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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="13-507" title_number="13" title_name="Other Forfeitures" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Violations of the Human Trafficking Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A seizing authority may seize a motor vehicle used in violation of § 3–1102 or § 3–1103 of the Criminal Law Article and recommend forfeiture to the forfeiting authority if the total circumstances of the case as listed in subsection (b) of this section dictate that seizure and forfeiture are justified.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Circumstances to be considered in deciding whether seizure and forfeiture are justified include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>evidence that the motor vehicle was acquired by use of proceeds from a transaction involving a violation of § 3–1102 or § 3–1103 of the Criminal Law Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the circumstances of the arrest; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the way in which the motor vehicle was used.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
