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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="13-525" title_number="13" title_name="Other Forfeitures" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Violations of the Human Trafficking Law">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that property or part of a property in which a person has an ownership interest is subject to forfeiture as proceeds, if the State establishes by clear and convincing evidence that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the person was convicted of violating § 3–1102 or § 3–1103 of the Criminal Law Article or attempting or conspiring to violate § 3–1102 or § 3–1103 of the Criminal Law Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the property was acquired by the person during the violation or within a reasonable time after the violation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>there was no other likely source for the property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A claimant of the property has the burden of proof to rebut the presumption in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Real property used as the principal family residence may not be forfeited under this section unless:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an owner of the real property was convicted of a crime described under subsection (a)(1)(i) of this section; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>§ 13–503(d) of this subtitle applies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
