Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 13-202

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) An authorized law enforcement officer may seize property listed under § 13-201 of this subtitle as an incident to an arrest or search and seizure.

(b) An officer who seizes property under this section shall place the property under seal or remove the property to a location designated by the Department of State Police or by the law enforcement unit having jurisdiction in the locality.