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2017 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures
Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court
§ 7-203. Courts prohibited from charging fees or costs in certain criminal proceedings
Universal Citation: MD Cts & Jud Pro Code § 7-203 (2017)
- (a) "Not guilty" defined. -- In this section, the term "not guilty" does not include a finding of probation before judgment under ยง 6-220 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
- (b) Criminal proceedings involving a county or Baltimore City; charging defendants found not guilty. --
- (1) The clerk of the circuit court may not charge a county or Baltimore City with fees or costs of a criminal proceeding, regardless of whether the fee or cost was imposed or allowed by statute or common law.
- (2) The clerk of a circuit court may not charge a defendant with the costs of a criminal proceeding in which the defendant is found not guilty.
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