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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 14.22.01.07" title_num="14" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="01" heading="Case Information.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The top section of the sentencing guidelines worksheet contains:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The offender's name, State Identification (SID) number, sex, race, ethnicity, and birth date;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Jurisdiction where the case was tried;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Whether or not a PSI was available;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Dates of offense and sentencing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Number of offenses and criminal events at the sentencing being reported;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The number of the worksheet and criminal event;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Disposition type, modification to COV sentences, and representation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The title of the instant offense and its seriousness category (I—VII), Maryland State Criminal Charge Code (commonly known as a “CJIS” code), and Annotated Code of Maryland article and section number or common law reference;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Statutory maximum and mandatory minimum penalties;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>The case or docket number; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Whether or not victim-related court costs were imposed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Jurisdiction Code. The individual completing the worksheet shall use the following numeric codes for the jurisdiction in which the defendant was tried on the guidelines worksheet:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Allegany County = 1;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Anne Arundel County = 2;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Baltimore City = 24;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Baltimore County = 3;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Calvert County = 4;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Caroline County = 5;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Carroll County = 6;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Cecil County = 7;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Charles County = 8;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Dorchester County = 9;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Frederick County = 10;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Garrett County = 11;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Harford County = 12;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Howard County = 13;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Kent County = 14;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Montgomery County = 15;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Prince George's County = 16;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Queen Anne's County = 17;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>St. Mary's County = 18;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Somerset County = 19;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>Talbot County = 20;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Washington County = 21;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>Wicomico County = 22;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>Worcester County = 23.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Offenses.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The individual completing the worksheet shall record the total number of offenses for which a judge may impose a sentence in the space provided on the worksheet.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Offenses considered as merged may not be placed on the worksheet and may not be considered in any of the worksheet computations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Number of Criminal Events. The individual completing the worksheet shall write the total number of criminal events for which a defendant is being sentenced in the space for the number of criminal events at the sentencing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Page Numbering of Worksheets.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Multiple worksheets may be required for a single sentencing event. The individual completing the worksheets shall number each worksheet consecutively in the space provided for worksheet number.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a sentencing event consists of more than one criminal event, the individual completing the worksheets shall maintain a separate count of worksheets for each criminal event.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a sentencing event consists of more than one criminal event, the individual completing the worksheets shall number the criminal events chronologically by date of offense.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Offense Title. The individual completing the worksheet shall write the offense titles and their corresponding Annotated Code of Maryland references or a reference to the common law in the space provided.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Signatures. The judge and the individual or individuals completing the worksheet shall sign at the bottom of the worksheet in the space provided.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Disposition Type.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The disposition type refers to the nature and circumstances of the adjudication and sentencing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The individual completing the worksheet shall indicate on the worksheet whether the disposition resulted from:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An MSCCSP binding plea agreement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Another plea with agreement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A plea without agreement from the prosecutor or judge regarding the terms of the plea;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A court trial; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A trial by jury.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The judge shall ensure that the disposition type box is marked.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Reconsideration or Review. The individual completing the worksheet shall indicate on the worksheet whether the sentence was a reconsideration for a crime of violence, as defined in Criminal Law Article, §14-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, a three-judge panel review, or neither.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>Representation. In the box labeled Representation, the individual completing the worksheet shall indicate the type of legal representation the defendant received in the case.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>Victim Information. The individual completing the worksheet shall provide the victim information requested in the designated space on the worksheet. The information requested includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Whether there was a victim in this offense;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Whether the victim participated in the sentencing process;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Whether the victim filed a Crime Victim Notification and Demand for Rights form;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Whether the victim was notified of a plea agreement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Whether the victim was notified of and present at the sentencing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Whether there was a written or an oral Victim Impact Statement (VIS);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Whether the victim or State requested that the defendant have no contact with the victim; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Whether the judge ordered that the defendant have no contact with the victim.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>Annotated Code of Maryland, Article and Section.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The individual completing the worksheet shall identify the Annotated Code of Maryland reference for each offense. The reference shall include the name or number of the article, the section number, and any subsection letters or numbers. If the substantive offense and the penalty for the offense are in separate sections or subsections, they shall both be referenced.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Common Law” shall be written in this space if the source of the offense is the common law. Some common law offenses have penalty provisions in the Annotated Code of Maryland. In these cases, the Code reference shall also be included.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>CJIS Code. The individual completing the worksheet shall record in the designated space the CJIS code that corresponds to the offense. The CJIS codes can be found in COMAR 14.22.02.02. If there are multiple CJIS codes for a listed offense and it is not known which code corresponds to the specific offense conduct, the space can be left blank.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="N.">
    <text>Statutory Maximum and Mandatory Minimum Penalties.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The maximum penalty prescribed for each offense shall be recorded in the designated space on the worksheet.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the offense carries a nonsuspendable mandatory minimum penalty, that penalty shall be recorded in the designated space on the worksheet.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="O.">
    <text>Economic Loss. In the area labeled “Actual Sentence”, the individual completing the worksheet shall record in the designated space the dollar amount of the economic loss or mark “unknown amount” for all offenses involving theft and related crimes under Criminal Law Article, Title 7, or fraud and related crimes under Criminal Law Article, Title 8, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="P.">
    <text>Record of Announcement. The court shall make a record of the statement in open court required under Criminal Procedure Article, §6-217, Annotated Code of Maryland, of the minimum time the defendant must serve before becoming eligible for parole.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>