EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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HOUSE BILL 1226
R5 5lr3377
CF SB 600
By: Delegates Young, Addison, Amprey, Boyce, Edelson, Embry, R. Lewis, Ruff,
and Smith
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore City – Stop Sign Monitoring Systems – Authorization 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in 3
Baltimore City, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a 4
motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a stop sign is subject to a citation and a certain 5
civil penalty under certain circumstances; establishing certain defenses to a charge 6
of an alleged violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system; prohibiting a 7
contractor administering a stop sign monitoring system from being compensated in 8
a certain manner; and generally relating to the use of stop sign monitoring systems 9
in Baltimore City. 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 12
Section 4–401(13), 7–302(e)(1)(i), and 10–311(g) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 17
Section 7–302(e)(1) through (4) and 10–311(f) 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
(As enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 21
BY adding to 22
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 23
Section 10–311(f) 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 26
(As enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 27 2 HOUSE BILL 1226
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 1
Article – Transportation 2
Section 21–707 3
Annotated Code of Maryland 4
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
BY adding to 6
Article – Transportation 7
Section 21–707.2 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
7–302. 14
(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.1, 15
§ 21–707.2, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation 16
Article shall provide that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by 17
notifying the issuing agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to 18
the date of payment as set forth in the citation. 19
10–311. 20
(g) A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a stop sign monitoring system 21
in accordance with § 21–707.1 OR § 21–707.2 of the Transportation Article is admissible 22
in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of § 23
21–707 of the Transportation Article without authentication. 24
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 25
as follows: 26
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 27
7–302. 28
(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.2, 29
§ 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article shall provide 30
that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by notifying the issuing 31
agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to the date of payment 32
as set forth in the citation. 33
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(ii) On receipt of the notice to stand trial, the agency shall forward 1
to the District Court having venue a copy of the citation and a copy of the notice from the 2
person who received the citation indicating the person’s intention to stand trial. 3
(iii) On receipt thereof, the District Court shall schedule the case for 4
trial and notify the defendant of the trial date under procedures adopted by the Chief Judge 5
of the District Court. 6
(2) (i) A citation issued as the result of a vehicle height monitoring 7
system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a work zone 8
speed control system OR A STOP SIGN MONIT ORING SYSTEM controlled by a political 9
subdivision, a school bus monitoring camera, or a bus lane monitoring system shall provide 10
that, in an uncontested case, the penalty shall be paid directly to that political subdivision. 11
(ii) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal 12
monitoring system or a work zone speed control system controlled by a State agency, or as 13
a result of a vehicle height monitoring system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a 14
speed monitoring system, A STOP SIGN MONITORI NG SYSTEM, a school bus monitoring 15
camera, or a bus lane monitoring system in a case contested in District Court, shall provide 16
that the penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court. 17
(3) Civil penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 18
monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 19
work zone speed control system, STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM, school bus monitoring 20
camera, or bus lane monitoring system that are collected by the District Court shall be 21
collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and distributed in accordance 22
with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 23
(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, from the 24
fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed 25
monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN MONITORING 26
SYSTEMS, school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems, a political 27
subdivision: 28
1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 29
the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN MONITORING 30
SYSTEMS, school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems; and 31
2. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, may spend 32
any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including pedestrian or highway 33
safety programs. 34
(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 35
collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 36
systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in 37
accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total 38 4 HOUSE BILL 1226
revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit 1
any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 2
2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 3
this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 4
10–311. 5
(F) A RECORDED IMAGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUC ED BY A STOP SIGN 6
MONITORING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 21–707.2 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 7
ARTICLE IS ADMIS SIBLE IN A PROCEEDIN G CONCERNING A CIVIL CITATION ISSUED 8
UNDER THAT SECTION F OR A VIOLATION OF § 21–707.2 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 9
ARTICLE WITHOUT AUTHE NTICATION. 10
[(f)] (G) In any other judicial proceeding, a recorded image produced by a vehicle 11
height monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring 12
system, work zone speed control system, STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM , school bus 13
monitoring camera, or bus lane monitoring system is admissible as otherwise provided by 14
law. 15
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 16
as follows: 17
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 18
4–401. 19
Except as provided in § 4–402 of this subtitle, and subject to the venue provisions of 20
Title 6 of this article, the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction in: 21
(13) A proceeding for a civil infraction under § 21–202.1, § 21–704.1, § 22
21–706.1, § 21–707.1, § 21–707.2, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 23
of the Transportation Article or § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article; 24
Article – Transportation 25
21–707. 26
(a) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 27
of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of the 28
intersection at a clearly marked stop line. 29
(b) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 30
of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of the 31
intersection and, if there is no clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk. 32
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(c) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 1
of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of an 2
intersection and, if there is no crosswalk, at the nearest point before entering the 3
intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic approaching on the intersecting roadway. 4
(d) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 5
for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection at a clearly marked stop 6
line. 7
(e) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 8
for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection and, if there is no clearly 9
marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk. 10
(f) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 11
for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection and, if there is no crosswalk, 12
at the nearest point before entering the intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic 13
approaching on the intersecting roadway. 14
21–707.2. 15
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY. 16
(B) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
INDICATED. 18
(2) “AGENCY” MEANS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY THAT IS 19
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A CITATION FOR A VIO LATION OF THE MARYLAND VEHICLE 20
LAW OR OF LOCAL TRAFF IC LAWS OR REGULATIO NS. 21
(3) (I) “OWNER” MEANS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF A MOTOR 22
VEHICLE OR LESSEE O F A MOTOR VEHICLE UN DER A LEASE OF 6 MONTHS OR MORE . 23
(II) “OWNER” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 24
1. A MOTOR VEHICLE LEASIN G COMPANY; OR 25
2. A HOLDER OF A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE 26
ISSUED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 9, PART III OF THIS ARTICLE. 27
(4) “RECORDED IMAGE ” MEANS IMAGES RECORDE D BY A STOP SIGN 28
MONITORING SYSTEM : 29
(I) ON: 30
1. TWO OR MORE PHOTOGRAP HS; 31
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2. TWO OR MORE MICROPHOT OGRAPHS; 1
3. TWO OR MORE ELECTRONI C IMAGES; 2
4. VIDEOTAPE; OR 3
