Section 2-301 - Service of writs. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-301. Service of writs.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as provided in § 2-302 of this subtitle, the sheriff shall serve all papers directed to him according to their instructions, within the time set by the court. 

(b)  Service outside county.-  

(1) A sheriff may serve papers in a county other than the county of which he is sheriff; or 

(2) The clerk may send a paper to the sheriff of another county for service by him. After serving the paper the sheriff shall file a return with the court from which it was issued. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 87, §§ 5, 16; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.]