Section 9-611 - Copy of the warrant or detainer. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-611. Copy of the warrant or detainer.
 

(a)  Detainee entitled to true copy.- An individual who is committed or detained, or another individual on that individual's behalf, may demand a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer. 

(b)  Penalty for failure to deliver.- If an officer or other individual neglects or refuses to deliver a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer, if there is one, within 6 hours after the copy has been demanded, the officer or other individual shall forfeit $500 to the individual who is committed or detained. 

(c)  Survival of action.- The right of action to recover the forfeiture provided under this section or § 2-305 of the Courts Article survives the death of either party. 

(d)  Exemption for employees of the Division of Correction.- The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to the officials and employees of the Division of Correction and the Patuxent Institution. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 617; 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]