Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 26 - Vehicle Laws -- Parties and Procedure on Citation, Arrest, Trial, and Appeal

Subtitle 1 - Parties Subject to the Maryland Vehicle Law

Section 26-101 - Parties to an Offense - (a) Any person who commits a violation of the Maryland...

Section 26-102 - Offense by Person Owning or Controlling Vehicle - (a) A person who owns a vehicle may not require...

Section 26-103 - Application of Titles 20 Through 24 to Federal, State, and Local Vehicles - Subject to the exemptions specified in the Maryland Vehicle Law,...

Subtitle 2 - Citation and Arrest

Section 26-201 - Authority to Charge; Issuance and Contents of Traffic Citations - (a) A police officer may charge a person with a...

Section 26-202 - Power of Arrest - (a) A police officer may arrest without a warrant a...

Section 26-203 - Signature of Person Charged Required on Citation - (a) This section applies to all traffic citations issued under...

Section 26-204 - Compliance With Traffic Citations; Powers of the Court on Noncompliance - (a) (1) A person shall comply with the notice to...

Section 26-206 - Noncompliance With Traffic Citation Issued Under Federal Law - (a) If a person fails to comply with a notice...

Section 26-207 - Sanctions for Noncompliance With Foreign State Law - (a) If a person holding a commercial driver’s license fails...

Subtitle 3 - Parking Ordinances and Regulations

Section 26-301 - Power of Political Subdivisions and State Agencies to Regulate Parking - (a) In this subtitle, “officer” means a police officer or...

Section 26-301.1 - Motorcycle Parking - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 26-302 - Citations for Parking Violations - (a) An officer who discovers a vehicle parked in violation...

Section 26-303 - Election to Pay or Stand Trial; Presence of Officer at Trial - (a) (1) The person receiving a citation under this subtitle...

Section 26-304 - Adoption of Procedures by Chief Judge - (a) The Chief Judge of the District Court shall adopt...

Section 26-305 - Effect of Parking Violation on Vehicle Registration - (a) The Administration may not register or transfer the registration...

Section 26-306 - Reimbursement of Owner of Vehicle Wrongfully Towed, Impounded, or Stored - Any State, county, or municipal corporation, or any of its...

Subtitle 4 - Venue, Court Procedure, Bail, and Charging Documents

Section 26-401 - Venue - If a person is taken before a District Court commissioner...

Section 26-402 - Release of Defendant if Commissioner Not Available - (a) This section does not apply if the alleged offense...

Section 26-403 - Bail - A District Court commissioner may not set bail in an...

Section 26-404 - Guaranteed Arrest Bond Certificate - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 26-405 - Lesser Included Offenses Under 21-901.1 and 21-902 - If a person is charged with a violation of §...

Section 26-405.1 - Disposition of Penalty Deposit - (a) The disposition of a penalty deposit posted under §...

Section 26-407 - Disposition and Records of Traffic Citations - (a) This section does not affect or modify the procedures...

Section 26-408 - Cancellation or Solicitation of Cancellation of Traffic Citation - (a) A person may not cancel a traffic citation in...

Section 26-409 - When Copy of Citation Is Sufficient Charging Document; Case to Be Tried Only on Proper Charging Document - (a) The form of traffic citation provided for under §...

Section 26-410 - Fees for Sheriffs - Notwithstanding any local law to the contrary, a sheriff is...

Section 26-411 - Witness Fees for Officers Prohibited - A constable or police officer is not entitled to any...

Section 26-412 - Conflict With Courts Article - If a provision of this title and a provision of...