Terms Used In Maryland Code > CORRECTIONAL SERVICES > Title 6 - Parole and Probation

• Adult: means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law. See
• 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
• Commissioner: means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this Compact. See
• Commodity in package form: means a commodity packaged before sale in any manner including barrels, bags, sacks, cartons, or any other container constituting a unit quantity of the commodity, for either wholesale or retail use. See
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Compact Administrator: means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this Compact responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this Compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and policies adopted by the State Council under this Compact. See
• Compacting state: means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact. See
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• gift: includes an inter vivos gift, inter vivos endowment, bequest, devise, legacy, or testamentary endowment of any interest in real or personal property. See
• Interstate Commission: means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this Compact. See
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Member: means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner. See
• Offender: means an adult placed under, or subject to, supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies. See
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Package: means commodity in package form. See
• Person: means any individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, either public or private. See
• Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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
• State Council: means the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under Article III of this Compact. See
• Victim Impact Statement: A written or spoken statement by the victim or his or her representative about the physical, emotional, and financial impact of a crime on the victim. The statement is given to the court before sentencing.
• Weight: means net weight as used in this subtitle. See