.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A change to the sentencing guidelines requires adoption by a majority of the total number of members of the Commission.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-207" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>Each State unit and local governmental unit shall cooperate with the Commission.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-208" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Commission shall adopt sentencing guidelines that the Commission may change.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The sentencing guidelines shall include sentencing guidelines for ordinary sentences and sentencing guidelines for corrections options.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The sentencing guidelines for ordinary sentences shall call for sentences within the limits set by law and shall set forth:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the range of sentences for crimes of a given degree of seriousness;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a range of increased severity for defendants previously convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a previous crime; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a list of aggravating and mitigating circumstances.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The sentencing guidelines for corrections options shall be designed to identify defendants qualified for corrections options programs.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-209" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission shall review annually sentencing policy and practice and, on or before January 31 of each year, report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the activities of the preceding calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The report shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>include any changes to the sentencing guidelines made during the preceding year;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>review judicial compliance with the sentencing guidelines, including compliance by crime and by judicial circuit;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>review reductions or increases in original sentences that have occurred because of reconsiderations of sentences imposed under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>categorize information on the number of reconsiderations of sentences by crimes as listed in § 14–101(a) of the Criminal Law Article and by judicial circuit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Commission shall consider a sentence to a corrections options program to be within the sentencing guidelines if the sentence falls within a corrections options zone shown on the matrix.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-210" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>The Commission shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>collect sentencing guidelines worksheets and automate the information with the help of the Administrative Office of the Courts; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>monitor sentencing practice and adopt changes to the sentencing guideline matrices consistent with the intent of this part.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-211" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall adopt as regulations sentencing guidelines and any changes to those sentencing guidelines, subject to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section are voluntary sentencing guidelines that a court need not follow.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A change to the sentencing guidelines takes effect on the day that the regulation takes effect as provided under Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-212" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>The Commission shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hold training and orientation programs for trial court judges, attorneys, probation officers, and other interested parties as required;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consult with the General Assembly about carrying out, managing, maintaining, and operating the sentencing guidelines system; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prepare statements containing fiscal and statistical information on proposed legislation affecting sentencing and corrections practice.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-213" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Commission shall use a correctional population simulation model to help determine the State and local correctional resources that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are required under current laws, policies, and practices relating to sentencing, parole, and mandatory supervision; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>would be required to carry out future Commission recommendations for legislation or changes to the sentencing guidelines.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the recommendations of the Commission for changes in legislation would result in State and local incarcerated individual populations exceeding the operating capacities of available facilities, the Commission shall present additional sentencing model alternatives consistent with these capacities.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In second priority to the work of the Commission, the Commission shall make the model available on request from any member of the General Assembly or the Secretary.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-214" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>The Commission shall include an entry location on a sentencing guidelines worksheet for a court, in reporting on crimes involving theft and related crimes under Title 7 of the Criminal Law Article or fraud and related crimes under Title 8 of the Criminal Law Article, to report the specific dollar amount, when available, of the economic loss to the victim.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-216" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A circuit court shall consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the sentencing guidelines for ordinary sentences in deciding on the proper sentence; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the sentencing guidelines for corrections options in deciding whether to sentence a defendant to a corrections options program or to impose an ordinary sentence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In deciding whether to sentence a defendant to a corrections options program, the court primarily shall consider the public safety.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The sentencing guidelines may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>allow for a sentence exceeding the maximum sentence provided by law; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be used in violation of any mandatory minimum sentence required by law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If a court prepares a Maryland sentencing guidelines worksheet, the clerk of court shall deliver a copy of the Maryland sentencing guidelines worksheet to the unit that has been ordered by the court to retain custody of the defendant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The copy shall be delivered with the commitment order or as soon as practicable after issuance of the commitment order.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Parole Commission shall review a Maryland sentencing guidelines worksheet to ensure compliance with the requirements of Title 7 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-217" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>When a sentence of confinement that is to be served is imposed for a violent crime as defined in § 7–101 of the Correctional Services Article for which a defendant will be eligible for parole under § 7–301(c) or (d) of the Correctional Services Article, the court shall state in open court the minimum time the defendant must serve before becoming eligible for parole and before becoming eligible for conditional release under mandatory supervision under § 7–501 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The statement required by subsection (a) of this section is for information only and is not a part of the sentence.