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§ 6-107. Disposal of forfeited property

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division I. General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions [Titles 1-8] (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Forfeitures (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 6-107
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 1-201
§ 6-107. Disposal of forfeited property
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, forfeited property shall be retained for official use, sold, or otherwise disposed of by:
(1) the Comptroller or the Executive Director, as appropriate, if the property was seized by State officers; or
(2) if the property was not seized by State officers:
(i) the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City; or
(ii) the board of county commissioners or the county council of the county in which the property was seized.
Retention or disposal of property in best public interest
(b) The Comptroller, the Executive Director, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, or the board of county commissioners or county council in the county where the property was seized shall retain or dispose of the property in the way it considers to be in the best public interest.
Illicit alcoholic beverages to be destroyed
(c) Illicit alcoholic beverages shall be destroyed and may not be returned or given to any person or disposed of in any other manner.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 359, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 360, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 6-107, MD AL BEV § 6-107
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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