Ch. 285

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) No conveyance shall be forfeited under the
provisions of this section by reason of any act on omission
established by the owner thereof to have been committed on
omitted by any person other than such owner while such conveyance
was unlawfully in the possession of a person other than the owner
in violation of the criminal laws of the United States, or of any
state; [and

(iii) No conveyance shall be forfeited under
the provisions of this section to the extent of the interest of
any owner of the conveyance who neither knew nor should have
known that the conveyance was used on was to be used in violation
of this subtitle;]

(5) All books, records, and research, including
formulas, microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, on intended
for use, in violation of this subheading;

(6)  All money, coin, [on currency] CURRENCY, OR
WEAPONS which [has] HAVE been used on intended for use in
connection with the illegal manufacture, distribution, dispensing
or possession of controlled dangerous substances or controlled

paraphernalia. All money coin, [or currency] CURRENCY, OR
WEAPONS which [is] ARE found in close proximity to contraband
controlled dangerous substances, controlled paraphernalia, or
forfeitable records of the importation, manufacture, or
distribution of a controlled dangerous substances are presumed to
be forfeitable under this paragraph. The burden of proof is upon
a claimant of the property to rebut this presumption.

This money [or currency], CURRENCY, OR WEAPONS shall be
deemed to be contraband of law and all rights, title and interest
in and to the money [or currency], CURRENCY, OR WEAPONS shall
immediately vest in and to Baltimore City or the county in which
it was seized if it was seized by a county or Baltimore City law
enforcement agency, including a local sheriff's department which
is the law enforcement agency, the municipal corporation, if
seized by municipal authorities, or, if it was seized by State.
law enforcement authorities, the State; and no such money [or
currency], CURRENCY, OR WEAPONS shall be returned to any person
claiming it, or to any other person, except in the manner
hereinafter provided;

(7)  All drug paraphernalia as prohibited by § 287A of
this article, and controlled paraphernalia as prohibited by § 287
of this article;

(8) The remaining balance of the proceeds of a sale
by a holder of an installment sale agreement under Section 12-626
of the Commercial Law Article of goods seized by a police
department, bureau, or force, under this subtitle;

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