§ 2-311. Personal property in possession of Department
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: March 27, 2019
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Public Safety, § 2-311
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 88B, § 27
§ 2-311. Personal property in possession of Department
(a)(1) This section does not apply to personal property purchased or otherwise acquired for use by the Department or to contraband.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department shall hold personal property that comes into the possession of the Department until the Department determines that the property is no longer needed in connection with a prosecution.
(c) After the Department determines that personal property is no longer needed in connection with a prosecution, the Department shall deliver the property to the person who satisfactorily establishes the right to possession of the property and gives a proper receipt for the property.
(d)(1) At any time after personal property has been in the possession of the Department for 3 months and the Department determines that the property is no longer needed in connection with a prosecution, the Department shall:
(e) The certificate of the Department that personal property has been sold under this section is sufficient evidence of title to the property for all purposes, including the right to obtain a certificate of title or registration from an appropriate unit of the State.
(f)(1) The amount received from the sale of personal property in accordance with this section shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
Credits
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 210, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 2-311, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 2-311
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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