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MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-316 - Commercial or Industrial Redevelopment Projects

    Section 18–301 of this article applies to the use of federal or State financial assistance for commercial or industrial redevelopment projects.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-317 - Road, Waste Disposal, Soil Erosion, and Building Laws

    (a)    After reasonable notice and a public hearing, a county may enact local laws to protect and promote public safety, health, morals, comfort, and welfare, relating to:        (1)    the location, construction, repair, and use of streets and highways;        (2)    the disposal of wastes;        (3)    the control of soil erosion and the preservation of the natural topography; or        (4)    the erection, construction, repair, and use of buildings and other structures.    (b)    A county may enact local laws to provide for appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings, remedies, and sanctions to administer and enforce local laws enacted under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-318 - Fences

    A county may:        (1)    regulate the construction and maintenance of fences;        (2)    provide for a procedure to enforce the rights of parties with reference to a fence; and        (3)    provide for a lien for repairs to a fence made by an owner who is not in default.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-319 - Highways, Bridges, and Streets

    (a)    A county may provide for:        (1)    building, maintaining, and repairing any street, road, lane, alley, footway, bridge, culvert, highway, or public place that is condemned, ceded, opened, widened, extended, or straightened as public property; and        (2)    the assessment of the costs of any work done in accordance with item (1) of this subsection on the assessable basis of the county.    (b)    A county may provide:        (1)    that the owner or possessor of any lot shall grade, regrade, pave, repave, or repair the footways in front of the lot; and        (2)    for the enforcement of item (1) of this subsection by fine or penalty.    (c)    A county may regulate the opening of street surfaces.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-320 - Public Drainage Improvement Projects

    (a)    A county may provide for the draining of swamps and lowlands.    (b)    (1)    At the request of the board of managers of a drainage association, the county legislative body shall appoint a board of viewers to determine if the original determination as to which lands have benefited from the drainage improvement project has changed.        (2)    The board of viewers shall have the same qualifications, rights, powers, privileges, and duties as the original board of viewers.        (3)    The board of viewers shall report its findings to the county legislative body.        (4)    The report shall be considered in the same manner as the original report, including the same right to a public hearing and the right to judicial review.        (5)    Any revision in the original determination as to which lands benefit from the improvements shall become the basis for all future assessments for paying for the improvements, including related expenses such as damages and the maintenance of the improvements.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-321 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-321 - Storm Drainage Districts

    A county may enact local laws that provide for:        (1)    the creation of a storm drainage district;        (2)    the imposition of taxes in the storm drainage district;        (3)    the financing, construction, and maintenance of storm drainage projects; and        (4)    the regulation of storm drainage facilities.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-322 - Federally Assisted Watershed Projects

    A county has the same powers enumerated in Title 12, Subtitle 7 of this article.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-323 - Parks and Recreation Programs

    (a)    A county may enact local laws providing for the development and administration of a recreational program including:        (1)    the construction, equipment, and use of parks, community centers, and recreational buildings and facilities;        (2)    the acquisition of sites for parks, community centers, and recreational buildings and facilities;        (3)    financial support for artistic, musical, and cultural public and private nonprofit organizations and activities; and        (4)    the furnishing of recreational and other municipal services in connection with parks, community centers, and recreational buildings and facilities.    (b)    A county may exercise the authority granted under Title 1, Subtitle 6 of this article.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-324 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-324 - Zoning and Planning

    (a)    (1)    A county may enact local laws relating to zoning and planning to protect and promote public safety, health, morals, and welfare, including:            (i)    except as provided in § 10–305 of this subtitle, providing for the right to seek review in the circuit court of any matter arising under any local planning or zoning law; and            (ii)    establishing a program for the transfer of development rights.        (2)    A county may provide that a violation of a zoning law or regulation enacted under this section is a civil zoning violation, enforceable as provided under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Land Use Article.        (3)    Any decision of the circuit court under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection may be appealed to the Court of Special Appeals.    (b)    (1)    It is the policy of the State that the orderly development and use of land and structures requires comprehensive regulation through implementation of planning and zoning controls.        (2)    It is the policy of the State that planning and zoning controls shall be implemented by local government.        (3)    To achieve the public purposes of this regulatory scheme, the General Assembly recognizes that local government action will displace or limit economic competition by owners and users of property.        (4)    It is the policy of the State that competition and enterprise shall be so displaced or limited for the attainment of the purposes of the State policy for implementing planning and zoning controls as provided by public local law and public general law.    (c)    Subsection (b) of this section does not:        (1)    grant to the county powers in any substantive area not otherwise granted to the county by other public general law or public local law;        (2)    restrict the county from exercising any power granted to the county by other public general law, public local law, or otherwise;        (3)    authorize the county or its officers to engage in any activity that is beyond their power under other public general law, public local law, or otherwise; or        (4)    preempt or supersede the regulatory authority of any unit of State government under any public general law.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-325 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-325 - Historic Landmark Zoning and Preservation