5. ANY OTHER MEDIUM ; AND 4
(II) SHOWING A MOTOR VEHIC LE AND, ON AT LEAST ONE IMAG E 5
OR PORTION OF TAPE , CLEARLY IDENTIFYING THE REGISTRATION PLA TE NUMBER 6
OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE . 7
(5) “STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM ” MEANS A DEVICE DESIG NED 8
TO CAPTURE A RECORDE D IMAGE OF A VIOLATI ON. 9
(6) (I) “VIOLATION” MEANS A FAILURE TO C OME TO A COMPLETE 10
STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN VIOLATION OF § 21–707 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 11
(II) “VIOLATION” DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ACTION A DRIVER IS 12
INSTRUCTED TO TAKE B Y A POLICE OFFICER . 13
(C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (4) OF THIS 14
SUBSECTION, AN AGENCY MAY USE ST OP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS : 15
(I) ON HIGHWAYS LOCATED I N A SCHOOL ZONE MAINTAINED BY 16
BALTIMORE CITY, IF AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY; OR 17
(II) ON STATE HIGHWAYS LOCATE D IN A SCHOOL ZONE, IF 18
AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION . 19
(2) A STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM MAY NOT BE USED UNDE R THIS 20
SECTION UNLESS ITS U SE IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE 21
CITY BY LOCAL LAW ENA CTED AFTER REASONABL E NOTICE AND A PUBLI C HEARING. 22
(3) BEFORE BEGINNING USE OF STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS , 23
AN AGENCY SHALL PUBL ISH NOTICE THAT THE AGENCY HAS ADOPTED T HE USE OF 24
STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS O N ITS WEBSITE AND IN A NEWSPAPER OF 25
GENERAL CIRCULATION IN BALTIMORE CITY. 26
(4) (I) THE CITY SHALL PROMINENTLY PL ACE SIGNS ON 27
HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY PROVIDING NOTICE THA T STOP SIGN MONITORING 28
SYSTEMS ARE USED IN THE CITY. 29
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(II) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHALL PLACE 1
SIGNS PROMINENTLY PR OVIDING NOTICE THAT STOP SIGN MONITORING S YSTEMS 2
ARE IN USE ON STATE HIGHWAYS . 3
(D) A RECORDED IMAGE UNDER THIS SECTION INDICAT ING THAT THE 4
DRIVER OF A MOTOR VE HICLE HAS COMMITTED A VIOLATION SHALL IN CLUDE: 5
(1) THE TIME AND DATE OF THE VIOLATION; AND 6
(2) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, THE LOCATION OF THE VIOLATION . 7
(E) (1) UNLESS THE DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE CEIVED A 8
CITATION FROM A POLI CE OFFICER AT THE TI ME OF THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER 9
OR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTION (F)(3) OR (H)(4) OR (5) OF THIS SECTION , 10
THE DRIVER OF A MOTO R VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A CIVI L PENALTY IF THE MOT OR 11
VEHICLE IS RECORDED BY A STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM DU RING THE 12
COMMISSION OF A VIOL ATION. 13
(2) A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT EXCEED $40. 14
(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL 15
PRESCRIBE: 16
(I) A UNIFORM CITATION FOR M CONSISTENT WITH 17
SUBSECTION (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION AND § 7–302 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE; AND 18
(II) A CIVIL PENALTY , WHICH SHALL BE INDIC ATED ON THE 19
CITATION, TO BE PAID BY PERSON S WHO CHOOSE TO PREP AY THE CIVIL PENALTY 20
WITHOUT APPEARING IN DISTRICT COURT. 21
(F) (1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVIS IONS OF PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (5) 22
OF THIS SUBSECTION , AN AGENCY SHALL MAIL TO THE OWNER LIABLE UNDER 23
SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION A CI TATION THAT SHALL IN CLUDE: 24
(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF TH E REGISTERED OWNER O F 25
THE MOTOR VEHICLE ; 26
(II) THE REGISTRATION NUMB ER OF THE MOTOR VEHI CLE 27
INVOLVED IN THE VIOL ATION; 28
(III) THE VIOLATION CHARGED ; 29
(IV) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, THE LOCATION OF THE 30
VIOLATION; 31 8 HOUSE BILL 1226
(V) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOL ATION; 1
(VI) A COPY OF THE RECORDED IMAGE; 2
(VII) THE AMOUNT OF THE CIV IL PENALTY IMPOSED A ND THE 3
DATE BY WHICH THE CI VIL PENALTY MUST BE PAID; 4
(VIII) A SIGNED STATEMENT BY A TECHNICIAN EMPLOYE D BY THE 5
AGENCY THAT , BASED ON TH E INSPECTION OF THE RECORDED IMAGE , THE MOTOR 6
VEHICLE WAS BEING OP ERATED DURING THE CO MMISSION OF A VIOLAT ION; 7
(IX) A STATEMENT THAT THE R ECORDED IMAGE IS EVI DENCE OF 8
A VIOLATION; AND 9
(X) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE 10
LIABLE UNDER THIS SECTION: 11
1. OF THE MANNER AND TIM E IN WHICH LIABILITY AS 12
ALLEGED IN THE CITAT ION MAY BE CONTESTED IN THE DISTRICT COURT; AND 13
2. THAT FAILURE TO PAY T HE CIVIL PENALTY OR TO 14
CONTEST LIABILITY IN A TIMELY MANNER IS A N ADMISSION OF LIABI LITY AND MAY 15
RESULT IN REFUSAL OR SUSPENSION OF THE MO TOR VEHICLE REGISTRA TION. 16
(2) THE AGENCY MAY MAIL A WARNING NOTICE IN PL ACE OF A 17
