Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 12. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services |
Subtitle 11. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY |
Chapter 12.11.10. Private Home Detention Monitoring Agencies |
Sec. 12.11.10.08. Standards for Electronic Monitoring
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A. A monitoring agency using continuously signaling equipment to monitor an individual shall:
(1) Maintain equipment in good working order that is capable of monitoring 24 hours a day using a transmitter affixed to a monitored individual, a receiver and dialer, telephone, and host computer;
(2) Inform the monitored individual about the use of the equipment;
(3) Test the equipment before use;
(4) Ensure the proper installation of the equipment on the monitored individual and, if applicable, at the individual's approved location as ordered by the court; and
(5) Electronically monitor the monitored individual at an approved location, except for a time specified by the court order or a time of an approved activity, or both.
B. A monitoring agency using satellite monitoring equipment to monitor an individual shall:
(1) Maintain equipment capable of tracking a monitored individual 24 hours a day using global positioning satellite, cellular, or wireless technology;
(2) Inform the monitored individual about the use of the equipment;
(3) Test the equipment before use; and
(4) Ensure the proper installation of the equipment on the monitored individual and, if applicable, at the monitored individual's approved location.