Director, Office of Finance of Baltimore County v. Lapenotiere

WILNER, Judge.

We have before us an interplay between two provisions in Md.Ann.Code art. 27—§ 297(b) and § 641—that use the same term, “final disposition”. The question is whether, in the context of this interplay, the definition of the term as used in § 641 governs the meaning of the term as used in § 297(b). We believe that it does, and so we shall affirm a judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, sitting in banc.

Section 297 provides for the seizure and forfeiture of certain property used in the violation of the controlled dangerous substance laws. Among the items or categories of…