Section 5-201 - Established.
§ 5-201. Established.
(a) In general.- There is a Division of Pretrial Detention and Services in the Department.
(b) Composition.- The Division consists of:
(1) a Pretrial Release Services Program;
(2) a Baltimore City Detention Center; and
(3) a centralized booking facility for Baltimore City.
(c) Authority.- The Division has the same authority with regard to the custody of its inmates and the operation of the Baltimore City Detention Center as:
(1) the Division of Correction has under this Code with regard to the custody of its inmates and the operation of the Division of Correction; and
(2) the sheriffs have under this Code with regard to the detention of inmates committed to their custody and the operation of local correctional facilities.
(d) Construction.- This title does not limit or supersede the authority of a court to determine the conditions of pretrial release.
[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 4-1403; 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]