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§ 26-203. Acknowledgment of receipt of traffic citations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2007

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 26. Vehicle Laws--Parties and Procedure on Citation, Arrest, Trial, and Appeal (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Citation and Arrest (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2007
MD Code, Transportation, § 26-203
§ 26-203. Acknowledgment of receipt of traffic citations
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies to all traffic citations issued under this subtitle, unless:
(1) The person otherwise is being arrested under § 26-202(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subtitle;
(2) The person is incapacitated or otherwise unable to comply with the provisions of this section;
(3) The citation is being issued to an unattended vehicle in violation of § 21-1003 of this article; or
(4) The citation is being issued to an unattended motor vehicle in violation of § 13-402 of this article.
Request to acknowledge receipt of citation
(b) On issuing a traffic citation, the police officer:
(1) Shall ask the person to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the citation, as required under § 1-605 of the Courts Article; and
(2) If the person refuses to do so, shall advise the person that failure to acknowledge receipt may lead to the person's arrest.
Failure to acknowledge receipt of citation
(c)(1) On being advised that failure to acknowledge receipt of a copy of a citation may lead to arrest, the person may not refuse to acknowledge receipt.
(2) If the person continues to refuse to do so, the police officer may arrest the person for violation of this section or, as provided in § 26-202(a)(5) of this subtitle, for the original charge, or both.

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Added by Acts 1977, c. 186, § 2. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 318; Acts 1988, c. 660; Acts 2007, c. 605, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.
MD Code, Transportation, § 26-203, MD TRANS § 26-203
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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