News and Information

  • August 13, 2010:  The MSCCSP published proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines in the August 13, 2010 edition of the Maryland Register.  Public comments on the proposed amendments will be accepted through September 13, 2010.  
  • May 1, 2010:  The MSCCSP released an updated Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Manual and Offense Table.  Click HERE for an explanation of the updates. 
  • January 12, 2010:  The MSCCSP released its 2009 annual report.  Click HERE to view a PDF copy of the report. 
  • December 8, 2009: The MSCCSP held its annual public comments hearing on December 8, 2009 at the House Office Building in Annapolis. 
  • November 1, 2009: The MSCCSP has revised the Guidelines Offense Table to reflect new and amended offenses passed during the 2009 Legislative Session.  Click HERE for a complete review of the updates.
  • September 1, 2009:  The MSCCSP updated the guidelines worksheet submission requirements for probation revocations and reconsiderations.  Click HERE for a complete review of the changes. 
  • August 2-4, 2009: The MSCCSP hosted the 2009 annual conference of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC). The conference was held August 2-4, 2009 in Baltimore at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Please visit the conference website to view the agenda, download copies of the speakers' presentations, and see photos from the conference.
  • April 1, 2009: The MSCCSP adopted revisions to the instructions for scoring victim injury and the Guidelines Offense Table. Click HERE for a summary of the revisions.