Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 6-215
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 6-215
- Bylaws: means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission's actions or conduct. See
- Compacting state: means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Interstate Commission: means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this Compact. 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.
- Rules: means acts of the Interstate Commission, duly promulgated pursuant to Article VIII of this Compact, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the Interstate Commission, which shall have the force and effect of law in the compacting states. See
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other territorial possessions of the United States. See
(a) (1) Nothing in this subtitle prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with the Compact.
(2) All compacting states’ laws conflicting with this Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
(b) (1) All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states.
(2) All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.
(3) Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission action, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation.
(4) In the event any provision of this Compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this Compact becomes effective.