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§ 9-611. Copy of the warrant or detainer

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorrectional Services

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Correctional Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. State and Local Correctional System--Incarcerated Individuals (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 9-611
§ 9-611. Copy of the warrant or detainer
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(a) An individual who is committed or detained, or another individual on that individual's behalf, may demand a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer.
(b) If an officer or other individual neglects or refuses to deliver a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer, if there is one, within 6 hours after the copy has been demanded, the officer or other individual shall forfeit $500 to the individual who is committed or detained.
(c) The right of action to recover the forfeiture provided under this section or § 2-305 of the Courts Article survives the death of either party.
(d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to the officials and employees of the Division of Correction and the Patuxent Institution.

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Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999.
Formerly Art. 27, § 617.
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 9-611, MD CORR SERV § 9-611
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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