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§ 8-703. Authority of court

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorrectional Services

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Correctional Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. State and Local Correctional System--Generally (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Community Service Programs
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 8-703
§ 8-703. Authority of court
Currentness
Except as otherwise provided, a court may order a juvenile who is charged with the commission of a delinquent act or a criminal defendant who has not been convicted of a crime of violence to perform community service and assign the juvenile or defendant to a particular work project:
(1) instead of payment of any fines and court costs imposed; or
(2) as a condition of:
(i) probation, whether granted under § 6-220 or § 6-225 of the Criminal Procedure Article or otherwise;
(ii) a suspended sentence;
(iii) a case being placed on a stet docket; or
(iv) a juvenile being subject to a diversionary program.

Credits

Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 27, § 726A.
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 8-703, MD CORR SERV § 8-703
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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