Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 2-306: (a) If an officer of another state makes an arrest in this State in accordance with § 2-305(a) of this subtitle, the officer shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before a judge of the circuit court of the county in which the arrest was made for a hearing to determine the lawful
What this law says, in plain English
When an out-of-state officer arrests someone in this state, the arrested person must be brought before a circuit court judge for a hearing to determine if the arrest was lawful. If unlawful, the judge must release the person.
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