On giving the notice required by the Maryland Constitution, the Governor may: change a sentence of death into a sentence of life without the possibility of parole; pardon an individual convicted of a crime subject to any conditions the Governor requires; or remit any part of a sentence of imprisonment subject to any conditions the Governor requires, without the remission operating as a full pardon. A pardon or commutation of sentence shall be evidenced by a written executive order signed by the Governor under the great seal. An order granting a pardon or conditional pardon shall clearly indicate on its face whether it is a partial or full pardon. There is a presumption that the grantee of a pardon was lawfully and properly convicted of a crime against the State unless the order granting the pardon states that the grantee has been shown conclusively to have been convicted in error.

Unless the order granting a pardon provides otherwise, the Governor is the sole judge of whether a condition of a conditional pardon has been violated. A determination by the Governor that a condition of a conditional pardon has been violated by the grantee is final and not subject to review by any court of the State.

Unless the Governor orders otherwise, if the Governor revokes a conditional pardon for a breach of any of its conditions, the individual released on the conditional pardon: shall serve the unserved portion of the sentence originally imposed; and may not be granted credit for serving any portion of the original sentence during the time that the individual was released under the conditional pardon.