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The failure of a court to comply with subsection (a) of this section does not affect the legality or efficacy of the sentence.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-218" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a parolee who is returned to the custody of the Division of Correction because of a subsequent crime and is confined before being sentenced for the subsequent crime.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A defendant who is convicted and sentenced shall receive credit against and a reduction of the term of a definite or life sentence, or the minimum and maximum terms of an indeterminate sentence, for all time spent in the custody of a correctional facility, hospital, facility for persons with mental disorders, or other unit because of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the charge for which the sentence is imposed; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the conduct on which the charge is based.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a defendant is in custody because of a charge that results in a dismissal or acquittal, the time that would have been credited if a sentence had been imposed shall be credited against any sentence that is based on a charge for which a warrant or commitment was filed during that custody.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In a case other than a case described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the sentencing court may apply credit against a sentence for time spent in custody for another charge or crime.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A defendant whose sentence is set aside because of a direct or collateral attack and who is reprosecuted or resentenced for the same crime or for another crime based on the same transaction shall receive credit against and a reduction of the term of a definite or life sentence, or the minimum and maximum terms of an indeterminate sentence, for all time spent in custody under the prior sentence, including credit applied against the prior sentence in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A defendant who is serving multiple sentences, one of which is set aside as the result of a direct or collateral attack, shall receive credit against and a reduction of the remaining term of a definite or life sentence, or the remaining minimum and maximum terms of an indeterminate sentence, for all time spent in custody under the sentence set aside, including credit applied against the sentence set aside in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The court shall award the credit required by this section at the time of sentencing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After having communicated with the parties, the court shall tell the defendant and shall state on the record the amount of the credit and the facts on which the credit is based.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-219" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “custodial confinement” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>home detention;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a corrections options program established under law which requires the individual to participate in home detention, inpatient treatment, or other similar program involving terms and conditions that constitute the equivalent of confinement; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>inpatient drug or alcohol treatment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a court:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may suspend a sentence generally or for a definite time;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may pass orders and impose terms as to costs, recognizance for appearance, or matters relating to the residence or conduct of the defendant who is convicted as may be deemed proper;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may order confinement in any care or custody as may be deemed proper; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>may order a person to a term of custodial confinement as a condition of a suspended sentence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the court places on probation a defendant who has been convicted of a violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall require as a condition that the defendant participate in an alcohol or drug treatment or education program approved by the Maryland Department of Health, unless the court finds and states on the record that the interests of the defendant and the public do not require the imposition of this condition.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the court places on probation a defendant who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall require as a condition that the defendant participate in a drug treatment or education program approved by the Maryland Department of Health, unless the court finds and states on the record that the interests of the defendant and the public do not require the imposition of this condition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The court may impose a sentence of imprisonment as a condition of probation.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>In Prince George’s County, the court on conviction may sentence a defendant to the local correctional facility, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the sentence is to be performed during any 48–hour period in a 7–day period, with each period of confinement to be not less than 2 days of the sentence imposed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the crime leading to the conviction allows confinement in the local correctional facility; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the total sentence does not exceed 30 2–day periods of confinement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If an individual violates the terms of probation, any time served by the individual in custodial confinement shall be credited against any sentence of incarceration imposed by the court.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-220" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “custodial confinement” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>home detention;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a corrections options program established under law which requires the individual to participate in home detention, inpatient treatment, or other similar program involving terms and conditions that constitute the equivalent of confinement; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>inpatient drug or alcohol treatment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>When a defendant pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty of a crime, a court may stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place the defendant on probation before judgment subject to reasonable conditions if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court finds that the best interests of the defendant and the public welfare would be served; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the defendant gives written consent after determination of guilt or acceptance of a nolo contendere plea.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>When a defendant pleads not guilty, the defendant may, with the consent of the State, enter into an agreement with the State under this subsection and the court may find facts justifying a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, defer entry of a conviction, and place the defendant on probation before judgment subject to reasonable conditions only if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the court finds that the best interests of the defendant and the public welfare would be served; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the defendant consents in writing to the probation before judgment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the defendant violates the terms of an agreement under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court may enter a finding of guilt and impose a sentence.