The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
Approved April II, 1929.
a ELL ENTITLED


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact. with
amendments. Section 204 Of Article
Sc of the Annotated Code of Mary
land (1924 Edition., title LIZ
censes" subtitle Motor Vehicles.
sub-heading Enforcement of Motor
Vehicle Isaws--Arrest, Bail, Trial
and Appeal" as said section was
amended by Chapter $40 of the Acts
of 1927, providing for summons in
certain cases instead of taking per-
son arrested Immediately before a
Justice of the Peace, Police Justice
or Justice of the Peace of the
Traffic Court.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Section 204 of Article Sc of the AM
notated Code of Maryland (1e24 Edi-
tion), title Licenses" subtitle
Motor Vehicles sub-heading En-
forcement of Motor Vehicle Laws -
Arrest, Bail, Trial and Appeal as
said section was amended by Chapter
$40 of the Acts of 1927, be and 1t is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments to read as follows:
204. In case any person shall be
taken into custody because of a viola
ton of any of the provisions of this
subtitle, he shall forthwith be take
in the counties of this State before the
nearest Justice of the Peace, commit
ting Magistrate or Police Justice of
the county in which the offense is
committed, or If in Baltimore City be-
fore the Justice of the Peace of the
Traffic Court, and be entitled to an
immediate hearing; and if such hear
ing cannot then be had, he shall be
released from custody on giving bond
or undertaking executed by fidelity
or surety company authorized to give
such bonds in this State, or by per-,
son or persons acceptable as security
or securities by said magistrate or
police justice, such bond or undertake
ing to be in amount equal to the maxi
mum amount prescribed as the fine
for such offense, and to be conditioned
for his appearance at the time and
place set for the hearing of the
charges preferred against him. or on
giving his personal undertaking to
appear as aforesaid secured by the de-
post of sum equal to the maximum
amount prescribed as the fine for such
offense, and in case such bond or un-
dertaking shall not be given or de-
post made as aforesaid, the provisions
of law in reference to bail in cases of
misdemeanor shall apply. Provided.
however, that if any person arrested
for the violation of any of the pro-
visions of this subtitle or of any pub
lie local law or of any municipal ordi-
nance or police regulation of Balti-
more City, or of any incorporated
town or city in Maryland regulating
traffic, is a resident of the State of
Maryland and a resident of a county
or the City of Baltimore, other than
that in which the arrest is made. or is
n roc tnf ne f1n or tho Eifxy nf
Baltimore in which the arrest is made,
such person shall have the right to
demand and receive, and 1t shall be
the duty Of the officer or officers ar
resting such person to inform him of
his right to make such demand and to
comply with such demand if made, a
summons requiring him to appear
upon day to be named therein be-
fore said Justice Of the Peace, Police
Justice, or if in Baltimore City before
the Justice of the Peace of the Traffic
Court, and the person so arrested shall
signify his willingness to appear be-
fore the Justice of the Peace, Police
Justice, or Justice of the Peace Of the
Traffic Court If in Baltimore City.
named in said summons on the day
named therein, by endorsing his name
and address on said summons, and
failing so to appear, the said Justice
of the Peace, Police Justice, or Justice
of the Peace of the Traffic Court, as
the case may be, before whom said
summons is made returnable, shall
forthwith issue to the Sheriff of the
county or City of Baltimore, as the
case may be, where the person so
summoned resides, warrant for the
arrest of said person, which warrant
shall be executed in due course by the
ho,~iff 20
son so arrested shall be delivered by.
the said Sheriff on the day named
therein for the return of the writ to
the Justice of the Peace, Police JUS.
tice or Justice of the Peace of tn
Traffic Court issuing said warraHts
All costs and expenses incurred blythe
Sheriff in the execution of said war
rant shall be assessed against and COLI
lected from the person so arrested by
the Justice of the Peace, Police or
Justice or Justice of the Peace of the
Traffic Court to whom said writ is re-
turnable, and by him RENTED to the
Sheriff who shall have executed said
warrant. But no person shall have,
the right to demand and receive a
summons as hereinbefore provided in
the following cases:
(a) In case of arrest for violation
of Section 1877 of this Article.
(b) In case the operator of said
automobile cannot identify himself to
the officer making the arrest as the
owner or proper custodian of said
automobile, either by means Of his
operators card or other satisfactor1f
identification to said officer.
(c) In any case where
accident resulting in person
which in the judgment of