Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 5-202: (a) A District Court commissioner may not authorize pretrial release for a defendant charged with escaping from a correctional facility or any other place of confinement in the State
What this law says, in plain English
This statute restricts when District Court commissioners may authorize pretrial release for defendants charged with certain crimes, including escape, drug kingpin offenses, crimes of violence with prior convictions, and arson while on bail.
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