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An agreement under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall provide that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the defendant does not admit to the facts offered by the State and pleads not guilty;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the defendant accepts probation in exchange for the court expressly withholding a finding of guilt;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the right to a trial; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the right to appeal the probation agreement;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>if the court finds that the defendant has violated the terms of the probation agreement:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court may find the defendant guilty of the underlying crime as a result of the violation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on a finding of guilt, the court may sentence the defendant up to the maximum penalty for the underlying crime; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the defendant agrees to the provisions of items (i) through (iv) of this paragraph and the terms and conditions of probation ordered by the court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>After an agreement made in accordance with this subsection is placed on the record, the court shall make a finding that there are sufficient facts to support a finding of the defendant’s guilt but that the court does not do so and instead defers judgment and imposes probation before judgment.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The consent of a defendant to and the receipt by the defendant of a disposition under this paragraph shall be considered a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the conditions of probation before judgment may include an order that the defendant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>pay a fine or monetary penalty to the State or make restitution; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>participate in a rehabilitation program, the parks program, or a voluntary hospital program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before the court orders a fine, monetary penalty, or restitution, the defendant is entitled to notice and a hearing to determine the amount of the fine, monetary penalty, or restitution, what payment will be required, and how payment will be made.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any fine or monetary penalty imposed as a condition of probation before judgment shall be within the amount set by law for a violation resulting in conviction.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>As a condition of probation before judgment, the court may order a person to a term of custodial confinement or imprisonment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>When the crime for which the judgment is being stayed is for a violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article, the court:</text> <level label="i"> <text>before imposing a period of probation, may order the Maryland Department of Health to evaluate the defendant in accordance with § 8–505 of the Health – General Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if an evaluation was ordered under item (i) of this paragraph, shall review the evaluation before imposing a period of probation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>shall impose a period of probation and, as a condition of the probation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall require the defendant to participate in an alcohol or drug treatment or education program approved by the Maryland Department of Health, unless the court finds and states on the record that the interests of the defendant and the public do not require the imposition of this condition; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may prohibit the defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock system under § 21–902.2 of the Transportation Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When the crime for which the judgment is being stayed is for a violation of any provision of Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall impose a period of probation and, as a condition of probation before judgment, require the defendant to participate in a drug treatment or education program approved by the Maryland Department of Health, unless the court finds and states on the record that the interests of the defendant and the public do not require the imposition of this condition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a court may not stay the entering of judgment and place a defendant on probation before judgment for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article, if within the preceding 10 years the defendant has been convicted under § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article, or has been placed on probation before judgment in accordance with this section, after being charged with a violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a second or subsequent controlled dangerous substance crime under Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article, except that the court may stay the entering of judgment and place a defendant on probation before judgment for possession of a controlled dangerous substance under § 5–601 of the Criminal Law Article if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the defendant has been convicted once previously of or received probation before judgment once previously for possession of a controlled dangerous substance under § 5–601 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the court requires the defendant to graduate from drug court or successfully complete a substance abuse treatment program as a condition of probation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the defendant graduates from drug court or successfully completes a substance abuse treatment program as required;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 3–303 through 3–307, § 3–309, § 3–310, § 3–315, or § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article for a crime involving a person under the age of 16 years; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a moving violation, as defined in § 11–136.1 of the Transportation Article, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the defendant holds a provisional license under § 16–111 of the Transportation Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the defendant has previously been placed on probation under this section for the commission of a moving violation while the defendant held a provisional license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>By consenting to and receiving a stay of entering of the judgment as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the defendant waives the right to appeal at any time from the judgment of guilt.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before granting a stay, the court shall notify the defendant of the consequences of consenting to and receiving a stay of entry of judgment under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>On violation of a condition of probation before judgment, the court may enter judgment and proceed as if the defendant had not been placed on probation.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>On fulfillment of the conditions of probation before judgment, the court shall discharge the defendant from probation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The discharge is a final disposition of the matter.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Discharge of a defendant under this section shall be without judgment of conviction and is not a conviction for the purpose of any disqualification or disability imposed by law because of conviction of a crime.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>If an individual violates the terms of probation, any time served by the individual in custodial confinement shall be credited against any sentence of incarceration imposed by the court.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-221" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>On entering a judgment of conviction, the court may suspend the imposition or execution of sentence and place the defendant on probation on the conditions that the court considers proper.