# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 4. Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs

### Subtitle 11

#### Section 4-1104

(a) A pretrial services program established, improved, or for which a pretrial risk scoring instrument validation is conducted using a grant distributed in accordance with Sec. 4-1103 of this subtitle shall:

  (1) use a validated, evidence-based, race-neutral risk scoring instrument that is consistent with the Maryland Rules to make recommendations to a judicial officer to determine whether a defendant:

    (i) is eligible for release:

      (1) on personal recognizance; or

      (2) with appropriate pretrial supervision; or

    (ii) should be held without bail;

  (2) apply best practices shown to be effective in other jurisdictions; and

  (3) incorporate multiple levels of supervision based on defendant risk scores with features that include:

    (i) cellular telephone reminders of a defendant's hearing date;

    (ii) drug and alcohol testing;

    (iii) global positioning satellite monitoring, if applicable; and

    (iv) substance abuse, mental health, or mediation referrals, if approved by the judicial officer and available in the eligible county.

(b) A pretrial services program that receives a grant under this subtitle may not charge a fee to any defendant for participation in the program.

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