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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="7-409" title_number="7" title_name="Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Crime” means an act committed by a person in the State that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A crime under Title 1, Subtitle 3, Title 3, Subtitle 7, or § 4–123.1 of the Agriculture Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A crime under Title 19, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 3 of the Business Regulation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A crime under Title 14, Subtitle 29, § 11–810, or § 14–1317 of the Commercial Law Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A crime under § 3–218, § 3–305(c)(2), § 3–409(a) or (c), § 3–803(b), § 3–807(i), § 3–808(d), § 3–811(c), § 8–801, § 8–802, § 9–602(e), § 11–702(d)(8), § 11–703(e)(5)(iii), § 11–708(d)(7)(ii), § 11–711(h)(2), § 11–712(c)(6)(ii), § 11–715(g)(2), § 11–716(h)(2), § 11–723(b)(8), or § 11–726 of the Correctional Services Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A crime under the Criminal Law Article other than Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II or § 10–614;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A crime under the Criminal Procedure Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>A crime under Title 5, Subtitle 10A of the Environment Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>A crime under § 5–503 of the Family Law Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>A crime under Title 12, Subtitle 9 of the Financial Institutions Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>A crime under Title 20, Subtitle 7 or § 21–259.1 of the Health – General Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>A crime under § 8–713.1, § 8–724.1, § 8–725.6, § 8–725.7, § 8–726.1, § 8–738.1, § 8–740.1, or § 10–411(a), (b), or (c), as it relates to Harford County, of the Natural Resources Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>A crime under Title 3, Subtitle 1 or Subtitle 5, Title 5, Subtitle 1, Subtitle 2, Subtitle 3, or Subtitle 4, § 6–602, § 7–402, or § 12–701 of the Public Safety Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiii">
        <text>A crime under § 14–127 of the Real Property Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiv">
        <text>A violation of the Transportation Article that is punishable by imprisonment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xv">
        <text>A crime under § 6–301 or § 33–2503 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvi">
        <text>A crime under § 13–118(d), § 13–120(d), § 13–121(g), § 13–123(e), § 13–124(d), § 13–129(g), § 13–131(c), or § 13–133(d) of the Local Government Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvii">
        <text>A crime under Chapter 110–1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xviii">
        <text>A crime under § 4–103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xix">
        <text>A crime under § 8A–1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xx">
        <text>A crime at common law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Offense” means a violation of the Transportation Article that is not punishable by imprisonment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to any other costs required by law, a circuit court shall impose on a defendant convicted of a crime an additional cost of $45 in the case.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to any other costs required by law, the District Court shall impose on a defendant convicted of a crime an additional cost of $35 in the case.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In addition to any other costs required by law, a court shall impose on a defendant convicted of an offense an additional cost of $3 in the case, including cases in which the defendant elects to waive the right to trial and pay the fine or penalty deposit established by the Chief Judge of the District Court by administrative regulation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>All money collected under this section shall be paid to the Comptroller of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comptroller shall deposit $22.50 from each fee collected under subsection (b) of this section from a circuit court and $12.50 from each fee collected under subsection (c) of this section from the District Court into the State Victims of Crime Fund established under § 11–916 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Comptroller shall deposit $2.50 from each fee collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund established under § 11–905 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Comptroller shall deposit all other money collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under § 11–819 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>From the first $500,000 in fees collected under subsection (d) of this section in each fiscal year, the Comptroller shall deposit one–half of each fee into the State Victims of Crime Fund and one–half of each fee into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For fees collected under subsection (d) of this section in excess of $500,000 in each fiscal year, the Comptroller shall deposit the entire fee into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A political subdivision may not be held liable under any condition for the payment of sums under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
