Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 8-504
This is the official text of Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 8-504, part of Maryland’s Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings — governs court structure and civil procedure.
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§8–504.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not fail to appear for jury service as summoned under this title.
(b) A jury judge may order a person who violates any provision of this section to appear and show cause for each violation.
(c) A person who fails to show good cause for a violation of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or both.
(b) A jury judge may order a person who violates any provision of this section to appear and show cause for each violation.
(c) A person who fails to show good cause for a violation of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or both.
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