{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-7-601","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Correctional Services § 7–601","heading":"","body":"(a) On giving the notice required by the Maryland Constitution, the Governor may:\n(1) change a sentence of death into a sentence of life without the possibility of parole;\n(2) pardon an individual convicted of a crime subject to any conditions the Governor requires; or\n(3) remit any part of a sentence of imprisonment subject to any conditions the Governor requires, without the remission operating as a full pardon.\n(b) (1) A pardon or commutation of sentence shall be evidenced by a written executive order signed by the Governor under the great seal.\n(2) An order granting a pardon or conditional pardon shall clearly indicate on its face whether it is a partial or full pardon.\n(c) There is a presumption that the grantee of a pardon was lawfully and properly convicted of a crime against the State unless the order granting the pardon states that the grantee has been shown conclusively to have been convicted in error.","path":["Article - Correctional Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcs\u0026section=7-601","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:53Z","sha256":"c4f46c1843a60189d75e16c70113e08833b04d01f7260f5a10b9c5e837fde4c7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-7-506","next":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-7-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}