BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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providing for the issuing of citations for municipal
infractions; providing a maximum fine for municipal
infractions; permitting a person cited for a municipal
infraction to be tried in the District Court, and
granting jurisdiction to the District Court in certain

matters regarding municipal infractions; providing

certain court procedure to be followed in trial and

appeal of municipal infraction cases; deeming a

municipal infraction to be a civil and not a criminal
offense; clarifying language; and generally relating to
municipal infractions.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 23A - Corporations — Municipal

Section 3

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 38 - Fines and Forfeitures
Section 1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 4-401(9)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 12-401

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 23A - Corporations — Municipal

(A) The legislative body of any municipality shall
have power to provide that violations of ordinances and
resolutions authorized by this article shall be punishable
as misdemeanors, tut no penalty shall exceed a fine of [one
hundred dollars ($100)] $500 and imprisonment for [ninety