Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-114
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-114, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§9–114.
Official statutory text
(a) The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any law enforcement officer without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in a court of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.
(b) When an accused is arrested under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) the accused must be taken before a judge or District Court commissioner with all practicable speed;
(2) complaint must be made against the accused under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in § 9-113 of this title; and
(3) thereafter, the answer of the accused shall be heard as if the accused had been arrested on a warrant.
(b) When an accused is arrested under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) the accused must be taken before a judge or District Court commissioner with all practicable speed;
(2) complaint must be made against the accused under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in § 9-113 of this title; and
(3) thereafter, the answer of the accused shall be heard as if the accused had been arrested on a warrant.
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