ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                               Ch. 13

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

1-605.

(d) In addition to the powers and duties granted and imposed in subsections
(a), (b), and (c) of this section, or elsewhere by law or rule, the Chief Judge of the
District Court shall:

(7)     On the recommendation of the administrative judge of any district,
approve in writing the invalidation and destruction of certain warrants for arrest, if
the administrative judge certifies to the Chief Judge that:

(i) Each of the warrants is more than 3 years old;

(ii) The warrant was properly delivered to an authorized law
enforcement agency for execution and service, which was not effected;

(iii) Each of the warrants was issued by a judicial officer of the
District Court for:

1.       The arrest of the defendant in order that the defendant
might stand trial on a misdemeanor offense;

2.       The failure of the defendant to appear for trial for a
misdemeanor offense, as directed by the District Court;

3.       The failure of the defendant to make a deferred payment
of a fine or costs as ordered by the District Court for a misdemeanor offense; or

4.       A violation of a probation order of the District Court
entered in a misdemeanor offense; and

(iv) The administrative judge believes that the invalidation and
destruction of the arrest warrant is consistent with the ends of justice; [and]

(8)     After consultation with police administrators and the Motor Vehicle
Administrator, design arrest - citation forms that shall be used by all law
enforcement agencies in the State when charging a person with a criminal, civil, or
traffic offense, excepting:

(I)      VIOLATIONS BY JUVENILES LISTED IN § 3-8A-33(A) OF THIS
ARTICLE;

(II)     violations of parking ordinances or regulations adopted under
[Subtitle 3 of] Title 26, SUBTITLE 3 of the Transportation Article; AND

(III)   OTHER VIOLATIONS AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BY LAW; AND

(9)      CAUSE THE DISTRICT COURT TO PRINT UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE
CITATION FORMS AND ANY OTHER UNIFORM STATEWIDE CITATION FORMS FOR
OFFENSES TRIABLE IN THE DISTRICT COURT.

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