to initiate an action, under the motor vehicle laws, to suspend the driving privilege 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.
(ii) In this paragraph " driver's license" means a license or permit to
drive a motor vehicle that is issued under the laws of this State or any other
jurisdiction.
(iii) In making a disposition on a finding that the child has
committed a violation under Article 27, § 400 of the Code specified in a citation that
involved the use of a driver's license or a document purporting to be a driver's license,
the court may 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 6 months; and
2. For a second or subsequent offense, until the child is 21
years old.
(iv) In making a disposition on a finding that the child has
committed a violation under § 26-103 of the Education Article, the court shall order
the Motor Vehicle Administration to initiate an action, under the motor vehicle laws, to
suspend the driving privilege 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.
(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:
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.
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