Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 13-206

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Whenever property is forfeited under this subtitle, the law enforcement unit that sought forfeiture of the property may only:

(1) order the property retained for the official use of the law enforcement unit;

(2) destroy the forfeited property; or

(3) sell, exchange, or transfer the forfeited property to another law enforcement unit for official use by that unit.

(b) Within 30 days after disposing of forfeited property, a law enforcement unit shall send to the Secretary of State Police:

(1) a description of the property forfeited;

(2) the type of disposition made; and

(3) the identity of the person to whom the property was transferred for disposal, retention, or official use.