§ 10-110. Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: April 13, 2021
Effective: April 13, 2021
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-110
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 468
§ 10-110. Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law
(b) The General Assembly intends to:
(c) A person may not:
(1) dispose of litter on a highway or perform an act that violates the State Vehicle Laws1 regarding disposal of litter, glass, and other prohibited substances on highways; or
(d) If two or more individuals are occupying a motor vehicle, boat, airplane, or other conveyance from which litter is disposed in violation of subsection (c) of this section, and it cannot be determined which occupant is the violator:
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, if the facts of a case in which a person is charged with violating this section are sufficient to prove that the person is responsible for the violation, the owner of the property on which the violation allegedly occurred need not be present at a court proceeding regarding the case.
(f)(1) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties provided in this subsection.
(ii) A person who disposes of litter in violation of this section in an amount exceeding 100 pounds or 27 cubic feet, but not exceeding 500 pounds or 216 cubic feet, and not for commercial gain is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $12,500 or both.
(g) A law enforcement unit, officer, or official of the State or a political subdivision of the State, or an enforcement unit, officer, or official of a commission of the State, or a political subdivision of the State, shall enforce compliance with this section.
(h) A unit that supervises State property shall:
(i)(1) Fines collected for violations of this section shall be disbursed:
(j)(1) The legislative body of a municipal corporation may:
(2) The governing bodies of Anne Arundel County, Prince George's County, Calvert County, and Montgomery County may each adopt an ordinance to prohibit littering under this section and, for violations of the ordinance, may impose criminal penalties and civil penalties that do not exceed the criminal penalties and civil penalties specified in subsection (f)(1) through (3) of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 214, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2012, c. 231, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 409, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 136, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, c. 493, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 67, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 160, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 42, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 43, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 189, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 190, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 627, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 110, § 1, eff. April 13, 2021.
Formerly Art. 27, § 468.
Footnotes
Transportation, § 11-101 et seq.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-110, MD CRIM LAW § 10-110
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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