Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 3-222

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The expenses relating to guarding, lodging, feeding, clothing, and caring for an inmate who has been sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction may not be assessed against, billed to, or paid by a county.