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§ 1-205. Process across county lines

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Procedure

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 1-205
§ 1-205. Process across county lines
Currentness
In general
(a) A court in a county where a crime is committed may issue process against a person charged with the crime even if:
(1) the person is not a resident of the county; or
(2) the person is a resident of the county but leaves the county.
Process directed at sheriff of county of person’s residence
(b)(1) Process issued under subsection (a) of this section shall be directed to the sheriff of the county where the person resides.
(2) The sheriff shall serve and return the process as if issued by a court of the sheriff's county.
(3) A court that issued process under subsection (a) of this section may fine a sheriff who neglects the process or delays serving and returning the process.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 75, § 85.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 1-205, MD CRIM PROC § 1-205
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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