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-222" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>A circuit court or the District Court may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>impose a sentence for a specified time and provide that a lesser time be served in confinement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspend the remainder of the sentence; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>order probation for a time longer than the sentence but, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, not longer than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>5 years if the probation is ordered by a circuit court; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>3 years if the probation is ordered by the District Court; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if a defendant convicted of sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article, a crime involving a minor under § 3–303, § 3–304, or § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article, or a crime involving a minor under § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, consents in writing, order probation for a time longer than the sentence that was imposed on the defendant, but not longer than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>10 years if the probation is ordered by a circuit court; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>6 years if the probation is ordered by the District Court.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>For the purpose of making restitution, the court may extend the probation beyond the time allowed under subsection (a)(3)(i) of this section for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an additional 5 years if the probation is ordered by a circuit court; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an additional 3 years if the probation is ordered by the District Court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An extension of probation under this subsection may be unsupervised or supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The court may extend the probation beyond the time allowed under subsection (b) of this section if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the defendant consents in writing; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the extension is only for making restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>For the purpose of a commitment to the Maryland Department of Health for treatment under § 8–507 of the Health – General Article, the court may extend the probation for 1 year beyond the time allowed under subsection (a)(3)(i) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An extension of probation under this subsection shall be supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The court may extend the probation beyond the time allowed under subsection (d) of this section only if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the defendant consents in writing; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the extension is only for a commitment to the Maryland Department of Health for treatment under § 8–507 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-223" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>A circuit court or the District Court may end the period of probation at any time.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On receipt of written charges, filed under oath, that a probationer or defendant violated a condition of probation during the period of probation, the District Court may, during the period of probation or within 30 days after the violation, whichever is later, issue a warrant or notice requiring the probationer or defendant to be brought or appear before the judge issuing the warrant or notice:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to answer the charge of violation of a condition of probation or of suspension of sentence; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to be present for the setting of a timely hearing date for that charge.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Pending the hearing or determination of the charge, a circuit court or the District Court may remand the probationer or defendant to a correctional facility or release the probationer or defendant with or without bail.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If, at the hearing, a circuit court or the District Court finds that the probationer or defendant has violated a condition of probation, the court may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>revoke the probation granted or the suspension of sentence; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>subject to subsection (e) of this section, for a technical violation, impose a period of incarceration of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>not more than 15 days for a first technical violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not more than 30 days for a second technical violation; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>not more than 45 days for a third technical violation; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a fourth or subsequent technical violation or a violation that is not a technical violation, impose any sentence that might have originally been imposed for the crime of which the probationer or defendant was convicted or pleaded nolo contendere.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a rebuttable presumption that the limits on the period of incarceration that may be imposed for a technical violation established under subsection (d)(2) of this section are applicable.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The presumption may be rebutted if the court finds and states on the record, after consideration of the following factors, that adhering to the limits on the period of incarceration established under subsection (d)(2) of this section would create a risk to public safety, a victim, or a witness:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the nature of the probation violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the facts and circumstances of the crime for which the probationer or defendant was convicted; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the probationer’s or defendant’s history.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On finding that adhering to the limits would create a risk to public safety, a victim, or a witness under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>direct imposition of a longer period of incarceration than provided under subsection (d)(2) of this section, but no more than the time remaining on the original sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>commit the probationer or defendant to the Maryland Department of Health for treatment under § 8–507 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A finding under paragraph (2) of this subsection or an action under paragraph (3) of this subsection is subject to appeal under Title 12, Subtitle 3 or Subtitle 4 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-224" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a defendant who is convicted of a crime for which the court:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not impose a sentence;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>suspends the sentence generally;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>places the defendant on probation for a definite time; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>passes another order and imposes other conditions of probation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a defendant is brought before a circuit court to be sentenced on the original charge or for violating a condition of probation, and the judge then presiding finds that the defendant violated a condition of probation, the judge:</text> <level label="1"> <text>subject to subsection (c) of this section, may sentence the defendant to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>all or any part of the period of imprisonment imposed in the original sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any sentence allowed by law, if a sentence was not imposed before; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may suspend all or part of a sentence and place the defendant on further probation on any conditions that the judge considers proper, and that do not exceed the maximum set under § 6–222 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the court finds that the defendant violated a condition of probation that is a technical violation, the court may impose a period of incarceration of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>not more than 15 days for a first technical violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>not more than 30 days for a second technical violation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>not more than 45 days for a third technical violation; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>all or any part of the period of imprisonment imposed in the original sentence for a fourth or subsequent technical violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>There is a rebuttable presumption that the limits on the period of incarceration that may be imposed for a technical violation established in paragraph (1) of this subsection are applicable.