Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-625
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-625, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§11–625.
Official statutory text
(a) The Attorney General shall pay the defendant from the escrow account the money that a court of competent jurisdiction in an order finds will be used to hire legal counsel at any stage of the criminal case, including an appeal.
(b) After notice to each victim or victim’s representative, the Attorney General shall pay money from the escrow account to a representative of a defendant for the necessary expenses of production of the money paid into the escrow account if the Attorney General finds that the payments are necessary and are not contrary to public policy.
(c) The Attorney General may pay from the escrow account the costs of legal notices required under § 11-624 of Part II of this subtitle.
(d) The total of all payments made from the escrow account under this section may not exceed 25% of the total payments that are:
(1) made into the escrow account; and
(2) available to satisfy judgments obtained by the victim or victim’s representative.
(b) After notice to each victim or victim’s representative, the Attorney General shall pay money from the escrow account to a representative of a defendant for the necessary expenses of production of the money paid into the escrow account if the Attorney General finds that the payments are necessary and are not contrary to public policy.
(c) The Attorney General may pay from the escrow account the costs of legal notices required under § 11-624 of Part II of this subtitle.
(d) The total of all payments made from the escrow account under this section may not exceed 25% of the total payments that are:
(1) made into the escrow account; and
(2) available to satisfy judgments obtained by the victim or victim’s representative.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a criminal defense matter in Maryland?
See all Maryland Criminal Defense lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.