{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-105","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3–105","heading":"","body":"(a) Upon application, the court may direct the guardian to make search for the absentee in any manner the court considers advisable, including one or more of the following methods:\n(1) Inserting in one or more suitable periodicals a notice requesting information from any person having knowledge of the absentee’s whereabouts;\n(2) Notifying officers of justice and public welfare agencies in appropriate locations of the absentee’s disappearance; or\n(3) Engaging the services of an investigating agency.\n(b) The expenses of the search shall be taxed as costs and paid out of the property of the absentee.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=3-105","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"a291cfbf85348269f5573f3097e98c0802b72f38802c8c5a0f4c23251e8925bc","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-104","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}