# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 7. Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures

### Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous

#### Section 7-404

If the service of process by a private process server is accomplished, a judge of the District Court or a circuit court may impose costs for the service of process in an amount not to exceed the fees authorized for the service of process by a sheriff under Sec. 7-402 of this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)