CITATION TO THE OWNE R LIABLE UNDER SUBSE CTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. 18
(3) (I) BEFORE MAILING A CITA TION TO A MOTOR VEHI CLE 19
RENTAL COMPANY LIABLE U NDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , AN AGENCY 20
SHALL MAIL A NOTICE TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY STATI NG THAT A 21
CITATION WILL BE MAI LED TO THE MOTOR VEH ICLE RENTAL COMPANY UNLESS, 22
WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL 23
COMPANY PROVIDES THE AGENCY WITH: 24
1. A STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH THAT STATES THE 25
NAME AND LAST KNOWN MAILING ADDRESS OF T HE INDIVIDUAL DRIVIN G OR 26
RENTING THE MOTOR VE HICLE WHEN THE VIOLA TION OCCURRED ; 27
2. A. A STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH THAT 28
STATES THAT THE MOTO R VEHICLE RENTAL COM PANY IS UNABLE TO DE TERMINE 29
WHO WAS DRIVING THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE VIOLATION O CCURRED 30
BECAUSE THE MOTOR VE HICLE WAS STOLEN AT THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION; AND 31
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B. A COPY OF THE POLICE R EPORT ASSOCIATED WITH 1
THE MOTOR VEHICLE TH EFT CLAIMED UNDER IT EM A OF THIS ITEM; OR 2
3. PAYMENT FOR THE PENAL TY ASSOCIATED WITH T HE 3
VIOLATION. 4
(II) AN AGENCY MAY NOT MAI L A CITATION TO A MO TOR 5
VEHICLE RENTAL COMPA NY LIABLE UNDER SUBS ECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION IF 6
THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE NTAL COMPANY COMPLIE S WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 7
THIS PARAGRAPH . 8
(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION 9
AND SUBSECTION (H)(4) AND (5) OF THIS SECTION, A CITATION ISSUED UN DER THIS 10
SECTION SHALL BE MAI LED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ALLE GED 11
VIOLATION. 12
(5) A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CITATION UNDER PAR AGRAPH (1) OF 13
THIS SUBSECTION MAY : 14
(I) PAY THE CIVIL PENALTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 15
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CITATION; OR 16
(II) ELECT TO STAND TRIAL FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATION . 17
(G) (1) A CERTIFICATE ALLEGING THAT A VIOLATION OCC URRED, SWORN 18
TO OR AFFIRMED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYED 19
BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY , BASED ON THE INSPECT ION OF A 20
RECORDED IMAGE , SHALL BE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAIN ED IN THE 21
CERTIFICATE AND SHAL L BE ADMISSIBLE IN A NY PROCEEDING CONCER NING THE 22
ALLEGED VIOLATION . 23
(2) ADJUDICATION OF LIABI LITY SHALL BE BASED ON 24
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. 25
(H) (1) THE DISTRICT COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DEFENSE OF A 26
VIOLATION: 27
(I) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THAT 28
THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE WERE 29
STOLEN BEFORE THE VI OLATION OCCURRED AND WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL 30
OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION; 31
(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 32
EVIDENCE THAT THE PE RSON NAMED IN THE CI TATION WAS NOT OPERA TING THE 33 10 HOUSE BILL 1226
MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; AND 1
(III) ANY OTHER ISSUES AND EVIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT 2
COURT CONSIDERS PERTINENT. 3
(2) TO DEMONSTRATE THAT T HE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE 4
REGISTRATION PLATES WERE STOLEN BEFORE T HE VIOLATION OCCURRE D AND 5
WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF 6
THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER MUST SUBMI T PROOF THAT A POLIC E REPORT ABOUT 7
THE STOLEN MOTOR VEH ICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES WAS FILED IN A TIMELY 8
MANNER. 9
(3) TO SATISFY THE EVIDEN TIARY BURDEN UNDER P ARAGRAPH 10
(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION SHALL P ROVIDE 11
TO THE DISTRICT COURT EVIDENCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DISTRICT 12
COURT OF WHO WAS OPER ATING THE MOTOR VEHI CLE AT THE TIME OF T HE 13
VIOLATION, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM , THE OPERATOR ’S NAME AND CURRENT 14
ADDRESS. 15
(4) (I) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S PARAGRAPH APPLY ON LY TO A 16
CITATION THAT INVOLV ES A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A REGIS TERED GROSS 17
WEIGHT OF 26,001 POUNDS OR MORE , CLASS F (TRACTOR) VEHICLE, CLASS G 18
(TRAILER) VEHICLE OPERATED IN COMBINATION WITH A CLASS F (TRACTOR) 19
VEHICLE, OR CLASS P (PASSENGER BUS ) VEHICLE. 20
(II) TO SATISFY THE E VIDENTIARY BURDEN UN DER 21
PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN A CITATION 22
DESCRIBED UNDER SUBP ARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y PROVIDE TO THE 23
DISTRICT COURT A LETTER , SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY THE PERSON AND MA ILED 24
