Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 7-114 - Defalcation(a)(1) In this section, "revenue officer" means an officer with the duty to collect revenue due to the State, a county, or other governmental entity.(2) "Revenue officer" includes: (iii) a register of wills;(b) A revenue officer may not willfully detain and neglect to pay money due to the State, a county, or other governmental entity into the Treasury of the State or a county or to another revenue officer authorized to receive the money longer than: (1) 60 days after the date specified by law for the revenue officer to make payment; or(2) 6 months after the date that the money is collected, if the law does not specify a date for the revenue officer to make payment.(c)(1) A revenue officer who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of defalcation.(2) On conviction, and unless the revenue officer pays the amount in default sooner, a revenue officer who violates this section:(i) for each violation, is subject to imprisonment for not less than 1 year and not exceeding 5 years; and(ii) is subject to any other penalty provided by law.(d) A revenue officer who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.(e) In a prosecution under this section, a certificate of the Comptroller of the State or of a revenue officer of a county showing that the defendant is a defaulter is admissible as prima facie evidence of defalcation under this section.