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11	10		SENATE BILL 600
12		-	R5 (5lr2669)
13		-	ENROLLED BILL
14		-	— Judicial Proceedings/Environment and Transportation —
15		-	Introduced by Senator McCray
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17		-	Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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19		-	_______________________________________________
20		-	Proofreader.
21		-	_______________________________________________
22		-	Proofreader.
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24		-	Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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26		-	_______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M.
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28		-	______________________________________________
29		-	President.
	11	+	R5 5lr2669
	12	+	CF HB 1226
	13	+	By: Senator McCray
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
	15	+	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
	16	+	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
	17	+	Senate action: Adopted
	18	+	Read second time: February 24, 2025
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31	20		CHAPTER ______
32	21
33	22		AN ACT concerning 1
34	23
35		-	Baltimore City ~~and Takoma Park~~ – Stop Sign Monitoring Systems – 2
36		-	~~Authorization of Pilot~~ Program 3
	24	+	Baltimore City – Stop Sign Monitoring Systems – Authorization of Pilot 2
	25	+	Program 3
37	26
38	27		FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in certain school 4
39		-	zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program 5
40		-	authorized for Prince George’s County, if authorized by local law; requiring that a 6
41		-	certain percentage of the fines collected under this Act be distributed to the local 7
42		-	management board for Baltimore City and be used only for certain purposes; 8
43		-	providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a stop 9
44		-	sign is subject to a citation and a certain civil penalty under certain circumstances; 10
45		-	establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a stop 11
46		-	sign monitoring system; prohibiting a contractor administering a stop sign 12
47		-	monitoring system from being compensated in a certain manner; requiring that a 13
48		-	certain percentage of the fines collected under this Act be distributed to the local 14
49		-	management board for Baltimore City and be used only for certain purposes; and 15 2 SENATE BILL 600
	28	+	zones in Baltimore City, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver 5
	29	+	of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a stop sign is subject to a citation and a 6
	30	+	certain civil penalty under certain circumstances; establishing certain defenses to a 7
	31	+	charge of an alleged violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system; prohibiting 8
	32	+	a contractor administering a stop sign monitoring system from being compensated 9
	33	+	in a certain manner; requiring that a certain percentage of the fines collected under 10
	34	+	this Act be distributed to the local management board for Baltimore City and be used 11
	35	+	only for certain purposes; and generally relating to the use of stop sign monitoring 12
	36	+	systems in Baltimore City. 13
50	37
51		-
52		-	generally relating to the use of stop sign monitoring systems in Baltimore City and 1
53		-	the City of Takoma Park. 2
54		-
55		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
56		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 4
57		-	Section 4–401(13), 7–302(e)(1)(i), (3), and (4)(i), and 10–311(g) 5
58		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 6
59		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
60		-
61		-	BY adding to 8
62		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9
63		-	Section 7–302(e)(6) 10
64		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
65		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
66		-
67		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
68		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
69		-	Section 7–302(e)(1) through (4) and 10–311(f) 15
70		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
71		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
72		-	(As enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 18
	38	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
	39	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15
	40	+	Section 4–401(13), 7–302(e)(1)(i), (3), and (4)(i), and 10–311(g) 16
	41	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
	42	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
73	43
74	44		BY adding to 19
75	45		Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20
76		-	Section 7–302(e)(6) ~~and 10–311(f)~~ 21
	46	+	Section 7–302(e)(6) 21
77	47		Annotated Code of Maryland 22
78		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23
79		-	(As enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 24
80		-
81		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 25
82		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 26
83		-	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) 7–302(e)(3) and (4)(i) 27
84		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 28
85		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 29
86		-
87		-	BY adding to 30
88		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 31
89		-	Section 7–302(e)(6) 32
90		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 33
91		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 34
92		-
93		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 35
94		-	Article – Transportation 36
95		-	Section 21–707 37
96		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 38
97		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 39
98		-	SENATE BILL 600 3
	48	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23 2 SENATE BILL 600
99	49
100	50
101		-	BY adding to repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
102		-	Article – Transportation 2
103		-	Section 21–707.2 21–707.1 3
	51	+
	52	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
	53	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 2
	54	+	Section 7–302(e)(1) through (4) and 10–311(f) 3
104	55		Annotated Code of Maryland 4
105	56		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
	57	+	(As enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 6
106	58
107		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
108		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
	59	+	BY adding to 7
	60	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 8
	61	+	Section 7–302(e)(6) and 10–311(f) 9
	62	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
	63	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
	64	+	(As enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024) 12
109	65
110		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 8
	66	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
	67	+	Article – Transportation 14
	68	+	Section 21–707 15
	69	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
	70	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
111	71
112		-	7–302. 9
	72	+	BY adding to 18
