{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-8-703","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8–703","heading":"","body":"Except as otherwise provided, a court may order a juvenile who is charged with the commission of a delinquent act or a criminal defendant who has not been convicted of a crime of violence to perform community service and assign the juvenile or defendant to a particular work project:\n(1) instead of payment of any fines and court costs imposed; or\n(2) as a condition of:\n(i) probation, whether granted under § 6-220 or § 6-225 of the Criminal Procedure Article or otherwise;\n(ii) a suspended sentence;\n(iii) a case being placed on a stet docket; or\n(iv) a juvenile being subject to a diversionary program.","path":["Article - Correctional Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcs\u0026section=8-703","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:53Z","sha256":"93cbc8d35989a2d6f8240c0ab09b30c94e3ee2b988ab346fb5fb6c54af59bed8","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-8-702","next":"us-md/md.-code-correctional-services-8-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}