Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 8-503 - Disposition of arrested individuals(a) If, after the police arrest an intoxicated individual for a criminal offense, the individual seems to require emergency medical treatment, the police immediately shall take the individual to a detoxification center or other appropriate health care facility as defined in § 19-114(d) of this article.(b)(1) If necessary, after medical treatment, the police shall transport the individual to a program that provides detoxification services.(2) The individual may be admitted to a program that provides detoxification services in accordance with the provisions of § 8-501(d) of this subtitle.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 460,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.