1560                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 534

§ 16-119. Illegal cancellation of traffic citation.

Any person who ILLEGALLY cancels or ILLEGALLY solicits the
cancellation of any traffic citation, in any manner other than as pro-
vided in this subtitle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 16-120. When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful com-
plaint.

If the form of citation provided under Section 16-117 includes
information and is sworn to as required under the general laws of
this State in respect to a complaint charging commission of the
offense alleged in the citation to have been committed, the citation
when filed with a court having jurisdiction shall be deemed to be
a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution under this article.

§ 16-121. Case to be tried on prescribed form.

No trial court shall try any case of an alleged violation of this
article or moving violation of any traffic law or regulation of any
local authority, except upon a duly attested uniform traffic citation
prescribed by the commissioner or duly attested warrant, information
or indictment.

Part II—Magistrates' Proceedings

§ 16-201. Department to prescribe system of accounting and dockets
for magistrates.

(a)    The department shall prescribe a uniform system of dockets
and accounting, to be used and followed by all magistrates in all
cases arising under any of the provisions of this article.

(b)    The department shall furnish, without cost, all magistrates
with dockets wherein to record the cases.

§ 16-202. Payment of costs in dismissed cases.

In all cases wherein any person arrested for a violation of any
of the provisions of this article, shall be acquitted by the magistrate,
the costs thereof shall be paid out of the proceeds of fines collected
under any of the provisions of this article and from the funds of
the department.

§ 16-203. Counties to provide suitable judicial facilities.

Every county shall provide suitable facilities for the trial of
traffic cases and for conducting the business of each judicial officer.

§ 16-204. Fees of magistrates.

(a)    The costs assessed by the magistrate in cases involving
violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State shall be $5.00.

(b)    No magistrate shall collect any fine or costs in any case
involving a violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State until
he has completed the entries pertaining to the case in his docket
kept for the making of his record, and the dockets shall be pre-
served and transmitted to the clerks of the court as required by
Article 52 of the Code, all warrants and dockets at all times to be