PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 610

OF A CHILD LICENSED TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE BY THE MOTOR VEHICLE
ADMINISTRATION FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS NOR MORE
THAN 90 DAYS.

(iv) (V) If a child subject to a suspension under this subsection does
not hold a license to operate a motor vehicle on the date of the disposition, the
suspension shall commence on the date that the license is issued, or after the child applies
and becomes qualified to receive a license, or on the child's eighteenth birthday,
whichever occurs first:

1.       IF THE CHILD IS AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE ON THE DATE
OF THE DISPOSITION. ON THE DATE OF THE DISPOSITION; OR

2.       IF THE CHILD IS YOUNGER THAN 16 YEARS OF AGE ON
THE DATE OF THE DISPOSITION. ON THE DATE THE CHILD REACHES THE CHILD'S
16TH BIRTHDAY.

(2)     In addition to the dispositions under paragraph (1) of this subsection,
the court also may:

(i) Counsel the child' or the parent or both, or order the child to
participate in an alcohol education or rehabilitation program that is in the best interest of
the child;

(ii) Impose a civil fine of not more than $25 for the first violation and
a civil fine of not more than $100 for the second and subsequent violations; or

(iii) 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 the second and
subsequent violations.

(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.

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