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<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="11-723" title_number="11" title_name="Local Correctional Facilities" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Individual County Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies only in Washington County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Sheriff shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>establish and administer:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a home detention program;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a work release program; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a pretrial release program; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>adopt regulations necessary to implement each program established under this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>At the time of sentencing or at any time during an individual’s confinement, the court may allow an individual who is placed in the custody of the Sheriff to participate in any program established under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, an incarcerated individual is eligible to participate in any program established under this section if the incarcerated individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is recommended for the program by the court; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>meets eligibility criteria set by the Sheriff.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An incarcerated individual is not eligible to participate in any program established under this section if the incarcerated individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is incarcerated for or has been convicted previously of a crime of violence listed in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has been found guilty of the crime of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>child abuse under § 3–601 or § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>escape under § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>While participating in any program established under this section an incarcerated individual is responsible for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the incarcerated individual’s medical care and related expenses; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>costs of lodging, food, clothing, transportation, restitution, child support, and taxes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Sheriff may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>collect a reasonable fee from each incarcerated individual participating in any program established under this section; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>waive or reduce the fee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The Sheriff may determine the maximum number of incarcerated individuals that may participate in any program established under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>An incarcerated individual who knowingly violates a term or a condition of any program established under this section is subject to the penalties provided under § 11–726 of this subtitle and to other disciplinary action provided by law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
