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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="13-407" title_number="13" title_name="Other Forfeitures" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Violations of the Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in this section, disposition of property after forfeiture under this subtitle shall be subject to §§ 12–401, 12–402, and 12–404 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The court determination under § 12–402(c) of this article shall include that the property was being used or was to be used in violation of the Mortgage Fraud law rather than the Controlled Dangerous Substances law.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Identifiable losses” include:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>expenses necessary to:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>discover the extent of a violation of the Mortgage Fraud law;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>repair damages resulting from a violation of the Mortgage Fraud law, including repairing credit ratings and correcting errors in consumer reports; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>prevent further damages resulting from a violation of the Mortgage Fraud law; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>lost wages resulting from time away from work in order to rectify any fraud caused by a violation of the Mortgage Fraud law.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“Victim” includes a business that loses any thing of value as a result of a violation of the Mortgage Fraud law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Disposition of forfeited property under this subtitle shall follow the procedures in this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Whenever property is forfeited under this subtitle, the governing body where the property was seized shall sell the property at public auction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The proceeds of a sale under this subsection shall be distributed as follows:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>first, to pay all proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintenance of custody, advertising, and court costs;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>second, for restitution as ordered by the court to victims to pay for identifiable losses resulting from the violation of the Mortgage Fraud law; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>finally, to the General Fund of the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
