§ 8-506. Commitment of defendant for evaluation
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Health - General, § 8-506
§ 8-506. Commitment of defendant for evaluation
(a) Subject to the eligibility restrictions under § 8-505(a) of this subtitle, a court may commit a defendant to the Department for inpatient evaluation as to drug or alcohol abuse if:
(c) The Department shall facilitate the prompt evaluation of a defendant under this section and ensure that each evaluation is conducted in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.
(d) A court may order law enforcement officials, detention center staff, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services staff, or sheriff's department staff within the appropriate local jurisdiction to transport the defendant to and from an evaluation facility.
(e)(1) A commitment under this section may not require evaluation for more than 7 days unless the medical condition of a defendant warrants an extension of a maximum of 14 days.
(f)(1) On completion of an evaluation under this section, the Department shall notify the court.
(2) Before a defendant is released from an evaluation facility under this section, the Department shall give the court that ordered the evaluation and the correctional facility, if any, to whose custody the defendant is to be released notice of the proposed date and time of release and have the defendant returned to the court as provided in the evaluation order.
(g)(1) If a defendant leaves an evaluation facility without authorization, the responsibility of the Department is limited to notification of the court that ordered the defendant's evaluation, as soon as it is reasonably possible.
Credits
Added by Acts 1989, c. 782, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 2004, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 238. § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2018, c. 143, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Health - General, § 8-506, MD HEALTH GEN § 8-506
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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