Md. Code, Family Law § 10-205
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 10-205, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§10–205.
Official statutory text
(a) A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle shall be:
(1) in an amount that the court directs; and
(2) on the conditions that:
(i) if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and
(ii) the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.
(b) During the 3-year probationary period, if an individual fails to pay support under the court’s order, the court may proceed to try or sentence the individual.
(c) The court may order that a forfeited recognizance be paid wholly or partly as provided in § 10-202(c) or § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, as appropriate.
(1) in an amount that the court directs; and
(2) on the conditions that:
(i) if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and
(ii) the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.
(b) During the 3-year probationary period, if an individual fails to pay support under the court’s order, the court may proceed to try or sentence the individual.
(c) The court may order that a forfeited recognizance be paid wholly or partly as provided in § 10-202(c) or § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, as appropriate.
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