Ch. 565 . 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(vii) A citation for a Code violation issued under Article 27, § 403 of the

Code:

(VIII) A CIVIL INFRACTION RELATING TO A VIOLATION OF THE FAIR
ELECTION PRACTICES ACT OF THE ELECTION LAWS AS PROVIDED UNDER ARTICLE 33, §
26-204 OF THE CODE:

[(vii)] (IX) A violation of an ordinance or regulation enacted by a county
without home ride under authority granted under Article 25 of the Code, or any provision of
the Code of Public Local Laws for that county, for which a civil penalty is provided; or

[(ix)] (X) A civil infraction that is authorized by law to be prosecuted by
a sanitary commission;

5-106.

(a) Except as provided by this section, a prosecution for a misdemeanor shall be
instituted within [one] 1 year after the offense was committed.

(b) Notwithstanding Article 27, § 690(e) OR ANY OTHER PROVISION of the
Code, if a statute provides that a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary, the State may institute a prosecution for the offense at any time.

(c) A prosecution under the vehicle code shall be instituted within [two] 2 years
after the offense was committed if the charge is:

(1) Unlawfully using a driver's license; or

(2) Fraudulently using a false or fictitious name when applying for a driver's

license.

(d) A prosecution for Sabbath breaking or drunkenness shall be instituted within
30 days after the offense was committed.

(e) In Allegany County, a prosecution for selling alcoholic beverages to a person
under the legal age for drinking such alcoholic beverages or for selling alcoholic
beverages after hours shall be instituted within 30 days after the offense was committed.

(f) A prosecution for the commission of or the attempt to commit a misdemeanor
constituting: (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION, a
criminal offense under the State election laws; or (2) a criminal offense under the State
conflict of interest laws; or (3) criminal malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in
office committed by an officer of the State, or of an agency of the State, or of a political
subdivision of the State, or of a bicounty or multicounty agency in the State shall be
instituted within [two] 2 years after the offense was committed.

(g) A prosecution for conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in
subsection (f) of this section shall be instituted within [two] 2 years after the offense was
committed.

(II) A PROSECUTION FOR AN OFFENSE ARISING UNDER ARTICLE 33, SUBTITLE
26 OF THE CODE SHALL BE INSTITUTED WITHIN 3 YEARS AFTER THE OFFENSE WAS
COMMITTED.

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