# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 13. Other Forfeitures

### Subtitle 5. Violations of the Human Trafficking Law

#### Section 13-529

If property is forfeited under this subtitle, the governing body where the property was seized may:

(1) keep the property for official use;

(2) require an appropriate unit to take custody of the property and destroy or otherwise dispose of it; or

(3) sell the property if:

  (i) the law does not require the property to be destroyed; and

  (ii) the property is not harmful to the public.

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