HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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FOR the purpose of permitting Wicomico County police
officers to require proof of identification and age in
enforcing certain provisions of law relative to minors
obtaining alcoholic beverages; providing for certain
penalties upon conviction of a refusal to furnish the

information; and generally relating to proof of

identification with respect to obtaining alcoholic
beverages in Wicomico County.

FOR the purpose of providing that in Wicomico County it is a
misdemeanor for certain persons to fail or refuse to
furnish proof of identification and age on demand by
police officers in certain circumstances; providing for
certain penalties; providing for certain jurisdiction
over persons of a certain age; and generally relating
to proof of identification and age in Wicomico County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 406C

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

406C.

In Worcester County, WICOMICO COUNTY, and in Anne
Arundel County for the purposes of the enforcement of §§ 400
through 406C of this article, when any duly constituted
police officer is engaged in the discharge of his duty and
he has reason to believe that a person is violating the
provisions of these sections it shall be unlawful for such
person if above the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to
fail or refuse to furnish proof of his identification and
age upon demand for the same by said duly constituted police
officer. Any person refusing to do so shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction before a court of competent
jurisdiction of this State shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than [ten dollars ($10.00)] $10 nor more than
[fifty dollars ($50.00)] $50. Jurisdiction over those minors
who are within the age of juvenile court jurisdiction is in
the juvenile court. However, if there is a waiver of
juvenile jurisdiction with respect to a minor who is
otherwise subject to juvenile court jurisdiction, then the
District Court has jurisdiction over the matter
notwithstanding any provision of § 4-301 of the Courts
Article of the Code to the contrary.