§ 12-205. Seizure of motor vehicles -- Exceptions

MD Crim Pro Code § 12-205 (2019) (N/A)
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A motor vehicle used in violation of this title may not be seized and forfeiture may not be recommended to the forfeiting authority if:

(1)    the motor vehicle falls within § 12-103(b) of this title;

(2)    (i)    an innocent registered owner lends the motor vehicle to another person; and

(ii)    that person, or someone invited into the motor vehicle by that person, brings a controlled dangerous substance or paraphernalia into the motor vehicle without the registered owner’s knowledge; or

(3)    (i)    a member of the family other than the registered owner uses the motor vehicle, and a controlled dangerous substance or paraphernalia is in the motor vehicle in an amount insufficient to suggest a sale is contemplated;

(ii)    a sale was not made or attempted; and

(iii)    the registered owner did not know that the controlled dangerous substance or paraphernalia was in the motor vehicle.