2018 Maryland Code
Family Law
Title 13 - Support of Parents and Adult Children
§ 13-108. Failure to give bond
(a) Penalty. -- An individual who fails to give bond after being ordered to give bond under ยง 13-107 of this title is subject to imprisonment until bond is given, not exceeding 1 year.
(b) Probation. -- In consideration of the financial circumstances of the accused individual, and on the individual's entering into a recognizance, the court may:
(1) suspend imposition of the sentence for failure to give bond; and
(2) place the individual on probation for the period that the individual is required to pay support.
(c) Conditions of recognizance. -- The recognizance ordered by the court shall be:
(1) in the amount that the court directs, with or without security; and
(2) on the conditions that:
(i) if the individual is summoned to appear before the court, the individual shall appear; and
(ii) the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.
(d) Revocation. -- If an individual fails to pay support under the court's order, the court may revoke the probation and impose the sentence for failure to give bond.
(e) Disposition of forfeited recognizance. -- The court may order that any forfeited recognizance be paid:
(1) to the individual's destitute adult child; or
(2) if the individual's destitute adult child is a public charge, to the agency that is authorized by law to receive the forfeited recognizance.