Ch. 247                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(f) The circuit courts for each of the counties of the Second and Seventh Judicial
Circuits are authorized to prescribe by rule of court the terms and conditions of bail
bonds filed in the circuit court for each county respectively. This power includes but is not
limited to prescribing the qualifications of and fees charged by bondsmen. A bond
commissioner may be appointed in the Second and Seventh Judicial Circuits to
administer the rules of court adopted pursuant to this section. Violations of any rule of
court promulgated hereunder shall be considered contempt of court and punished as for
contempt. In addition to those rules promulgated by the Seventh Judicial Circuit a person
may not engage in the Seventh Judicial Circuit in the business of becoming surety for
compensation on bonds in criminal cases until he shall have been approved by such rules
as the Seventh Judicial Circuit may adopt. The bondsmen so approved shall pay a license
fee of 1 percent of the gross value of all bonds written in all courts of the circuit, provided
that this fee is approved by the court of the county in which it applies. The fee shall be
paid to the court as prescribed by the rules of court. The fee shall be used for the payment
of any expenses incident to the administration of this section. Any absolute bond
forfeitures collected may be used to defray the above expenses.

(g) In Prince George's County, in a criminal case, any judge may reinstate any
bail, bond or recognizance for criminal charges discharged at a preliminary hearing in the
District Court, provided the new charging document or indictment arises out of
substantially the same set of facts.

(h) In the circuit court if a defendant is found guilty and sentenced to
imprisonment, any bond on which the defendant was released prior to the sentencing is
terminated. If the defendant takes an appeal and the sentencing court requires a bond to
be posted, the defendant shall post a new bond.

(i) A District Court commissioner may not establish conditions of pretrial release
for an individual charged with escaping from a penitentiary, jail, house of correction,
reformatory, station house, or any other place of confinement in this State.

(j) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "CRIME OF VIOLENCE" HAS THE MEANING
STATED IN § 643B OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2) A District Court commissioner may not authorize the pretrial release of
a defendant WHO IS charged:

(I) [as] AS a drug kingpin under § 286(g) of this article;OR

(II) WITH COMMITTING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AFTER HAVING
PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE WITHIN THE PAST 10
YEARS; OR

(III) WITH COMMITTING AN OFFENSE LISTED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF
THIS SECTION IF THE OFFENSE WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS CHARGED OCCURRED
WHILE THE PERSON WAS ON PAROLE OR PROBATION FOR AN OFFENSE LISTED IN
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

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