Md. Code Regs. 12.07.01.02 : DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES — INMATE GRIEVANCE OFFICE — General Regulations — General Procedures

A. If a State or federal court receives a grievance from a grievant, the State or federal court may refer the grievance to the Office.
B. The Executive Director shall conduct a preliminary review of each grievance properly filed with the Office.
C. If a grievance arises from a disciplinary proceeding, the grievant shall properly exhaust all Division or Patuxent Institution appeal procedures before filing the grievance with the Office.
D. If the administrative remedy procedure applies to a particular situation or occurrence, the grievant shall properly exhaust the administrative remedy procedure before filing a grievance with the Office.
E. The Executive Director, when conducting a preliminary review of a grievance, and the administrative law judge conducting a hearing concerning a grievance shall liberally consider the circumstances of the grievance when determining if the grievance is properly before the Office.

Md. Code Regs. 12.07.01.02

Regulation .02 amended effective August 3, 1977 (4:16 Md. R. 1214)
Regulation .02B amended effective August 6, 1990 (17:15 Md. R. 1861)
Regulation .02C amended effective August 10, 1987 (14:16 Md. R. 1776)
Regulation .02D adopted effective March 1, 1982 (9:4 Md. R. 332)
Regulation .02D amended effective November 21, 1983 (10:23 Md. R. 2065); July 15, 1985 (12:14 Md. R. 1432); December 28, 1987 (14:26 Md. R. 2748)
Regulations .02 adopted effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 952)