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Ch. 481
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1474
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(i) The person does not furnish satisfactory
evidence of identity; or
(ii) The officer has reasonable grounds to
believe that the person will disregard a traffic citation;
(3) The officer has probable cause to believe that
the person has committed the violation, and the violation is any
of the following offenses:
(i) Driving or attempting to drive while
intoxicated or while under the influence of alcohol;
(ii) Driving or attempting to drive while under
the influence of any drug, any combination of drugs, or any
combination of drugs and alcohol or while under the influence of
any controlled dangerous substance;
(iii) Failure to stop, give information, or
render reasonable assistance, as required by §§ 20-102 and 20-104
of this article, in the event of an accident resulting in bodily
injury to or death of any person;
(iv) Failure to stop or give information, as
required by §§ 20-103 through 20-105 of this article, in the
event of an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle or other
property;
(v) Any offense that caused or contributed to
an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person;
or
(vi) Reckless driving;
(4) The person is a nonresident and the officer has
probable cause to believe that:
(i) The person has committed the violation; and
(ii) The violation contributed to an accident;
or
(5) The officer has probable cause to believe that
the person has committed the violation, and, subject to the
procedures set forth in § 26-203 of this subtitle, the person is
issued a traffic citation and refuses to acknowledge its receipt
by signature.
(b) An arrest under this section shall be made in the same
manner as, and without more force than, in misdemeanor cases.
(c) A person arrested under this section [shall] MAY be
taken [without unnecessary delay] before a District Court
commissioner, as specified in § 26-401 of this title, UNLESS THE
ARRESTING OFFICER IN HIS DISCRETION RELEASES THE INDIVIDUAL UPON
THE INDIVIDUAL'S WRITTEN PROMISE TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL.
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