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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="5-201.1" title_number="5" title_name="Release" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Release">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “immigration detainer” has the meaning stated in § 8–805 of the Correctional Services Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to any other factor allowed by the Maryland Rules or common law, a District Court commissioner or a judge may consider the existence of an immigration detainer when determining whether to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>authorize pretrial release for a defendant charged with a felony; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>set bond or bail for a defendant charged with a felony.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
