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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 8-503

Known as the Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act

The act spans §§ 8–8 (32 sections).

(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.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.