# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 7. Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures

### Subtitle 5. Fines and Forfeitures

#### Section 7-503

(a) When a court imposes a fine, the court may order the defendant to pay the fine:

  (1) When the court imposes sentence; or

  (2) In specified installments at designated intervals.

(b)

  (1) If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer.

  (2) The probation agency or officer shall report to the court a failure to comply with the order.

(c) If a court sentences a defendant to probation, the court may make payment of a fine a condition of the sentence.

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