{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-3-702","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3–702","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, § 3–711 of this subtitle, and Title 7, Subtitle 5 of this article, an incarcerated individual committed to the custody of the Commissioner is entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.\n(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–303 or § 3–304 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, or an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article, as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.\n(2) An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–303 of the Criminal Law Article that occurred on or after October 1, 2024, is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.\n(c) An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years is not entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement as provided under this subtitle, if the incarcerated individual was previously convicted of a violation of § 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years.","path":["Article - Correctional Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcs\u0026section=3-702","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:53Z","sha256":"12468d5af235f023e5a19554657b44986edd509dafacfb4e41dbb4976a0dc14c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-3-701","next":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-3-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}