Marvin Mandel, Governor                         661

immediate appearance before a [magistrate] District Court commis-
sioner he shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the [proper
magistrate] commissioner, as specified in § 16-111.

§ 16-107. When officer has option to take person before [magis-
trate] commissioner.

Whenever any person is halted by a police officer for any violation
of this article and is not required to be taken before a [magistrate]
District Court commissioner as hereinbefore provided, the person, in
the discretion of the officer, either shall be given a traffic citation as
hereinafter provided or be taken without unnecessary delay before
the [proper magistrate] commissioner, as specified in § 16-111 in
any of the following cases:

(1)    When the person does not furnish satisfactory evidence of
identity or when the officer has reasonable and probable grounds
to believe the person will disregard a written promise to appear
in court;

(2)    When the person is charged with a violation of § 12-409,
relating to vehicles transporting explosives;

(3)    When the person is charged with a violation of § 14-111, re-
lating to the failure or refusal of a driver of a vehicle to submit the
vehicle and load to a weighing or to remove excess weight there-
from.

§ 16-107.2. Guarantee of bail by automobile club.

(e) When bond to be accepted; enforcement.—Any guaranteed
bail bond certificate with respect to which a surety company has be-
come surety, when posted by the person whose signature appears
thereon, shall be accepted in lieu of cash bail or other bond in an
amount not to exceed $200 as a bail bond, to guarantee the appear-
ance of the person in any court in this State[, including all municipal
courts in this State, people's court and trial magistrates,] at a time
required by the court, when the person is arrested for violation of any
motor vehicle law of this State or any motor vehicle ordinance of any
county or municipality in this State except for the offense of driving
in an intoxicated condition or while driving ability is impaired by
the consumption of alcohol, undertaking to drive a vehicle while under
the influence of any narcotic drug or any other drug to a degree which
renders the person incapable of safely driving a vehicle, or for any
felony committed prior to the date of expiration shown on the guar-
anteed bail bond certificates. Any guaranteed bail bond certificate so
posted as bail bond, in any court in this State shall be subject to the
forfeiture and enforcement provisions with respect to bail bonds in
criminal cases as otherwise provided by law or as hereafter may be
provided by law [, and any guaranteed bail bond certificate posted as
a bail bond in any municipal court of this State shall be subject to
the forfeiture and enforcement provisions if any, of the charter or
ordinance of the particular county or municipality pertaining to bail
bonds posted]. The provisions of this section are to apply both to
resident and nonresident persons.

§ 16-108. Arrest of nonresident.

(c) Arrested person to be taken before [magistrate] District
Court commissioner.—Whenever any person is arrested under the