Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 6-229: (a) This section does not apply to a person: - 153 - (1) charged with a crime of violence as defined under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or with a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 6 or Subtitle 8, or § 3– 203, § 3–204, § 5–612, § 5–613, § 5–614, § 5–621, § 5–622, or § 5–628 of the Criminal Law
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This statute establishes a procedural framework allowing prosecutors to defer criminal charges through drug or alcohol treatment programs for eligible defendants, excluding those charged with crimes of violence or with recent violent convictions.
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