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§ 3-105. Search for absentee

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction--Jurisdiction/Special Causes of Action (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Absent Persons (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-105
§ 3-105. Search for absentee
Currentness
Search methods
(a) Upon application, the court may direct the guardian to make search for the absentee in any manner the court considers advisable, including one or more of the following methods:
(1) Inserting in one or more suitable periodicals a notice requesting information from any person having knowledge of the absentee's whereabouts;
(2) Notifying officers of justice and public welfare agencies in appropriate locations of the absentee's disappearance; or
(3) Engaging the services of an investigating agency.
Expenses of search
(b) The expenses of the search shall be taxed as costs and paid out of the property of the absentee.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 1, eff. April 9, 1996.
Formerly Art. 16, § 204.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-105, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-105
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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