Maryland Statutes
Criminal Procedure
Title 4 - Pretrial Procedures

Subtitle 1 - Charging Procedures and Documents

Section 4-101 - Charge by Citation - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 4-102 - Charge by Criminal Information - A State’s Attorney may charge by information: (1) in a...

Section 4-103 - Preliminary Hearing - (a) If a defendant is charged with a felony other...

Section 4-104 - Merger of Common Law Misdemeanor in Statutory Felony Prohibited - If a statute makes a felony of a crime that...

Section 4-105 - Naming of Two or More Persons With Like Interests in Charging Document - (a) In speaking of any partners, joint tenants, heirs, tenants...

Section 4-106 - Description of Money in Charging Document - (a) A charging document may describe an amount of money...

Section 4-107 - Charging Document for Violation of Ordinance - (a) It is not necessary to set forth a copy...

Section 4-108 - Charging Document for Crimes Involving Instruments - (a) In making an averment as to an instrument, whether...

Section 4-109 - Invalidation and Destruction of Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - (a) This section applies only to a warrant, summons, or...

Subtitle 2 - Venue and Other Procedural Matters

Section 4-201 - Venue - (a) In the District Court, a prosecution for a crime...

Section 4-202 - Transfer of Criminal Cases to Juvenile Court - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 4-202.1 - Transfer of Case Involving Detained Child - (a) In this section, “child” means a defendant who is...

Section 4-202.2 - Transfer of Case Involving Detained Child -- at Sentencing - (a) At sentencing, a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a...

Section 4-203 - Process Against Corporations - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 4-204 - Accessory Before the Fact - (a) In this section, the words “accessory before the fact”...

Section 4-205 - Blood Lead Level Testing - (a) Before trial, a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a...

Section 4-206 - Petition to Freeze Assets -- Financial Crimes Against Vulnerable and Elder Adults - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...