Sec. 12-22. Reserved.

   Editor’s note—Former Sec. 12-22, Oath, derived from Mont. Co. Code 1965, §§ 7-17 and 1929, ch. 298, § 105B, was repealed by 2006, ch. 372.

Sec. 12-23. Reserved.

   Editor’s note—Former Sec. 12-23, Duties relative to testimony, derived from Mont. Co. Code 1965, §§ 7- 28 and 1929, ch. 298, § 105C, was repealed by 2006, ch. 372.

Sec. 12-24. Reserved.

   Editor’s note—Former Sec. 12-24, Penalty for violation of article, derived from Mont. Co. Code 1965, §§ 7-29 and 1929, ch. 298, § 105D, was repealed by 2006, ch. 372.

Article V. Bail Bonds. 1

 

Notes

1	*State law reference-Bail generally, Ann. Code of Md., Art. 27, § 6, 6 ½ .

Sec. 12-25. Business impressed with public interest.

   The business of becoming surety for compensation upon bonds in criminal cases in the county is impressed with a public interest. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 4-1; 1945, ch. 943, § 141A.)

Sec. 12-26. Payments to attorneys, etc., for procuring business prohibited.

   It shall be unlawful for any person engaged either as principal or as the clerk, agent or representative of a corporation, or another person in the business of becoming surety upon bonds for compensation in the county, either directly or indirectly, to give, donate, lend, contribute, or to promise to give, donate, loan or contribute any money, property, entertainment or other thing of value whatsoever to any attorney at law, police officer, sheriff, jailer, probation officer, clerk or other attache of a criminal court, or public official of any character, for procuring or assisting in procuring, any person to employ such bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensation in any criminal case in the county. It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, police officer, sheriff, jailer, probation officer, clerk, bailiff or other attache of a criminal court or public official of any character, to accept or receive from any such person engaged in the bonding business any money, property, entertainment or other thing of value whatsoever for procuring or assisting in procuring any person to employ any bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensation in any criminal case in the county. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 4-2; 1945, ch. 943, § 141B.)

Sec. 12-27. Attorneys prohibited from paying bondsmen for procuring persons to employ them, etc.

   It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either directly or indirectly, to give, loan, donate, contribute, or to promise to give, loan, donate or contribute any money, property, entertainment or other thing of value whatsoever to, or to split or divide any fee or commission with, any bondsman, the agent, clerk or representative of any bondsman, police officer, sheriff, probation officer, assistant probation officer, bailiff, clerk or other attache of any criminal court for causing or procuring or assisting in causing or procuring any person to employ such attorney to represent him in any criminal case in the county. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 4-3; 1945, ch. 943, § 141C.)