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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
Ch. 393
(V) IN MAKING A DISPOSITION ON A FINDING THAT THE CHILD
HAS COMMITTED A DELINQUENT ACT BY VIOLATING ARTICLE 27, § 342 OF THE CODE
AS SPECIFIED IN A PETITION ALLEGING THE THEFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE
COURT SHALL ORDER THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION TO INITIATE AN
ACTION UNDER THE MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW TO SUSPEND THE DRIVING
PRIVILEGE OF A CHILD LICENSED TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE BY THE MOTOR
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION:
1. FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, FOR 2 YEARS; AND
2. FOR A SECOND OFFENSE, UNTIL THE CHILD IS 21 YEARS
OLD.
[(v)] (VI) 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:
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 of 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
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