    (a)    (1)    A county may enact laws for historic and landmark zoning and preservation:            (i)    generally;            (ii)    in accordance with Title 8 of the Land Use Article; or            (iii)    to be administered generally by a Historic District Commission.        (2)    A law enacted under paragraph (1) of this subsection may provide for appeals or judicial review.    (b)    The authority conferred under this section is in addition to any charter provision or local law that provides for planning and zoning.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-326 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-326 - Conditions for Acceptance of Residential Development

    A county may enact local laws that require a developer of land for residential use to comply with pertinent underground electric and telephone residential service regulations adopted by the Public Service Commission, including those pertaining to deposits.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-327 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-327 - County Board of Health

    A county may establish a county board of health to act instead of the county legislative body as the county board of health under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the Health – General Article.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-328 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-328 - Nuisances and Health

    (a)    A county may provide for the prevention, abatement, and removal of nuisances.    (b)    A county may provide for the prevention of contagious diseases in the county.    (c)    A county may regulate any place where offensive trades are conducted or that may involve or give rise to unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.    (d)    This title does not affect:        (1)    any power or duty of the Secretary of Health or the Secretary of the Environment; or        (2)    any public general law relating to health.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-329 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-329 - Animals

    A county may regulate the conditions under which dogs and livestock may be at large or pass over public ways.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  10-330 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 10 - Express Powers Act|Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties|Section 10-330 - Fish and Game Laws

    A county may enact local fish and game laws.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 1 - General Powers|Section 11-101 - "Public Local Law" Defined

    In this title, “public local law” has the meaning stated in Article XI–F, § 1 of the Maryland Constitution.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 1 - General Powers|Section 11-102 - Scope of Title

    This title applies only to code counties.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 1 - General Powers|Section 11-103 - Limit on Rate of Property Tax or Maximum Indebtedness -- Legislative Intent

    It is the intent of the General Assembly that the authority exercised under Article XI–F, § 8, of the Maryland Constitution, to limit the rate of property tax that a code county may impose or regulate the maximum amount of indebtedness that a code county may incur, be exercised only when there is the possibility that the code county is imposing an excessive rate of property taxation or is incurring indebtedness in an excessive amount.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-201 - Authority of County Commissioners

    (a)    Unless a law, a resolution, or an ordinance classifies a violation as a criminal offense, the county commissioners may provide, by law, that a violation of an ordinance, a resolution, or a public local law is a civil infraction.    (b)    A civil infraction is a civil offense.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-202 - Citations

    (a)    Any official authorized by the county commissioners to serve a citation may serve a citation on a person who the official believes is committing a civil infraction.    (b)    The issuing authority shall retain a copy of the citation.    (c)    The citation shall contain:        (1)    a certification by the official who issued the citation attesting to the truth of the matter set forth in the citation;        (2)    the name and address of the defendant;        (3)    the nature of the civil infraction;        (4)    the location and time that the civil infraction occurred;        (5)    the amount of the fine assessed;        (6)    the manner, location, and time in which the fine may be paid to the county; and        (7)    notice of the defendant’s right to elect to stand trial.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-203 - Penalty

    A county may impose:        (1)    for the first commission of a civil infraction, a fine not exceeding $500; and        (2)    for a second or subsequent commission, a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each commission.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-204 - Election by Person Receiving Citation

    A defendant who receives a citation under this subtitle may:        (1)    pay the fine to the county within 20 days after the day on which the citation is received; or        (2)    elect to stand trial for the civil infraction as provided in § 11–205 of this subtitle.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-205 - Trial

    (a)    (1)    To elect to stand trial for a civil infraction, the defendant shall provide notice of intention to stand trial to the county at least 5 days before the payment date specified in the citation.        (2)    After receiving the notice of intention to stand trial, the county shall forward a copy of the citation to the District Court having venue.        (3)    After receiving the citation, the District Court shall:            (i)    schedule the case for trial; and            (ii)    notify the defendant of the trial date.    (b)    (1)    The county shall send a formal notice of the civil infraction to the defendant’s last known address if a defendant:            (i)    does not file a notice of intention to stand trial for the civil infraction within the time required under subsection (a) of this section; and            (ii)    does not pay the fine for the civil infraction by the payment date specified in the citation.        (2)    If the citation has not been satisfied within 15 days after the date of the notice, the county shall assess an additional fine not exceeding twice the original fine.        (3)    If the citation has not been satisfied within 35 days after the date of the notice, the county may request adjudication of the case in the District Court.        (4)    After receiving a request from the county, the District Court shall promptly:            (i)    schedule the case for trial; and            (ii)    summon the defendant to appear.        (5)    A defendant’s failure to respond to a summons issued under paragraph (4) of this subsection is contempt of court.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-206 - Prosecution of Civil Infractions by State's Attorney

