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§ 7-104. Appeal costs awarded to or against State

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 7. Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Supreme Court of Maryland and Appellate Court of Maryland (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 7-104
§ 7-104. Appeal costs awarded to or against State
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Costs awarded to or against State
(a)(1) Costs shall be allowed to or awarded against the State or one of its agencies or political subdivisions which is a party to an appeal from an executive, administrative, or judicial decision, in the same manner as costs are allowed to or awarded against a private litigant.
(2) The State, its agency, or the political subdivision shall pay the costs awarded against it.
Payment of costs by political subdivision
(b) When notified by the Attorney General, the political subdivision in which a criminal case originated shall pay immediately the costs incurred by the State.
Failure of defendant to pay costs
(c) If a defendant against whom costs are assessed in a criminal appeal fails to pay the costs to the political subdivision in which the case originated, the State's Attorney for that political subdivision shall take the necessary steps to recover them.

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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Formerly Art. 5, § 23.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 7-104, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 7-104
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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