# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 5. Release

### Subtitle 2. Pretrial Release

#### Section 5-210

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Agent" means a person that acts or is authorized to act as the representative of a bail bondsman.

  (3)

    (i) "Bail bondsman" means a licensed limited surety agent or a licensed professional bail bondsman.

    (ii) "Bail bondsman" does not include a person that contracts with a public agency to provide bail bonds to persons detained in a correctional facility.

(b) On the grounds of a courthouse or correctional facility, a bail bondsman, an agent of a bail bondsman, an employee of the courthouse, or an employee of a correctional facility may not:

  (1) approach, entice, or invite a person to use the services of a specific bail bondsman;

  (2) distribute, display, or wear an item that advertises the services of a bail bondsman; or

  (3) otherwise solicit business as a bail bondsman.

(c) A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

  (1) a fine not exceeding $2,500, and if licensed in accordance with the Insurance Article, a 30-day license suspension for a first offense; and

  (2) a fine not exceeding $5,000, and if licensed in accordance with the Insurance Article, a 90-day license suspension for a subsequent offense.

(d) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be referred to the Insurance Commissioner for appropriate action.

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