(a) It is not necessary to set forth a copy of an ordinance or a section of an ordinance in a charging document for the violation of an ordinance of a municipal corporation, a county, or a special taxing area.
(b) A charging document specified in subsection (a) of this section is sufficient if it:
(1) cites the ordinance alleged to have been violated by date of passage or, if codified, by article and section number;
(2) conforms to the law governing the framing of charging documents for a violation of an act of the General Assembly; and
(3) concludes with the words “against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Charging Procedures and Documents
Section 4-101 - Charge by Citation
Section 4-102 - Charge by Criminal Information
Section 4-103 - Preliminary Hearing
Section 4-104 - Merger of Common Law Misdemeanor in Statutory Felony Prohibited
Section 4-105 - Naming of Two or More Persons With Like Interests in Charging Document
Section 4-106 - Description of Money in Charging Document
Section 4-107 - Charging Document for Violation of Ordinance
Section 4-108 - Charging Document for Crimes Involving Instruments