Requires jurisdictions using pretrial risk scoring instruments for release eligibility to conduct independent validation studies every 3-5 years. Establishes a grant fund for eligible counties to set up or improve pretrial services and conduct these validations.
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This is a binding legislative act enacted by the Maryland General Assembly with mandatory requirements and enforcement mechanisms for jurisdictions using pretrial risk scoring instruments.
The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only subdomain 1.1 (Unfair discrimination) receiving a coverage score of 2. The document addresses bias concerns in pretrial risk scoring instruments by requiring 'race-neutral' tools and independent validation studies, but does not comprehensively address other AI risk domains.
The document primarily governs the Public Administration sector, specifically criminal justice and pretrial services within Maryland jurisdictions. It does not regulate private sector activities but rather establishes requirements for government entities managing pretrial release decisions.
The document primarily addresses the Verify and Validate stage through mandatory independent validation studies, and the Operate and Monitor stage through ongoing validation requirements every 3-5 years. It also touches on the Deploy stage by establishing requirements for pretrial services programs that use risk scoring instruments.
The document explicitly mentions pretrial risk scoring instruments, which are defined as tools, metrics, algorithms, or software. It does not specifically mention AI models, AI systems, or any of the specialized AI categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or generative AI. No compute thresholds or open-weight models are discussed.
General Assembly of Maryland
The document is enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, which is the state legislative body that proposed and passed this legislation.
Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention; Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
The Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention administers the grant fund and ensures compliance with the requirements.
Independent validation study entities; Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Independent validation studies are required to be conducted every 3-5 years, and the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention monitors grant compliance.
Jurisdictions using pretrial risk scoring instruments; Eligible counties
The legislation applies to jurisdictions (counties) that use pretrial risk scoring instruments and eligible counties seeking to establish or improve pretrial services programs.
3 subdomains (3 Minimal)