// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 OF 2021 // (a) A pretrial services program established, improved, or for which a pretrial risk scoring instrument validation is conducted using a grant distributed in accordance with § 4–1103 of this subtitle shall: (1) use a validated, evidence–based, race–neutral risk scoring instrument that is consistent with the Maryland Rules to make recommendations to a judicial officer to determine whether a defendant: (i) is eligible for release: 1. on personal recognizance; or 2. with appropriate pretrial supervision; or (ii) should be held without bail; (2) apply best practices shown to be effective in other jurisdictions; and (3) incorporate multiple levels of supervision based on defendant risk scores with features that include: (i) cellular telephone reminders of a defendant’s hearing date; (ii) drug and alcohol testing; (iii) global positioning satellite monitoring, if applicable; and (iv) substance abuse, mental health, or mediation referrals, if approved by the judicial officer and available in the eligible county. (b) A pretrial services program that receives a grant under this subtitle may not charge a fee to any defendant for eferrals, if approved by the judicial officer and available in the eligible county. (b) A pretrial services program that receives a grant under this subtitle may not charge a fee to any defendant for participation in the program.
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