Rule 4-403 – Notice of Petition

May 13, 2021 | Criminal Prodcedure, Maryland

Upon receipt of a post conviction petition, the clerk shall promptly notify the county administrative judge and the State’s Attorney. When the petition relates to an action tried in that court, it shall be filed in the action. If the petition alleges that the petitioner is indigent, the clerk shall promptly notify the Collateral Review Division of the Office of the Public Defender by forwarding a copy of the petition.

Md. Crim. Causes. 4-403

This Rule is derived from former Rule BK41 e.

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Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended June 7, 2011, eff. July 1, 2011; Sept. 8, 2011, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2011 Orders

The June 7, 2011, order replaced “Public Defender’s Inmate Services Division” with “Office of the Public Defender” in the last sentence.

The September 8, 2011, order, in the third sentence, inserted “Collateral Review Division of the”; and amended the cross reference.

Code, Criminal Procedure Article, ยง 16-204.