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§ 16-209. Privileged communications

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Office of the Public Defender (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Office of the Public Defender (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 16-209
§ 16-209. Privileged communications
Currentness
Application of attorney-client privilege
(a) Communications between an indigent individual and an individual in the Office or engaged by the Public Defender are protected by the attorney-client privilege to the same extent as though an attorney had been privately engaged.
Use of communications for preparation and disclosure of sociological data
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section does not preclude the Public Defender from using material in the Public Defender's files that is otherwise privileged to prepare and disclose statistical, case study, and other sociological data.
(2) Material used to prepare and disclose sociological data may not disclose the identity of a particular indigent individual.

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Added by Acts 2008, c. 15, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 16-209, MD CRIM PROC § 16-209
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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