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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-207 - Disposition of Fines for Contempt of Court of Equity

    All fines paid to the clerk of the court for the purgation of contempt of a court of equity shall be paid by the clerk at the end of every six months to the county where the offense occurred.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-208 - Service Charge for Bad Check

    If any person gives a check to the clerk to pay for any charge or for any other purpose and the check is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn, the clerk may impose a service charge of $10 against the party drawing the check. This charge shall be in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 7-401 - Supplementary Proceedings

    (a)    For examination of a judgment debtor by a standing commissioner or examiner, the clerk of a court shall collect in advance from the plaintiff the following fees:        (1)    If a judgment or decree does not exceed $200 -- $5;        (2)    If a judgment or decree exceeds $200, but does not exceed $1,000 -- $10;        (3)    If a judgment or decree exceeds $1,000 -- $15.    (b)    The plaintiff shall initially pay stenographic fees in supplementary proceedings. The fees shall be taxed as costs.    (c)    All costs in supplementary proceedings shall be taxed to the defendant.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 7-403 - Filing Fees and Costs in Wage and Payment Collection Actions

    A court may not require the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to pay filing fees or other costs in connection with an action under Title 3, Subtitle 5 of the Labor and Employment Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 7-404 - Service of Process by Private Process Server

    If the service of process by a private process server is accomplished, a judge of the District Court or a circuit court may impose costs for the service of process in an amount not to exceed the fees authorized for the service of process by a sheriff under § 7-402 of this subtitle.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 7-405 - Waiver of Costs Under 7-409

    The District Court or a circuit court in a criminal case may not waive any court costs imposed under § 7-409 of this subtitle unless the defendant establishes indigency as provided in the Maryland Rules.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 7-406 - Copies of Records for Armed Forces Member

    (a)    In this section, “armed forces” means the armed forces of the United States.    (b)    A clerk of court shall provide without charge:        (1)    A copy of any paper or record in the clerk’s office that is requested by a former or active armed forces member, in person, or by the United States government, if the copy is to be used in connection with a claim of the member against the United States government;        (2)    A copy of a marriage record of a former or active armed forces member that is requested by the member; and        (3)    A copy of a marriage record of a former or active armed forces member or of a surviving spouse or child of the member that is requested, if the copy is to be used in connection with a claim for a dependent or beneficiary of the member.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Costs” means the cost of prosecuting a person for a crime.    (c)    (1)    “Crime” means any act or omission for which a statute or ordinance imposes a fine or imprisonment.        (2)    “Crime” does not include a municipal infraction under Title 6 of the Local Government Article.    (d)    (1)    “Fine” means the monetary penalty prescribed by a statute or ordinance for a crime.        (2)    “Fine” does not include costs.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-502 - Liability for Costs

    A person who is found guilty of a crime shall be liable for the costs of the person’s prosecution.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-503 - Payment of Fine

    (a)    When a court imposes a fine, the court may order the defendant to pay the fine:        (1)    When the court imposes sentence; or        (2)    In specified installments at designated intervals.    (b)    (1)    If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer.        (2)    The probation agency or officer shall report to the court a failure to comply with the order.    (c)    If a court sentences a defendant to probation, the court may make payment of a fine a condition of the sentence.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-504 - Failure or Inability to Pay Fine

    (a)    A defendant who is unable to pay a fine ordered by a court may apply to the court for a reduction of the fine.    (b)    If a defendant fails or is unable to pay a fine as ordered by a court, the court may investigate the reasons for the failure or inability to pay the fine, including the defendant’s financial and family situation and whether nonpayment of the fine is contumacious or is due to indigence.    (c)    After an investigation that a court considers necessary as to the reasons for the failure or inability to pay a fine, the court:        (1)    May order that the individual be committed to a correctional facility;        (2)    May reduce the fine to an amount that the court determines the defendant is able to pay; or        (3)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, may direct that the individual be imprisoned until payment of:            (i)    The fine; or            (ii)    Part of the fine that is undischarged after a pro rata credit for time served instead of payment.    (d)    (1)    Subject to the limitations in this subsection, the court shall determine the period of imprisonment for default in payment of a fine.        (2)    The period of imprisonment may not exceed:            (i)    1 day for each $10 of the fine; and            (ii)    If the fine was imposed for a crime subject to punishment by imprisonment, one-third of the maximum term authorized by the statute or ordinance under which the individual was convicted, or 90 days, whichever is less; or            (iii)    If the fine was imposed for a crime that is not subject to punishment by imprisonment, absent default in payment of a fine, 15 days.        (3)    The period of imprisonment, when added to the original sentence, may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment allowed for the crime.        (4)    Each period of imprisonment imposed because of nonpayment of two or more fines shall run concurrently unless the court specifies that the periods of imprisonment shall run consecutively.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-504.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-504.1 - Installment Payment of Fines

