(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, forfeited property shall be retained for official use, sold, or otherwise disposed of by:
(1) the Comptroller or the Executive Director of the Commission, as appropriate, if the property was seized by State officers; or
(2) if the property was not seized by State officers:
(i) the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City; or
(ii) the board of county commissioners or the county council of the county in which the property was seized.
(b) The Comptroller, the Executive Director of the Commission, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, or the board of county commissioners or county council in the county where the property was seized shall retain or dispose of the property in the way it considers to be in the best public interest.
(c) Illicit alcoholic beverages shall be destroyed and may not be returned or given to any person or disposed of in any other manner.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions
Title 6 - Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 6-101 - Seizure of Contraband
Section 6-102 - Equipment for Unlawful Manufacture as Contraband
Section 6-103 - Vehicles, Vessels, and Aircraft as Contraband
Section 6-104 - Protest of Seizure
Section 6-105 - Determination of Forfeiture When Protest Is Filed
Section 6-106 - Ownership and Disposal of Seized and Forfeited Property