(a) A District Court has the authority provided under Title 3 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (b) A District Court has the following authority provided in the Health – General Article: (1) Under Title 8 of that article, the authority to commit an individual for detoxification or for observation, evaluation, or treatment of alcoholism; (2) Under Title 8 of that article, the authority to commit an individual for observation, evaluation, or treatment of drug abuse; and (3) Under Title 10 of that article, the authority to order emergency evaluation of an individual for a mental disorder.
Maryland Legal Code