# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 5. Release

### Subtitle 2. Pretrial Release

#### Section 5-215

A defendant who is denied pretrial release by a District Court commissioner or who for any reason remains in custody after a District Court commissioner has determined conditions of release under Maryland Rule 4-216 shall be presented to a District Court judge immediately if the Court is in session, or if the Court is not in session, at the next session of the Court. 

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