# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 13 — Division of Parole and Probation

### Chapter 01 — Home Detention

#### Regulation .04 Offender Eligibility Criteria.

*COMAR 12.13.01.04*

A. An offender may be required to participate in programs in the following areas to be eligible for home detention placement:

  (1) Substance abuse treatment;

  (2) Employment readiness training; or

  (3) A program as directed by the Commission.

B. An offender is ineligible for home detention placement if the offender:

  (1) Is alleged to have violated a condition of parole and is in a pretrial status following an arrest for a crime of violence as defined in Criminal Law Article, §14-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, or has been found to be in violation of parole conditions as a result of a conviction for a crime of violence; or

  (2) Has ever been convicted of the crime of child abuse under Criminal Law Article, §3-601, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. To be eligible for placement in home detention, an offender shall meet the following criteria:

  (1) Agree to accept approved employment;

  (2) Have a telephone in the offender's approved residence;

  (3) Have no chronic medical problem that would preclude the offender's placement; and

  (4) Sign a waiver of extradition.