§ 12-103. Conditions excluding property from forfeiture
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: February 20, 2016
Effective: February 20, 2016
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 12-103
§ 12-103. Conditions excluding property from forfeiture
(a) Property or an interest in property described in § 12-102(a)(4), (11), and (12) of this subtitle may not be forfeited unless the State establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation of the Controlled Dangerous Substances law was committed with the owner's actual knowledge.
(b)(1) A conveyance used as a common carrier or vehicle for hire in the transaction of business as a common carrier or vehicle for hire may not be seized or forfeited under this title unless it appears that the owner or other person in charge of the conveyance was a consenting party or privy to a violation of the Controlled Dangerous Substances law.
(c) An owner's interest in real property may not be forfeited for a violation of § 5-601, § 5-619, or § 5-620 of the Criminal Law Article.
(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, real property used as the principal family residence may not be forfeited under this subtitle unless one of the owners of the real property was convicted of a violation of §§ 5-602 through 5-609, §§ 5-612 through 5-614, § 5-617, § 5-618, or § 5-628 of the Criminal Law Article or of an attempt or conspiracy to violate Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article.
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Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2016, c. 5, § 1, eff. Feb. 20, 2016.
Formerly Art. 27, § 297.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 12-103, MD CRIM PROC § 12-103
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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