Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 13A-202
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 13A-202
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - State military forces: means the National Guard of the State, as defined in title 32 of the United States Code, when not in a status subjecting them to exclusive jurisdiction under 10 U. See
(b) Commissioned officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers have authority to quell quarrels, frays, and disorders among persons subject to this title and to apprehend persons subject to this title who take part therein.
(c) If an offender is apprehended outside the State, the offender’s return to the area must be in accordance with normal extradition procedures or by reciprocal agreement.
(d) No person authorized by this section to apprehend persons subject to this title or the place where such offender is confined, restrained, held, or otherwise housed may require payment of a fee or charge for so receiving, apprehending, confining, restraining, holding, or otherwise housing a person except as otherwise provided by law.
(e) A civil officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or the State, or a military officer or noncommissioned officer subject to this title who has been authorized by the Governor by regulation or with the authority of the Adjutant General may summarily apprehend a person subject to this title and deliver the person into the custody of the State military forces.