    (a)    This section applies to a defendant who is required to pay a fine for one or more traffic offenses, including one or more citations for a violation of a parking ordinance or regulation adopted under Title 26, Subtitle 3 of the Transportation Article.    (b)    (1)    The District Court or a circuit court may authorize the clerk of the court to approve an individual installment plan agreement in accordance with this section for the payment of:            (i)    One or more citations for a payable violation issued under § 26–201 of the Transportation Article; or            (ii)    One or more fines imposed at a hearing or trial by the court.        (2)    A defendant who agrees to enter into an installment plan agreement for the payment of one or more citations under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection consents to conviction at the time of the agreement.    (c)    (1)    A defendant who is sentenced to pay one or more fines that total at least $150 and certifies that the defendant is unable to pay the fine or fines may apply to the clerk of the court to make installment payments in accordance with this section.        (2)    An installment plan agreement under this section shall:            (i)    Require that the defendant make installment payments on the total amount of the fine or fines covered by the agreement; and            (ii)    Specify the offenses and citations to which the agreement applies.        (3)    As a condition of an installment plan agreement, a defendant who enters into the agreement shall inform the clerk of the court of any change of address during the term of the agreement.        (4)    (i)    If a defendant fails to pay a fine in accordance with an installment plan agreement under this section, the clerk of the court may:                1.    Refer the amount of the unpaid outstanding fine to the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management; or                2.    Process the unpaid outstanding fine as it would other outstanding fines owed the court.            (ii)    The clerk of the court shall provide notice to the defendant of the disposition of the unpaid outstanding fine under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in the same manner required for other outstanding fines processed in the same manner.    (d)    The requirements of subsection (c) of this section shall be posted in the clerk’s office and on the website of the court.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-505 - Collection of Unpaid Fines and Costs

    (a)    Unpaid and undischarged fines and unpaid costs may be levied, executed on, and collected in the same manner as judgments in civil cases.    (b)    Costs are not part of the penalty, and a defendant may not be imprisoned under this subtitle for failure to pay costs.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-506 - To Whom Paid

    (a)    Except as provided in § 7-302 of this title, in § 7-507 of this subtitle, or, as otherwise provided by law, fines, penalties, and forfeitures that are recovered shall be paid to the county in which the crime occurred.    (b)    No portion of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture may be paid to an informer.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures|Section 7-508 - Contents of Municipal Corporation Indictment

    A municipal corporation of this State may use the following language in concluding an indictment for violation of an ordinance: “against the peace, government, and dignity of the State”.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Jury commissioner” means an individual who is designated under a jury plan to manage jury selection and service.        (2)    “Jury commissioner” includes an acting jury commissioner who is designated in accordance with a jury plan.    (c)    “Jury plan” means a plan that the circuit court for a county adopts under this title to govern jury selection and service for the county.    (d)    “Prospective juror” means an individual whose name is selected from a source pool but who has not yet been screened for disqualification, excusal, or exemption.    (e)    “Qualified juror” means an individual who, after selection as a prospective juror, is not disqualified, excused, or exempted.    (f)    “Source pool” means a pool from which the name of each prospective juror is to be selected as provided under a jury plan.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-102 - Duty and Rights

    (a)    Each adult citizen of this State has:        (1)    The opportunity for jury service; and        (2)    When summoned for jury service, the duty to serve.    (b)    A citizen may not be excluded from jury service due to color, disability, economic status, national origin, race, religion, or sex.    (c)    Recommendations, if any, for jury service may not be accepted.    (d)    Volunteers for jury service shall be refused.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-103 - Qualification Criteria

    (a)    Notwithstanding § 8–102 of this subtitle, an individual qualifies for jury service for a county only if the individual:        (1)    Is an adult as of the day selected as a prospective juror;        (2)    Is a citizen of the United States; and        (3)    Resides in the county as of the day sworn as a juror.    (b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, an individual is not qualified for jury service if the individual:        (1)    Cannot comprehend spoken English or speak English;        (2)    Cannot comprehend written English, read English, or write English proficiently enough to complete a juror qualification form satisfactorily;        (3)    Has a disability that, as documented by a health care provider’s certification, prevents the individual from providing satisfactory jury service;        (4)    Has been convicted, in a federal or State court of record, of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and received a sentence of imprisonment for more than 1 year; or        (5)    Has a charge pending, in a federal or State court of record, for a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year.    (c)    An individual qualifies for jury service notwithstanding a disqualifying conviction under subsection (b)(4) of this section if the individual is pardoned.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-104 - Selection Policy

