Maryland Code, Correctional Services § 6-121

(b)(1) The Division shall impose graduated sanctions in response to technical violations of conditions of supervision.

(2) Graduated sanctions may not include incarceration or involuntary detention.

(3) The Division shall provide notice to the court of a technical violation committed and a graduated sanction imposed as a result of the violation.

(1) establish a program to implement the use of graduated sanctions in response to technical violations of the conditions of community supervision;

(2) adopt policies and procedures to implement the program and to ensure that due process protections are in place for an individual under the supervision of the Division to challenge graduated sanctions imposed under the program; and

(3) develop a matrix to guide a parole and probation agent in determining the suitable response to a technical violation that includes a range of the most common violations and a range of possible noncustodial sanctions to be imposed.