§ 4-102
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§4–102.
A State’s Attorney may charge by information:
(1)in a case involving a felony that does not involve a felony within the jurisdiction of the District Court, if the defendant is entitled to a preliminary hearing but does not request a hearing within 10 days after a court or court commissioner informs the defendant about the availability of a preliminary hearing; or
(2)in any other case, if a court in a preliminary hearing finds that there is probable cause to hold the defendant.