(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Costs” means the cost of prosecuting a person for a crime. (c) (1) “Crime” means any act or omission for which a statute or ordinance imposes a fine or imprisonment. (2) “Crime” does not include a municipal infraction under Title 6 of the Local Government Article. (d) (1) “Fine” means […]
A person who is found guilty of a crime shall be liable for the costs of the person’s prosecution.
(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 […]
(a) A defendant who is unable to pay a fine ordered by a court may apply to the court for a reduction of the fine. (b) If a defendant fails or is unable to pay a fine as ordered by a court, the court may investigate the reasons for the failure or inability to pay the fine, […]
(a) This section applies to a defendant who is required to pay a fine for one or more traffic offenses, including one or more citations for a violation of a parking ordinance or regulation adopted under Title 26, Subtitle 3 of the Transportation Article. (b) (1) The District Court or a circuit court may authorize the clerk of […]
(a) Unpaid and undischarged fines and unpaid costs may be levied, executed on, and collected in the same manner as judgments in civil cases. (b) Costs are not part of the penalty, and a defendant may not be imprisoned under this subtitle for failure to pay costs.
(a) Except as provided in § 7-302 of this title, in § 7-507 of this subtitle, or, as otherwise provided by law, fines, penalties, and forfeitures that are recovered shall be paid to the county in which the crime occurred. (b) No portion of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture may be paid to an informer.
(a) (1) This section does not apply to Anne Arundel and Howard counties. (2) This section does not apply to fines imposed in gambling cases in Baltimore County. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the fines imposed by and recognizances forfeited to each circuit court shall be distributed as follows: (1) 50% to the clerk of […]
A municipal corporation of this State may use the following language in concluding an indictment for violation of an ordinance: “against the peace, government, and dignity of the State”.