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The presumption may be rebutted if the court finds and states on the record, after consideration of the following factors, that adhering to the limits on the period of incarceration established under paragraph (1) of this subsection would create a risk to public safety, a victim, or a witness:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the nature of the probation violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the facts and circumstances of the crime for which the defendant was convicted; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the defendant’s history.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>On finding that adhering to the limits would create a risk to public safety, a victim, or a witness under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the court may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>direct imposition of a longer period of incarceration than provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, but no more than the time remaining on the original sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>commit the defendant to the Maryland Department of Health for treatment under § 8–507 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A finding under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph or an action under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph is subject to appeal under Title 12, Subtitle 3 or Subtitle 4 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The District Court judge who originally imposed conditions of probation or suspension of sentence shall hear any charge of violation of the conditions of probation or suspension of sentence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the judge shall sentence the defendant if probation is revoked or suspension stricken.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the judge has been removed from office, has died or resigned, or is otherwise incapacitated, any other judge of the District Court may act in the matter.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-225" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section, “custodial confinement” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>home detention;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a corrections options program established under law which requires the individual to participate in home detention, inpatient treatment, or other similar program involving terms and conditions that constitute the equivalent of confinement; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>inpatient drug or alcohol treatment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Custodial confinement” does not include imprisonment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Probation may be granted whether the crime is punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the crime is punishable by both fine and imprisonment, the court may impose a fine and place the defendant on probation as to the imprisonment.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Probation may be limited to one or more counts or indictments but, in the absence of express limitation, extends to the entire sentence and judgment.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The court may revoke or modify a condition of probation or may reduce the period of probation.</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>As a condition of probation, the court may order a defendant to a term of custodial confinement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a sentence of imprisonment is imposed and a part of it is suspended with the defendant placed on probation, the court may impose as a condition of probation that the probation begin on the day the defendant is released from imprisonment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the court places on probation a defendant who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall require as a condition that the defendant participate in a drug treatment or education program approved by the Maryland Department of Health, unless the court finds and states on the record that the interests of the defendant and the public do not require the imposition of this condition.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The court may impose a sentence of custodial confinement or imprisonment as a condition of probation.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an individual violates the terms of probation, any time served by the individual in custodial confinement shall be credited against any sentence of incarceration imposed by the court.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-226" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “supervisee” means a person that the court places under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless the supervisee is exempt under subsection (d) of this section, the court shall impose a monthly fee of $50 on a supervisee.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The fee imposed under this section shall be paid to the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Division of Parole and Probation shall pay the money collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The court may exempt a supervisee as a whole or in part from the fee imposed under this section if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the supervisee has diligently tried but has been unable to obtain employment that provides sufficient income for the supervisee to pay the fee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>the supervisee is a student in a school, college, or university or is enrolled in a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare the student for gainful employment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>certification of student status is supplied to the court by the institution in which the supervisee is enrolled;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the supervisee has a handicap limiting employment, as determined by a physical or psychological examination accepted or ordered by the court;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the supervisee is responsible for the support of dependents and the payment of the fee is an undue hardship on the supervisee; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>other extenuating circumstances exist.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The fee imposed by this section is in addition to court costs and fines.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The court may revoke probation for failure to make the required payment of the fee imposed under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the supervisee does not comply with the fee requirement, the Division of Parole and Probation shall notify the court.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The court shall hold a hearing to determine if there are sufficient grounds to find the supervisee in violation.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>At a hearing under this subsection, the court may consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any material change in the supervisee’s financial status;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>good faith efforts of the supervisee to pay the fee; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>alternative means to ensure payment of the fee before the period of supervision ends.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to fees imposed under this section, the Division of Parole and Probation may require a supervisee to pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for drug or alcohol abuse testing if the court orders testing; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any monthly program fee provided under § 6-115 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Failure to make a payment required for drug or alcohol abuse testing may be considered grounds for revocation of probation by the court.