BY CERTIFIED MAIL , RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTE D, THAT: 25
1. STATES THAT THE PERSO N NAMED IN THE CITAT ION 26
WAS NOT OPERATING TH E MOTOR VEHICLE AT T HE TIME OF THE VIOLA TION; AND 27
2. PROVIDES THE NAME , ADDRESS, AND DRIVER ’S 28
LICENSE IDENTIFICATI ON NUMBER OF THE PER SON WHO WAS OPE RATING THE 29
MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N. 30
(5) (I) IF THE DISTRICT COURT FINDS THAT THE PERSON NAMED 31
IN THE CITATION WAS NOT OPERATING THE MO TOR VEHICLE AT THE T IME OF THE 32
VIOLATION OR RECEIVE S EVIDENCE UNDER PAR AGRAPH (4)(II)2 OF THIS 33
SUBSECTION IDENTIFYING TH E PERSON DRIVING THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME 34
OF THE VIOLATION, THE CLERK OF COURT S HALL PROVIDE TO THE AGENCY ISSUING 35
THE CITATION A COPY OF ANY EVIDENCE SUBS TANTIATING WHO WAS O PERATING 36 HOUSE BILL 1226 11
THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 1
(II) ON RECEIPT OF SUBSTAN TIATING EVIDENCE FRO M THE 2
DISTRICT COURT UNDER SUBPARAGR APH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE AGENCY 3
MAY ISSUE A CITATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBSE CTION (F) OF THIS SECTION TO T HE 4
PERSON WHO THE EVIDE NCE INDICATES WAS OP ERATING THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT 5
THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 6
(III) A CITATION ISSUED UNDE R SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 7
PARAGRAPH SHALL BE M AILED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE 8
EVIDENCE FROM THE DISTRICT COURT. 9
(I) IF THE CIVIL PENALTY IS NOT PAID AND THE VIOLATION IS NOT 10
CONTESTED, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY RE FUSE TO REGISTER OR REREGISTER OR 11
MAY SUSPEND THE REGI STRATION OF THE MOTO R VEHICLE. 12
(J) A VIOLATION FOR WHICH A CIVIL PENALTY IS I MPOSED UNDER THIS 13
SECTION: 14
(1) IS NOT A MOVING VIOLA TION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING 15
POINTS UNDER § 16–402 OF THIS ARTICLE AND MAY NOT BE RECORDED BY THE 16
ADMINISTRATION ON THE DRIVING RECORD OF TH E OWNER OR DRIVER OF THE 17
MOTOR VEHICLE ; AND 18
(2) MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE 19
INSURANCE COVERAGE . 20
(K) IN CONSULTATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES, THE CHIEF 21
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL ADOPT PRO CEDURES FOR THE ISSU ANCE 22
OF CITATIONS, TRIALS FOR VIOLATION S, AND THE COLLECTION O F CIVIL PENALTIES 23
IMPOSED UNDER THIS S ECTION. 24
(L) (1) AN AGENCY OR AN A GENT OR A CONTRACTOR DESIGNATED BY THE 25
AGENCY SHALL ADMINIS TER AND PROCESS CIVI L CITATIONS ISSUED U NDER THIS 26
SECTION IN COORDINAT ION WITH THE DISTRICT COURT. 27
(2) IF A CONTRACTOR IN AN Y MANNER OPERATES A STOP SIGN 28
MONITORING SYSTEM OR ADMINISTERS OR PROC ESSES CITATIONS GENE RATED BY 29
A STOP SIGN MONITORI NG SYSTEM ON BEHALF OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE 30
CONTRACTOR ’S FEE MAY NOT BE CON TINGENT ON A PER –TICKET BASIS ON THE 31
NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED OR PAID. 32
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SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before D ecember 1, 1
2026, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation shall report to the Governor and, 2
in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on: 3
(1) through October 1, 2026: 4
(i) the time period during which stop sign monitoring systems were 5
in use in the City; and 6
(ii) the number of warnings and citations issued as a result of 7
violations recorded by a stop sign monitoring system in the City over the reported time 8
period, by location and date; 9
(2) (i) the costs associated with implementing and operating stop sign 10
monitoring systems; and 11
(ii) the revenue collected on a monthly basis as a result of violations 12
recorded by stop sign monitoring systems; 13
(3) appropriate locations for the deployment of stop sign monitoring 14
systems; 15
(4) the performance and reliability of stop sign monitoring systems used by 16
the City; and 17
(5) the effectiveness of stop sign monitoring systems in reducing violations, 18
crashes, and pedestrian injuries in the City and in areas where the stop sign monitoring 19
systems were implemented and used. 20
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 21
effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 3 of Chapter 678 22
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024. If that termination provision takes effect, 23
Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 24
abrogated and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be interpreted to have any 25
effect on that termination provision. 26
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 27
Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a 28
period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2030, this Act, with no further action required 29
by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 30