WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 11

proximity of any such controlled paraphernalia to any other
adulterants, diluents or equipment commonly used in the illegal
manufacture and distribution of controlled substances, such as
but not limited to any of the following: scales, sieves,
strainers, measuring spoons, staples and staplers, glassine
envelopes, gelatin capsules, or any controlled substance.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects stylistic errors in the
numbering of paragraphs, errors in punctuation, and
the omission of a conjunction in Article 27, § 287(d).

The stylistic numbering errors and the errors in
punctuation occurred in Ch. 403 of the Acts of 1970.
The disjunctive conjunction "or" was also omitted from
Ch. 403 of the Acts of 1970.

The stylistic numbering errors were noted by the
Computer Division of the Department of Legislative
Reference. The errors in punctuation and the omission
of the disjunctive were noted by the professional
staff of the Legislative Division of the Department of
Legislative Reference.

297.

(i) If the owner of the seized motor vehicle desires to
obtain possession thereof before a petition for forfeiture is
filed or before the hearing on the petition filed against the
vehicle, the clerk of the court where the criminal proceeding or
the petition for forfeiture 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 security to be approved by the
clerk, and conditioned for performance on the final judgment of
the [court] COURT. IF after the hearing on the petition, the
court directs that the motor vehicle or such interest or equity
as the owner may have therein, be forfeited, judgment may
thereupon be entered against the obligors on the bond for the
penalty thereof, without further or other proceeding, to be
discharged by the payment of the appraised value of the vehicle
so seized and forfeited and costs, upon which judgment execution
may issue. The bond authorized in this subsection shall be filed
in the District Court or circuit court where the criminal action
that gave rise to the seizure is pending and shall be part of
that same criminal proceeding, unless a petition for forfeiture
has been filed. However, if no criminal action is pending or if
no forfeiture petition has been filed, the bond shall be filed in
the circuit court or District Court where the vehicle was seized.

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