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Division of Parole and Probation may exempt a supervisee as a whole or in part from a payment for testing if the Division determines that any of the criteria in subsection (d) of this section apply.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Division of Parole and Probation shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt guidelines for collecting the supervision fee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>adopt guidelines for collecting the cost of drug and alcohol testing;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>investigate requests for an exemption from payment, if the court requests an investigation;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>keep records of all payments by each supervisee; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>report delinquencies to the court.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-228" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>Approver may not be admitted in a case.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-229" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>charged with a crime of violence as defined under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or with a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 6 or Subtitle 8, or § 3–203, § 3–204, § 5–612, § 5–613, § 5–614, § 5–621, § 5–622, or § 5–628 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>who has been convicted of a crime of violence, as defined under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article, within the previous 5 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment shall be considered a nolle prosequi under the Maryland Rules; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment shall be considered a stet under the Maryland Rules, including provisions for rescheduling a trial.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The State’s Attorney, on request of the defendant or on the State’s Attorney’s own motion, may make an offer to a defendant that if the defendant qualifies for drug or alcohol treatment the State’s Attorney shall dismiss the charge by entering a nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or move that the court indefinitely postpone trial of the charge by marking the charge stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment on the docket.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In order to qualify for a nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or a stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment, a defendant shall be evaluated for drug or alcohol abuse by the Maryland Department of Health, a designee of the Department, or a private provider licensed to provide substance use disorder treatment under regulations of the Maryland Department of Health and the evaluation shall determine whether the defendant is amenable to treatment and, if so, recommend an appropriate treatment program.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The drug or alcohol treatment program shall be approved under regulations of the Maryland Department of Health.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If a defendant qualified under this section accepts an offer described in paragraph (1) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the defendant shall sign a consent to the disclosure of such treatment information as may be necessary to allow the disclosure of the disposition of nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment to criminal justice units; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on successful completion of drug or alcohol treatment, the State’s Attorney shall dismiss the charge by entering a nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or move that the court indefinitely postpone trial of the charge by marking the charge stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment on the docket.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A defendant who has received a disposition of nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment may not receive a disposition of nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment for charges against the defendant arising from a separate incident that are not resolved in the same proceeding.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>This paragraph may not be construed to prohibit the State’s Attorney or the court from entering any other appropriate disposition in a proceeding, including a disposition of nolle prosequi or stet in accordance with the Maryland Rules, provided that the disposition is not nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the manner provided by law, a clerk of the court shall transmit a disposition of nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment for entry into the appropriate criminal records as provided by law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any other fees, fines, or costs, unless the court makes a finding on the record that a defendant is unable by reason of indigency to pay the costs, a person who receives a disposition of nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment or stet with the requirement of drug or alcohol abuse treatment shall pay to the court an administrative fee of $150.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fee required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid into the Maryland Substance Abuse Fund under § 8–6A–01 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-230" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, this subsection shall apply in any case where the court agrees that, on successful completion of any treatment ordered as a condition of probation under § 6–219 of this subtitle, the court will enter an order striking the entry of judgment and deferring further proceedings in accordance with § 6–220 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On notification to the court by the Division of Parole and Probation that the defendant has successfully completed the treatment as ordered in a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, enter an order striking entry of judgment and deferring further proceedings in accordance with § 6–220 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, in all other cases, on the successful completion by a defendant of any treatment ordered as a condition of probation imposed under § 6–219 of this subtitle, the Division of Parole and Probation shall notify the court that issued the order and the Office of the State’s Attorney in that jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, unless the State’s Attorney files an objection within 30 days after receipt of the notice, the court may enter an order striking the entry of judgment and deferring further proceedings in accordance with § 6–220 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the State’s Attorney files a timely objection, the court shall hold a hearing and may, unless good cause is found to the contrary, enter the order.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Any probation before judgment entered in accordance with this section shall be supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation for the term and under the conditions that the court considers appropriate.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Under this section, a court may not strike the entry of judgment and defer further proceedings in accordance with § 6–220 of this subtitle or stay the entering of a judgment and place a defendant on probation for a violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article if, within the preceding 10 years, the defendant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has been convicted under § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been placed on probation in accordance with § 6–220 of this subtitle, after being charged with a violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article or § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-231" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>Before the revocation of any probation ordered under this title, and in addition to any other factors the court considers in connection with the determination of an appropriate sentence, the court shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>consider any evaluation or recommendation of any health professional licensed under the Health Occupations Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consider relevant information about the defendant’s drug or alcohol abuse; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>make a finding on the record as to the defendant’s amenability to treatment and the interest of justice.