3882

VETOES

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
7-402.

(a)  A sheriff shall collect the following fees:

(1) $5 FOR SERVICE OF SUMMARY EJECTMENT PAPERS.

[(1) $5] (2) $15 for service of a paper not including
an execution or attachment.

[(2) $10] (3) $15 for service including an execution
or attachment by taking into custody a person or seizing real or
personal property.

(4) $15 FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS PAPERS ARISING OUT OF
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY PROCEEDINGS WHERE THE PARTY REQUESTING THE
SERVICE IS A NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.

[(3)] (5) For the sale following the execution or
attachment of personal property: Three percent of the first
$5,000; two percent of the second $5,000; and one percent of any
amount in excess of $10,000. The sheriff shall collect a
minimum of [$3] $15 and a maximum of $500 under the provisions of
this paragraph.

[(4)] (6) For the sale following the execution or
attachment of real property: One and one-half percent of the
first $5,000; one percent of the second $5,000; and one-half of
one percent of any amount in excess of $10,000. The sheriff shall
collect a minimum of [$1.50] $15 and a maximum of $250 under the
provisions of this paragraph.

(b)  If the sheriff incurs expenses for the purpose of
conserving or protecting the seized property, he shall be
reimbursed for the expense.

(C) IF THE SHERIFF IS UNABLE TO SERVE A PAPER, THE FULL FEE
SHALL BE REFUNDED TO THE PARTY REQUESTING THE SERVICE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

May 28, 1985
The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404