	73	+	Article – Transportation 19
	74	+	Section 21–707.2 20
	75	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
	76	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
113	77
114		-	(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.1, 10
115		-	§ 21–707.2, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation 11
116		-	Article shall provide that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by 12
117		-	notifying the issuing agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to 13
118		-	the date of payment as set forth in the citation. 14
	78	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
	79	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24
119	80
120		-	(3) [Civil] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS 15
121		-	SUBSECTION, CIVIL penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 16
122		-	monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 17
123		-	work zone speed control system, stop sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring 18
124		-	camera, bus lane monitoring system, or noise abatement monitoring system that are 19
125		-	collected by the District Court shall be collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this 20
126		-	section and distributed in accordance with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 21
	81	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 25
127	82
128		-	(4) (i) Except as provided in [paragraph (5)] PARAGRAPHS (5) AND 22
129		-	(6) of this subsection, from the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of 23
130		-	violations enforced by speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, stop 24
131		-	sign monitoring systems, school bus monitoring cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or 25
132		-	noise abatement monitoring systems, a political subdivision: 26
	83	+	7–302. 26
133	84
134		-	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 27
135		-	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, school bus monitoring 28
136		-	cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems; and 29
	85	+	(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.1, 27
	86	+	§ 21–707.2, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation 28
	87	+	Article shall provide that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by 29
	88	+	notifying the issuing agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to 30
	89	+	the date of payment as set forth in the citation. 31
137	90
138		-	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 30
139		-	paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including 31
140		-	pedestrian or highway safety programs. 32
	91	+	(3) [Civil] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS 32
	92	+	SUBSECTION, CIVIL penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 33
	93	+	monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 34
	94	+	work zone speed control system, stop sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring 35
	95	+	camera, bus lane monitoring system, or noise abatement monitoring system that are 36
	96	+	collected by the District Court shall be collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this 37
	97	+	section and distributed in accordance with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 38 SENATE BILL 600 3
141	98
142		-	(6) FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 33
143		-	DISTRICT COURT AS A RESULT O F VIOLATIONS ENFORCE D BY A STOP SIGN 34
144		-	MONITORING SYSTEM , 50% SHALL BE: 35
	99	+
	100	+
	101	+	(4) (i) Except as provided in [paragraph (5)] PARAGRAPHS (5) AND 1
	102	+	(6) of this subsection, from the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of 2
	103	+	violations enforced by speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, stop 3
	104	+	sign monitoring systems, school bus monitoring cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or 4
	105	+	noise abatement monitoring systems, a political subdivision: 5
	106	+
	107	+	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 6
	108	+	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, school bus monitoring 7
	109	+	cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems; and 8
	110	+
	111	+	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 9
	112	+	paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including 10
	113	+	pedestrian or highway safety programs. 11
	114	+
	115	+	(6) FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 12
	116	+	DISTRICT COURT AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS ENFORCED BY A S TOP SIGN 13
	117	+	MONITORING SYSTEM , 50% SHALL BE: 14
	118	+
	119	+	(I) DISTRIBUTED TO THE LO CAL MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 15
	120	+	BALTIMORE CITY; AND 16
	121	+
	122	+	(II) USED ONLY FOR PROVIDI NG YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND 17
	123	+	SERVICES FOR YOUTH L IVING IN OR ATTENDIN G A SCHOOL LOCATED I N THE 45TH 18
	124	+	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT . 19
	125	+
	126	+	10–311. 20
	127	+
	128	+	(g) A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a stop sign monitoring system 21
	129	+	in accordance with § 21–707.1 OR § 21–707.2 of the Transportation Article is admissible 22
	130	+	in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of § 23
	131	+	21–707 of the Transportation Article without authentication. 24
	132	+
	133	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 25
	134	+	as follows: 26
	135	+
	136	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 27
	137	+
	138	+	7–302. 28
	139	+
	140	+	(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.2, 29
	141	+	§ 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article shall provide 30
	142	+	that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by notifying the issuing 31
	143	+	agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to the date of payment 32
	144	+	as set forth in the citation. 33
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146	146
147	147
148		-	(I) DISTRIBUTED TO THE LO CAL MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 1
149		-	BALTIMORE CITY; AND 2
	148	+	(ii) On receipt of the notice to stand trial, the agency shall forward 1
	149	+	to the District Court having venue a copy of the citation and a copy of the notice from the 2
	150	+	person who received the citation indicating the person’s intention to stand trial. 3
150	151
151		-	(II) ~~USED ONLY~~ FOR ~~PROVIDI NG YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND 3~~
152		-	~~SERVICES FOR YOUTH L IVING IN OR ATTENDIN G A SCHOOL LOCA TED IN~~ THE ~~45TH 4~~
153		-	~~LEGISLATIVE~~ DISTRICT . 5
	152	+	(iii) On receipt thereof, the District Court shall schedule the case for 4
	153	+	trial and notify the defendant of the trial date under procedures adopted by the Chief Judge 5
	154	+	of the District Court. 6
154	155
155		-	10–311. 6
	156	+	(2) (i) A citation issued as the result of a vehicle height monitoring 7
	157	+	system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a work zone 8
	158	+	speed control system OR A STOP SIGN MONIT ORING SYSTEM controlled by a political 9
	159	+	subdivision, a school bus monitoring camera, or a bus lane monitoring system shall provide 10
