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SENATE BILL 402
R5 5lr2581
By: Senator McCray (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore City – Speed Monitoring Systems – Maximum Penalty Increase 2
FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum civil penalty that may be assessed for a 3
violation recorded by a speed monitoring system located in Baltimore City; and 4
generally relating to penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems 5
in Baltimore City. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Transportation 8
Section 21–809(c) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Transportation 14
21–809. 15
(c) (1) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation from a police 16
officer at the time of the violation, the owner or, in accordance with subsection (f)(4) of this 17
section, the driver of a motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is 18
recorded by a speed monitoring system while being operated in violation of this subtitle. 19
(2) (I) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 20
PARAGRAPH , A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed $40. 21
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(II) FOR A VIOLATION RECOR DED BY A SPEED MONIT ORING 1
SYSTEM LOC ATED IN BALTIMORE CITY, A CIVIL PENALTY UNDE R THIS SUBSECTION 2
MAY NOT EXCEED $60. 3
(3) For purposes of this section, the District Court shall prescribe: 4
(i) A uniform citation form consistent with subsection (d)(1) of this 5
section and § 7–302 of the Courts Article; and 6
(ii) A civil penalty, which shall be indicated on the citation, to be paid 7
by persons who choose to prepay the civil penalty without appearing in District Court. 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effec t 9
October 1, 2025. 10