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Ch. 109
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(1) Is declared to be a felony by the Maryland Vehicle Law or by any
other law of this State; or
(2) Is punishable by a civil penalty under the applicable provision of the
Maryland Vehicle Law.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person convicted of a
misdemeanor for the violation of any of the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law is
subject to a fine of not more than $500.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed to conform to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. § 154.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
September 30, 2002.
Approved April 25, 2002.
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CHAPTER 109
(House Bill 3)
AN ACT concerning
Vehicle Laws— Alcoholic Beverage Consumption or Possession of Open or
Unsealed Container
FOR the purpose of expanding a prohibition against consumption of an alcoholic
beverage while driving a motor vehicle on a highway to include the driver's
consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle otherwise located on a
highway; prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle from possessing an open
container that contains an alcoholic beverage under certain circumstances;
prohibiting a passenger in a motor vehicle from possessing an open container
that contains an alcoholic beverage or consuming an alcoholic beverage under
certain circumstances; providing that certain violations are civil offenses;
providing for the issuance of a certain citation; providing for certain procedures;
providing for the jurisdiction of the District Court for certain violations under
this Act; providing for a certain penalty a certain civil penalty; providing that a
violation certain violations of this Act is are not a moving violation moving
violations for certain purposes; defining certain terms; providing for the
application and construction of this Act; providing for the effective date of this
Act; and generally relating to prohibiting the possession of an open container
containing an alcoholic beverage or consumption of an alcoholic beverage by
certain occupants of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments.
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-401(10)(x) and (xi)
Annotated Code of Maryland
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