Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 1-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 1-101
- Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) “Commissioner of Correction” means the Commissioner of the Division of Correction.
(c) “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the State.
(d) “Correctional facility” means a facility that is operated for the purpose of detaining or confining adults who are charged with or found guilty of a crime.
(e) “County” means a county of the State and Baltimore City.
(f) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(g) “Division of Correction” means the Division of Correction in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(h) “Division of Parole and Probation” means the Division of Parole and Probation in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(i) “Immigration detention agreement” means any contract, agreement, intergovernmental service agreement, or memorandum of understanding that authorizes a State or local government agency to house or detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
(j) “Immigration detention facility” means any building, facility, or structure used, in whole or in part, to house or detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
(k) “Inmate” means an individual who is actually or constructively detained or confined in a correctional facility.
(l) “Local correctional facility” means a correctional facility that is operated:
(1) by one or more counties; or
(2) by a municipal corporation.
(m) “Managing official” means the administrator, director, warden, superintendent, sheriff, or other individual responsible for the management of a correctional facility.
(n) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
(o) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(p) “State” means:
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia.
(q) (1) “State correctional facility” means a correctional facility that is operated by the State.
(2) “State correctional facility” includes:
(i) the Patuxent Institution;
(ii) the Baltimore City Detention Center; and
(iii) the centralized booking facility in Baltimore City that is operated by the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(r) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the State.