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MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-529 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-529 - Rights of Governing Body Where Property Seized

    If property is forfeited under this subtitle, the governing body where the property was seized may:        (1)    keep the property for official use;        (2)    require an appropriate unit to take custody of the property and destroy or otherwise dispose of it; or        (3)    sell the property if:            (i)    the law does not require the property to be destroyed; and            (ii)    the property is not harmful to the public.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-530 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-530 - Proceeds From Sale or Retention of Property

    (a)    The proceeds from a sale or the retention of property declared to be forfeited and any interest accrued shall be applied, first, to the proper expenses of the proceeding for forfeiture and resulting sale, including the expense of seizing and maintaining custody of the property and advertising.    (b)    Any balance remaining after the distribution required under subsection (a) of this section shall be distributed to the General Fund of the State or of the political subdivision that seized the property.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-531 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-531 - Sale for Cash; Transfer of Title

    A sale of property ordered under this subtitle shall be made for cash and gives the purchaser clear and absolute title.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-532 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-532 - Duties of Lienholders Prior to Sale of Property

    (a)    Before exercising the right to sell property that has been seized under this subtitle, a lienholder shall give to the forfeiting authority:        (1)    written notice of the intention to sell;        (2)    copies of documents giving rise to the lien; and        (3)    an affidavit under oath by the lienholder:            (i)    stating that the underlying obligation is in default; and            (ii)    stating the reasons for the default.    (b)    On request of the lienholder, the forfeiting authority shall release the property to the lienholder.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-533 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-533 - Law Governing Sale of Collateral

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the law governing the sale of collateral securing an obligation in default governs a lienholder’s repossession and sale of property that has been seized under this subtitle.    (b)    A lienholder may not be required to take possession of the property before the sale of the property.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-534 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-534 - Proceeds From Sale

    (a)    Any part of the proceeds from a sale of property that has been seized under this subtitle that would be paid to an owner of the property under the applicable law relating to distribution of proceeds:        (1)    shall be paid to the seizing authority; and        (2)    shall be property subject to forfeiture.    (b)    If an order of forfeiture is not entered, the State shall return to the owner that part of the proceeds and any costs of the forfeiture proceedings paid from the proceeds of the sale.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-535 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-535 - Duties of Lienholder on Redemption of Property

    (a)    If the interest of the owner in property that has been seized under this subtitle is redeemed, the lienholder shall mail a notice of the redemption to the forfeiting authority within 10 days after the redemption.    (b)    (1)    If property that has been seized under this subtitle has been repossessed or otherwise lawfully taken by the lienholder, the lienholder shall return the property to the seizing authority within 21 days after the redemption.        (2)    The seizing authority and the forfeiting authority may then proceed with the forfeiture of the property or the proceeds from the sale of the property.    (c)    Time limitations required under this subtitle for notice and filing of the complaint for forfeiture run from the date of redemption or purchase of the property that has been seized under this subtitle.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  13-536 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 13 - Other Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Violations of the Human Trafficking Law|Section 13-536 - Rights of Lienholders

    This subtitle does not prohibit a lienholder from exercising rights under applicable law, including the right to sell property that has been seized under this subtitle, if a default occurs in the obligation giving rise to the lien.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers|Section 15-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Coordinator” means the State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator.    (c)    “Council” means the State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council.    (d)    “State’s Attorney” means the individual holding that office under Article V, § 7 of the Maryland Constitution.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers|Section 15-102 - Duty to Represent State

    Subject to Title 14 of this article, a State’s Attorney shall, in the county served by the State’s Attorney, prosecute and defend on the part of the State all cases in which the State may be interested.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers|Section 15-104 - Duty to Post Bond

    (a)    Each State’s Attorney shall annually provide a corporate surety bond payable to the State in the amount of $5,000.    (b)    The bond shall be conditioned on the State’s Attorney faithfully:        (1)    performing the duties of the office; and        (2)    accounting for funds and property received under color of the office.    (c)    (1)    The bond shall be deposited with the Comptroller.        (2)    Premiums on the bond shall be an expense of the office of the State’s Attorney.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers|Section 15-105 - Duty to Submit Facts and Evidence of Cases

    A State’s Attorney shall prepare and submit to the Division of Parole and Probation and the Division of Correction a summary of the facts and evidence in each case tried in the circuit court for the county served by the State’s Attorney in which:        (1)    the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months or more; and        (2)    the Division of Parole and Probation did not prepare a presentence investigation report.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers|Section 15-108 - Subpoena Power in Criminal Investigation

