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or trial magistrate has stricken out the forfeiture, provided that the
defendant is found not guilty of the offense charged. If the defendant
is found guilty of the offense charged, but his fine is less than the
amount of the forfeited bond or collateral, the State Treasurer shall
reimburse any amount received by him which is in excess of the fine.

§ 17-104. Penalties for weight violations.

(a) Upon conviction of any person for a violation of any provi-
sions of Subtitle 14 of this article or of Article 89B dealing with
weight upon highways, the following fines shall be imposed:

(1) For a weight, violation over the registered weight or any

statutory weight limit, a fine of 2 cents for every pound of excess

weight up to 5,000 pounds shall be imposed;

(1)    A LOADING ERROR OR TOLERANCE OF 1,000
POUNDS IS ALLOWABLE AND ONLY WEIGHT IN EXCESS
OF SAID 1,000 POUNDS TOLERANCE SHALL BE A VIOLA-
TION. FOR A WEIGHT VIOLATION OVER THE REGIS-
TERED WEIGHT OR ANY STATUTORY WEIGHT LIMIT,
AND THE 1,000 POUNDS TOLERANCE AFORESAID, A FINE
OF TWO CENTS ($.02) FOR EVERY POUND OF EXCESS
WEIGHT UP TO 5,000 POUNDS SHALL BE IMPOSED. THE
MINIMUM FINE SHALL BE TWENTY DOLLARS ($20.00).

(2)    For a weight violation in excess of 5,000 pounds over the
registered weight or any statutory weight limit, a fine of 6 cents for
each additional pound of excess weight over 5,000 pounds shall be
imposed.

(b) Upon conviction for any violation, no fine shall be suspended
or reduced, but in computing the fine a credit of any excess weight
caused by an accumulation of cinders, snow, or ice shall be given.
If the vehicle being operated at the time the offense is committed is
registered outside of Maryland, or if the person responsible for the
violation or the person operating the vehicle is a nonresident of the
State of Maryland, further proceedings shall be had as provided in
Subtitle 16 as to the person, or the vehicle shall be impounded until
the fine is paid or acceptable collateral posed. The impounding of the
vehicle does not include the cargo, and the cargo shall not be held. If
after 90 days from the date the vehicle was impounded, the fine has
not been paid or acceptable collateral posted, the vehicle may be sold
at public auction under the jurisdiction of the court to satisfy the
fine, accrued interest, and costs.

Subtitle 18
Records and Reports of Convictions.

§ 18-101. Record of traffic cases—report of convictions to depart-
ment.

(a) Every magistrate or judge of a court shall keep or cause to
be kept a record of every traffic complaint, traffic citation or other
legal form of traffic charge deposited with or presented to the court
or its traffic-violations bureau, and shall keep a record of every
official action by the court or its traffic-violations bureau in reference
thereto, including but not limited to a record of every conviction,
forfeiture resulting from every traffic complaint or citation
deposited with or presented to the court or traffic-violations bureau.