Section 10-219 – Prohibited Acts; Penalties
(a) An individual who has care, custody, or control of a minor child may not desert the child: (1) with the intent that the child become a public charge; or (2) without providing for the child’s support for at least 3 years by a responsible individual or a licensed child care facility. (b) A person who violates this section […]
Section 10-201 – Nonsupport of Spouse Prohibited; Penalties
(a) A spouse may not willfully fail to provide for the support of the other spouse, without just cause. (b) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both. (c) If an individual is convicted under this […]
Section 10-202 – Order to Pay Spousal Support
(a) Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-201 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-201 of this subtitle, the court may: (1) order the individual to pay spousal support periodically in a certain amount for 3 […]
Section 10-203 – Nonsupport of and Desertion of Minor Child Prohibited; Penalties
(a) A parent may not willfully fail to provide for the support of his or her minor child. (b) A parent may not desert his or her minor child. (c) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years […]
Section 10-204 – Order to Pay Child Support
(a) Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-203 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-203 of this subtitle, the court may: (1) order the individual to pay child support periodically in a certain amount for 3 […]
Section 10-205 – Recognizance
(a) A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle shall be: (1) in an amount that the court directs; and (2) on the conditions that: (i) if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and (ii) the individual shall pay support as […]
Section 10-206 – Lien on Earnings
(a) An order to pay support under this subtitle is a lien on the earnings of the accused individual. (b) The court shall send a certified copy of each order that establishes a lien on earnings to the appropriate support enforcement agency. The support enforcement agency shall notify the individual’s employer of the lien. (c) On receipt of […]
Section 10-207 – Deduction From Inmate’s Earnings
(a) If the court sentences an individual who is convicted under § 10-201 or § 10-203 of this subtitle to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction, the court may order the Commissioner of Correction: (1) to deduct an amount from any earnings of the individual; and (2) to pay that amount at certain intervals: (i) as provided in […]
Section 10-208 – Venue
(a) An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the individual’s spouse may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the spouse resides. (b) An individual who is charged with nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the individual’s minor child resides.
Section 10-209 – Effect of Civil Action
The commencement of a civil action for child support does not affect the jurisdiction of the court in a criminal action for nonsupport or desertion.