(a) Any individual who has been admitted to a facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital or any person on behalf of the individual may apply at any time to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of habeas corpus to determine the cause and the legality of the detention.
(b) The Director, in the name of the Administration, may make an application for a writ of habeas corpus to determine whether a facility properly admitted or properly holds an individual. The State’s Attorney for the county where the facility is located or the individual is a resident, on behalf of the Administration, shall file the application.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 8 - Release and Transfers
Section 10-801 - "Release" Defined
Section 10-802 - Duty of Director
Section 10-803 - Voluntary Admissions
Section 10-804 - Habeas Corpus
Section 10-805 - Judicial Release
Section 10-806 - Administrative Release
Section 10-807 - Transfers Between Facilities
Section 10-808 - Transfers and Commitments to Federal Agencies
Section 10-809 - Aftercare Plan
Section 10-812 - Transfers to Developmental Disabilities Administration