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2017 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 2 - Court Personnel
Subtitle 1 - Officers, Oaths, and Bonds
§ 2-107. Arrest warrants
Universal Citation: MD Cts & Jud Pro Code § 2-107 (2017)
- (a) Form; contents. -- In a circuit court, an arrest warrant shall be issued on a form that:
- (1) Is 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size;
- (2) Contains the following information, if known, about the person for whom the warrant is issued:
- (i) Full name;
- (ii) Last address;
- (iii) Race;
- (iv) Sex;
- (v) Height;
- (vi) Weight;
- (vii) Hair color;
- (viii) Eye color;
- (ix) Driver's license number;
- (x) Social Security number;
- (xi) Distinguishing body marks or scars; and
- (xii) Any other pertinent identifying information; and
- (3) Contains specific instructions to indicate the judge or court commissioner before whom the person is directed to appear once arrested.
- (b) Caption -- Arrest warrant. -- An arrest warrant issued under this section shall be clearly captioned:
- (1) "Arrest warrant/State capias";
- (2) "Arrest warrant/contempt";
- (3) "Arrest warrant/contempt of court"; or
- (4) "Arrest warrant/body attachment".
- (c) Copies. -- After a judge issues an arrest warrant, the judge shall:
- (1) Maintain a copy for the judge's file; and
- (2) Provide a copy for:
- (i) The clerk of the circuit court;
- (ii) The sheriff or other law enforcement officer who will be serving the warrant; and
- (iii) The person for whom the warrant is issued.
- (d) Effect of failure to use form. -- Failure to use the form described in this section does not have any effect on an otherwise lawful arrest.
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