	160	+	that, in an uncontested case, the penalty shall be paid directly to that political subdivision. 11
156	161
157		-	(g) A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a stop sign monitoring system 7
158		-	in accordance with § 21–707.1 OR § 21–707.2 of the Transportation Article is admissible 8
159		-	in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of § 9
160		-	21–707 of the Transportation Article without authentication. 10
	162	+	(ii) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal 12
	163	+	monitoring system or a work zone speed control system controlled by a State agency, or as 13
	164	+	a result of a vehicle height monitoring system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a 14
	165	+	speed monitoring system, A STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM , a school bus monitoring 15
	166	+	camera, or a bus lane monitoring system in a case contested in District Court, shall provide 16
	167	+	that the penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court. 17
161	168
162		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 11
163		-	as follows: 12
	169	+	(3) Civil EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS 18
	170	+	SUBSECTION, CIVIL penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 19
	171	+	monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 20
	172	+	work zone speed control system, STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM, school bus monitoring 21
	173	+	camera, or bus lane monitoring system that are collected by the District Court shall be 22
	174	+	collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and distributed in accordance 23
	175	+	with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 24
164	176
165		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
	177	+	(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) PARAGRAPHS (5) AND (6) 25
	178	+	of this subsection, from the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations 26
	179	+	enforced by speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN 27
	180	+	MONITORING SYSTEMS , school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems, 28
	181	+	a political subdivision: 29
166	182
167		-	7–302. 14
	183	+	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 30
	184	+	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN MONITORING 31
	185	+	SYSTEMS, school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems; and 32
168	186
169		-	(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.2, 15
170		-	§ 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article shall provide 16
171		-	that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by notifying the issuing 17
172		-	agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to the date of payment 18
173		-	as set forth in the citation. 19
	187	+	2. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, may spend 33
	188	+	any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including pedestrian or highway 34
	189	+	safety programs. 35
174	190
175		-	(ii) On receipt of the notice to stand trial, the agency shall forward 20
176		-	to the District Court having venue a copy of the citation and a copy of the notice from the 21
177		-	person who received the citation indicating the person’s intention to stand trial. 22
178		-
179		-	(iii) On receipt thereof, the District Court shall schedule the case for 23
180		-	trial and notify the defendant of the trial date under procedures adopted by the Chief Judge 24
181		-	of the District Court. 25
182		-
183		-	(2) (i) A citation issued as the result of a vehicle height monitoring 26
184		-	system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a work zone 27
185		-	speed control system OR A STOP SIGN MONIT ORING SYSTEM controlled by a political 28
186		-	subdivision, a school bus monitoring camera, or a bus lane monitoring system shall provide 29
187		-	that, in an uncontested case, the penalty shall be paid directly to that political subdivision. 30
188		-
189		-	(ii) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal 31
190		-	monitoring system or a work zone speed control system controlled by a State agency, or as 32
191		-	a result of a vehicle height monitoring system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a 33
192		-	speed monitoring system, A STOP SIGN MONITORI NG SYSTEM, a school bus monitoring 34 SENATE BILL 600 5
	191	+	(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 36
	192	+	collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 37
	193	+	systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in 38 SENATE BILL 600 5
193	194
194	195
195		-	camera, or a bus lane monitoring system in a case contested in District Court, shall provide 1
196		-	that the penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court. 2
	196	+	accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total 1
	197	+	revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit 2
	198	+	any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 3
197	199
198		-	(3) Civil EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS 3
199		-	SUBSECTION, CIVIL penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 4
200		-	monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 5
201		-	work zone speed control system, STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM, school bus monitoring 6
202		-	camera, or bus lane monitoring system that are collected by the District Court shall be 7
203		-	collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and distributed in accordance 8
204		-	with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 9
	200	+	2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 4
	201	+	this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 5
205	202
206		-	(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) PARAGRAPHS (5) AND (6) 10
207		-	of this subsection, from the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations 11
208		-	enforced by speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN 12
209		-	MONITORING SYSTEMS , school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems, 13
210		-	a political subdivision: 14
	203	+	(6) FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 6
	204	+	DISTRICT COURT AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS ENFORCED BY A STOP SIGN 7
	205	+	MONITORING SYSTEM , 50% SHALL BE: 8
211	206
212		-	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 15
213		-	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN MONITORING 16
214		-	SYSTEMS, school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems; and 17
	207	+	(I) DISTRIBUTED TO THE LO CAL MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 9
	208	+	BALTIMORE CITY; AND 10
215	209
216		-	~~2. Subject to subparagraph~~ (ii) ~~of this paragraph,~~ ~~may spend 18~~
217		-	~~any remaining balance solely~~ for ~~public safety purposes,~~ ~~including pedestrian~~ or ~~highway 19~~
218		-	~~safety programs~~. 20
	210	+	(II) USED ONLY FOR PROVIDI NG YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND 11
	211	+	SERVICES FOR YOUTH L IVING IN OR ATTENDIN G A SCHOOL LOCATED I N THE 45TH 12
	212	+	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT . 13
