Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS |
TITLE 7. COSTS, FINES, AND FORFEITURES |
SUBTITLE 5. FINES AND FORFEITURES |
§ 7-505. Collection of unpaid fines and costs
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(a) In general. -- Unpaid and undischarged fines and unpaid costs may be levied, executed on, and collected in the same manner as judgments in civil cases.
(b) No imprisonment for costs. -- Costs are not part of the penalty, and a defendant may not be imprisoned under this subtitle for failure to pay costs.