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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board|Section 12-205 - Required Disclosures

    (a)    The Board shall establish procedures and disclosures to protect the interests of participants and employers.    (b)    (1)    Before opening the Program for enrollment, the Board shall design and disseminate to employers  and employees information  regarding the Program.        (2)    The  information provided shall include background information on the Program and appropriate disclosures for employees, including:            (i)    the benefits and risks associated with making contributions to the Program;            (ii)    the mechanics of how to make contributions to the Program;            (iii)    how to opt out of the Program;            (iv)    the process for withdrawal of retirement savings;            (v)    how to obtain additional information on the Program; and            (vi)    information about alternative retirement savings options.    (c)    The disclosure form shall clearly state the following:        (1)    employees seeking financial advice should contact financial advisors because employers are not in a position to provide financial advice;        (2)    in accordance with § 12–501 of this title, employers are not liable for decisions made by employees;        (3)    the Program is not an  employer–offered savings arrangement; and        (4)    in accordance with § 12–502 of this title, the Program fund may be privately insured and is not guaranteed by the State.    (d)    The Board shall establish procedures for:        (1)    a covered employee to opt out of participation in the Program;        (2)    a participating employee to opt out of participation in the Program after the participating employee has commenced participation; and        (3)    an employee who has opted out of participation to participate or resume participation in the Program.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board|Section 12-206 - Reports and Audits

    (a)    On or before August 1 each year, the Board shall submit an annual audited financial report, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, on the operations of the Trust to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.    (b)    The annual audit shall be made by an independent certified public accountant and shall include direct and indirect costs attributable to the use of outside consultants, independent contractors, and any other persons who are not State employees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 3 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust|Section 12-301 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust

    (a)    There is a Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust.    (b)    (1)    The Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust shall be administered by the Board for the purpose of promoting greater retirement savings for Maryland private sector employees in a convenient, voluntary, low–cost, and portable manner.        (2)    The Board shall enter into an agreement delegating the administration of the Trust to a third–party administrator.    (c)    Money in the Trust may be invested or reinvested as determined by the Board.    (d)    Any contributions paid by employees into the Trust may be used only to:        (1)    pay benefits to the participants of the Program;        (2)    pay the cost for administering the Program; and        (3)    make investments for the benefit of the Program.    (e)    The Board shall establish, by regulation, dates when an employer shall deposit employee contributions.    (f)    The State may not transfer any assets of the Trust to the General Fund or any other fund of the State, or otherwise encumber any assets of the Trust.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program|Section 12-401 - Program Established

    (a)    There is a Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program.    (b)    The Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program shall only include one or more payroll deposit IRA arrangements as determined by the Board.    (c)    The Board shall:        (1)    implement a range of investment options and providers; and        (2)    select a default investment option for Program participants.    (d)    When selecting investment options, the Board shall consider methods to minimize the risk of significant investment losses at the time of a participating employee’s retirement.    (e)    The Board may provide an investment option that provides an assured lifetime income.    (f)    (1)    The Board shall consider investment options that minimize administrative expenses.        (2)    Ongoing annual administrative expenses may not exceed 0.5% of assets under management in the Program.    (g)    The Board may not offer any investment options that conflict with federal law.    (h)    The Board may not offer any investment options that could result in liability to the State or its taxpayers.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program|Section 12-402 - Payroll Deposit Retirement Savings Arrangement

    (a)    (1)    After the Board opens the Program for enrollment,  covered employers shall establish a payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement to allow employee participation in the Program.        (2)    A covered employer shall automatically enroll a covered employee in the Program, unless the employee elects to opt out in accordance with procedures established by the Board.    (b)    If a covered employer is not in compliance with subsection (a) of this section, the covered employer may not receive a waiver of the filing fee under § 1–203(b)(13) of the Corporations and Associations Article.    (c)    Employers shall retain the option at all times to set up any type of employer–offered savings arrangement instead of having a payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement to allow employee participation in the Program.    (d)    Compliance with this title and participation in the Program by itself does not create a fiduciary obligation of an employer with respect to the operation of the Program or funds contributed to the Program.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program|Section 12-403 - Opting in and Out; Termination of Participation; Contribution Rates; Status of Contributions

    (a)    A covered employee of a participating employer may elect to opt out of the Program.    (b)    A covered employee of a participating employer who elects to opt out of the Program may re–enroll in the Program in accordance with procedures established by the Board.    (c)    After the Board opens the Program for enrollment,  an  employee of a nonparticipating employer may elect to participate in the Program  as authorized by the Board.    (d)    A participating employee may terminate participation in the Program at any time in a manner prescribed by the Board.    (e)    Unless otherwise specified by the employee, a participating employee shall contribute  a fixed percentage or dollar amount of the employee’s  salary or wages to the Program.    (f)    By regulation, the Board shall set and may adjust the default contribution amount set in subsection  (e) of this section.    (g)    The assets in a participating employee’s Program account are the property of the participating employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 5 - Limitation of Liability|Section 12-501 - Employer Liability

