THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1497

shall pay the fine, costs, or other monetary penalty so de-
posited with him to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Wherever the words "County Commissioners" appear in
these sections, they shall be taken to include the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore City, and wherever the words
"Circuit Court" appear in these sections, they shall be taken
to include the Criminal Court of Baltimore City; WHER-
EVER THE WORDS "JUSTICE OF THE PEACE"
SHALL APPEAR THEY SHALL INCLUDE "TRIAL
MAGISTRATES".

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 303 of
Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-title "Operation of
Vehicles Upon Highways", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

303. (Disposition of Fines and Other Receipts of the
Department), (a) All fines, penalties, and forfeitures
of bonds, or any kind of authorized security, imposed or
collected under any of the provisions of this Article, ex-
cept funds collected in cases in which appeals have been
taken within the time allowed by law, shall be paid over on
the second and fourth Mondays of each month after re-
ceipt thereof to the Department with a statement accom-
panying the same, setting forth the action or proceedings
in which such monies were collected, the name and resi-
dence of the defendant, the nature of the offense and the
fine, penalty, forfeiture or sentence, if any, imposed.

[(b) This section shall not be considered as repealed
by the passage hereafter of any law providing for a differ-
ent disposition of the fines and penalties in any county or
other municipal division of this State unless the same
contains a repeal of this section by express references
thereto. ]

(b) [c] The Department is hereby empowered in the
name of the State of Maryland to take all steps necessary
to enforce the collection and prompt return of all such fines,
penalties and forfeitures of bonds.

(c) [d] Any Justice of the Peace, Committing Magis-
trate, Trial Magistrate or Police Justice accepting checks,
drafts or any other unsecured evidences of debt in pay-
ment of fines, or in lieu of bail, shall do so at his own risk,
provided that nothing herein shall be taken to prohibit the
release of offenders on their own recognizance in proper
cases.