Maryland Statutes
Criminal Procedure
Title 5 - Release

Subtitle 1 - In General

Section 5-101 - Release on Personal Recognizance - (a) This section shall be liberally construed to carry out...

Section 5-102 - Defendant Charged With Crime Punishable by Life Imprisonment - A defendant charged with a crime punishable by life imprisonment...

Section 5-103 - Pretrial Risk Scoring Instrument - (a) In this section, “pretrial risk scoring instrument” means a...

Section 5-104 - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 2 - Pretrial Release

Section 5-201 - Conditions of Pretrial Release - (a) (1) The court or a District Court commissioner shall...

Section 5-202 - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - (a) A District Court commissioner may not authorize pretrial release...

Section 5-203 - Bail Bonds in Circuit Courts - (a) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this...

Section 5-204 - Bail After Adjournment or During Recess of Circuit Court - (a) In a criminal case in a circuit court in...

Section 5-205 - Bail in District Court - (a) A District Court judge may: (1) set bond or...

Section 5-206 - Reinstatement of Bail After Discharge at Preliminary Hearing - In a criminal case, a judge may reinstate any bail,...

Section 5-207 - Termination of Bond on Sentencing - (a) If a defendant is found guilty in a circuit...

Section 5-208 - Striking Out Forfeiture of Bail or Collateral; Production of Defendant - (a) In this section, “return” means to place in the...

Section 5-209 - Property Bondsmen - (a) In this section, “property bondsman” means a person other...

Section 5-210 - Soliciting Business - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 5-211 - Failure to Surrender After Forfeiture of Bail or Recognizance - (a) If a person has been charged with a crime...

Section 5-212 - Failure to Appear in Response to Citation - (a) This section does not apply to a citation: (1)...

Section 5-213 - Violation of Conditions of Pretrial Release - (a) A court may issue a bench warrant for the...

Section 5-213.1 - Violation of Conditions of Pretrial Release -- Sexual Crimes - (a) A person may not violate a condition of pretrial...

Section 5-214 - Posting Bond Without Appearance of Defendant - Notwithstanding Maryland Rule 4–217(g), after a defendant has appeared in...

Section 5-215 - Presentation of Defendant Denied Pretrial Release or Who Remains in Custody - A defendant who is denied pretrial release by a District...