219	213
220		-	(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 21
221		-	collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 22
222		-	systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in 23
223		-	accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total 24
224		-	revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit 25
225		-	any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 26
	214	+	10–311. 14
226	215
227		-	2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 27
228		-	this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 28
	216	+	(F) A RECORDED IMAGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCED BY A STOP SIGN 15
	217	+	MONITORING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 21–707.2 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 16
	218	+	ARTICLE IS ADMISSIBLE IN A PROCEEDING CONC ERNING A CIVIL CITAT ION ISSUED 17
	219	+	UNDER THAT SECTION F OR A VIOLATION OF § 21–707.2 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 18
	220	+	ARTICLE WITHOUT AUTHENTICATI ON. 19
229	221
230		-	(6) FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 29
231		-	DISTRICT COURT AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS ENFORCED BY A STOP SIGN 30
232		-	MONITORING SYSTEM , 50% SHALL BE: 31
	222	+	[(f)] (G) In any other judicial proceeding, a recorded image produced by a vehicle 20
	223	+	height monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring 21
	224	+	system, work zone speed control system, STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM, school bus 22
	225	+	monitoring camera, or bus lane monitoring system is admissible as otherwise provided by 23
	226	+	law. 24
233	227
234		-	~~(I) DISTRIBUTED TO~~ THE ~~LOCAL MA NAGEMENT BOARD FOR 32~~
235		-	~~BALTIMORE CITY;~~ ~~AND 33~~
	228	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 25
	229	+	as follows: 26
236	230
237		-	(II) USED ONLY FOR PROVIDI NG YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND 34
238		-	SERVICES FOR YOUTH L IVING IN OR ATTENDIN G A SCHOOL LOCATED I N THE 45TH 35
239		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT . 36 6 SENATE BILL 600
	231	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 27
	232	+
	233	+	4–401. 28
	234	+
	235	+	Except as provided in § 4–402 of this subtitle, and subject to the venue provisions of 29
	236	+	Title 6 of this article, the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction in: 30
	237	+
	238	+	(13) A proceeding for a civil infraction under § 21–202.1, § 21–704.1, § 31
	239	+	21–706.1, § 21–707.1, § 21–707.2, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 32
	240	+	of the Transportation Article or § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article; 33
	241	+	6 SENATE BILL 600
	242	+
	243	+
	244	+	Article – Transportation 1
	245	+
	246	+	21–707. 2
	247	+
	248	+	(a) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 3
	249	+	of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of the 4
	250	+	intersection at a clearly marked stop line. 5
	251	+
	252	+	(b) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 6
	253	+	of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of the 7
	254	+	intersection and, if there is no clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk. 8
	255	+
	256	+	(c) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 9
	257	+	of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of an 10
	258	+	intersection and, if there is no crosswalk, at the nearest point before entering the 11
	259	+	intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic approaching on the intersecting roadway. 12
	260	+
	261	+	(d) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 13
	262	+	for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection at a clearly marked stop 14
	263	+	line. 15
	264	+
	265	+	(e) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 16
	266	+	for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection and, if there is no clearly 17
	267	+	marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk. 18
	268	+
	269	+	(f) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 19
	270	+	for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection and, if there is no crosswalk, 20
	271	+	at the nearest point before entering the intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic 21
	272	+	approaching on the intersecting roadway. 22
	273	+
	274	+	21–707.2. 23
	275	+
	276	+	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY. 24
	277	+
	278	+	(B) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 25
	279	+	INDICATED. 26
	280	+
	281	+	(2) “AGENCY” MEANS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY THAT IS 27
	282	+	AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A CITATION FOR A VIO LATION OF THE MARYLAND VEHICLE 28
	283	+	LAW OR OF LOCAL TRAFFIC L AWS OR REGULATIONS . 29
	284	+
	285	+	(3) (I) “OWNER” MEANS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF A MOTOR 30
	286	+	VEHICLE OR LESSEE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDE R A LEASE OF 6 MONTHS OR MORE . 31
	287	+
	288	+	(II) “OWNER” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 32
	289	+	SENATE BILL 600 7
	290	+
	291	+
	292	+	1. A MOTOR VEHICLE LEASIN G COMPANY; OR 1
	293	+
	294	+	2. A HOLDER OF A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE 2
	295	+	ISSUED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 9, PART III OF THIS ARTICLE. 3
	296	+
	297	+	(4) “RECORDED IMAGE ” MEANS IMAGES RECORDE D BY A STOP SIGN 4
	298	+	MONITORING SYSTEM : 5
	299	+
	300	+	(I) ON: 6
	301	+
	302	+	1. TWO OR MORE PHOTOGRAP HS; 7
	303	+
	304	+	2. TWO OR MORE MICROPHOTOGRAPHS ; 8
	305	+
	306	+	3. TWO OR MORE ELECTRONI C IMAGES; 9
	307	+
	308	+	4. VIDEOTAPE; OR 10
	309	+
	310	+	5. ANY OTHER MEDIUM ; AND 11
	311	+
	312	+	(II) SHOWING A MOTOR VEHIC LE AND, ON AT LEAST ONE IMAG E 12
	313	+	OR PORTION OF TAPE , CLEARLY IDENTIFYING THE REGISTRATION PLA TE NUMBER 13
	314	+	OF THE MOTOR VEHI CLE. 14
	315	+
	316	+	(5) “STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM ” MEANS A DEVICE DESIG NED 15
	317	+	TO CAPTURE A RECORDE D IMAGE OF A VIOLATI ON. 16
	318	+
	319	+	(6) (I) “VIOLATION” MEANS A FAILURE TO C OME TO A COMPLETE 17
	320	+	STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN VIOLATION OF § 21–707 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 18
	321	+
	322	+	(II) “VIOLATION” DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ACTION A DRIVER IS 19
	323	+	INSTRUCTED TO TAKE B Y A POLICE OFFICER . 20
	324	+
	325	+	(C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (4) OF THIS 21
	326	+	SUBSECTION, AN AGENCY MAY USE ST OP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS : 22
	327	+
	328	+	(I) ON HIGHWAYS LOCATED I N A SCHOOL ZONE IN THE 45TH 23
	329	+	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT AND MAINTAINED BY BALTIMORE CITY, IF AUTHORIZED BY 24
	330	+	THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY; OR 25
	331	+
	332	+	(II) ON STATE HIGHWAYS LOCATE D IN A SCHOOL ZONE IN THE 26
	333	+	45TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT , IF AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY 27
	334	+	ADMINISTRATION . 28
	335	+	8 SENATE BILL 600
	336	+
	337	+
