Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 13-504
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 13-504
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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.
- 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
(1) on a warrant issued by a court that has jurisdiction over the property; and
(2) without a warrant when:
(i) the seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant;
(ii) the seizure is incident to an inspection under an administrative inspection warrant;
(iii) the property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding under this subtitle; or
(iv) there is probable cause to believe that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety.