Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

7-402.

(a) Except as provided in [subsection (b)] SUBSECTIONS (B) AND (C) of this
section, a sheriff shall collect the following fees:

(1) $5 for service of summary ejectment papers.

(2) $30 for service of a paper not including an execution or attachment.

(3) $30 for service including an execution or attachment by taking into
custody a person or seizing real or personal property.

(4) $30 for service of process papers arising out of administrative agency
proceedings where the party requesting the service is a nongovernmental entity.

(5) For the sale following the execution or attachment of personal
property: Three percent of the first $5,000; two percent of the second $5,000; and one
percent of any amount in excess of $10,000. The sheriff shall collect a minimum of $15
and a maximum of $500 under the provisions of this paragraph'.

(6) For the sale following the execution or attachment of real property:
One and one-half percent of the first $5,000; one percent of the second $5,000; and
one-half of one percent of any amount in excess of $10,000. The sheriff shall collect a
minimum of $1.50 and a maximum of $250 under the provisions of this paragraph.

(b) In Cecil County the Sheriff shall collect the following fees:

(1) $5 for service of summary ejectment papers.

(2) $35 for service of a paper not including an execution or attachment.

(3) $35 for service including an execution or attachment by taking into
custody a person or seizing real or personal property.

(4) $35 for service of process papers arising out of administrative agency
proceedings where the party requesting the service is a nongovernmental entity.

(5) For the sale following the execution or attachment of personal
property: 3 percent of the first $5,000; 2 percent of the second $5,000; and 1 percent of
any amount in excess of $10,000. The Sheriff shall collect a minimum of $15 and a
maximum of $500 under the provisions of this paragraph.

(6) For the sale following the execution or attachment of real property:
1.5 percent of the first $5,000; 1 percent of the second $5,000; and one-half of 1
percent of any amount in excess of $10,000. The Sheriff shall collect a minimum of
$1.50 and a maximum of $250 under the provisions of this paragraph.

(C) (1) FOR SERVICE INCLUDING AN EXECUTION OR ATTACHMENT BY
TAKING INTO CUSTODY A PERSON OR SEIZING REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, A
SHERIFF MAY COLLECT THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
WITH THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION UNDER § 10-111 OF THE
FAMILY LAW ARTICLE.