	338	+	(2) A STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM MA Y NOT BE USED UNDER THIS 1
	339	+	SECTION UNLESS ITS U SE IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE 2
	340	+	CITY BY LOCAL LAW ENA CTED AFTER REASONABL E NOTICE AND A PUBLI C HEARING. 3
	341	+
	342	+	(3) BEFORE BEGINNING USE OF STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTE MS, 4
	343	+	AN AGENCY SHALL PUBL ISH NOTICE THAT THE AGENCY HAS ADOPTED T HE USE OF 5
	344	+	STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS O N ITS WEBSITE AND IN A NEWSPAPER OF 6
	345	+	GENERAL CIRCULATION IN BALTIMORE CITY. 7
	346	+
	347	+	(4) (I) THE CITY SHALL PROMINENTLY PL ACE SIGNS ON 8
	348	+	HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY PROVIDING NOTICE THA T STOP SIGN MONITORING 9
	349	+	SYSTEMS ARE USED IN THE CITY. 10
	350	+
	351	+	(II) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHALL PLACE 11
	352	+	SIGNS PROMINENTLY PR OVIDING NOTICE THAT STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS 12
	353	+	ARE IN USE ON STATE HIGHWAYS . 13
	354	+
	355	+	(D) A RECORDED IMAGE UNDER THIS SECTION INDICAT ING THAT THE 14
	356	+	DRIVER OF A MOTOR VE HICLE HAS COMMITTED A VIOLATION SHALL IN CLUDE: 15
	357	+
	358	+	(1) THE TIME AND DATE OF THE VIOLATION; AND 16
	359	+
	360	+	(2) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, THE LOCATION OF THE VIOLATION. 17
	361	+
	362	+	(E) (1) UNLESS THE DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE RECEIVED A 18
	363	+	CITATION FROM A POLI CE OFFICER AT THE TI ME OF THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER 19
	364	+	OR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTION (F)(3) OR (H)(4) OR (5) OF THIS SECTION , 20
	365	+	THE DRIVER OF A MOTO R VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY I F THE MOTOR 21
	366	+	VEHICLE IS RECORDE D BY A STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM DU RING THE 22
	367	+	COMMISSION OF A VIOL ATION. 23
	368	+
	369	+	(2) A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT EXCEED $40. 24
	370	+
	371	+	(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL 25
	372	+	PRESCRIBE: 26
	373	+
	374	+	(I) A UNIFORM CITATION FOR M CONSISTENT WI TH 27
	375	+	SUBSECTION (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION AND § 7–302 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE; AND 28
	376	+
	377	+	(II) A CIVIL PENALTY , WHICH SHALL BE INDIC ATED ON THE 29
	378	+	CITATION, TO BE PAID BY PERSON S WHO CHOOSE TO PREP AY THE CIVIL PENALTY 30
	379	+	WITHOUT APPEARING IN DISTRICT COURT. 31
	380	+	SENATE BILL 600 9
	381	+
	382	+
	383	+	(F) (1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVIS IONS OF PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (5) 1
	384	+	OF THIS SUBSECTION , AN AGENCY SHALL MAIL TO THE OWNER LIABLE UNDER 2
	385	+	SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION A CI TATION THAT SHALL IN CLUDE: 3
	386	+
	387	+	(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED OW NER OF 4
	388	+	THE MOTOR VEHIC LE; 5
	389	+
	390	+	(II) THE REGISTRATION NUMB ER OF THE MOTOR VEHI CLE 6
	391	+	INVOLVED IN THE VIOL ATION; 7
	392	+
	393	+	(III) THE VIOLATION CHARGED ; 8
	394	+
	395	+	(IV) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, THE LOCATION OF THE 9
	396	+	VIOLATION; 10
	397	+
	398	+	(V) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATION; 11
	399	+
	400	+	(VI) A COPY OF THE RECORDE D IMAGE; 12
	401	+
	402	+	(VII) THE AMOUNT OF THE CIV IL PENALTY IMPOSED A ND THE 13
	403	+	DATE BY WHICH THE CI VIL PENALTY MUST BE PAID; 14
	404	+
	405	+	(VIII) A SIGNED STATEMENT BY A TECHNICIAN EMPLOYE D BY THE 15
	406	+	AGENCY THAT , BASED ON THE INSPECT ION OF THE RECORDED IMAGE, THE MOTOR 16
	407	+	VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED DURIN G THE COMMISSION OF A VIOLATION; 17
	408	+
	409	+	(IX) A STATEMENT THAT THE R ECORDED IMAGE IS EVI DENCE OF 18
	410	+	A VIOLATION; AND 19
	411	+
	412	+	(X) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE 20
	413	+	LIABLE UNDER THIS SE CTION: 21
	414	+
	415	+	1. OF THE MANNER AND TIM E IN WHICH LIABILITY AS 22
	416	+	ALLEGED IN THE CITAT ION MAY BE CONTESTED IN THE DISTRICT COURT; AND 23
	417	+
	418	+	2. THAT FAILURE TO PAY T HE CIVIL PENALTY OR TO 24
	419	+	CONTEST LIABILITY IN A TIMELY MANNER IS A N ADMISSION OF LIABI LITY AND MAY 25
	420	+	RESULT IN REFUSAL OR SUSPENSION OF THE MO TOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION . 26
	421	+
	422	+	(2) THE AGENCY MAY MAIL A WARNING NOTICE IN PL ACE OF A 27
	423	+	CITATION TO THE OWNE R LIABLE UNDER SUBSE CTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. 28
	424	+
	425	+	(3) (I) BEFORE MAILING A CITA TION TO A MOTOR VEHI CLE 29
	426	+	RENTAL COMPANY LIABL E UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , AN AGENCY 30 10 SENATE BILL 600
	427	+
	428	+
	429	+	SHALL MAIL A NOTICE TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY STATI NG THAT A 1
	430	+	CITATION WILL BE MAI LED TO THE MOTOR VEH ICLE RENTAL COMPANY UNLESS, 2
	431	+	WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE NTAL 3
	432	+	COMPANY PROVIDES THE AGENCY WITH: 4
	433	+
	434	+	1. A STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH THAT STATES THE 5
	435	+	NAME AND LAST KNOWN MAILING ADDRESS OF T HE INDIVIDUAL DRIVIN G OR 6
	436	+	RENTING THE MOTOR VE HICLE WHEN THE VIOL ATION OCCURRED ; 7
	437	+
	438	+	2. A. A STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH THAT 8
	439	+	STATES THAT THE MOTO R VEHICLE RENTAL COM PANY IS UNABLE TO DE TERMINE 9
	440	+	WHO WAS DRIVING THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE VIOLATION O CCURRED 10
	441	+	BECAUSE THE MOTOR VE HICLE WAS STOLEN AT THE TIME OF THE VIO LATION; AND 11
	442	+
	443	+	B. A COPY OF THE POLICE R EPORT ASSOCIATED WIT H 12
	444	+	THE MOTOR VEHICLE TH EFT CLAIMED UNDER IT EM A OF THIS ITEM; OR 13
	445	+
	446	+	3. PAYMENT FOR THE PENAL TY ASSOCIATED WITH T HE 14
	447	+	VIOLATION. 15
	448	+
	449	+	(II) AN AGENCY MAY NOT MAI L A CITATION TO A MO TOR 16
	450	+	VEHICLE RENTA L COMPANY LIABLE UND ER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION IF 17
	451	+	THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE NTAL COMPANY COMPLIE S WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 18
	452	+	THIS PARAGRAPH . 19
	453	+
	454	+	(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION 20
	455	+	AND SUBSECTION (H)(4) AND (5) OF THIS SECTION, A CITATION ISSUED UNDER THI S 21
	456	+	SECTION SHALL BE MAI LED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ALLE GED 22
	457	+	VIOLATION. 23
	458	+
	459	+	(5) A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CITATION UNDER PAR AGRAPH (1) OF 24
	460	+	THIS SUBSECTION MAY : 25
	461	+
	462	+	(I) PAY THE CIVIL PENALTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 26
	463	+	INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CITATION; OR 27
	464	+
	465	+	(II) ELECT TO STAND TRIAL FOR THE ALLEGED VIOL ATION. 28
	466	+
	467	+	(G) (1) A CERTIFICATE ALLEGING THAT A VIOLATION OCC URRED, SWORN 29
	468	+	TO OR AFFIRMED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYED 30
	469	+	BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY , BASED ON THE INSPEC TION OF A 31
	470	+	RECORDED IMAGE , SHALL BE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED IN THE 32
