3-702. INMATES ENTITLED TO DIMINUTION CREDITS:

SUBJECT TO § 3-711 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND TITLE 7, SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS
ARTICLE, AN INMATE COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER IS
ENTITLED TO A DIMINUTION OF THE INMATE'S TERM OF CONFINEMENT AS
PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 700(b).

Defined terms: "Commissioner" § 3-101
"Inmate" § 1-101
"Term of confinement" § 3-701

3-703. CONCURRENT SENTENCE IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, AN INMATE
WHO SERVES A CONCURRENT MARYLAND SENTENCE IN A FOREIGN JURISDICTION
MAY BE ALLOWED DIMINUTION CREDITS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE ONLY FROM THE
DATE THAT THE INMATE IS RECEIVED INTO THE PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF THE
COMMISSIONER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 700(c).

The introductory clause "[n]otwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle," is added to state expressly that which was only implied in the
former law, i.e., the requirements of this section apply to the award of
diminution credits under any of the provisions of this subtitle, including
credits for good conduct under § 3-704 of this subtitle.

The reference to "diminution" credits is added for consistency with
terminology used in 3-709, 3-710, and 3-711 of this subtitle and Title
11, Subtitle 5 of this article.

Defined terms: "Commissioner" § 3-101
"Inmate" § 1-101

3-704. DIMINUTION CREDITS — GOOD CONDUCT.

(A) IN GENERAL.

AN INMATE SHALL BE ALLOWED A DEDUCTION IN ADVANCE FROM THE
INMATE'S TERM OF CONFINEMENT.

(B) METHOD OF CALCULATION.

(1) THE DEDUCTION ALLOWED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE CALCULATED:

(I) FROM THE FIRST DAY OF COMMITMENT TO THE CUSTODY OF
THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF THE INMATE'S MAXIMUM TERM OF
CONFINEMENT;