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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 12.02.06.03" title_num="12" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="06" heading="Diminution of Confinement.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §B of this regulation, this regulation applies to a term of confinement being served by an inmate in the Division.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>This regulation does not apply to an indeterminate sentence for civil contempt.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Entitlement to Diminution Credit. An inmate is entitled to diminution of the inmate's term of confinement subject to Correctional Services Article, §3-711 and Title 7, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland, from:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The date of sentencing to the custody of the Commissioner; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If first serving a concurrent Maryland sentence in a foreign jurisdiction and later transferred to the custody of the Commissioner, the date the inmate is received into the physical custody of the Commissioner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Local Jail Credit. Diminution credit awarded under the Correctional Services Article, §§11-503—11-507, Annotated Code of Maryland, to an inmate who is later transferred to the custody of the Commissioner and properly documented by a local detention facility, shall be applied to the inmate's term of confinement.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>