	471	+	CERTIFICATE AND SHAL L BE ADMISSIBLE IN A NY PROCEEDING CONCER NING THE 33
	472	+	ALLEGED VIOLATION . 34 SENATE BILL 600 11
240	473
241	474
242	475
243		-	10–311. 1
	476	+	(2) ADJUDICATION OF LIABI LITY SHALL BE BASED ON 1
	477	+	PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. 2
244	478
245		-	(F) A RECORDED IMAGE OF A MOTOR VEHI CLE PRODUCED BY A ST OP SIGN 2
246		-	MONITORING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 21–707.2 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 3
247		-	ARTICLE IS ADMISSIBLE IN A PROCEEDING CONC ERNING A CIVIL CITAT ION ISSUED 4
248		-	UNDER THAT SECTION F OR A VIOLATION OF § 21–707.2 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 5
249		-	ARTICLE WITHOU T AUTHENTICATION . 6
	479	+	(H) (1) THE DISTRICT COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DEFENSE OF A 3
	480	+	VIOLATION: 4
250	481
251		-	[(f)] (G) In any other judicial proceeding, a recorded image produced by a vehicle 7
252		-	height monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring 8
253		-	system, work zone speed control system, STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM, school bus 9
254		-	monitoring camera, or bus lane monitoring system is admissible as otherwise provided by 10
255		-	law. 11
	482	+	(I) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THAT 5
	483	+	THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE WERE 6
	484	+	STOLEN BEFORE THE VI OLATION OCCURRED AND WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL 7
	485	+	OR POSSESSION OF THE OWN ER AT THE TIME OF TH E VIOLATION; 8
256	486
257		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 12
258		-	as follows: 13
	487	+	(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 9
	488	+	EVIDENCE THAT THE PE RSON NAMED IN THE CI TATION WAS NOT OPERA TING THE 10
	489	+	MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; AND 11
259	490
260		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
	491	+	(III) ANY OTHER ISSUES AND EVIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT 12
	492	+	COURT CONSIDERS PERTI NENT. 13
261	493
262		-	4–401. 15
	494	+	(2) TO DEMONSTRATE THAT T HE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE 14
	495	+	REGISTRATION PLATES WERE STOLEN BEFORE T HE VIOLATION OCCURRE D AND 15
	496	+	WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF 16
	497	+	THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER MUST SUBMI T PROOF THAT A POLIC E REPORT ABOUT 17
	498	+	THE STOLEN MOTOR VEH ICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES WAS FILED IN A TIMELY 18
	499	+	MANNER. 19
263	500
264		-	Except as provided in § 4–402 of this subtitle, and subject to the venue provisions of 16
265		-	Title 6 of this article, the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction in: 17
	501	+	(3) TO SATISFY THE EVIDEN TIARY BURDEN UNDER P ARAGRAPH 20
	502	+	(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION SHALL PROVIDE 21
	503	+	TO THE DISTRICT COURT EVIDENCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DISTRICT 22
	504	+	COURT OF WHO WAS OPER ATING THE MOTOR VEHI CLE AT THE TIME OF T HE 23
	505	+	VIOLATION, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM , THE OPERATOR ’S NAME AND CURRENT 24
	506	+	ADDRESS. 25
266	507
267		-	(13) A proceeding for a civil infraction under § 21–202.1, § 21–704.1, § 18
268		-	21–706.1, § 21–707.1, § 21–707.2, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 19
269		-	of the Transportation Article or § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article; 20
	508	+	(4) (I) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S PARAGRAPH APPLY ONLY TO A 26
	509	+	CITATION THAT INVOLV ES A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A REGIS TERED GROSS 27
	510	+	WEIGHT OF 26,001 POUNDS OR MORE , CLASS F (TRACTOR) VEHICLE, CLASS G 28
	511	+	(TRAILER) VEHICLE OPERATED IN COMBINATION WITH A CLASS F (TRACTOR) 29
	512	+	VEHICLE, OR CLASS P (PASSENGER BUS) VEHICLE. 30
270	513
271		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 21
272		-
273		-	7–302. 22
274		-
275		-	(e) (4) (3) [Civil] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS 23
276		-	SUBSECTION, CIVIL penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 24
277		-	monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, work 25
278		-	zone speed control system, stop sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring camera, bus 26
279		-	lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement monitoring system that are collected by the 27
280		-	District Court shall be collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and 28
281		-	distributed in accordance with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 29
282		-
283		-	(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) PARAGRAPHS (5) AND (6) 30
284		-	of this subsection, from the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations 31
285		-	enforced by speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, stop sign monitoring 32
286		-	systems, school bus monitoring cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement 33
287		-	monitoring systems, a political subdivision: 34 SENATE BILL 600 7
	514	+	(II) TO SATISFY THE EVIDEN TIARY BURDEN UNDER 31
	515	+	PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN A CITATION 32
	516	+	DESCRIBED UNDER SUBP ARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y PROVIDE TO THE 33
	517	+	DISTRICT COURT A LETTER , SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY THE PERSON AND MAILED 34
	518	+	BY CERTIFIED MAIL , RETURN RECEIPT REQUE STED, THAT: 35 12 SENATE BILL 600
288	519
289	520
290	521
291		-	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 1
292		-	the speed monitoring systems, work zone speed control systems, STOP SIGN MONITORING 2
293		-	SYSTEMS, school bus monitoring cameras, bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement 3
294		-	monitoring systems; and 4
	522	+	1. STATES THAT THE PERSO N NAMED IN THE CITAT ION 1
	523	+	WAS NOT OPERATING TH E MOTOR VEHICLE AT T HE TIME OF THE VIOLA TION; AND 2
295	524
296		-	2. ~~Subject to subparagraphs (ii)~~, ~~(iii)~~, and ~~(iv) of this 5~~
297		-	~~paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes,~~ ~~including 6~~
298		-	~~pedestrian or highway safety programs~~. 7
	525	+	2. PROVIDES THE NAME , ADDRESS, AND DRIVER ’S 3
	526	+	LICENSE IDEN TIFICATION NUMBER OF THE PERSON WHO WAS O PERATING THE 4
	527	+	MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N. 5
299	528
300		-	(6) FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 8
301		-	DISTRICT COURT AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS ENFORCED BY A STOP SIGN 9
302		-	MONITORING SY STEM LOCATED IN BALTIMORE CITY, 50% SHALL BE: 10
	529	+	(5) (I) IF THE DISTRICT COURT FINDS THAT THE PERSON NAMED 6
	530	+	IN THE CITATION WAS NOT OPERATING THE MO TOR VEHICLE AT THE T IME OF THE 7
	531	+	VIOLATION OR RECEIVE S EVIDENCE UNDER PARAGRAPH (4)(II)2 OF THIS 8
	532	+	SUBSECTION IDENTIFYI NG THE PERSON DRIVIN G THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME 9
	533	+	OF THE VIOLATION, THE CLERK OF COURT S HALL PROVIDE TO THE AGENCY ISSUING 10
