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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 512
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notifying the issuing agency of the person's intention to stand trial at least 5 days
prior to the date of payment as set forth in the citation. On receipt of the notice to
stand trial, the agency shall forward to the District Court having venue a copy of the
citation and a copy of the notice from the person who received the citation indicating
the person's intention to stand trial. On receipt thereof; the District Court shall
schedule the case for trial and notify the defendant of the trial date under procedures
adopted by the Chief Judge of the District Court.
(2) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal monitoring
system controlled by a political subdivision shall provide that, in an uncontested case,
the penalty shall be paid directly to that political subdivision. A citation issued as the
result of a traffic control signal monitoring system controlled by a State agency shall
provide that the penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court.
(3) Civil penalties resulting from citations issued using traffic control
signal monitoring systems that are collected by the District Court shall be collected in
accordance with subsection (a) of this section and distributed in accordance with
12-118 of the Transportation Article.
(F) (1) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW, AN
INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION UNDER TITLE 21, SUBTITLE 8 OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE (SPEED RESTRICTIONS) IS SUBJECT TO A $15 §SURCHARGE
TO BE COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SUBSECTION.
(2) THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL, AT THE TIME OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S
CONVICTION, NOTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL THAT:
(I) THE INDIVIDUAL MUST PAY AN ADDITIONAL $15 SURCHARGE
TO THE DISTRICT COURT;
(II) THE SURCHARGE REPRESENTS A PAYMENT BY THE
INDIVIDUAL INTO THE SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH TRUST FUND; AND
(III) THE FAILURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL
SURCHARGE BY THE END OF THE 15TH DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S
CONVICTION WILL RESULT IN ACTION BY THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION TO
SUSPEND THE DRIVING PRIVILEGES OF THE INDIVIDUAL UNTIL THE SURCHARGE IS PAID.
(3) ON RECEIPT OF A SURCHARGE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL TRANSFER THE SURCHARGE INTO THE
SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 13-1006 OF
THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.
(4) IF AN INDIVIDUAL FAILS TO PAY THE SURCHARGE WITHIN 15 DAYS
OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONVICTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL ORDER THE MOTOR
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION TO INITIATE AN ACTION, UNDER THE MOTOR VEHICLE
LAWS, TO SUSPEND THE DRIVING PRIVILEGES OF THE INDIVIDUAL UNTIL THE
INDIVIDUAL PAYS THE SURCHARGE.
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