Section 12-306 - Notice. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-306. Notice.
 

(a)  Contents of notice.- A notice shall be signed by the clerk and shall: 

(1) include the caption of the case; 

(2) describe the substance of the complaint and the relief sought; 

(3) state the latest date on which a response may be filed; 

(4) state that the property shall be forfeited if a response is not filed on time; 

(5) state that the owner of the property may have possession of the property pending forfeiture by posting a bond as provided in § 12-208 of this title; and 

(6) tell where to file a response and whom to contact for more information concerning the forfeiture. 

(b)  Posting and publishing of notice.- Within 20 days after the filing of the complaint, the notice shall be: 

(1) posted by the sheriff on the door of the courthouse where the action is pending or on a bulletin board within the immediate vicinity of the door; 

(2) posted by the sheriff in a conspicuous place on the land, if forfeiture of real property is sought; and 

(3) published at least once a week in each of 3 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the action is pending, unless the property is a boat or motor vehicle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 297(h)(4)(ii); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.]