	534	+	THE CITATION A COPY OF ANY EVIDENCE SUBS TANTIATING WHO WAS O PERATING 11
	535	+	THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N. 12
303	536
304		-	(I) DISTRIBUTED TO THE LO CAL MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 11
305		-	BALTIMORE CITY; AND 12
	537	+	(II) ON RECEIPT OF SUBSTAN TIATING EVIDENCE FRO M THE 13
	538	+	DISTRICT COURT UNDER SUBPARAGR APH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE AGENCY 14
	539	+	MAY ISSUE A CITATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBSE CTION (F) OF THIS SECTION TO T HE 15
	540	+	PERSON WHO THE EVIDENCE INDICATES W AS OPERATING THE MOT OR VEHICLE AT 16
	541	+	THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 17
306	542
307		-	(II) 1. FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED AS A RESULT OF 13
308		-	VIOLATIONS ENFORCED BY A STOP SIGN MONIT ORING SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE 45TH 14
309		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, USED ONLY FOR PROVID ING YOUTH PROGRAMMIN G AND 15
310		-	SERVICES FOR YOUTH L IVING IN OR ATTENDIN G A SCHOOL LOCATED I N THE 45TH 16
311		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT ; OR 17
	543	+	(III) A CITATION ISSUED UNDE R SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 18
	544	+	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE M AILED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE 19
	545	+	EVIDENCE FROM THE DISTRICT COURT. 20
312	546
313		-	2. FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED AS A RESULT OF 18
314		-	VIOLATIONS ENFORCED BY A STOP SIGN MONIT ORING SYSTEM LO CATED IN THE 46TH 19
315		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT , USED ONLY FOR PROVID ING YOUTH PROGRAMMIN G AND 20
316		-	SERVICES FOR YOUTH L IVING IN OR ATTENDIN G A SCHOOL LOCATED I N THE 46TH 21
317		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT . 22
	547	+	(I) IF THE CIVIL PENALTY IS NOT PAID AND THE VIO LATION IS NOT 21
	548	+	CONTESTED, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY RE FUSE TO REGISTER OR REREGISTER OR 22
	549	+	MAY SUSPEND THE REGI STRATION OF THE MOTO R VEHICLE. 23
318	550
319		-	Article – Transportation 23
	551	+	(J) A VIOLATION FOR WHICH A CIVIL PENALTY IS I MPOSED UNDER THIS 24
	552	+	SECTION: 25
320	553
321		-	21–707. 24
	554	+	(1) IS NOT A MOVING VIOLA TION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING 26
	555	+	POINTS UNDER § 16–402 OF THIS ARTICLE AND MAY NOT BE RECORDED BY THE 27
	556	+	ADMINISTRATION ON THE DRIVING RECORD OF TH E OWNER OR DRIVER OF THE 28
	557	+	MOTOR VEHICLE ; AND 29
322	558
323		-	(a) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 25
324		-	of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of the 26
325		-	intersection at a clearly marked stop line. 27
	559	+	(2) MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE 30
	560	+	INSURANCE COVERAGE . 31
326	561
327		-	(b) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 28
328		-	of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of the 29
329		-	intersection and, if there is no clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk. 30
330		-
331		-	(c) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver 31
332		-	of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall stop at the near side of an 32
333		-	intersection and, if there is no crosswalk, at the nearest point before entering the 33
334		-	intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic approaching on the intersecting roadway. 34 8 SENATE BILL 600
	562	+	(K) IN CONSULTATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES, THE CHIEF 32
	563	+	JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL ADOPT PRO CEDURES FOR THE ISSU ANCE 33 SENATE BILL 600 13
335	564
336	565
	566	+	OF CITATIONS, TRIALS FOR VIOLATION S, AND THE COLLECTION O F CIVIL PENALTIES 1
	567	+	IMPOSED UNDE R THIS SECTION. 2
337	568
338		-	(d) The ~~driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 1~~
339		-	~~for safety to stop,~~ shall ~~stop at the near side of the intersection at a clearly marked stop 2~~
340		-	~~line~~. 3
	569	+	(L) (1) AN AGENCY OR AN AGENT OR A CONTRACTOR DESI GNATED BY THE 3
	570	+	AGENCY SHALL ADMINIS TER AND PROCESS CIVI L CITATIONS ISSUED U NDER THIS 4
	571	+	SECTION IN COORDINAT ION WITH THE DISTRICT COURT. 5
341	572
342		-	(e) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 4
343		-	for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection and, if there is no clearly 5
344		-	marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk. 6
	573	+	(2) IF A CONTRACTOR IN AN Y MANNER OPERATES A STOP SIGN 6
	574	+	MONITORING SYSTEM OR ADMINISTERS OR PROCE SSES CITATIONS GENER ATED BY 7
	575	+	A STOP SIGN MONITORI NG SYSTEM ON BEHALF OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE 8
	576	+	CONTRACTOR ’S FEE MAY NOT BE CON TINGENT ON A PER –TICKET BASIS ON THE 9
	577	+	NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED OR PAID. 10
345	578
346		-	(f) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required 7
347		-	for safety to stop, shall stop at the near side of the intersection and, if there is no crosswalk, 8
348		-	at the nearest point before entering the intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic 9
349		-	approaching on the intersecting roadway. 10
	579	+	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 11
	580	+	2026, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation shall report to the Governor and, 12
	581	+	in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on: 13
350	582
351		-	~~21–707.2. 11~~
	583	+	(1) through October 1, 2026: 14
352	584
353		-	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY. 12
	585	+	(i) the time period during which stop sign monitoring systems were 15
	586	+	in use in the City; and 16
354	587
355		-	(B) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 13
356		-	INDICATED. 14
	588	+	(ii) the number of warnings and citations issued as a result of 17
	589	+	violations recorded by a stop sign monitoring system in the City over the reported time 18
	590	+	period, by location and date; 19
357	591
358		-	(2) “AGENCY” MEANS A LAW ENFORCEM ENT AGENCY THAT IS 15
359		-	AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A CITATION FOR A VIO LATION OF THE MARYLAND VEHICLE 16
360		-	LAW OR OF LOCAL TRAFF IC LAWS OR REGULATIO NS. 17
	592	+	(2) (i) the costs associated with implementing and operating stop sign 20
	593	+	monitoring systems; and 21
361	594
362		-	(3) ~~(I) “OWNER” MEANS~~ THE ~~REGISTERED OWNER~~ OF ~~A MOTOR 18~~
363		-	~~VEHICLE OR LESSEE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDE R A LEASE OF 6 MONTHS OR MORE . 19~~
	595	+	(ii) the revenue collected on a monthly basis as a result of violations 22
	596	+	recorded by stop sign monitoring systems; 23
364	597
365		-	(II) “OWNER” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 20
	598	+	(3) appropriate locations for the deployment of stop sign monitoring 24
	599	+	systems; 25
366	600
367		-	1. A MOTOR VEHICLE LEASING COMPANY ; OR 21
	601	+	(4) the performance and reliability of stop sign monitoring systems used by 26
	602	+	the City; and 27
368	603
369		-	2. A HOLDER OF A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE 22
