(a) Division staff may use counseling when appropriate for improper conduct.
(b) The Program Administrator may:
(1) restrict or remove privileges in the Pre-Release Center for not more than 30 days for any breach of discipline or violation of Division rules;
(2) suspend the inmate from the Pre-Release Center for not more than 14 successive days for any breach of discipline or violation of Division rules; or
(3) if an inmate is participating in Home Confinement services, place the inmate at the Pre-Release Center, restrict or remove privileges, or return the inmate to the appropriate security facility.
(c) If an inmate commits a serious violation of a rule or regulation identified in the Program Guidebook or Section 13-16, or performs unsatisfactorily in the Program, the Program Administrator may immediately remove the inmate from the Pre-Release Center or return the inmate to the appropriate security facility. The Program Administrator must forward a full report to the court stating the circumstances and reasons for revocation. The judge of the committing court may, on the basis of the revocation action, redesignate the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services as the agency of custody for the remaining term of the inmate's confinement, under Section 11-717 of the Correctional Services Article of the Maryland Code.
(d) The Program Administrator may revoke an inmate’s participation in the Program if the inmate makes a false statement on the application or during the screening process. If the Program Administrator revokes an inmate’s participation in the Program, the inmate must be removed from the Program and is not eligible to reapply to the Program for 60 days, as provided in Sections 13-14 and 13-15. An inmate in the custody of the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or Federal Bureau of Prisons is subject to any time limit in the applicable state or federal law. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 1978 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1; 2006 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 1.)