{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-7-203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 7–203","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, the term “not guilty” does not include a finding of probation before judgment under § 6-220 of the Criminal Procedure Article.\n(b) (1) The clerk of the circuit court may not charge a county or Baltimore City with fees or costs of a criminal proceeding, regardless of whether the fee or cost was imposed or allowed by statute or common law.\n(2) The clerk of a circuit court may not charge a defendant with the costs of a criminal proceeding in which the defendant is found not guilty.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=7-203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"8780b947ec761aafea9b19fd0d141e12b61e2958299e391ddc9f9af271b8befd","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-7-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-7-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}