# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 9. Witnesses

### Subtitle 2. Attendance and Pay

#### Section 9-204

The court that issued an execution on a forfeited recognizance for a witness who failed to appear may discharge the witness from execution upon motion showing good and sufficient cause for the failure.

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