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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 9-119

  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against a person under the laws of this State and is still pending, the Governor may:

(1) surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state; or

(2) hold the person until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this State.