Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Apprehension and Restraint
Section 13A-205 - Place of Confinement; Reports and Receiving of Prisoners

(a)    If a person subject to this title is confined before, during, or after trial, confinement shall be in a civilian or military confinement facility.
    (b)    No person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may refuse to receive or keep a prisoner committed to the person’s charge by a commissioned officer of the state military forces, when the committing officer furnishes a statement, signed by such officer, of the offense charged against the prisoner, unless otherwise authorized by law.
    (c)    Every person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within 24 hours after that commitment or as soon as the person is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against the prisoner, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.
    (d)    Civilian confinement facilities may not charge the State military forces for the cost of detaining the person so long as the confinement is less than 10 days.

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