    (a)    (1)    For the limited purpose of furthering an ongoing criminal investigation, a State’s Attorney or a deputy State’s Attorney designated in writing by the State’s Attorney may issue in the county served by the State’s Attorney a subpoena to a person to produce telephone, business, governmental, or corporate records or documents.        (2)    The subpoena may be served in the same manner as one issued by a circuit court.    (b)    (1)    A person may have an attorney present during any contact made under subsection (a) of this section with a State’s Attorney or an agent of the State’s Attorney.        (2)    The State’s Attorney shall advise a person of the right to counsel when the subpoena is served.    (c)    (1)    (i)    The State’s Attorney immediately may report the failure of a person to obey a lawfully served subpoena under subsection (a) of this section to the circuit court of the county served by the State’s Attorney.            (ii)    The State’s Attorney shall provide a copy of the subpoena and proof of service to the circuit court.        (2)    After conducting a hearing at which the person who allegedly failed to comply with a subpoena issued under subsection (a) of this section has an opportunity to be heard and represented by counsel, the court may grant appropriate relief.    (d)    This section does not allow the contravention, denial, or abrogation of a privilege or right recognized by law.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers|Section 15-109 - Interim State's Attorney

    (a)    If necessary due to an absence, sickness, resignation, or death of a State’s Attorney, the circuit court for the county may appoint a competent individual to perform the duties of the State’s Attorney in conducting criminal or civil cases arising or pending in the circuit court until:        (1)    the State’s Attorney is able to attend and act in person; or        (2)    a new State’s Attorney is appointed and qualified.    (b)    An individual appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall receive the same compensation as the State’s Attorney who is replaced.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 2 - State's Attorneys' Coordination Council|Section 15-201 - Established

    There is a State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 2 - State's Attorneys' Coordination Council|Section 15-202 - Membership

    (a)    The Council consists of:        (1)    the Attorney General;        (2)    the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County;        (3)    the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City;        (4)    the State’s Attorney for Baltimore County;        (5)    the State’s Attorney for Montgomery County;        (6)    the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County;        (7)    the State’s Attorney for Allegany County, Frederick County, Garrett County, or Washington County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties;        (8)    the State’s Attorney for Calvert County, Charles County, or St. Mary’s County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties;        (9)    the State’s Attorney for Caroline County, Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne’s County, or Talbot County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties;        (10)    the State’s Attorney for Carroll County, Harford County, or Howard County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties; and        (11)    the State’s Attorney for Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, or Worcester County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties.    (b)    (1)    This subsection only applies to members chosen in accordance with subsection (a)(7) through (11) of this section.        (2)    The term of a member of the Council is 2 years.        (3)    A member continues to serve until a successor is chosen and qualifies.        (4)    A member may serve only during the time the member holds the office that qualifies the member for membership.        (5)    A member is eligible to serve more than one term.        (6)    A vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the same manner used to choose the original membership in subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    Membership on the Council does not constitute holding an office of profit.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 2 - State's Attorneys' Coordination Council|Section 15-203 - Officers

    The Council shall designate from among its members a chair and vice chair who:        (1)    shall serve for a term of 2 years; and        (2)    are eligible for reelection.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 2 - State's Attorneys' Coordination Council|Section 15-204 - Quorum; Meetings; Staff

    (a)    A majority of the members of the Council is a quorum.    (b)    (1)    The Council shall meet at least four times each year.        (2)    The Council shall hold special meetings when called by:            (i)    the chair, on the chair’s own initiative or on the written request of three Council members; or            (ii)    the vice chair, in the absence of the chair.        (3)    The Council shall establish procedures and requirements with respect to meetings, deliberations, and the administration of the functions of the Council.    (c)    The Coordinator shall serve as the secretary to the Council and perform the duties and responsibilities the Council directs in order to carry out the functions of the Council.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 2 - State's Attorneys' Coordination Council|Section 15-205 - Regulations

    After consultation with the State Board of Victim Services, the Council shall adopt regulations for the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program established under § 11–902 of this article.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 3 - State's Attorneys' Coordinator|Section 15-301 - Office of State's Attorneys' Coordinator

    (a)    (1)    There is an office of State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator.        (2)    The Coordinator shall be appointed by and serve atthe pleasure of the Council.    (b)    An individual is eligible to be the Coordinator if, at the time of appointment, the individual is admitted to practice law in the State.    (c)    The Coordinator shall receive the salary provided in the State budget.    (d)    The Coordinator shall devote full time to the Coordinator’s official duties and may not engage in the private practice of law.    (e)    The Coordinator may appoint and employ the professional and clerical staff approved by the Council and as provided in the State budget.    (f)    The Council shall prepare and submit to the Governor a budget for the office each fiscal year.    (g)    Each unit of State and local government shall cooperate to the extent practicable with the Coordinator and the staff of the Coordinator in the discharge of the Coordinator’s duties.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 3 - State's Attorneys' Coordinator|Section 15-302 - Duties of Coordinator

