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1811
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes
Section 429
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1975 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 26-201 through 26-207, inclusive,
of Article - Transportation, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (As enacted by Ch. ____ of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1977), be and they are hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Sections 26-201 through 26—205, inclusive, be and they
are hereby added to Article — Transportation, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (As enacted by Ch. ___ of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 1977), to read as
follows:
Article — Transportation
26-201. AUTHORITY TO CHARGE; ISSUANCE OF TRAFFIC
CITATIONS.
(A) AUTHORITY OF POLICE OFFICER TO CHARGE.
A POLICE OFFICER MAY CHARGE A PERSON WITH A
VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, IF THE OFFICER HAS
PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON HAS COMMITTED
OR IS COMMITTING THE VIOLATION:
(1) THE MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW, INCLUDING ANY
RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER ANY OF ITS PROVISIONS;
(2) A TRAFFIC LAW OR ORDINANCE OF ANY LOCAL
AUTHORITY;
(3) ARTICLE 27, §231 {"MOTOR FUELS, OILS AND
LUBRICANTS: PROHIBITED ACTS"} OR §232 {"MOTOR FUELS,
OILS AND LUBRICANTS: REQUIRED SIGNS AND LABELS"}
(4) ARTICLE 56, §§ 135 THROUGH 157 {"MOTOR
VEHICLE FUEL TAX"}; OR
(5) ARTICLE 81, §422 {"ROAD TAX ON MOTOR
CARRIERS: TRIP PERMITS AND TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS"} OR
§423 {"ROAD TAX ON MOTOR CARRIERS: REGISTRATION"}.
(B) ISSUANCE OF CITATION.
A POLICE OFFICER WHO CHARGES A PERSON UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN TRAFFIC CITATION TO THE
PERSON CHARGED.
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(C) CONTENTS OF CITATION.
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