§ 6-101 Violations punishable as misdemeanors
§ 6-102 Municipal infractions
§ 6-103 Citations
§ 6-104 Summons
§ 6-105 Election to stand trial
§ 6-106 Citation – Failure to pay or elect to stand trial
§ 6-107 Summons – Failure to pay or appear
§ 6-108 Prosecution of municipal infractions
§ 6-108.1 Designation of building inspector or enforcement officer to testify in municipal infraction proceeding
§ 6-109 Proceedings
§ 6-110 Penalties
§ 6-112 Court costs
§ 6-113 Fines, penalties, or forfeitures remitted to municipality
§ 6-114 Contempt of court
§ 6-115 Adjudication not a criminal conviction
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > LOCAL GOVERNMENT > Division II > Title 6 - Violations of Ordinances and Resolutions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.