Ch. 372

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(iii) "That A-B on the......day of..........., nineteen hundred and..........

at the County (City) aforesaid, unlawfully, while under the influence of drugs, did kill
C-D, against the peace, government, and dignity of the State."; or

(iv) "That A-B on the.........day of..............., nineteen hundred and

.............. at the County (City) aforesaid, unlawfully, while under the influence of a

controlled dangerous substance, did kill C-D, against the peace, government, and dignity
of the State.".

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

4-301.

(b) Except as provided in § 4-302 OF THIS SUBTITLE, the District Court also has
exclusive original jurisdiction in a criminal case in which a person at least 18 years old or a
corporation is charged with:

(1) Commission of a common-law or statutory misdemeanor regardless of the
amount of money or value of the property involved:

(2) Violation of §§ 342 through 344 of Article 27 of the Code, whether a felony
or a misdemeanor;

(3) Violation of a county, municipal, or other ordinance, if the violation is not a

felony;

(4) Criminal violation of a State, county, or municipal rule or regulation, if the
violation is not a felony;

(5) Doing or omitting to do any act made punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or
other penalty as provided by the particular law, ordinance, rule, or regulation defining the
violation if the violation is not a felony;

(6) Violation of Article 27, § 141 of this Code, whether a felony or a
misdemeanor;

(7) Violation of Article 27, § 145 of this Code, whether a felony or
misdemeanor;

(8) Violation of Article 27, § 44 of the Code;

(9) Violation of Article 48A, § 233 of the Code, whether a felony or a
misdemeanor;

(10) Violation of § 9-1106 of the Labor and Employment Article; [or]

(11) Violation of § 14-1403 of the Commercial Law Article;

(12) VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 27, § 388 OF THE CODE; OR

(13) VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 27, § 388A OF THE CODE.

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