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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 5-617

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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
(a) (1) Each political subdivision, by action of its legislative body, may provide for the enforcement of this subtitle and of any rule, regulation, or ordinance or other legislation adopted under it.

(2) In addition to any other remedy, the political subdivision or its proper agency may institute or cause to be instituted any appropriate legal, equitable, or criminal action to enforce any provision of this subtitle or of any rule, regulation, or ordinance or other legislation adopted under this subtitle.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or of any rule, regulation, or ordinance or other legislation adopted by a political subdivision under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction:

(1) Is subject to the punishment of fine or imprisonment or both provided for by the political subdivision; or

(2) If the political subdivision does not provide for any punishment, is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each day or part of a day that the violation continues.