Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 6-205
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 6-205
- Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
- Adult: means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law. See
- Commissioner: means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this Compact. See
- Compact Administrator: means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this Compact responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this Compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and policies adopted by the State Council under this Compact. See
- Compacting state: means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Interstate Commission: means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this Compact. See
- Member: means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner. See
- Offender: means an adult placed under, or subject to, supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies. See
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other territorial possessions of the United States. See
- State Council: means the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under Article III of this Compact. See
(a) Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state.
(b) Each State Council shall appoint as its commissioner the Compact Administrator from that state to serve on the Interstate Commission in such capacity under or pursuant to applicable law of the member state.
(c) While each member state may determine the membership of its own State Council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims’ groups, and Compact Administrators.
(d) Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the Compact Administrator who shall be appointed by the State Council or by the governor in consultation with the legislature and the judiciary.
(e) In addition to appointment of its commissioner to the national Interstate Commission, each State Council shall exercise oversight and advocacy concerning its participation in Interstate Commission activities and other duties as may be determined by each member state including but not limited to, development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the Compact within that state.