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§ 2-606. Powers and duties of constables

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 2. Court Personnel (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Officers of the District Court (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2016
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-606
§ 2-606. Powers and duties of constables
A constable shall obey and execute all process directed to him from any judge of the District Court of Maryland concerning any matter within the court's jurisdiction and shall return the process according to its command. He shall serve and levy all executions issued by a judge of the District Court, and in so doing has the same powers, responsibilities and liabilities as a sheriff or deputy sheriff acting in the same capacity if the constable has satisfactorily completed a training program from a police training school approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.

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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 527; Acts 1974, c. 691, § 8; Acts 1978, c. 854; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 6.
Formerly Art. 26, § 153.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-606, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 2-606
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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