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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="7-109" title_number="7" title_name="Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Within 30 days after the court passes an order in accordance with this subtitle, a person aggrieved by the order, including the Attorney General and a State’s Attorney, may apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal the order.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The application for leave to appeal shall be in the form set by the Maryland Rules.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney states an intention to file an application for an appeal under this section, the court may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>stay the order; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>set bail for the petitioner.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the application for leave to appeal is granted:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the procedure for the appeal shall meet the requirements of the Maryland Rules; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Appellate Court of Maryland may:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>affirm, reverse, or modify the order appealed from; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>remand the case for further proceedings.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If the application for leave to appeal is denied, the order sought to be reviewed becomes final.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Appellate Court of Maryland shall direct the political subdivision in which an order is passed to pay the necessary costs and expenses associated with a review under this section, including all court costs, stenographic services, and printing, if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a person seeks a review under this section within 30 days after judgment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Appellate Court of Maryland grants leave to appeal under this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Appellate Court of Maryland finds that the person is unable to pay the costs of the review.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
