Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 13-530: (a) The proceeds from a sale or the retention of property declared to be forfeited and any interest accrued shall be applied, first, to the proper expenses of the proceeding for forfeiture and resulting sale, including the expense of seizing and maintaining custody of the property and advertising
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs how proceeds from forfeited property sales are distributed: first to cover forfeiture proceeding costs, then remaining balance goes to the state or local government general fund.
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