Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-401
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-401, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§8–401.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Agreement” means the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, which is set forth in §§ 8-402 through 8-411 of this subtitle.
(c) “Appropriate court” means, with reference to the courts of this State, a circuit court of a county or the District Court.
(d) “Correctional institution” means, with reference to the correctional institutions of this State, any State or local correctional facility.
(b) “Agreement” means the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, which is set forth in §§ 8-402 through 8-411 of this subtitle.
(c) “Appropriate court” means, with reference to the courts of this State, a circuit court of a county or the District Court.
(d) “Correctional institution” means, with reference to the correctional institutions of this State, any State or local correctional facility.
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