Subtitle 1 Definitions 4-101
Subtitle 2 General Provisions 4-201 – 4-214
Subtitle 3 Remediation Programs 4-301 – 4-308
Subtitle 4 Youth Program 4-401

Terms Used In Maryland Code > CORRECTIONAL SERVICES > Title 4 - Patuxent Institution

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.