§ 10-205. Recognizance

   (a) Conditions. -- A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle shall be:

   (1) in an amount that the court directs; and

   (2) on the conditions that:

      (i) if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and

      (ii) the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.

(b) Revocation. -- During the 3-year probationary period, if an individual fails to pay support under the court's order, the court may proceed to try or sentence the individual.

(c) Disposition of forfeited recognizance. -- The court may order that a forfeited recognizance be paid wholly or partly as provided in § 10-202(c) or § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, as appropriate.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 88; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.