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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 12.02.15.03" title_num="12" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="15" heading="Escape Retake Warrant Procedure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>When it has been confirmed that an inmate has escaped, the Commissioner shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An escape retake warrant is issued;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The original warrant is mailed, using first class mail, to Maryland State Police Headquarters.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Commissioner shall ensure that the following documents routinely accompany the original escape warrant to the Maryland State Police Headquarters, Warrant Unit:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Original copy of waiver of extradition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Copy of inmate escape work sheet; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Other documents as requested by the Maryland State Police.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the mailing of the escape retake warrant is delayed for more than 24 hours awaiting its preparation, the institutional officer in charge shall ensure that the documents in §B are mailed to the Maryland State Police Headquarters, Warrant Unit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The following persons are authorized to issue an escape retake warrant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Warden;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Assistant warden;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Security chief;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Facility administrator of the Maryland Correctional Prerelease System; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Institutional shift commander.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Control Log. The Commissioner shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each warden establishes procedures to maintain a control log which shall include each escape retake warrant issued by a facility, and indicate the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Escape retake warrant number,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Date and time of issuance,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Name and title of the authorized issuer,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Name and Division commitment number of escapee,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Date of escape, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Date mailed to the Maryland State Police Headquarters;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All warrant numbers are accounted for within the log;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The log is accessible to appropriate staff in the event of a police inquiry.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Commissioner shall ensure that each warden specifies the name and telephone number of the facility designated as the point of return on each escape retake warrant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Commissioner shall ensure that copies of the escape retake warrant are distributed as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Inmate base file;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Inmate commitment file; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Office of the State's Attorney for the jurisdiction where the escape took place.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>