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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="12-211" title_number="12" title_name="Forfeiture -- Controlled Dangerous Substances Violations" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Seizure">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an act is agreed to by a forfeiting authority or is ordered by the court; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an owner posts a bond under § 12-208 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to subsection (a) of this section, until the court enters judgment in favor of the owner, an owner may not attempt:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>to convey or encumber an interest in seized real property; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>to remove a building or fixture on seized real property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
