WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 110

(P) The court may dismiss a petition for failure to comply with this section only if the
respondent has demonstrated actual prejudice.

3-820.

(d) (3) (I) THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION DO NOT APPLY TO A CHILD FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED A VIOLATION
UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 405A OF THE CODE.

(II) IN MAKING A DISPOSITION ON A FINDING THAT THE CHILD HAS
COMMITTED A VIOLATION UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 405A OF THE CODE, THE COURT MAY:

1. COUNSEL THE CHILD OR THE PARENT OR BOTH, OR ORDER
THE CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN A SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC, OR OTHER SUITABLE
PRESENTATION OF THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO USE THAT IS IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE CHILD;

2. IMPOSE A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $25 FOR THE FIRST
VIOLATION AND A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $100 FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT
VIOLATION; OR

3. ORDER THE CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUPERVISED WORK
PROGRAM FOR NOT MORE THAN 20 HOURS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND NOT MORE
THAN 40 HOURS FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.

3-835.

(a) A law enforcement officer authorized to make arrests shall issue a citation to a
child if the officer has probable cause to believe that the child is violating:

(1) Article 27, § 400, § 400A, § 401, § 402, [or] § 403, OR 405A of the Code;
or

(2) § 26-103 of the Education Article.

Article—Courts and Judicial Proceedings

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:

(44) A proceeding for adjudication of a civil penalty for any violation under §
8-1401 of the Natural Resources Article of the Code or under § 2-101(c-1) of Article 41
of the Code or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to those sections; [and]

(12) A proceeding to enforce a civil penalty assessed by the Maryland
Division of Labor and Industry under Title 5 of the Labor and Employment Article where
the amount involved does not exceed $20,000; AND

(13) A PROCEEDING FOR ADJUDICATION OF A CIVIL PENALTY FOR ANY
VIOLATION UNDER § 405 OF ARTICLE 27 OF THE CODE.

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