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§ 7-103. Filing of petitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. In General (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 7-103
§ 7-103. Filing of petitions
One petition for each trial or sentence
(a) For each trial or sentence, a person may file only one petition for relief under this title.
Time of filing petition
(b) Unless extraordinary cause is shown, a petition under this subtitle may not be filed more than 10 years after the sentence was imposed.

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Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 156, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
Formerly Art. 27, § 645A.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 7-103, MD CRIM PROC § 7-103
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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