MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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(c)    Every AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT, political
subdivision or municipality which has enacted or which
shall enact an ordinance, law, or regulation controlling
the parking of motor vehicles, or providing for the
impounding of motor [vehicle] VEHICLES, shall provide
that fines, penalties or forfeitures for the violation of
said ordinances, laws, or regulations shall be paid
directly to the STATE AGENCY, political subdivision or
municipality, and not to the District Court, in
uncontested cases.

(d)    Every ordinance, law, or regulation
controlling the parking of motor vehicles or providing
for impounding such vehicles shall provide that the
person receiving a citation may elect to stand trial for
said offense by notifying the STATE AGENCY, political
subdivision or municipality of his intention of standing
trial, which notice shall be given at least five (5) days
prior to the date of payment as set forth in the
citation. Upon receipt of the notice of such intention
to stand trial, the political subdivision or municipality
shall forward to the District Court in said political
subdivision or municipality, AND THE STATE AGENCY SHALL
FORWARD TO THE DISTRICT COURT HAVING VENUE, a copy of the
citation and a copy of the notice from the person who
received the citation indicating his intention to stand
trial. Upon receipt thereof, the District Court shall
schedule the case for trial and notify the defendant of
the trial date under procedures to be adopted by the
Chief Judge of the District Court. All parking or
impounding fines, penalties or forfeitures collected
through the District Court pursuant to a parking or
impounding ordinance, law, or regulation enacted by a
STATE AGENCY, political subdivision or municipality shall
be remitted to the respective local government OR STATE
AGENCY.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
health and safety and having been passed by a yea and nay
vote supported by three—fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 22, 1975.

CHAPTER 290