# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 1. Court Structure and Organization

### Subtitle 6. District Court

#### Section 1-609

(a) When and in the manner authorized by law, a District Court judge may issue:

  (1) Warrants of arrest; and

  (2) Warrants for search and seizure or for interception of communications.

(b) A District Court judge may issue:

  (1) Writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum or ad prosequendum; and

  (2) Writs of error coram nobis.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)