Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 7-503
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- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(a) When a court imposes a fine, the court may order the defendant to pay the fine:
(1) When the court imposes sentence; or
(2) In specified installments at designated intervals.
(b) (1) If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer.
(2) The probation agency or officer shall report to the court a failure to comply with the order.
(c) If a court sentences a defendant to probation, the court may make payment of a fine a condition of the sentence.