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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 12.11.10.02" title_num="12" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="10" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Approved location” means the monitored individual's residence and any location designated by the court where the monitored individual is permitted to be.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Continuously signaling” means a type of electronic monitoring that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Uses a transmitter affixed to a monitored individual, a receiver and dialer, telephone, and host computer; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>When used in proper combination:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Continuously detects whether the monitored individual is at the approved location, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Detects and notifies a private home detention monitor of the time that the monitored individual leaves the approved location.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Escape” means an act in which a monitored individual violates any restriction on movement imposed under the terms of a home detention order or agreement.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Home detention” means a system of monitoring that requires a monitor to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Verify the activities of a monitored individual while in the community; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Determine the monitored individual's presence at an approved location, using either:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Continuously signaling, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Satellite monitoring.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“License” means a certificate issued by the Secretary authorizing the licensee to operate a business that provides monitoring services for a fee to a monitored individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Licensee” means a person who has been issued a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Monitor” means a private home detention monitor as defined in §B(12) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Monitored individual” means an individual who is under a court order that requires monitoring by a private home detention monitoring agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Monitoring” means the activities by which a private home detention monitoring agency determines the location or activities, or both, of a monitored individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Monitoring agency” means a private home detention monitoring agency as defined in §B(13) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Private home detention monitor” means an employee or owner of a monitoring agency who performs, within the State, the activities by which a private home detention monitoring agency determines the location or activities, or both, of a monitored individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Private home detention monitoring agency” means a person conducting a business that provides home detention for a fee to a monitored individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Satellite monitoring” means a type of electronic monitoring that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Uses a transmitter affixed to a monitored individual, wireless and land line communication devices, and host computer; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>When used in proper combination:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Continuously detects the location of the monitored individual, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Detects and notifies a private home detention monitor of the monitored individual's location at all times.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services or the Secretary's designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Statement attesting to good character and reputation” means a notarized statement made under oath by a reputable citizen, having no financial or other interest in a private home detention monitoring agency, who resides in the county of residence of the subject individual, attesting to the good character and reputation of the subject individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Working day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>