    (a)    (1)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the State’s Attorney for a county shall prosecute a civil infraction in the same manner as a prosecution of a violation of the criminal laws of the State.        (2)    The State’s Attorney may enter a nolle prosequi or place the case on the stet docket in the same manner as provided by law for a violation of the criminal laws of the State.    (b)    (1)    Subject to the approval of the county commissioners, the State’s Attorney may designate in writing the county attorney or an assistant county attorney to prosecute civil infractions.        (2)    The county attorney or assistant county attorney designated under this subsection may exercise the powers of the State’s Attorney in connection with a civil infraction.    (c)    The State’s Attorney for Allegany County is not required to be present at a trial for a violation of a civil infraction under §§ 13–503 through 13–506 of this article if the official who issued the citation for the civil infraction is present at the trial on behalf of the county.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-207 - Proceedings

    (a)    In a civil infraction proceeding:        (1)    the court shall confirm that the defendant has received a copy of and understands the charges;        (2)    the defendant may enter a plea of guilty or not guilty;        (3)    the court shall apply the evidentiary standards provided by law for the trial of a criminal case;        (4)    the defendant may:            (i)    cross–examine witnesses;            (ii)    produce evidence or witnesses on the defendant’s behalf;            (iii)    testify; and            (iv)    be represented by counsel of the defendant’s own choice and at the defendant’s expense; and        (5)    the burden of proof is the same as required by law in the trial of a criminal case.    (b)    The court may:        (1)    enter a verdict of guilty or not guilty; or        (2)    before entering a verdict, place the defendant on probation in the same manner as allowed in the trial of a criminal case.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-208 - Court Costs; Fines

    (a)    A defendant who is found to have committed a civil infraction shall pay:        (1)    the fine imposed under § 11–203 of this subtitle; and        (2)    court costs of $5.    (b)    A defendant is not liable for payment of costs imposed under § 7–409 of the Courts Article.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-209 - Payment of Fine; Distribution

    (a)    If a defendant is found guilty of a civil infraction and a fine is imposed, the court may direct that the payment of the fine be suspended or deferred under conditions that the court sets.    (b)    A court may treat a defendant’s willful failure to pay a fine imposed under this subtitle as a criminal contempt of court.    (c)    The District Court shall remit to the county any fine, penalty, or forfeiture the court collects.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-210 - Motion for New Trial or Revision of Judgment

    (a)    A defendant who is found guilty of a civil infraction may file a motion for a new trial or a motion for a revision of judgment as provided by law for a criminal case.    (b)    (1)    A motion filed under this section shall be filed in the same manner as a motion filed in a criminal case.        (2)    In ruling on a motion filed under this section, the court has the same authority that the court has in a criminal case.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 2 - Civil Infractions|Section 11-211 - Adjudication Not Criminal Conviction

    Adjudication of a civil infraction is not a criminal conviction for any purpose.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 3 - Juvenile Curfew|Section 11-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Curfew hours” means the hours between midnight and 5:00 a.m.    (c)    “Establishment” means a privately owned place of business operated for profit to which the public is invited.    (d)    “Guardian” means a person who is appointed by a court as a guardian.    (e)    (1)    “Public place” means a place to which the general public has access for a lawful purpose.        (2)    “Public place” includes:            (i)    a public street, a sidewalk, an alley, a highway, and a right–of–way of a public street or highway; and            (ii)    the common areas of a transport facility, a school, a hospital, an apartment building, an office building, a shopping center, a park, a playground, a parking lot, a theater, a restaurant, a bowling alley, a tavern, a cafe, an arcade, and a shop.    (f)    “Remain” means to:        (1)    linger unnecessarily in a public place; or        (2)    fail to leave the premises of an establishment or a public place when asked by a law enforcement officer or an employee of the establishment or public place.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 3 - Juvenile Curfew|Section 11-302 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies in code counties in the Eastern Shore class as established under § 9–302 of this article.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  11-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division III - Counties|Title 11 - Powers of Code Counties|Subtitle 3 - Juvenile Curfew|Section 11-303 - Adoption of Ordinance Imposing Juvenile Curfew

    After making independent factual findings demonstrating a local need for a curfew, the county commissioners may adopt a juvenile curfew ordinance.