Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 12-403: (a) (1) Whenever property is forfeited under this title, the governing body where the property was seized may: (i) keep the property for official use; (ii) require an appropriate unit to take custody of the property and destroy or otherwise dispose of it; or (iii) sell the property if: 1
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs what happens to property seized and forfeited by law enforcement. The governing body may keep, destroy, or sell forfeited property, with sale proceeds going first to cover forfeiture costs, then to state or local funds.
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