H.B. 1                                                     VETOES

(i) A municipal infraction as defined in Article 23A, § 3(b)(1) of the
Code;

(ii) A Commission infraction as defined in Article 28, § 5-113 of the
Code;

(iii) A WSSC infraction as defined in Article 29, § 18-104.1 of the Code,
concerning rules and regulations governing publicly owned watershed property;

(iv) A WSSC infraction as defined in Article 29, § 18-104.2 of the Code,
concerning WSSC regulations governing:

1. Erosion and sediment control for utility construction; and

2. Plumbing, gas fitting, and sewer cleaning:

(v) A zoning violation for which a civil penalty has been provided
pursuant to Article 66B, § 7.01 or Article 28, § 8-120(c) of the Code;

(vi) A violation of an ordinance enacted:

1. By a charter county for which a civil penalty is provided under
Article 25A. § 5(A) of the Code; or

2. By the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for which a civil
penalty is provided by ordinance;

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

(VII) A CIVIL INFRACTION RELATING TO A VIOLATION OF THE FAIR
ELECTION PRACTICES ACT OF THE ELECTION LAWS AS PROVIDED UNDER ARTICLE 33, §
26-20A OF THE CODE;

[(viii)] (IX) A violation of an ordinance or regulation enacted by a county
without home rule 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 A NY 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

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