Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 1-205: (a) A court in a county where a crime is committed may issue process against a person charged with the crime even if: (1) the person is not a resident of the county; or (2) the person is a resident of the county but leaves the county
What this law says, in plain English
A court may issue criminal process against a person charged in that county regardless of residency or whether the person left the county. The sheriff where the person resides must serve the process.
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