176                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

SEC. 4-301. EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN §4-302, THE DISTRICT COURT
HAS EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION IN A CRIMINAL CASE
IN WHICH A PERSON AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD, OR A
CORPORATION IS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF THE VEHICLE
LAWS, OR THE STATE BOAT ACT, OR RULES AND REGULATIONS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO IT, OR IN WHICH A PERSON AT LEAST
18 YEARS OLD OR A CORPORATION IS CHARGED WITH:

(1)     COMMISSION OF A COMMON LAW OR
STATUTORY MISDEMEANOR;

(2)   VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 27 OF THE CODE, WHETHER A FELONY
OR A MISDEMEANOR, IF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OR THE VALUE
OF THE THING TAKEN, STOLEN, RECEIVED, CONVERTED, OR
SHOPLIFTED DOES NOT EXCEED $500:

SEC.    140    (FALSE PRETENSES)

SEC.    142    (FALSE PRETENSES)

SEC.    144    (FALSE PRETENSES)

SEC.    340    (LARCENY)

SEC.    353    (LARCENY AFTER TRUST)

SEC.    466    (RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS)

SEC.    551A (SHOPLIFTING);

(3)   VIOLATION OF A COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, OR
OTHER ORDINANCE, IF THE VIOLATION IS NOT A FELONY;

(4)   CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF A STATE, COUNTY,
OR MUNICIPAL RULE OR REGULATION, IF THE VIOLATION IS
NOT A FELONY; OR

(5)   DOING OR OMITTING TO DO ANY ACT MADE
PUNISHABLE BY A FINE, IMPRISONMENT, OR OTHER PENALTY
AS PROVIDED BY THE PARTICULAR LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE, OR
REGULATION DEFINING THE VIOLATION IF THE VIOLATION IS
NOT A FELONY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section combines the basic
jurisdictional provisions of Art. 26,
§145(b)(1) (amended by Ch. 129, H.B. 113,
Acts of 1973) and (b) (2) (i) , (ii) , (iii) ,
and (iv). As this section is new language
derived from the aforesaid section, Art.
26, §145(b)(1) and (b)(2) (i) , (ii) , (iii),
and (iv) are proposed for repeal. It
applies to both criminal and vehicle or
traffic cases by virtue of the definition
of "criminal case" in §4-101(c). The