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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 61

FOR the purpose of altering the permissible fines that may
be imposed for certain misdemeanors in Queen Anne's
County; altering the procedure for recovering the
fines; and clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Queen Anne's County
Section 5-4(i)

Article 18 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1974 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland read(s) as follows:

Article 18 - Queen Anne's County

5-4.

(i) To provide that violations of ordinances and
resolutions authorized by any Public General or Public Local
Law shall be punishable as misdemeanors, but no penalty
shall exceed a fine of [one hundred dollars
($100.00)]$1,000 and imprisonment for [ninety
(90)]90 days. Imprisonment in default of fine and costs shall
be regulated by the provisions of [Section 4 of] Article 38,
SECTION 4 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and any
amendments thereto.

All fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed by any
ordinance or resolution of the County Commissioners may be
recovered in the corporate name of the county [before a
trial magistrate]IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND, as small
debts are recovered, and the money arising therefrom shall
be paid to the county for its use. Provided, that any
person subject to any fine, forfeiture, or penalty by
virtue of any such ordinance or resolution shall have a
right to appeal within [ten (10)]10 days to the Circuit
Court of the County in which such fine, forfeiture or
penalty was imposed and shall have the right, if he so
elects, to a trial by jury, upon giving ample security for
the payment of such fine and costs.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved April 13, 1982.