{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-1001","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5–1001","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) (1) “Administrative remedy” means any procedure for review of a prisoner’s complaint or grievance, including judicial review, if available, that is provided by the Department, the Division of Correction, or any county or other municipality or political subdivision, and results in a written determination or disposition.\n(2) “Administrative remedy” includes a proceeding under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article or Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Correctional Services Article.\n(c) (1) “Civil action” means a legal action seeking money damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or any appeal filed in any court in the State that relates to or involves a prisoner’s conditions of confinement.\n(2) “Civil action” includes:\n(i) An appeal of an administrative remedy to any court;\n(ii) A petition for mandamus against the prisoner’s custodian, its officers or employees, or any official or employee of the Department;\n(iii) Any tort claim against a custodian, the custodian’s officers or employees, or any employee or official of the Department;\n(iv) Any action alleging a violation of civil rights against a custodian, the custodian’s officers and employees, or any official or employee of the Department; or\n(v) Any appeal, application for leave to appeal, or petition for certiorari.\n(3) “Civil action” does not include a postconviction petition or petition for habeas corpus relief.\n(d) “Conditions of confinement” means any circumstance, situation or event that involves a prisoner’s custody, transportation, incarceration, or supervision.\n(e) “Custodian” means the institution or agency that has custody of the prisoner.\n(f) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.\n(g) (1) “Prisoner” means a person who is in the custody of the Department or a local detention center.\n(2) “Prisoner” includes pretrial detainees.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=5-1001","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"59365934844103abd2f2688b3fa6b0bc506bc5e01418a49421c26506b75949c5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-901","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}