A State’s Attorney may charge by information:
(1) in a case involving a felony that does not involve a felony within the jurisdiction of the District Court, if the defendant is entitled to a preliminary hearing but does not request a hearing within 10 days after a court or court commissioner informs the defendant about the availability of a preliminary hearing; or
(2) in any other case, if a court in a preliminary hearing finds that there is probable cause to hold the defendant.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Charging Procedures and Documents
Section 4-101 - Charge by Citation
Section 4-102 - Charge by Criminal Information
Section 4-103 - Preliminary Hearing
Section 4-104 - Merger of Common Law Misdemeanor in Statutory Felony Prohibited
Section 4-105 - Naming of Two or More Persons With Like Interests in Charging Document
Section 4-106 - Description of Money in Charging Document
Section 4-107 - Charging Document for Violation of Ordinance
Section 4-108 - Charging Document for Crimes Involving Instruments