Guidelines E-News 2024

Guidelines E-News is a periodic report delivered electronically via email by the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy. Guidelines E-News provides information on the system of voluntary guidelines for the State’s circuit courts and highlights changes to the guidelines. It also reports on sentencing trends using data from the sentencing guidelines worksheets and provides useful information on worksheet submission.

2024 – Volume 19

Number Date Topics  
1 February 1, 2024 New Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Manual; Animals not considered victims in the multiple victims stacking rule; Guidelines scoring for offenses with statutorily mandated consecutive sentences; Offense score calculation for offenses involving a feigned weapon; Guidelines scoring for PBJ pursuant to CP, § 6-220(c); 2023 Annual Report and updated Crimes of Violence Data Dashboard.
2 November 1, 2024 Revisions to the Guidelines Offense Table; Clarification of guidelines calculation rules in criminal events with multiple special applications.