# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 10. Mental Health Law

### Subtitle 8. Release and Transfers

#### Section 10-804

(a) Any individual who has been admitted to a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital or any person on behalf of the individual may apply at any time to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of habeas corpus to determine the cause and the legality of the detention.

(b) The Director, in the name of the Administration, may make an application for a writ of habeas corpus to determine whether a facility properly admitted or properly holds an individual. The State's Attorney for the county where the facility is located or the individual is a resident, on behalf of the Administration, shall file the application.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)