(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions
Section 6-101 - Violations Punishable as Misdemeanors
Section 6-102 - Municipal Infractions
Section 6-105 - Election to Stand Trial
Section 6-106 - Citation -- Failure to Pay or Elect to Stand Trial
Section 6-107 - Summons -- Failure to Pay or Appear
Section 6-108 - Prosecution of Municipal Infractions
Section 6-111 - Abatement of Infraction by Municipality
Section 6-113 - Fines, Penalties, or Forfeitures Remitted to Municipality