Md. Rule 4-643 (2026)

(a) To Appear Before the Grand Jury. Any subpoena to appear before the grand jury shall be issued: (1) by the clerk of a circuit court on request of the State's Attorney or the grand jury; or (2) by the grand jury through its foreperson or deputy foreperson. The subpoena shall contain the information required by Rule 4-266 (a).

(b) Enforcement--Protective Order. A subpoena to appear before the grand jury or pursuant to Code, Criminal Procedure Article, § 14-110 or § 15-108 is enforceable only in circuit court in the manner set forth in Rule 4-266 (d) and the witness or a person asserting a privilege to prevent disclosure by the witness may apply for a protective order pursuant to Rule 4-266 (c).

Source: This Rule is new.

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[Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended Dec. 4, 2007, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; June 16, 2009, eff. June 17, 2009.]