§ 3-112. Commitment of defendant
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 3-112
§ 3-112. Commitment of defendant
(a)(1) In this section, “designated health care facility” means:
(b) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, after a verdict of not criminally responsible, the court shall order the defendant committed to the facility that the Health Department designates for institutional inpatient care or treatment.
(c) If the court commits a defendant who was found not criminally responsible primarily because of a mental disorder, the court may order the Health Department, as soon as possible after the defendant's admission, but not to exceed 48 hours, to:
(d) If the court commits a defendant who was found not criminally responsible primarily because of mental retardation, the Health Department shall designate a facility for mentally retarded persons for care and treatment of the committed person.
(e) If the court commits a defendant to the Health Department under subsection (b) or (d) of this section, the Health Department shall:
(f) If the Health Department fails to admit a defendant to a designated health care facility within the time period specified in subsection (e)(1) of this section, the court may impose any sanction reasonably designed to compel compliance, including requiring the Health Department to reimburse a detention facility for expenses and costs incurred in retaining the defendant beyond the time period specified in subsection (e)(1) of this section at the daily rate specified in § 9-402(b) of the Correctional Services Article.
(g) After a verdict of not criminally responsible, a court may order that a person be released, with or without conditions, instead of committed to the Health Department, but only if:
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Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 6; Acts 2018, c. 188, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 189, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 702, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 703, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 3-112, MD CRIM PROC § 3-112
Current through legislation effective through May 8, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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