§ 6–209
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 6-209 (2026)
Title 6. Trial and Sentencing
Subtitle 2. Sentencing
§ 6–209LinkCopy Citation
(a)
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.
(b)
(1)
The report shall:
(i)
include any changes to the sentencing guidelines made during the preceding year;
(ii)
review judicial compliance with the sentencing guidelines, including compliance by crime and by judicial circuit;
(iii)
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
(iv)
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.
(2)
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.