(a) On giving the notice required by the Maryland Constitution, the Governor may:
(1) change a sentence of death into a sentence of life without the possibility of parole;
(2) pardon an individual convicted of a crime subject to any conditions the Governor requires; or
(3) remit any part of a sentence of imprisonment subject to any conditions the Governor requires, without the remission operating as a full pardon.
(b)(1) A pardon or commutation of sentence shall be evidenced by a written executive order signed by the Governor under the great seal.
(2) An order granting a pardon or conditional pardon shall clearly indicate on its face whether it is a partial or full pardon.
(c) There is a presumption that the grantee of a pardon was lawfully and properly convicted of a crime against the State unless the order granting the pardon states that the grantee has been shown conclusively to have been convicted in error.
Credits
Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2013, c. 156, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
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.
