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§ 26-401. Venue

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: July 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 26. Vehicle Laws--Parties and Procedure on Citation, Arrest, Trial, and Appeal (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Venue, Court Procedure, Bail, and Charging Documents (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Transportation, § 26-401
§ 26-401. Venue
If a person is taken before a District Court commissioner or is given a traffic citation or a civil citation under § 21-202.1, § 21-809, § 21-810, § 21-1414, or § 24-111.3 of this article containing a notice to appear in court, the commissioner or court shall be one that sits within the county in which the offense allegedly was committed.

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Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 315, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2006, c. 15, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 2006; Acts 2009, c. 500, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 375, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 16-111.
MD Code, Transportation, § 26-401, MD TRANS § 26-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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