Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB501 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0501
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7	7	SENATE BILL 501
8	8	R5 5lr2575
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10	10	By: Senator McCray (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Baltimore City – Speed Monitoring System Citations – Late Fees 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring that a citation generated by a speed monitoring system 3
21	21	located in Baltimore City include certain information regarding late fees; authorizing 4
22	22	the Baltimore Police Department to charge a late fee for the failure to pay a civil 5
23	23	penalty or contest liability for a citation generated by a speed monitoring system 6
24	24	located in Baltimore City; and generally relating to speed monitoring systems. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Transportation 9
28	28	Section 21–809(c) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Transportation 14
34	34	Section 21–809(d)(1) and (6) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
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38	38	BY adding to 18
39	39	Article – Transportation 19
40	40	Section 21–809(d)(6) 20
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
42	42	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
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44	44	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
45	45	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24
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47	47	Article – Transportation 25
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51	51	21–809. 1
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53	53	(c) (1) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation from a police 2
54	54	officer at the time of the violation, the owner or, in accordance with subsection (f)(4) of this 3
55	55	section, the driver of a motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is 4
56	56	recorded by a speed monitoring system while being operated in violation of this subtitle. 5
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58	58	(2) A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed $40. 6
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60	60	(3) For purposes of this section, the District Court shall prescribe: 7
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62	62	(i) A uniform citation form consistent with subsection (d)(1) of this 8
63	63	section and § 7–302 of the Courts Article; and 9
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65	65	(ii) A civil penalty, which shall be indicated on the citation, to be paid 10
66	66	by persons who choose to prepay the civil penalty without appearing in District Court. 11
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68	68	(d) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (4) of this 12
69	69	subsection, an agency shall mail to an owner liable under subsection (c) of this section a 13
70	70	citation that shall include: 14
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72	72	(i) The name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; 15
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74	74	(ii) The registration number of the motor vehicle involved in the 16
75	75	violation; 17
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77	77	(iii) The violation charged; 18
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79	79	(iv) The location where the violation occurred; 19
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81	81	(v) The date and time of the violation; 20
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83	83	(vi) A copy of the recorded image; 21
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85	85	(vii) The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which 22
86	86	the civil penalty should be paid; 23
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88	88	(viii) A signed statement by a duly authorized law enforcement officer 24
89	89	employed by or under contract with an agency that, based on inspection of recorded images, 25
90	90	the motor vehicle was being operated in violation of this subtitle; 26
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92	92	(ix) A statement that recorded images are evidence of a violation of 27
93	93	this subtitle; 28
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95	95	(x) Information advising the person alleged to be liable under this 29
96	96	section of the manner and time in which liability as alleged in the citation may be contested 30
97	97	in the District Court; [and] 31 SENATE BILL 501 3
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101	101	(xi) Information advising the person alleged to be liable under this 1
102	102	section that failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner: 2
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104	104	1. Is an admission of liability; 3
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106	106	2. May result in the refusal by the Administration to register 4
107	107	the motor vehicle; and 5
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109	109	3. May result in the suspension of the motor vehicle 6
110	110	registration; AND 7
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112	112	(XII) FOR A CITATION GENERATED BY A SPEED MONITORING 8
113	113	SYSTEM LOCATED IN BALTIMORE CITY, INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON 9
114	114	ALLEGED TO BE LIABLE UNDER THIS SECTION T HAT FAILURE TO PAY T HE CIVIL 10
115	115	PENALTY OR TO CONTES T LIABILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA GRAPH (6) OF THIS 11
116	116	SUBSECTION MAY RESULT IN THE ASSESS MENT OF A LATE FEE . 12
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118	118	(6) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIE S ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY. 13
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120	120	(II) AN AGENCY MAY CHARGE A LATE FEE IF A PERSON ALLEGED 14
121	121	TO BE LIABLE UNDER T HIS SECTION FAILS TO PAY THE CIV IL PENALTY OR TO 15
122	122	CONTEST LIABILITY WITHIN A TIMEFRAME DETERMINED BY THE AGENCY. 16
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124	124	[(6)] (7) To mail the citation or warning notice, an agency shall use: 17
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126	126	(i) The current mailing address on file with the Administration; or 18
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128	128	(ii) If a mailing address is unavailable, the current residential 19
129	129	address on file with the Administration. 20
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131	131	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
132	132	October 1, 2025. 22