{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 5–101","heading":"","body":"(a) This section shall be liberally construed to carry out the purpose of relying on criminal sanctions instead of financial loss to ensure the appearance of a defendant in a criminal case before verdict or pending a new trial.\n(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if, from all the circumstances, the court believes that a minor or adult defendant in a criminal case will appear as required for trial before verdict or pending trial, the defendant may be released on personal recognizance.\n(2) A failure to appear as required by personal recognizance is subject to the penalties provided in § 5-211 of this title.\n(c) A defendant may not be released on personal recognizance if the defendant is charged with:\n(1) a crime listed in § 5–202(d) of this title after having been convicted of a crime listed in § 5–202(d) of this title; or\n(2) a crime punishable by life imprisonment without parole.","path":["Article - Criminal Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcp\u0026section=5-101","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:17Z","sha256":"8342d746719fb8d6c93c11b4ce84d3d4fa6b850672aae81ba28a91581bba3030","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-4-206","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}