Ch. 244

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)     grant or deny the application for return of seized alcoholic beverages,
cigarettes, or conveyances used for their transportation; and

(2)     mail the person a notice of the final determination;]
13-839.

(A)    IF A PERSON FILES A CLAIM FOR RETURN OF SEIZED ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, CIGARETTES, OR A CONVEYANCE USED FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION
UNDER § 13-837 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE COMPTROLLER OR THE COMPTROLLER'S
DESIGNEE SHALL:

(1)     PROMPTLY ACT ON THE REQUEST AND HOLD AN INFORMAL
HEARING;

(2)     DIRECT THE RETURN OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR CIGARETTES
UNLESS THE COMPTROLLER OR COMPTROLLER'S DESIGNEE HAS SATISFACTORY
PROOF THAT THE PERSON WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF
TITLE 5 OR TITLE 12 OF THIS ARTICLE AT THE TIME OF SEIZURE; AND

(3)     DIRECT THE RETURN OF THE CONVEYANCE IF THE COMPTROLLER
OR COMPTROLLER'S DESIGNEE HAS SATISFACTORY PROOF THAT THE OWNER OF
THE CONVEYANCE WAS NOT WILLFULLY EVADING ANY PROVISIONS OF TITLE 5 OR
TITLE 12 OF THIS ARTICLE AT THE TIME OF SEIZURE.

(B)     THE COMPTROLLER OR COMPTROLLER'S DESIGNEE SHALL GRANT OR
DENY THE APPLICATION FOR RETURN OF SEIZED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
CIGARETTES, OR A CONVEYANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION BY MAILING THE PERSON A NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION.

13-841.                                             

(b) (1) The Comptroller shall sell contraband cigarettes seized under this title
and forfeited to a State institution [ or], a nonprofit charitable institution, A LICENSED
CIGARETTE WHOLESALER, OR A LICENSED CIGARETTE MANUFACTURER [at the
price and] in the manner the Comptroller determines.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 244
(House Bill 555)

AN ACT concerning

Department of Housing and Community Development — Community Development
Administration - Infrastructure Financial Assistance

FOR the purpose of authorizing local governments to issue local infrastructure financing

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