{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-10-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 10–205","heading":"","body":"(a) A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle shall be:\n(1) in an amount that the court directs; and\n(2) on the conditions that:\n(i) if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and\n(ii) the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.\n(b) 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.\n(c) 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.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=10-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"c51123ae1b5904447623b80c98deedf9cdc78b1db031874a317b2057e1de21b7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-10-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-10-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}