State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Courts-and-judicial-proceedings > Title-6 > Subtitle-3 > 6-309§ 6-309. Service by Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services employees.
(a) Authority conveyed.- Designated employees of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services may serve a criminal summons, warrant, or charging document.
(b) Scope of authority.- The authority of an individual designated to serve criminal process under this section shall be limited to the service of process within institutions operated by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(c) Training.- The Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall ensure that an employee designated to serve criminal process has received adequate training.
(d) Scope of section.- This section may not be construed to limit the authority of any employee of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to serve civil process as provided in the Maryland Rules.
[1997, ch. 48.]
