{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-7-501","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Correctional Services § 7–501","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Division of Correction shall grant a conditional release from confinement to an incarcerated individual who:\n(1) is serving a term of confinement of more than 18 months;\n(2) was sentenced on or after July 2, 1970, to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction; and\n(3) has served the term or terms, less diminution credit awarded under Title 3, Subtitle 7 and Title 11, Subtitle 5 of this article.\n(b) An incarcerated individual convicted of a violent crime committed on or after October 1, 2009, is not eligible for a conditional release under this section until after the incarcerated individual becomes eligible for parole under § 7–301(c) or (d) of this title.","path":["Article - Correctional Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcs\u0026section=7-501","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:53Z","sha256":"96e5d69f7ec96bbed9f994db285d1405fc4f7cffa8fb779e5587d621ecbeebe2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-7-403","next":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-7-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}