Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 12-211
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 12-211, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§12–211.
Official statutory text
(a) This section does not apply if:
(1) an act is agreed to by a forfeiting authority or is ordered by the court; or
(2) an owner posts a bond under § 12-208 of this subtitle.
(b) Subject to subsection (a) of this section, until the court enters judgment in favor of the owner, an owner may not attempt:
(1) to convey or encumber an interest in seized real property; or
(2) to remove a building or fixture on seized real property.
(1) an act is agreed to by a forfeiting authority or is ordered by the court; or
(2) an owner posts a bond under § 12-208 of this subtitle.
(b) Subject to subsection (a) of this section, until the court enters judgment in favor of the owner, an owner may not attempt:
(1) to convey or encumber an interest in seized real property; or
(2) to remove a building or fixture on seized real property.
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