    (a)    An employer may not be held liable for:        (1)    an employee’s decision to participate in or opt out of the Program;        (2)    the investment decisions of employees whose assets are deposited in the Program;        (3)    the administration, investment, or investment performance of the Trust or the Program; or        (4)    the Program design or the benefits paid to Program participants.    (b)    An employer is not a fiduciary, and may not be considered to be a fiduciary, of the Trust or the Program.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  12-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust|Subtitle 5 - Limitation of Liability|Section 12-502 - State Liability

    (a)    The State may not be held liable for the payment of the retirement savings benefit earned by Program participants in accordance with this title.    (b)    The debts, contracts, and obligations of the Board, Trust, or the Program are not the debts, contracts, and obligations of the State and neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State is pledged directly or indirectly to the payment of the debts, contracts, and obligations.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  19-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 19 - Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District|Section 19-101 - Metropolitan District

    (a)    The area in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County within the boundaries specified in this title is known as the Maryland–Washington Metropolitan District.    (b)    The metropolitan district is the authority of the Commission for the purposes set forth in this division.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  19-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 19 - Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District|Section 19-102 - Boundaries

    The boundaries of the metropolitan district are the same as existed on October 1, 2012, with the exclusion of:        (1)    any property annexed into the City of Rockville, the City of Gaithersburg, or the Town of Washington Grove under Chapter 429 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2007; and        (2)    the City of Greenbelt as it existed on July 1, 2016.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  27-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 27 - Enforcement|Section 27-101 - Violation; Penalty

    (a)    A charge alleging a violation of this division may be brought by warrant or indictment on the oath or information of a member or employee of the Commission or any other person.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided, a misdemeanor under this division may be adjudicated before the District Court or the circuit court of the county in which the violation is committed.    (c)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this division, a person who violates this division is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.        (2)    Each day that a violation of this division continues is a separate violation.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  27-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 27 - Enforcement|Section 27-102 - Interference With Entry Into Buildings and Private Premises

    (a)    An owner or tenant of a building or private premises or an agent of the owner or tenant may not restrain or hinder the entry, examination, survey, or placing or maintenance of monuments or marks by a commissioner or an employee or agent of the Commission under § 15–118 of this article.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.    (c)    Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-101 - Violations Punishable as Misdemeanors

    (a)    The legislative body of a municipality may provide that violations of ordinances and resolutions authorized by this division are punishable as misdemeanors.    (b)    A penalty for a violation of an ordinance or resolution that is declared to be a misdemeanor under this section may not exceed imprisonment for 6 months or a fine of $1,000 or both.    (c)    Sections 7–504 and 7–505 of the Courts Article shall govern imprisonment in default of fines and costs.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-102 - Municipal Infractions

    (a)    (1)    Unless State law classifies a violation as a criminal offense, the legislative body of a municipality may provide, by law, that a violation of a municipal ordinance is a municipal infraction.        (2)    A municipal infraction is a civil offense.    (b)    The legislative body of a municipality may classify as a municipal infraction:        (1)    a violation of an ordinance or regulation concerning zoning or land use; and        (2)    littering in the municipality as prohibited under § 10–110 of the Criminal Law Article.    (c)    (1)    A fine not exceeding $1,000 may be imposed for each municipal infraction.        (2)    The fine is payable to the municipality by the person charged in the citation within 20 calendar days of service of the citation.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-103 - Citations

    (a)    Any official authorized by the legislative body of a municipality to act as an enforcement officer may serve a citation on a person:        (1)    who the official believes is committing or has committed a municipal infraction; or        (2)    on the basis of an affidavit that:            (i)    cites the facts of the alleged infraction; and            (ii)    is submitted to a designated official of the municipality.    (b)    (1)    The citation shall be served on the defendant:            (i)    in accordance with Maryland Rule 3–121; or            (ii)    for real property–related violations, if an affidavit is made that good faith efforts to serve the defendant under Maryland Rule 3–121(a) have not succeeded, by:                1.    regular mail to the defendant’s last known address; and                2.    posting the citation at the property where the municipal infraction has occurred or is occurring and, if located in the municipality, at the defendant’s residence or place of business.        (2)    The enforcement officer shall retain a copy of the citation.    (c)    The citation shall contain:        (1)    the enforcement officer’s certification:            (i)    attesting to the truth of the matter set forth in the citation; or            (ii)    that the citation is based on an affidavit;        (2)    the name and address of the defendant;        (3)    the nature of the municipal infraction;        (4)    the location and time that the municipal infraction occurred;        (5)    the amount of the fine assessed;        (6)    the manner, location, and time in which the fine may be paid to the municipality;        (7)    notice of the defendant’s right to elect to stand trial; and        (8)    notice of the effect of failing to pay the fine or demand a trial within the required time.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-104 - Summons

