MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2385

desires the presence of the officer at the time of the
hearing as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary that the
officer who issued the summons appear, and the copy of
the summons bearing the certification by the officer
shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein set
forth. The appropriate authority in Baltimore City shall
cause notice of the provisions of this section to be
printed clearly and in a conspicuous place in all summons
for parking violations used in Baltimore City. Provided
further that no summons shall be issued setting a trial
date less than fifteen days from the date of the
offense.]

16-109.2.

[In all cases of parking violations in Anne Arundel
County outside the City of Annapolis, the officer who
discovers the vehicle illegally parked in the absence of
the operator shall attach a summons to the vehicle in a
conspicuous place or if the operator be present deliver
the summons to him. A copy of the summons shall be
retained by the officer and shall bear certification
under penalty of perjury by the officer attesting the
truth of the matters therein set forth. The recipient of
a summons may waive a hearing before the District Court
at least five days prior to the date of hearing set out
in the summons. If the person so summoned desires a
hearing, he must notify the clerk of the court at least
five days prior to the date of hearing that he desires
the presence of the officer at the time of the hearing as
aforesaid. Until such notification, it shall not be
necessary that the officer who issued the summons appear,
and the copy of the summons bearing the certification by
the officer shall be prima facie evidence of the matters
set therein. The appropriate authority in Anne Arundel
County shall cause notice of the provisions of this
section to be printed clearly and in a conspicuous place
in all summonses for parking violations used in Anne
Arundel County. No summons shall be issued setting a
trial date less than fifteen days from the date of the
offense. ]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections
7—301 and 7—302 of Article - Courts and Judicial
Proceedings, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1974
Volume) be and they are hereby repealed:

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings
7-301.

[(a) Traffic case.

The court costs in a traffic case including parking