    Each jury for a county shall be selected at random from a fair cross section of the adult citizens of this State who reside in the county.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-105 - Disclosure of Information

    (a)    A custodian, as defined in § 4–101(d) of the General Provisions Article, may allow access to information about prospective, qualified, and sworn jurors only in accordance with rules that the Court of Appeals adopts.    (b)    The rules shall provide for access to, and copying of, information needed for a challenge under § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this title.    (c)    The rules shall provide for disclosure of information to the State Board of Elections as to individuals who have died, have moved, or are not citizens of the United States.    (d)    The rules shall provide for disclosure of information to the State Motor Vehicle Administration as needed to correct data that the Administration provides.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-106 - Construction

    (a)    Nothing in this title restricts the inherent authority of a trial judge with regard to jurors.    (b)    Except as to a constitutional question, nothing in this title constitutes a ground for postconviction relief under Title 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (c)    Nothing in this title bars a circuit court from using a single procedure for qualification and summonsing as its jury plan authorizes.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-201 - Required

    Each circuit court shall have a written plan for jury selection and service in accordance with the requirements of this title.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-202 - Rules

    The Court of Appeals may adopt rules to govern the provisions and implementation of jury plans.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-203 - Changes

    (a)    (1)    A circuit court may propose to the Court of Appeals a change to the circuit court’s jury plan at any time, by filing the proposal with the Court of Appeals.        (2)    Within 60 days after a circuit court files a proposal under this subsection, the Court of Appeals shall approve or disapprove the proposal.        (3)    A proposal approved under this subsection is effective:            (i)    61 days after a circuit court files the proposal; or            (ii)    Any earlier date that the Court of Appeals sets.    (b)    (1)    If the Court of Appeals orders a circuit court to change its jury plan, the circuit court shall do so.        (2)    A change that the Court of Appeals orders is effective:            (i)    On the day the Court sets; but            (ii)    Not later than 90 days after the date of approval of the circuit court’s change.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-204 - Required Provisions -- Jury Judge

    (a)    Each jury plan shall designate a jury judge.    (b)    The jury judge for a circuit court shall be:        (1)    The county administrative judge of the circuit court; or        (2)    Another of the circuit court judges whom the county administrative judge designates.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-205 - Required Provisions -- Jury Commissioner

    (a)    Each jury plan shall designate a jury commissioner.    (b)    The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall be:        (1)    The clerk of the circuit court; or        (2)    Another individual designated in the manner set forth in the jury plan.    (c)    A jury plan may designate, or allow a jury judge to designate, an individual to serve as acting jury commissioner if the jury commissioner is temporarily unavailable or unable to perform duties.    (d)    The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall manage jury selection and service, under the control and supervision of the jury judge for the circuit court.    (e)    A jury commissioner, other than a clerk, is entitled to the compensation set by law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-206 - Required Provisions -- Source Pool

    (a)    Each jury plan shall provide for a source pool solely from which the names of prospective jurors are to be selected.    (b)    (1)    The source pool under the jury plan for a county shall include the names of all of the adults on:            (i)    A statewide voter registration list no older than that used in the most recent general election as to residents of the county;            (ii)    A list of holders of driver’s licenses issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to residents of the county; and            (iii)    A list of holders of identification cards issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to residents of the county.        (2)    The source pool under the jury plan for a county may include any other list of residents of the county that the jury plan authorizes.    (c)    (1)    Each jury plan shall detail procedures by which a jury commissioner is to have names selected from the most recent source pool.        (2)    Procedures under this subsection shall be designed to ensure each jury is selected in accordance with the requirements of this title.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-207 - Required Provisions -- Prospective and Qualified Juror Pools

    (a)    Each jury plan shall set intervals for creation of a prospective juror pool and a qualified juror pool.    (b)    (1)    Each jury plan shall set a minimum number of names to be selected from the source pool as prospective jurors.        (2)    The minimum number shall be:            (i)    At least 150; and            (ii)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, at least 0.5% of the total number of names in the source pool.        (3)    If the minimum percentage under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection would be cumbersome and unnecessary, a jury plan may set a smaller number.        (4)    A jury judge for a county may order its jury commissioner to have additional names selected from the county’s source pool as the judge considers necessary.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-208 - Required Provisions -- Service

    Each jury plan shall set the method by which summonses for jury service are to be served.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan|Section 8-209 - Required Provisions -- Allocation of Qualified Jurors

    Each jury plan shall set the method by which the names of qualified jurors are to be allocated between grand and trial juries.