Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Venue, Court Procedure, Bail, and Charging Documents
Section 26-402 - Release of Defendant if Commissioner Not Available

(a)    This section does not apply if the alleged offense is any of the offenses enumerated in § 26–202(a)(3)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this title.
    (b)    If a police officer arrests a person and takes the person before a District Court commissioner as provided in this title, the person shall be released on issuance of a citation if:
        (1)    A commissioner is not available;
        (2)    A judge, clerk, or other public officer, authorized to accept bail for the court is not available; and
        (3)    The person charged gives the person’s written promise to appear in court.