Section 17-317 - Disposition of funds received under title(a)(1)(i) All funds received under this title, including the proceeds of the sale of abandoned property under § 17-316 of this subtitle, shall be credited by the Administrator to a special fund.(ii) The Administrator shall retain in the special fund at the end of each fiscal year, from the proceeds received, an amount not to exceed $50,000, from which sum the Administrator shall pay any claim allowed under this title.(2) After deducting all costs incurred in administering this title from the remaining net funds the Administrator shall distribute $8,000,000 to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund established under § 11-402 of the Human Services Article.(3)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Administrator shall distribute all unclaimed money from judgments of restitution under Title 11, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Procedure Article to the State Victims of Crime Fund established under § 11-916 of the Criminal Procedure Article to assist victims of crimes and delinquent acts to protect the victims' rights as provided by law.(ii) If a victim entitled to restitution that has been treated as abandoned property under § 11-614 of the Criminal Procedure Article is located after the money has been distributed under this paragraph, the Administrator shall reduce the next distribution to the State Victims of Crime Fund by the amount recovered by the victim.(4) For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, after making the distributions required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Administrator shall distribute $500,000 from the remaining net funds to the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund established under § 1-207 of the Tax - General Article.(5) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, after making the distributions required under paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, the Administrator shall distribute $14,000,000 from the remaining net funds to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund under § 8-909 of the Real Property Article.(6) After making the distributions required under paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, the Administrator shall distribute the remaining net funds not retained under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the General Fund of the State.(b)(1) Before making the distribution, the Administrator shall record the name and last known address, if any, of the owners of funds so distributed and the type of property which the funds distributed represent.(2) The record shall be available for public inspection during reasonable business hours by any person who claims a legal interest in any property held by the Administrator, provided that the person gives prior notice to the Administrator.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 804,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 727,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 641, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 495, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 807, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 679, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 678, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 839, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 553, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 552, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.