{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-6-211","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 6–211","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall adopt as regulations sentencing guidelines and any changes to those sentencing guidelines, subject to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.\n(b) Regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section are voluntary sentencing guidelines that a court need not follow.\n(c) A change to the sentencing guidelines takes effect on the day that the regulation takes effect as provided under Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.","path":["Article - Criminal Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcp\u0026section=6-211","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:17Z","sha256":"01139e148549c623cda0a0a84e5310234ec57f104c873cc181d20c8930cb76a4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-6-210","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-6-212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}