# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 4. Pretrial Procedures

### Subtitle 1. Charging Procedures and Documents

#### Section 4-102

A State's Attorney may charge by information:

(1) in a case involving a felony that does not involve a felony within the jurisdiction of the District Court, if the defendant is entitled to a preliminary hearing but does not request a hearing within 10 days after a court or court commissioner informs the defendant about the availability of a preliminary hearing; or

(2) in any other case, if a court in a preliminary hearing finds that there is probable cause to hold the defendant.

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