# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 8. State and Local Correctional System -- Generally

### Subtitle 7. Community Service Programs

#### Section 8-704

A criminal defendant or a juvenile may be assigned to perform a work project under a community service program only if:

(1) the juvenile or defendant consents to the assignment;

(2) the juvenile or defendant is not compensated for the work performed; and

(3) in the case of a defendant, the individual has not been convicted of a crime of violence.

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