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-232" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>In a criminal case, when all of the charges against the defendant are disposed of by acquittal, dismissal, probation before judgment, nolle prosequi, or stet, the court shall advise the defendant that the defendant may be entitled to expunge the records and any DNA sample and DNA record relating to the charge or charges against the defendant in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article and Title 2, Subtitle 5 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The failure of a court to comply with subsection (a) of this section does not affect the legality or efficacy of the sentence or disposition of the case.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-233" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “domestically related crime” means a crime committed by a defendant against a victim who is a person eligible for relief, as defined in § 4–501 of the Family Law Article, or who had a sexual relationship with the defendant within 12 months before the commission of the crime.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a defendant is convicted of or receives a probation before judgment disposition for a crime, on request of the State’s Attorney, the court shall make a finding of fact, based on evidence produced at trial, as to whether the crime is a domestically related crime.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the crime is a domestically related crime.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the court finds that the crime is a domestically related crime under subsection (b) of this section, that finding shall become part of the court record for purposes of reporting to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository under § 10–215 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-234" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Convicted of a disqualifying crime” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Disqualifying crime” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Domestically related crime” has the meaning stated in § 6–233 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Federally licensed firearm dealer” means a person who holds a federal firearms license issued under 18 U.S.C. § 9–232(a).</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>“Law enforcement official” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>“Regulated firearm” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>“Rifle” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>“Shotgun” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>When a defendant has been charged with a disqualifying crime and the underlying facts of that crime would support a finding by the court under § 6–233 of this subtitle that the crime is a domestically related crime, the State’s Attorney shall serve written notice on the defendant, the defendant’s counsel, and the court that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the defendant has been charged with a disqualifying crime; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>under State law, it is illegal for a person who has been convicted of a disqualifying crime to possess or own a regulated firearm, a rifle, or a shotgun.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State’s Attorney shall serve the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection prior to trial or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or the equivalent of a plea of guilty.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>When a defendant is convicted of or pleads guilty to a disqualifying crime that the court determines to be a domestically related crime, the court shall inform the defendant, both verbally and in a written notice to be signed by the defendant, that the defendant is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>prohibited from possessing a regulated firearm under § 5–133 of the Public Safety Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>prohibited from possessing a rifle or shotgun under § 5–205 of the Public Safety Article; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ordered to transfer all regulated firearms, rifles, and shotguns owned by the defendant or in the defendant’s possession in accordance with this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The court shall order the defendant to transfer all regulated firearms, rifles, and shotguns owned by the defendant or in the defendant’s possession in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A transfer of a regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun under this section shall be made within 2 business days after the conviction to a State or local law enforcement agency or to a federally licensed firearms dealer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person ordered to surrender a regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun under this section may designate a representative to transfer the firearm to a State or local law enforcement agency or to a federally licensed firearms dealer.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A law enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer accepting a transferred firearm under this section shall issue a written proof of transfer to the person transferring the firearm.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a written proof of transfer described in paragraph (3) of this subsection shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the person transferring the firearm;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date the firearm was transferred; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the serial number, make, and model of the firearm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a firearm manufactured before 1968, identifying marks may be substituted for the serial number required under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>On application by the State’s Attorney or a law enforcement official based on probable cause to believe that the person has failed to surrender one or more regulated firearms, rifles, or shotguns, in accordance with this section, the court may authorize the execution of a search warrant for the removal of any regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun at any location where the court has probable cause to believe a regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun owned or possessed by the person is located.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Law enforcement agencies may develop rules and procedures pertaining to the storage and disposal of firearms that are surrendered in accordance with this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-235" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, a court:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may impose a sentence less than the minimum term required under law; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or release.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-236" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 521 AND 522 OF 2022" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The purpose of the pilot program is to reduce recidivism by offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full–time job training and job placement programs as a condition of probation, an alternative to incarceration, or a condition of pretrial release.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To accomplish the purpose of the pilot program, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop a plan to implement and monitor the pilot program.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>On or before June 30, 2027, the Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the operation and results of the pilot program.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="6-237" title_number="6" title_name="Trial and Sentencing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sentencing"> <text>When a defendant is convicted of or pleads guilty to a crime and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 6 months but not more than 10 years, the court shall inform the defendant about the Income Tax Reconciliation Program established under § 2–120 of the Tax