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MODIFICATION BY THE COMMITTEES, THE SCHEDULES SHALL BE
IMPLEMENTED BY THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR. The fees and
charges shall be uniform throughout the State.

The Comptroller of the State shall require clerks of
court to collect all fees required to be collected by law.

(b)  The clerk may not charge any county or Baltimore
City any fee provided by this subtitle, unless the county or
Baltimore City first gives its consent.

(c)  The clerk is entitled to a reasonable fee for
performing any other service that is not enumerated in this
subtitle or in §§ 3-501 through 3-503 of the Real Property
Article of the Code.

(d)  If a party in a proceeding feels aggrieved by any
fee permitted under this subtitle or by §§ 3-501 through
3-503 of the Real Property Article of the Code, he may
request a judge of that circuit court to determine the
reasonableness of the fee.

7-301.

(A) (1) THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL
PROPOSE ANY CHANGES IN COURT COSTS IN TRAFFIC OR CRIMINAL
CASES AND THE SCHEDULE OF COURT FEES AND COSTS IN CIVIL
CASES. THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND SCHEDULES SHALL BE REVIEWED
BY THE SENATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THE
COMMITTEES SHALL APPROVE, MODIFY, OR VETO THE CHANGES AND
SCHEDULES. AFTER APPROVAL OR MODIFICATION BY THE
COMMITTEES, THE CHANGES AND SCHEDULES SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED
BY THE CHIEF JUDGE. IF THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE
DISTRICT COURT IS EXPANDED BY LAW, THE CHIEF JUDGE SHALL, IF
NECESSARY, HAVE THE POWER TO IMPLEMENT THE SCHEDULES OF
COSTS AND FEES SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEES.

(2) THE COURT OF APPEALS MAY PROVIDE BY RULE FOR
WAIVER OF PREPAYMENT OF FILING FEES AND OTHER COSTS IN CIVIL
CASES IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

[(a)] (B) The Court costs in a traffic case including

parking and impounding cases in which costs are imposed, are
$5.00. In an uncontested parking or impounding case in
which the fines are paid directly to a political subdivision
or municipality, costs are $2.00, which costs shall be paid
to and retained by the political subdivision or
municipality. In an uncontested case in which the fine is
paid directly to an agency of State government authorized by
law to regulate parking of motor vehicles, the costs are
$2.00. The fine and the costs shall be paid to the agency,
which shall receive and account for these funds as in all
other cases involving sums due the State through a State
agency.