Ch. 9                                       2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(xv) A crime under Article 31, § 11-512, § 11-13, or § 11-14 of the
Code;

(xvi) A crime under § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Caroline County;

(xvii) A crime under § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Carroll County;

(xviii) A crime under § 8A 1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Talbot County; or

(xix) A crime at common law.

(3) "Offense" means a violation of the Transportation Article that is not
punishable by imprisonment.

(b) In addition to any other costs required by law, a circuit court shall impose
on a defendant convicted of a crime an additional cost of $45 in the case.

(c) In addition to any other costs required by law, the District Court shall
impose on a defendant convicted of a crime an additional cost of $35 in the case.

(d) In addition to any other costs required by law, a court shall impose on a
defendant convicted of an offense an additional cost of $3 in the case, including cases
in which the defendant elects to waive the right to trial and pay the fine or penalty
deposit established by the Chief Judge of the District Court by administrative
regulation.

(E) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION, IN ADDITION
TO ANY OTHER COSTS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION OR BY LAW, A COURT SHALL
IMPOSE ON A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION
ARTICLE AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $50 IN THE CASE.INCLUDING CASES IN WHICH
THE DEFENDANT ELECTS TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL AND PAY THE FINE OR
PENALTY DEPOSIT ESTABLISHED BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT BY
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION.

(F) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION OR
BY LAW, A COURT SHALL IMPOSE ON A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF A CRIME WHICH
IS A VIOLATION OF § 21-902 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE AN ADDITIONAL COST
OF $300 IN THE CASE, INCLUDING CASES IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT ELECTS TO
WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL AND PAY THE FINE OR PENALTY DEPOSIT ESTABLISHED
BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT BY ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION.

[(e)] (G) (1) All money collected under this section shall be paid to the
Comptroller of the State.

(2) The Comptroller shall deposit $22.50 from each fee collected under
subsection (b) of this section from a circuit court and $12.50 from each fee collected
under subsection (c) of this section from the District Court into the State Victims of
Crime Fund established under § 11-916 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

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