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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 844

(1)  GIVEN TO THE CHILD BEING CHARGED;

(2)  RETAINED BY THE OFFICER ISSUING THE
CITATION;

(3)  MAILED WITHIN 7 DAYS TO THE CHILD'S PARENT
OR LEGAL GUARDIAN; AND

(4)  FILED WITH THE INTAKE OFFICER OF THE COURT
HAVING JURISDICTION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

4-401.

Except as provided in § 4-402 of this subtitle, and
subject to the venue provisions of Title 6 of this article,
the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction

in:

(9) A proceeding for adjudication of:

(i) A municipal infraction as defined in
Article 23A, § 3(b)(1) of the Code;

(ii) A Commission infraction as defined in
Article 66D, § 5-113 of the Code; [or]

(iii) A zoning violation for which a civil
penalty has been provided pursuant to Article 66B, § 7.01 of
the Code; [and] OR

(IV) A CITATION FOR A CODE VIOLATION
ISSUED UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 403B OF THE CODE; AND

12-401.

(b) A defendant who has been found guilty of a
municipal infraction, as defined in Article 23A, Section
3(b)(1) of the Code OR A CODE VIOLATION UNDER ARTICLE 27, §
403B OF THE CODE, may appeal from the final judgment entered
in the District Court. The costs and procedures for taking
the appeal shall be as provided for appeals from criminal
cases in the District Court. Except, however, as provided
in subsection (d) of this section, the appellate court shall
docket and hear the appeal as a civil appeal from the
District Court.

(d) In a civil case in which the amount in controversy
exceeds $1,000 exclusive of interest and costs, and in any
case in which the parties so agree, an appeal shall be
heard on the record made in the District Court. In every
other case, including a criminal case in which sentence has
been imposed or suspended following a plea of nolo
contendere or guilty, and an appeal in a municipal
infraction OR CODE VIOLATION case, an appeal shall be tried
de novo.