Md. Code Regs. 12.02.21.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 12.02.21.01 - Purpose

A. This chapter establishes the policy for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Department) concerning inmate marriage.

B. This chapter establishes procedures for:

(1) Requesting to marry an inmate at a correctional facility;

(2) Processing and approving a request to marry an inmate at a correctional facility; and

(3) Arranging for and conducting the marriage ceremony.

C. This chapter is not intended to infringe upon an individual's statutory right to marry, but does govern how the legal right to marry may be exercised when the marriage involves an inmate confined in a Department correctional facility.

Md. Code Regs. 12.02.21.01

Regulation .01 amended effective 43:7 Md. R. 451, eff.4/11/2016