{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-3-704","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3–704","heading":"","body":"(a) An incarcerated individual shall be allowed a deduction in advance from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.\n(b) (1) The deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:\n(i) from the first day of commitment to the custody of the Commissioner through the last day of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement;\n(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month; and\n(iii) on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.\n(2) If an incarcerated individual’s term of confinement includes a consecutive or concurrent sentence for a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or a crime of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a controlled dangerous substance in violation of § 5–612 or § 5–613 of the Criminal Law Article, the deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month.\n(c) A deduction under this section may not be allowed for a period during which an incarcerated individual does not receive credit for service of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement, including a period:\n(1) during which the incarcerated individual’s sentence is stayed;\n(2) during which the incarcerated individual is not in the custody of the Commissioner because of escape; or\n(3) for which the Maryland Parole Commission has declined to grant credit after revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.","path":["Article - Correctional Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcs\u0026section=3-704","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:53Z","sha256":"90ad92810e9d925d006259028e933b340db797862d7a0b613c5bc7acda75d7b4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-3-703","next":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-3-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}