Maryland Code > NATURAL RESOURCES > Title 8 > Subtitle 20 – Penalty and Fines; Prosecution
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| § 8-2001 | Penalties and fines |
| § 8-2002 | Attorney General responsible for cases arising under provisions of title |
| § 8-2003 | Citations for offenses on publicly owned watershed property |
Terms Used In Maryland Code > NATURAL RESOURCES > Title 8 > Subtitle 20 - Penalty and Fines; Prosecution
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See