Authority of United States Magistrate Judges

Other Duties 6. j. Issuance of orders concerning release or detention of defendants and material witnesses and forfeiture or exoneration of bond pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq., and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.1, 40, and 46. k. Direction of the payment of basic transportation and subsistence expenses for released persons financially unable to bear such costs, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 4282 and 4285. l. Issuance of orders permitting dismissals, on the government’s motion, of violation notices, complaints, information, and indictments in criminal cases pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 48(a). m. Handling of arraignments in criminal cases pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 10, including acceptance of not guilty pleas, scheduling of motions, scheduling of pretrial conferences and trials, and issuance of bench warrants for the arrest of a defendant who fails to appear for arraignment before the magistrate judge. n. Conduct of initial proceedings upon the appearance of an individual accused of an act of juvenile delinquency pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 5034. o. Appointment of interpreters pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1827 and 1828 in cases initiated by the United States. p. Under appropriate conditions and when an order is required, issuance of orders for lineups; photographs; fingerprinting; palmprinting; voice identification; mental or physical examination; the taking of blood, urine, fingernail, hair, or bodily secretion samples (with appropriate medical safeguards required by due process considerations); and handwriting exemplars. q. Upon the request of the United States Attorney, (1) authorization of the installation of pen registers and trap and trace devices, and execution of orders directing the telephone company to assist the Government in such installation; (2) authorization of the installation of beeper devices (“transponders”), Global Positioning Satellite (“GPS”) tracking devices, other tracking devices; and (3) authorization of the installation of devices (“clone beepers”) which duplicate signals received on a contact beeper or similar device, and execution of orders directing the company or other person furnishing the contact beeper to assist the Government in such installation. U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025) 47