WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 285

(2) IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT NEEDED FOR EVIDENTIARY
PURPOSES IN A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING:

(I) FOR PROPERTY OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES, THE
CLERK SHALL OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL OF THE VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY.--------------------------------------------------------

(II) FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, THE CLERK SHALL HAVE
AN APPRAISAL MADE BY THE SHERIFF OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE
COURT IS LOCATED.------------------------------------------------

(3) THE SHERIFF OR OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR AN
APPRAISAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL PROMPTLY:

(I) INSPECT AND RENDER AN APPRAISAL OF THE
VALUE OF THE PROPERTY; AND

(II) RETURN THE APPRAISAL, IN WRITING, UNDER
OATH, TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT.

(3) (4) NOTICE OF THE APPRAISAL SHALL BE SENT TO ALL
LIENHOLDERS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS PRESCRIBED BY LAW FOR NOTICE OR
THE PERFECTION OF THE LIEN.--------------------------------------

(4) (5) (I) UPON THE FILING OF THE APPRAISAL, THE
OWNER MAY GIVE BOND PAYABLE TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT IN AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY PLUS COSTS WHICH MAY ACCRUE, OR THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
THE LIENS ON THE PROPERTY AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS PRESCRIBED BY
LAW FOR THE NOTICE OR PERFECTION OF LIENS, WITH SECURITY TO BY
APPROVED BY THE CLERK OF THE COURT, AND CONDITIONED FOR
PERFORMANCE ON FINAL JUDGMENT BY THE COURT.----------------------

(II) 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
COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE HAS BEEN FILED. HOWEVER, IF NO CRIMINAL
ACTION IS PENDING OR IF NO FORFEITURE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED,
THE BOND SHALL BE FILED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OR DISTRICT COURT
WHERE THE PROPERTY WAS SEIZED.-----------------------------------

(5) (6) (I) IF FORFEITURE OF THE PROPERTY OR OF AN
INTEREST OR EQUITY IN THE PROPERTY OR PROCEEDS IS DIRECTED UNDER
THIS SECTION, JUDGMENT SHALL BE ENTERED AGAINST THE OBLIGORS ON
THE BOND WITHOUT FURTHER PROCEEDINGS, TO BE DISCHARGED BY PAYMENT
OF THE AMOUNT OF THE BOND, ON WHICH JUDGMENT MAY ISSUE.

(II) PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE BOND SHALL BE
APPLIED AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (K)(2)(IV) OF THIS SECTION.

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