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summonses. He shall advise arrested persons of their
constitutional rights, set bond or commit persons to jail
in default of bond or release them on personal
recognizance if circumstances warrant, and conduct
investigations and inquiries Into the circumstances of
any matter presented to him in order to determine if
probable cause exists for the issuance of a warrant or
criminal summons and, in general, perform all the
functions of committing magistrates as exercised by the
justices of the peace prior to July 5, 1971 [there].
THERE shall be in each county, at all times, one or more
commissioners available for the convenience of the public
and police in obtaining warrants or criminal summonses
and to advise arrested persons of their rights as
required by law.

3-232. [Construction of Subtitle] UNIFORMITY OF
INTERPRETATION.

This subtitle shall be SO INTERPRETED AND construed
AS TO EFFECTUATE ITS GENERAL PURPOSE to make uniform the
law of [those] THE states which enact it.

3-234. [Citation of subtitle] SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform
Arbitration Act.

3-415.

This subtitle may be cited as the MARYLAND Uniform
Declaratory Judgments Act.

3-707.

(b) (1) A petitioner shall file the application for
leave to appeal within [10] TEN days after the denial or
grant of habeas corpus relief stating briefly why the
order of the lower court should be reversed or modified.

(2)    The record on the application for leave to
appeal shall contain a copy of the petition for habeas
corpus, the state's answer, if any, the order of the
court, and the memorandum of reasons issued by the judge.

(3)   If the court grants the application, it may
order the preparation of a transcript of any proceedings
related to the habeas corpus petition.

3-801.

(e) "Child" means a person under the age of 18
years who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court,