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§ 12-804. Violations of county ordinances in St. Mary's County

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Other Powers of Counties--Generally (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Local Government, § 12-804
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 10J-1
§ 12-804. Violations of county ordinances in St. Mary's County
Currentness
In general
(a) Notwithstanding Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Land Use Article and any other provision of law, the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may provide that:
(1) a violation of an ordinance is punishable as a misdemeanor and enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as a violation under § 6-101 of this article; and
(2) a violation of an ordinance is a civil infraction and shall be prosecuted in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for a municipal infraction under Title 6 of this article.
Multi-day violations
(b) Every day that a violation continues is a separate civil infraction.
Injunctive relief
(c) In addition to other remedies provided by this section, the county may bring an action for an injunction against a person who violates an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation to require the correction or elimination of a violation.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 439, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
MD Code, Local Government, § 12-804, MD LOCAL GOVT § 12-804
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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