Section 8-503 - Disposition of arrested individuals. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-503. Disposition of arrested individuals.
 

(a)  In general.- If, after the police arrest an intoxicated individual for a criminal offense, the individual seems to require emergency medical treatment, the police immediately shall take the individual to a detoxification center or other appropriate health care facility as defined in § 19-114 (d) of this article. 

(b)  Detoxification facility.-  

(1) If necessary, after medical treatment, the police shall transport the individual to a detoxification facility. 

(2) The individual may be admitted to the detoxification facility in accordance with the provisions of § 8-501 (d) of this subtitle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 2C, § 303; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1988, ch. 758, § 2; 1989, ch. 782, § 1; 1995, ch. 3, § 22; 1999, ch. 702, § 5; 2001, ch. 29, § 5.]