    The Coordinator shall:         (1)    establish and implement standard and specialized training programs for and provide materials to State’s Attorneys and professional staffs of State’s Attorneys;        (2)    provide and coordinate continuing legal education programs and services for State’s Attorneys and professional staffs of State’s Attorneys, including:            (i)    legal research;            (ii)    technical assistance;            (iii)    technical and professional publications; and            (iv)    the compiling and disseminating of information concerning and the advising of State’s Attorneys about developments in the criminal law and the administration of criminal justice relating to the duties of the office of State’s Attorney;        (3)    with the approval of the Council, establish and implement uniform reporting procedures for State’s Attorneys and professional staffs of State’s Attorneys to maintain and provide statistical data and information relating to prosecutorial functions and standards of the office of State’s Attorney;        (4)    with the approval of the Council, accept and expend funds, grants, and gifts and accept services from public or private sources;        (5)    with the approval of the Council, enter into agreements and contracts with public or private agencies or educational institutions;        (6)    provide services and functions as the Council directs to carry out the duties of the office of Coordinator;        (7)    administer the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program established under § 11–902 of this article, including consideration of and approving the release of moneys from the Program;        (8)    consult with the State Board of Victim Services on the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program; and        (9)    meet and confer regularly with the Attorney General, the State’s Attorneys, and the Council.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 4 - Countywide Provisions|Section 15-401 - Compensation -- in General

    (a)    (1)    The State’s Attorney for a county shall receive:            (i)    an annual salary for performing the duties of the office as set forth in the public general laws and the public local laws of the county; and            (ii)    an annual payment for office, travel, and other expenses as provided by law and the current practice of the county.        (2)    Unless otherwise specified, a county shall pay the salary and expenses in equal monthly installments.    (b)    (1)    Except for necessary travel and other expenses incurred in trying a case removed to another county, a State’s Attorney may not receive any other compensation for performing the duties of the office.        (2)    Any fees to which the State’s Attorney may be entitled shall be:            (i)    collected and paid to the governing body of the county; and            (ii)    credited to the general fund of the county.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 4 - Countywide Provisions|Section 15-402 - Allegany County

    (a)    This section applies only in Allegany County.    (b)    The State’s Attorney’s salary is 90% of the salary of a judge of the District Court of Maryland in effect on December 31 of the year immediately before the start of the State’s Attorney’s term of office.    (c)    As determined by the State’s Attorney, the State’s Attorney, a deputy State’s Attorney, or an assistant State’s Attorney shall:        (1)    present cases to the grand jury; and        (2)    perform other necessary duties in relation to the grand jury, the District Court of Maryland, and the circuit court, including the juvenile court.    (d)    The State’s Attorney may appoint:        (1)    two deputy State’s Attorneys who shall serve full time and whose salaries may not be less than 80% of the salary of the State’s Attorney; and        (2)    as many assistant State’s Attorneys that the county commissioners authorize and fund.    (e)    (1)    The State’s Attorney shall appoint a county investigator and an assistant county investigator in accordance with §§ 12–1A and 12–1B of the Allegany County Code.        (2)    The county investigator and assistant county investigator shall be funded in accordance with § 12–1A of the Allegany County Code.    (f)    The State’s Attorney may not engage in the private practice of law.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  15-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 15 - Office of the State's Attorney|Subtitle 4 - Countywide Provisions|Section 15-403 - Anne Arundel County

    (a)    This section applies only in Anne Arundel County.    (b)    The State’s Attorney’s salary:        (1)    for calendar year 2003, is equal to the salary of a circuit court judge as of December 31, 2002; and        (2)    shall be increased each calendar year thereafter by 3% over the salary of the State’s Attorney for the previous calendar year.    (c)    (1)    The State’s Attorney may:            (i)    1.    appoint two deputy State’s Attorneys; and                2.    subject to the approval of the county, set salaries for the deputy State’s Attorneys that may not exceed 90% of the State’s Attorney’s salary; and            (ii)    1.    appoint the number of assistant State’s Attorneys as provided by the county; and                2.    subject to approval by the county, set salaries for the assistant State’s Attorneys that may not exceed 80% of the State’s Attorney’s salary.        (2)    Subject to approval by the administrative judge of the circuit court, the State’s Attorney may:            (i)    appoint a temporary assistant State’s Attorney for a particular case or series of cases; and            (ii)    subject to the approval of the county, set the compensation for the temporary assistant State’s Attorney.    (d)    The State’s Attorney may appoint clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff the State’s Attorney considers necessary for the proper conduct of the office.    (e)    (1)    (i)    Except in connection with performing the duties of the office, the State’s Attorney may not appear as counsel or represent any party before a court or unit of the State or a political subdivision of the State.            (ii)    The State’s Attorney may not engage in the private practice of law.        (2)    The deputy State’s Attorneys shall serve full time and may not engage in the private practice of criminal law.        (3)    Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the assistant State’s Attorneys:            (i)    may not engage in the private practice of criminal law; and            (ii)    except for one assistant State’s Attorney, shall serve full time.        (4)    In accordance with the Anne Arundel County Code, the State’s Attorney may designate two or more assistant State’s Attorneys to share one or more full–time positions.