Section 7-203 - Courts Prohibited From Charging Fees or Costs in Certain Criminal Proceedings

(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. (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. (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.