§ 3-702. Inmates entitled to diminution credits

   (a) In general. -- Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, § 3-711 of this subtitle, and Title 7, Subtitle 5 of this article, an inmate committed to the custody of the Commissioner is entitled to a diminution of the inmate's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.

(b) Exception. -- An inmate who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3-303, § 3-304, § 3-305, or § 3-306 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years is not entitled to a diminution of the inmate's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle.

(c) Exception -- Prior conviction. -- An inmate who is serving a sentence for a violation of § 3-307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years is not entitled to a diminution of the inmate's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle, if the inmate was previously convicted of a violation of § 3-307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 700(b); 1999, ch. 54, § 2; 2010, chs. 182, 183.