§ 9-237. Juvenile detention facilities--Standards
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Human Services, § 9-237
§ 9-237. Juvenile detention facilities--Standards
(a) The Department shall adopt regulations that set standards for juvenile detention facilities operated by the Department and by private agencies under contract with the Department.
(b) The standards shall reflect the following central purposes of juvenile detention:
(c) The standards shall include provisions establishing:
(11) prohibitions against the use of physical restraints on an individual known to be in the third trimester of pregnancy or during labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery, including during all transports, unless a facility superintendent or the facility superintendent's designee determines that a physical restraint is necessary to protect the individual from harming herself or others or to prevent the individual's escape from custody; and
Credits
Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 212, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2022, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Human Services, § 9-237, MD HUMAN SERV § 9-237
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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