Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 2-306
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 2-306, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§2–306.
Official statutory text
(a) If an officer of another state makes an arrest in this State in accordance with § 2-305(a) of this subtitle, the officer shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before a judge of the circuit court of the county in which the arrest was made for a hearing to determine the lawfulness of the arrest.
(b) If the judge determines that the arrest was unlawful, the judge shall discharge the arrested person.
(b) If the judge determines that the arrest was unlawful, the judge shall discharge the arrested person.
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