Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 12-210
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 12-210, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§12–210.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to the rights of a lienholder to sell the real property, an owner or owner’s tenant may remain in possession of seized real property until forfeiture is ordered.
(b) The forfeiting authority may apply to the court for the appointment of a receiver to apply income from income-producing property.
(c) If a person who is an owner or owner’s tenant remains in possession of the real property and the person’s interest in the real property is forfeited, the person shall immediately surrender the real property to the seizing authority in substantially the same condition as when seized.
(b) The forfeiting authority may apply to the court for the appointment of a receiver to apply income from income-producing property.
(c) If a person who is an owner or owner’s tenant remains in possession of the real property and the person’s interest in the real property is forfeited, the person shall immediately surrender the real property to the seizing authority in substantially the same condition as when seized.
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