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2018 Maryland Code
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Title 26 - Vehicle Laws -- Parties and Procedure on Citation, Arrest, Trial, and Appeal
Subtitle 4 - Venue, Court Procedure, Bail, and Charging Documents
§ 26-402. Release of defendant if commissioner not available
Universal Citation: MD Transp Code § 26-402 (2018)
(a) Exception. -- This section does not apply if the alleged offense is any of the offenses enumerated in ยง 26-202(a)(3)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this title.
(b) In general. -- 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.
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