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§ 2-106. Custody of arrested persons by peace officers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Procedure

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Law Enforcement Procedures; Arrest Process (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 2-106
§ 2-106. Custody of arrested persons by peace officers
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Keeping custody of arrested person
(a)(1) A peace officer, who is appointed in the jurisdiction in which a person is arrested, may keep custody of the arrested person in another jurisdiction in which a District Court commissioner is located to bring the person before the District Court commissioner in the other jurisdiction.
(2) The peace officer has the same power to keep custody of the arrested person under paragraph (1) of this subsection that the peace officer has in the jurisdiction for which the peace officer is appointed and the arrest is made.
Obtaining custody of arrested person
(b)(1) A peace officer, who is appointed in the jurisdiction for which a charging document is issued for a person who is arrested in another jurisdiction, may obtain custody of the arrested person in the other jurisdiction to bring the person before a District Court commissioner in the jurisdiction in which the charging document is issued.
(2) The peace officer has the same power to keep custody of the arrested person under paragraph (1) of this subsection that the peace officer has in the jurisdiction for which the peace officer is appointed.
Time period for bringing arrested person before judicial officer
(c) This section does not affect or extend the time period for bringing an arrested person before a judicial officer after arrest.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 27, § 602C.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 2-106, MD CRIM PROC § 2-106
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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