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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 605
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(2) The person is incapacitated or otherwise unable to comply with the
provisions of this section;
(3) The citation is being issued to an unattended vehicle in violation of
§ 21-1003 of this article; or
(4) The citation is being issued to an unattended motor vehicle in
violation of § 13-402 of this article.
(b) On issuing a traffic citation, the police officer [shall request the person to
sign the statement on the citation acknowledging its receipt.]:
(1) SHALL ASK THE PERSON TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF A
COPY OF THE CITATION, AS REQUIRED UNDER § 1-605 OF THE COURTS
ARTICLE; AND
(2) If the person refuses to [sign, the police officer] DO SO, shall advise
the person that failure to [sign] ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT may lead to the person's
arrest.
(c) (1) On being advised that failure to [sign] ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT
OF A COPY OF A CITATION may lead to [his] arrest, the person may not refuse to
[sign] ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT.
(2) If the person continues to refuse to [sign] do so, the police officer
may arrest the person for violation of this section or, as provided in § 26-202(a)(5) of
this subtitle, for the original charge, or both.
26-204.
(a) (1) A person shall comply with the notice to appear contained[:
(1) In a traffic citation issued to the person under this subtitle; or
(2) In a summons, other writ,] in a writ or a trial notice issued by
either the District Court or a circuit court in an action on a traffic citation.
(2) UNLESS THE PERSON CHARGED DEMANDS AN EARLIER
HEARING, A TIME SPECIFIED TO APPEAR SHALL BE AT LEAST 5 DAYS AFTER THE
ALLEGED VIOLATION.
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(b) (1) For purposes of this section, the person may comply with the notice
to appear by:
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