WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 238

by the recipient of the citation to the Commission within 20
calendar days of the receipt of the citation. Repeat offenders
may be assessed a pre-set fine not to exceed [$30] $60 for each
repeat offense.

(4)  A person receiving the citation for a Commission
infraction may elect to stand trial for the offense by notifying
the Commission of his intention of standing trial. The notice
shall be given at least 5 days prior to the date of payment as
set forth in the citation. Upon receipt of the notice of the
intention to stand trial, the Commission shall forward to the
District Court having venue a copy of the citation and the notice
from the person who received the citation indicating his
intention to stand trial. Upon receipt of the citation, the
District Court shall schedule the case for trial and notify the
defendant of the trial date. All fines, penalties, or
forfeitures collected by the District Court for violations of
Commission infractions shall be remitted to the Commission.

(5)  If a person receiving a citation for an
infraction fails to pay the fine for the infraction by the date
of payment set forth on the citation and fails to file a notice
of his intention to stand trial for the offense, a formal notice
of the infraction shall be sent to the owner's last known
address. If the citation has not been satisfied within 15 days
from the date of the notice, he shall be liable for an additional
fine not to exceed twice the original fine. If after 35 days the
citation has not been satisfied, the Commission may request
adjudication of the case through the District Court. The
District Court shall thereupon promptly schedule the case for
trial and summons the defendant to appear. The defendant's
failure to respond to the summons is contempt of court.

(6)  If any person is found by the District Court to
have committed a Commission infraction, he shall be required to
pay a fine in an amount not to exceed [$15] $30 or in the event
that the infraction is a repeat offense, [$30] $60.

(7)  Adjudication of a Commission infraction, as
defined in this article, is not a criminal conviction for any
purpose, nor does it impose any of the civil disabilities
ordinarily imposed by a criminal conviction.

(8)  In any proceeding for a Commission infraction
before the District Court, the violation shall be prosecuted in
the same manner and to the same extent as set forth for municipal
infractions in Article 23A, § 3(b)(8) through (15), inclusive.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved April 29, 1987.

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