46                                Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 13

(4)  IF THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY ARE
UNKNOWN OR CANNOT BE FOUND, NOTICE OF THE
SEIZURE AND INTENDED FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
SHALL BE MADE BY PUBLICATION IN ONE OR MORE
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH
THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IF THERE BE ONE SO PUB-
LISHED, AND IF NOT, IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING A SUB-
STANTIAL CIRCULATION IN SAID COUNTY. IN BALTIMORE
CITY THE NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN ONE OR
MORE OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE
CITY. THE NOTICE SHALL STATE THE SUBSTANCE AND
OBJECT OF THE ORIGINAL PETITION AND GIVE NOTICE
OF THE INTENDED FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS.

(5)  WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THE NOTICE
OF SEIZURE AND INTENDED FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
OR WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION,
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SEIZED MAY FILE AN
ANSWER UNDER OATH TO THE PETITION.

(6) IF THE PROPERTY IS A VEHICLE AND THE OWNER
THEREOF DESIRES TO OBTAIN POSSESSION THEREOF
BEFORE THE HEARING ON THE PETITION FILED AGAINST
THE VEHICLE, THE CLERK OF THE COURT WHERE THE
PETITION IS FILED SHALL HAVE AN APPRAISAL MADE
BY THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OR CITY IN WHICH
THE COURT IS LOCATED. THE SHERIFF SHALL PROMPTLY
INSPECT AND RENDER AN APPRAISAL OF THE VALUE
OF THE VEHICLE AND RETURN THE APPRAISAL, IN
WRITING, UNDER OATH, TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT
IN WHICH THE PROCEEDINGS ARE PENDING. UPON THE
FILING OF THE APPRAISAL, THE OWNER MAY GIVE BOND
PAYABLE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND, IN AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE VEHICLE
PLUS COURT COSTS WHICH MAY ACCRUE, WITH SECUR-
ITY TO BE APPROVED BY THE CLERK, AND CONDITIONED
FOR PERFORMANCE ON THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE
COURT AFTER THE HEARING ON THE PETITION, THE
COURT DIRECTS THAT THE VEHICLE BE FORFEITED,
JUDGMENT MAY THEREUPON BE ENTERED AGAINST THE
OBLIGORS ON THE BOND FOR THE PENALTY THEREOF,
WITHOUT FURTHER OR OTHER PROCEEDING, TO BE DIS-
CHARGED BY THE PAYMENT OF THE APPRAISED VALUE
OF THE VEHICLE SO SEIZED AND FORFEITED AND COSTS,
UPON WHICH JUDGMENT EXECUTION MAY ISSUE.

(7) (6) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS PERMITTING POST-
ING OF A BOND, THE COURT SHALL RETAIN CUSTODY OF
THE SEIZED PROPERTY PENDING PROSECUTION OF THE
PERSON ACCUSED OF VIOLATING SECTION 36B AND IN
CASE SUCH PERSON BE FOUND GUILTY, THE PROPERTY
SHALL REMAIN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COURT UNTIL
THE HEARING ON THE FORFEITURE IS HELD. THE HEAR-
ING SHALL BE SCHEDULED NO MORE THAN 30 DAYS
AFTER CONVICTION OF THE DEFENDANT, AND REASON-
ABLE NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THOSE PARTIES FIL-
ING AN ANSWER TO THE PETITION.