§ 12-602. Management of Appropriated Funds
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: March 7, 2020
Effective: March 7, 2020
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 12-602
§ 12-602. Management of Appropriated Funds
(a) On an annual basis, each seizing authority in consultation with the corresponding forfeiting authority shall report how any funds appropriated to the authority as a result of forfeiture were spent in the preceding fiscal year and the following information about each individual seizure and forfeiture completed by the agency under this title:
(b) MSAC may require a seizing authority to provide relevant information not specified in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)(1) Each seizing authority shall file with MSAC the report required under subsection (a) of this section for the seizing authority and the corresponding forfeiting authority.
(d)(1) MSAC shall develop a standard form, a process, and deadlines for electronic data entry for annual submission of forfeiture data by seizing authorities.
(e)(1) By March 1 of each year, MSAC shall make available on its website the reports submitted by seizing authorities and the aggregate report of MSAC.
(f)(1) The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall include in the aggregate report the total amount from forfeitures deposited in the General Fund of the State under § 12-405 of this title that were appropriated to the Maryland Department of Health for the purpose of funding drug treatment and education programs and how the funds were spent.
(2) The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services may include, with the aggregate report of MSAC, recommendations to the legislature to improve forfeiture statutes to better ensure that forfeiture proceedings are reported and handled in a manner that is fair to crime victims, innocent property owners, secured interest holders, citizens, and taxpayers.
(g)(1) If a seizing authority fails to comply with the reporting provisions of this section:
(2) If the seizing authority fails to comply with the required reporting provisions within 30 days after being contacted by the Police Training and Standards Commission, the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Police Training and Standards Commission jointly shall report the noncompliance to the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly.
(h)(1) MSAC may recoup its costs by charging a fee to each seizing authority that engages in seizures or forfeitures during the reporting period.
Credits
Added by Acts 2016, c. 619, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 658, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 235, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 11, § 1, eff. March 7, 2020.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 12-602, MD CRIM PROC § 12-602
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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