{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-7-503","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 7–503","heading":"","body":"(a) When a court imposes a fine, the court may order the defendant to pay the fine:\n(1) When the court imposes sentence; or\n(2) In specified installments at designated intervals.\n(b) (1) If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer.\n(2) The probation agency or officer shall report to the court a failure to comply with the order.\n(c) If a court sentences a defendant to probation, the court may make payment of a fine a condition of the sentence.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=7-503","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"905ed2715701025b8e9afffb9486dc18d187168b454fe100b451704dae448066","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-7-502","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-7-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}