Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 13-403: (a) Property or an interest in property may not be forfeited if the owner establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation of the Mortgage Fraud law was committed without the owner’s actual knowledge
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes conditions under which property may or may not be forfeited in mortgage fraud cases, including protections for owners who lacked knowledge of violations and principal family residences.
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