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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-1014" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Paternity Proceedings">
  <level label="a">
    <text>When a complaint is filed under this subtitle, the court may issue, to assure the appearance of the defendant at trial:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a summons for the appearance of the defendant; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The summons shall state the time and place for the defendant to appear at trial.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the defendant fails to appear as directed in the summons, the court may issue, at any time, a warrant for the defendant’s arrest.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The arrest warrant shall direct any officer of this State who is authorized to execute warrants to bring the defendant before the court to answer and have the matters in the complaint adjudicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a defendant is arrested under a warrant, the defendant shall be taken before:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the court that issued the warrant; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a commissioner of the District Court.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The court or commissioner shall set bond for the defendant. The bond shall be conditioned on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the defendant’s appearance in the issuing court on the date and at the time specified in the warrant; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the defendant’s obedience to any order of the court in the proceedings.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The court or commissioner may require on the bond the securities or sureties the court or the commissioner considers appropriate.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If the defendant does not give bond, the court or commissioner shall order the defendant imprisoned in the city or county jail until bond is given or until the issuing court discharges the defendant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