    (a)    An enforcement officer may serve a summons with a citation that:        (1)    requires the defendant to appear in District Court at a specified date and time; and        (2)    specifies that the defendant is not required to appear in District Court if the fine is paid as provided in the citation.    (b)    If approved by the Chief Judge of the District Court of Maryland, the citation form may contain the summons.    (c)    The enforcement officer shall coordinate the selection of court dates with the appropriate District Court officials.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-105 - Election to Stand Trial

    (a)    If a citation is served without a summons, the defendant may elect to stand trial for the municipal infraction by providing written notice of intent to stand trial to the municipality at least 5 days before the payment date specified in the citation.    (b)    (1)    After receiving the written notice of intention to stand trial, the municipality shall forward a copy of the citation and notice to the District Court having venue.        (2)    After receiving the citation and notice, the District Court shall:            (i)    schedule the case for trial; and            (ii)    notify the defendant of the trial date.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-106 - Citation -- Failure to Pay or Elect to Stand Trial

    (a)    If the defendant does not pay the fine by the date of payment set forth on the citation and does not send to the municipality the written notice of intent to stand trial:        (1)    the defendant is liable for the fine;        (2)    the municipality may double the fine to an amount not exceeding $1,000 and request adjudication of the case through the District Court, including the filing of a demand for judgment on affidavit; and        (3)    the District Court promptly shall schedule the case for trial and summon the defendant to appear.    (b)    If the municipality makes a proper demand for judgment on affidavit and the defendant does not respond to a summons issued under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the District Court shall enter judgment against the defendant in favor of the municipality in the amount then due.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-107 - Summons -- Failure to Pay or Appear

    If the defendant does not pay the fine as provided in the citation and does not appear in District Court as provided in the summons:        (1)    the municipality may double the fine to an amount not exceeding $1,000; and        (2)    the court may enter judgment against the defendant in the amount then due if the proper demand for judgment on affidavit has been made.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-108 - Prosecution of Municipal Infractions

    (a)    The State’s Attorney for a county may:        (1)    prosecute a municipal infraction; and        (2)    (i)    enter a nolle prosequi; or            (ii)    place a municipal infraction case on the stet docket.    (b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a municipality may designate an attorney to prosecute a municipal infraction in the same manner as the State’s Attorney for a county.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-108.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-108.1 - Designation of Building Inspector or Enforcement Officer to Testify in Municipal Infraction Proceeding

    (a)    In this section, “qualified building inspector or enforcement officer” means a building inspector or an enforcement officer that is nationally accredited and certified by the International Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association as:        (1)    a building inspector;        (2)    a fire inspector;        (3)    an accessibility inspector; or        (4)    a property maintenance and housing inspector.    (b)    A municipality may designate a qualified building inspector or enforcement officer to testify in a municipal infraction proceeding without the assistance of a prosecuting attorney.    (c)    Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the ability of a prosecuting attorney to call individuals to testify in a municipal infraction proceeding.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-109 - Proceedings

    (a)    In a municipal infraction proceeding:        (1)    the District 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 District Court shall apply the evidentiary standards provided by law or rule for the trial of a civil case;        (4)    the defendant may:            (i)    cross–examine witnesses;            (ii)    produce evidence or witnesses on the defendant’s own behalf;            (iii)    testify; and            (iv)    be represented by counsel of the defendant’s choice and at the defendant’s expense; and        (5)    the municipality has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has committed the infraction.    (b)    The District Court may:        (1)    enter a verdict of guilty or not guilty; or        (2)    before entering a verdict, place the defendant on probation.
MD. Local Government Code Ann. §  6-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Local Government|Division II - Municipalities|Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions|Section 6-110 - Penalties

    If the District Court finds that the defendant has committed a municipal infraction:        (1)    (i)    the court shall order the defendant to pay the fine, including any doubling of the fine, not exceeding the limit under § 6–102(c) of this subtitle;            (ii)    the fine imposed is a judgment in favor of the municipality; and            (iii)    if the fine remains unpaid for 30 days after the judgment is entered, the judgment is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as other civil judgments for money unless the court has suspended or deferred the payment of the fine as provided under item (2) of this section;        (2)    the court may suspend or defer the payment of the fine under conditions that the court sets;        (3)    the defendant is liable for the costs of the court proceedings; and        (4)    the court may order the defendant to abate the infraction or enter an order authorizing the municipality to abate the infraction at the defendant’s expense.