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West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Victims and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Postsentencing Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-505
§ 11-505. Notice of parole release hearings, parole violations, or commutations, pardons, or remission of sentence
Currentness
Application of section to written notification requests
(a) This section applies to a victim or victim's representative who:
(1) has made a written request to the Department for notification under § 7-801(b)(1)(ii) of the Correctional Services Article; or
(2) has filed a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title.
Parole release hearings
(b)(1) If a parole release hearing is scheduled for an incarcerated individual who has been convicted of and sentenced for a crime, the victim or victim's representative has the rights provided under § 7-801 of the Correctional Services Article.
(2) At a parole release hearing, a victim or victim's representative has the rights provided under § 7-304 of the Correctional Services Article.
Parole violations
(c)(1) Whenever a person who was convicted of a crime is found in violation of a condition of parole, the Department shall notify the victim or victim's representative as provided under § 7-804 of the Correctional Services Article.
(2) Whenever a warrant or subpoena is issued for a person who was convicted of a crime for an alleged violation of a condition of parole, the Department shall notify the victim or victim's representative as provided under § 7-804 of the Correctional Services Article.
Commutation, pardon, or remission of sentence
(d) Whenever a person who is sentenced is considered for a commutation, pardon, or remission of sentence:
(1) the Department shall notify the victim or victim's representative as provided under § 7-805(a) and (e) of the Correctional Services Article; and
(2) a victim or victim's representative has the additional rights regarding submission and consideration of a victim impact statement provided under § 7-805(b) and (c) of the Correctional Services Article.
Violation of mandatory supervision conditions
(e)(1) Whenever a person convicted of a crime is found in violation of a condition of mandatory supervision, the Department shall notify the victim or victim's representative as provided under § 7-505(b) of the Correctional Services Article.
(2) Whenever a warrant or subpoena is issued for a person convicted of a crime for an alleged violation of a condition of mandatory supervision, the Department shall notify the victim or victim's representative as provided under § 7-804 of the Correctional Services Article.
Parole release agreements
(f) Before entering into a predetermined parole release agreement with an incarcerated individual, the Maryland Parole Commission shall notify the victim or victim's representative as provided under § 7-803 of the Correctional Services Article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 622, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 27, § 786.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-505, MD CRIM PROC § 11-505
Current through legislation effective through June 1, 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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