§ 11-103. Responsibility of managing official; powers and duties of sheriff
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorrectional ServicesEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 11-103
§ 11-103. Responsibility of managing official; powers and duties of sheriff
(a) The managing official of a local correctional facility is responsible for the safekeeping and care of each incarcerated individual or other individual detained in or sentenced to the local correctional facility from the time the incarcerated individual or individual is lawfully detained in or committed to the local correctional facility until discharged, released, or withdrawn under a court order or other lawful authority.
(b) Except when an incarcerated individual or other individual is lawfully assigned to a local correctional facility operated by more than one county, this section does not affect the powers and duties of the sheriff of a county with respect to the safekeeping and custody of an incarcerated individual or other individual.
Credits
Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 27, § 705.
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 11-103, MD CORR SERV § 11-103
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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