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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 759

(vi) A citation for a Code violation issued
under Article 27, § 403B of the Code; [or]

(vii) A violation of an ordinance or regulation
enacted by St. Mary's County pursuant to Article 25, § 10-I of
the Code, for which a civil penalty is provided; [and] OR

(VIII) A CIVIL INFRACTION RELATING TO THE ST.
MARY'S COUNTY METROPOLITAN COMMISSION, AS PROVIDED IN § 113-21(B)
OF THE PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY; AND

Article 19 - St. Mary's County

113-21.

(A)  Unless otherwise provided, any act or omission
designated as a misdemeanor in the chapter is punishable by a
fine of not more than [one hundred dollars ($100.)] $500 or to
confinement for not more than [thirty (30) days] 6 MONTHS in the
county jail, or both. Where this act or omission is of a
continuing nature and [presists] PERSISTS in violation of the
provisions of this chapter or of any rule or regulation
promulgated under this chapter, a conviction for one (1) offense
is not a bar to a conviction for a continuation of the offense
subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.

(B)  (1) THE ST. MARY'S COUNTY METROPOLITAN COMMISSION MAY
DESIGNATE ANY VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER AS A CIVIL INFRACTION,
WHICH SHALL BE ENFORCED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.

(2)  A METROPOLITAN COMMISSION EMPLOYEE WITH THE DUTY
OF ENFORCING THIS CHAPTER MAY DELIVER A CITATION TO A PERSON
BELIEVED TO BE COMMITTING A VIOLATION. A COPY OF THE CITATION
SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE METROPOLITAN COMMISSION EMPLOYEE AND
SHALL BEAR A CERTIFICATION ATTESTING TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTERS
SET FORTH. THE CITATION SHALL CONTAIN:

(I)  THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON CHARGED;

(II)  THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION;

(III)  THE PLACE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATION;

(IV)  THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE ASSESSED;

(V)  THE MANNER, LOCATION, AND TIME IN WHICH THE
FINE MAY BE PAID; AND

(VI)  THE PERSON'S RIGHT TO ELECT TO STAND TRIAL
FOR THE VIOLATION.

(3)  A PRESET FINE, NOT TO EXCEED $500 $100, MAY BE
IMPOSED FOR EACH VIOLATION. THE METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONERS MAY
ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE OF FINES FOR EACH VIOLATION AND MAY ADOPT
PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION OF THESE FINES.