Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 2-301
Service of court orders
Effective Oct 1, 2019Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2019, c. 196, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.State of Maryland
- (a) Except as provided in § 2-302 of this subtitle, the sheriff shall serve all papers directed to him according to their instructions, within the time set by the court.
(b)
- (1) A sheriff may serve papers in a county other than the county of which he is sheriff; or
- (2) The clerk may send a paper to the sheriff of another county for service by him. After serving the paper the sheriff shall file a return with the court from which it was issued.
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2019, c. 196, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 87, §§ 5, 16.