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§ 11-206. Transfers of pregnant incarcerated individuals

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorrectional ServicesEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Correctional Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Local Correctional Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Safety, Health, and Welfare of Incarcerated Individuals (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 11-206
§ 11-206. Transfers of pregnant incarcerated individuals
(a) If a representation is made to the managing official of a local correctional facility that an incarcerated individual in the custody of the managing official is pregnant, the managing official may:
(1) before the anticipated birth, have the incarcerated individual transferred from the local correctional facility to another facility that provides comfortable accommodations, maintenance, and medical care under supervision and safeguards that the managing official determines necessary to prevent the incarcerated individual's escape from custody; and
(2) return the incarcerated individual to the local correctional facility as soon after giving birth as the incarcerated individual's health allows, as determined by the medical professional responsible for the care of the incarcerated individual.
(b) The use of physical restraints on an incarcerated individual during a transfer made under this section shall be in accordance with § 9-601 of this article.

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Added by Acts 2014, c. 212, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 11-206, MD CORR SERV § 11-206
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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