{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-4-202","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 4–202","heading":"","body":"(a) A District Court has the authority provided under Title 3 of the Criminal Procedure Article.\n(b) A District Court has the following authority provided in the Health – General Article:\n(1) Under Title 8 of that article, the authority to commit an individual for detoxification or for observation, evaluation, or treatment of alcoholism;\n(2) Under Title 8 of that article, the authority to commit an individual for observation, evaluation, or treatment of drug abuse; and\n(3) Under Title 10 of that article, the authority to order emergency evaluation of an individual for a mental disorder.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=4-202","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"b6a1d15e635e8af9e7a8f04d912e969e1e6d9b9155c92d5dbb3e0f0ad32b6530","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-4-201","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-4-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}