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*hb1527*
HOUSE BILL 1527
E1 5lr3528
CF SB 525
By: Delegate Roberts
Introduced and read first time: February 21, 2025
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
Re–referred to: Environment and Transportation, February 25, 2025
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 13, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Video 2
Evidence and Reward Programs 3
FOR the purpose of requiring each county authorizing Prince George’s County to establish 4
a certain pilot program allowing a member of the public to submit video evidence of 5
an alleged violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law to a certain 6
enforcement unit; requiring a program established under this Act to allow a member 7
of the public to receive a portion of fines collected in relation to a violation of the 8
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under certain circumstances; authorizing 9
the governing body of Prince George’s County to refer unpaid fines to the Central 10
Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management for collection; 11
authorizing fines collected under a certain program to be used for a certain purpose; 12
and generally relating to illegal dumping and litter control video evidence and 13
reward programs. 14
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
Article – Criminal Law 16
Section 10–110(a)(1) and (4), (c), and (f)(1) and (2), and (h) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
Article – Criminal Law 21
Section 10–110(i) and (k) 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1527
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
BY adding to 3
Article – Criminal Law 4
Section 10–110(k) 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 9
Article – Criminal Law 10
10–110. 11
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 12
(4) “Litter” means all rubbish, waste matter, refuse, garbage, trash, debris, 13
dead animals, or other discarded materials of every kind and description. 14
(c) A person may not: 15
(1) dispose of litter on a highway or perform an act that violates the State 16
Vehicle Laws regarding disposal of litter, glass, and other prohibited substances on 17
highways; or 18
(2) dispose or cause or allow the disposal of litter on public or private 19
property unless: 20
(i) the property is designated by the State, a unit of the State, or a 21
political subdivision of the State for the disposal of litter and the person is authorized by 22
the proper public authority to use the property; or 23
(ii) the litter is placed into a litter receptacle or container installed 24
on the property. 25
(f) (1) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties provided 26
in this subsection. 27
(2) (i) A person who disposes of litter in violation of this section in an 28
amount not exceeding 100 pounds or 27 cubic feet and not for commercial gain is guilty of 29
a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a 30
fine not exceeding $1,500 or both. 31
(ii) A person who disposes of litter in violation of this section in an 32
amount exceeding 100 pounds or 27 cubic feet, but not exceeding 500 pounds or 216 cubic 33 HOUSE BILL 1527 3
feet, and not for commercial gain is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to 1
imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $12,500 or both. 2
(iii) A person who disposes of litter in violation of this section in an 3
amount exceeding 500 pounds or 216 cubic feet or in any amount for commercial gain is 4
guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years 5
or a fine not exceeding $30,000 or both. 6
(h) A unit that supervises State property shall: 7
(1) establish and maintain receptacles for the disposal of litter at 8
appropriate locations where the public frequents the property; 9
(2) post signs directing persons to the receptacles and serving notice of the 10
provisions of this section; and 11
(3) otherwise publicize the availability of litter receptacles and the 12
requirements of this section. 13
(i) (1) Fines collected for violations of this section shall be disbursed: 14
(i) to the county or municipal corporation where the violation 15
occurred; or 16
(ii) if the bi–county unit is the enforcement unit and the violations 17
occurred on property over which the bi–county unit exercises jurisdiction, to the bi–county 18
unit. 19
(2) (I) Fines EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 20
PARAGRAPH , FINES collected shall be used to pay for: 21
(I) litter receptacles and posting signs as required by subsection (h) 22
of this section and for other purposes relating to the removal or control of litter; AND. 23
(II) FINES COLLECTED IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY SHALL 24
BE USED TO PAY FOR : 25
1. MAINTENANCE COSTS AS SOCIATED WITH THE PI LOT 26
PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBSECTION (K) OF THIS SECTION; 27
2. LITTER RECEPTACLES A ND POSTING SIGNS THA T ARE 28
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTI ON (H) OF THIS SECTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 29
RELATED TO THE REMOV AL OR CONTROL OF LITTER; 30
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3. THE REMOVAL OR CONTR OL OF LITTER , LITTER 1
REMOVAL PROGRAMS , OVERSIGHT, AND OPERATIONS PERFO RMED BY THE UNIT 2
THAT SUPERVISES STATE PROPERTY ; AND 3
4. REWARDS TO MEMBERS O F THE PUBLIC WHO SUB MIT 4
VIDEO EVIDENCE THROU GH A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER SU BSECTION (K) OF 5
THIS SECTION. 6
(K) (1) EACH COUNTY SHALL THE GOVERNING BODY FO R PRINCE 7
GEORGE’S COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM ALLOWING A M EMBER OF 8
THE PUBLIC TO: 9
(1) (I) SUBMIT VIDEO EVIDENC E OF AN ALLEGED VIOL ATION OF 10
THIS SECTION OCCURRING IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY TO AN ENFORCEMENT 11
UNIT WITH JURISDICTI ON; AND 12
(2) RECEIVE “HALF THE TOTAL AMOUN T” OF ANY FINES COLLECT ED 13
(II) RECEIVE HALF THE TOT AL AMOUNT OF ANY FINES 14
COLLECTED IN RELATION TO THE V IOLATION IF THE VIDE O EVIDENCE LEADS TO A 15
CONVICTION UNDER THI S SECTION. 16
(2) IF A PERSON FINED UND ER THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT PAY THE 17
FINE, THE GOVERNING BODY O F PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY MAY REFER THE 18
AMOUNT OF THE UNPA ID OUTSTANDING FINE TO THE CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT 19
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT . 20
[(k)] (L) This section may be cited as the “Illegal Dumping and Litter Control 21
Law”. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
October 1, 2025. This Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of 24
September 30, 2030, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, 25
shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 26