# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 9. State and Local Correctional System -- Incarcerated Individuals

### Subtitle 1. Sentences -- Generally

#### Section 9-105

Notwithstanding any other law, a judge may sentence an individual to a local correctional facility if:

(1) the sentence to be then executed is for a period of not more than 18 months; and

(2) the judge imposing the sentence is in a jurisdiction that is a party to the operation and maintenance of the local correctional facility to which the individual is sentenced.

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