370		-	ISSUED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 9, PART III OF THIS ARTICLE. 23
	604	+	(5) the effectiveness of stop sign monitoring systems in reducing violations, 28
	605	+	crashes, and pedestrian injuries in the City and in areas where the stop sign monitoring 29
	606	+	systems were implemented and used. 30
371	607
372		-	(4) “RECORDED IMAGE ” MEANS IMAGES RECORDE D BY A STOP SIGN 24
373		-	MONITORING SYSTEM : 25
374		-
375		-	(I) ON: 26
376		-
377		-	1. TWO OR MORE PHOTOGRAP HS; 27
378		-
379		-	2. TWO OR MORE MICROPHOT OGRAPHS; 28
380		-
381		-	3. TWO OR MORE ELECTRONI C IMAGES; 29 SENATE BILL 600 9
	608	+	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 31
	609	+	effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 3 of Chapter 678 32
	610	+	of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024. If that termination provision takes effect, 33
	611	+	Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 34 14 SENATE BILL 600
382	612
383	613
	614	+	abrogated and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be interpreted to have any 1
	615	+	effect on that termination provision. 2
384	616
385		-	4. VIDEOTAPE; OR 1
386		-
387		-	5. ANY OTHER MEDIUM ; AND 2
388		-
389		-	(II) SHOWING A MOTOR VEHIC LE AND, ON AT LEAST ONE IMAG E 3
390		-	OR PORTION OF TAPE , CLEARLY IDENTIFYING THE REGISTRATION PLA TE NUMBER 4
391		-	OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE . 5
392		-
393		-	(5) “STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM” MEANS A DEVICE DESIG NED 6
394		-	TO CAPTURE A RECORDE D IMAGE OF A VIOLATI ON. 7
395		-
396		-	(6) (I) “VIOLATION” MEANS A FAILURE TO C OME TO A COMPLETE 8
397		-	STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN VIOLATION OF § 21–707 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 9
398		-
399		-	(II) “VIOLATION” DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ACTION A DRIVER IS 10
400		-	INSTRUCTED TO TAKE B Y A POLICE OFFICER . 11
401		-
402		-	(C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (4) OF THIS 12
403		-	SUBSECTION, AN AGENCY MAY USE ST OP SIGN MONITORING S YSTEMS: 13
404		-
405		-	(I) ON HIGHWAYS LOCATED I N A SCHOOL ZONE IN THE 45TH 14
406		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT AND MAINTAINED BY BALTIMORE CITY, IF AUTHORIZED BY 15
407		-	THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY; OR 16
408		-
409		-	(II) ON STATE HIGHWAYS LOCATE D IN A SCHOOL ZONE IN THE 17
410		-	45TH LEGISLATIVE DISTR ICT, IF AUTHORI ZED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY 18
411		-	ADMINISTRATION . 19
412		-
413		-	(2) A STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM MAY NOT BE US ED UNDER THIS 20
414		-	SECTION UNLESS ITS U SE IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE 21
415		-	CITY BY LOCAL LAW ENA CTED AFTER REASONABL E NOTICE AND A PUBLI C HEARING. 22
416		-
417		-	(3) BEFORE BEGINNING USE O F STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS , 23
418		-	AN AGENCY SHALL PUBL ISH NOTICE THAT THE AGENCY HAS ADOPTED T HE USE OF 24
419		-	STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS ON ITS WEBSI TE AND IN A NEWSPAPE R OF 25
420		-	GENERAL CIRCULATION IN BALTIMORE CITY. 26
421		-
422		-	(4) (I) THE CITY SHALL PROMINENTLY PLACE SI GNS ON 27
423		-	HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY PROVIDING NOTICE THAT STOP SIGN MONITORING 28
424		-	SYSTEMS ARE USED IN THE CITY. 29
425		-	10 SENATE BILL 600
426		-
427		-
428		-	(II) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHALL PLACE 1
429		-	SIGNS PROMINENTLY PR OVIDING NOTICE THAT STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEMS 2
430		-	ARE IN USE ON STATE HIGHWAYS . 3
431		-
432		-	(D) A RECORDED IMAGE UNDER THIS SECTION INDICAT ING THAT THE 4
433		-	DRIVER OF A MOTOR VE HICLE HAS COMMITTED A VIOLATION SHALL IN CLUDE: 5
434		-
435		-	(1) THE TIME AND DATE OF THE VIOLATION; AND 6
436		-
437		-	(2) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, THE LOCATION OF THE VIOLATION. 7
438		-
439		-	(E) (1) UNLESS THE DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE CEIVED A 8
440		-	CITATION FROM A POLI CE OFFICER AT THE TI ME OF THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER 9
441		-	OR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTION (F)(3) OR (H)(4) OR (5) OF THIS SECTION , 10
442		-	THE DRIVER OF A MOTO R VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL P ENALTY IF THE MOTOR 11
443		-	VEHICLE IS RECORDED BY A STOP SIGN MONIT ORING SYSTEM DURING THE 12
444		-	COMMISSION OF A VIOL ATION. 13
445		-
446		-	(2) A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT EXCEED $40. 14
447		-
448		-	(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHAL L 15
449		-	PRESCRIBE: 16
450		-
451		-	(I) A UNIFORM CITATION FOR M CONSISTENT WITH 17
452		-	SUBSECTION (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION AND § 7–302 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE; AND 18
453		-
454		-	(II) A CIVIL PENALTY , WHICH SHALL BE INDIC ATED ON THE 19
455		-	CITATION, TO BE PAID BY PERSON S WHO CHOOSE TO PREP AY THE CIVIL PENALTY 20
456		-	WITHOUT APPEARING IN DISTRICT COURT. 21
457		-
458		-	(F) (1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVIS IONS OF PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (5) 22
459		-	OF THIS SUBSECTION , AN AGENCY SHALL MAIL TO THE OWNER LIABLE UNDER 23
460		-	SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION A CI TATION THAT SHALL IN CLUDE: 24
461		-
462		-	(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE R EGISTERED OWNER OF 25
463		-	THE MOTOR VEHICLE ; 26
464		-
465		-	(II) THE REGISTRATION NUMB ER OF THE MOTOR VEHI CLE 27
466		-	INVOLVED IN THE VIOL ATION; 28
467		-
468		-	(III) THE VIOLATION CHARGED ; 29
469		-
470		-	(IV) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, THE LOCATION OF THE 30
471		-	VIOLATION; 31 SENATE BILL 600 11
472		-
473		-
474		-
475		-	(V) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; 1
476		-
477		-	(VI) A COPY OF THE RECORDED IMAGE; 2
478		-
479		-	(VII) THE AMOUNT OF THE CIV IL PENALTY IMPOSED A ND THE 3
480		-	DATE BY WHICH THE CI VIL PENALTY MUST BE PAID; 4
481		-
482		-	(VIII) A SIGNED STATEMENT BY A TECHNICIAN EMPLOYE D BY THE 5
483		-	AGENCY THAT , BASED ON THE INSPECTION OF THE RE CORDED IMAGE , THE MOTOR 6
484		-	VEHICLE WAS BEING OP ERATED DURING THE CO MMISSION OF A VIOLAT ION; 7
485		-
486		-	(IX) A STATEMENT THAT THE R ECORDED IMAGE IS EVI DENCE OF 8
487		-	A VIOLATION; AND 9
488		-
489		-	(X) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE 10
490		-	LIABLE UNDER THI S SECTION: 11
491		-
492		-	1. OF THE MANNER AND TIM E IN WHICH LIABILITY AS 12
493		-	ALLEGED IN THE CITAT ION MAY BE CONTESTED IN THE DISTRICT COURT; AND 13
494		-
495		-	2. THAT FAILURE TO PAY T HE CIVIL PENALTY OR TO 14
496		-	CONTEST LIABILITY IN A TIMELY MANNER IS A N ADMISSION OF LIABI LITY AND MAY 15
497		-	RESULT IN REFUSAL OR SUSPENSION OF THE MO TOR VEHICLE REGISTRA TION. 16
498		-
499		-	(2) THE AGENCY MAY MAIL A WARNING NOTICE IN PL ACE OF A 17
500		-	CITATION TO THE OWNE R LIABLE UNDER SUBSE CTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. 18
501		-
502		-	(3) (I) BEFORE MAILING A CITA TION TO A MOTOR VEHI CLE 19
503		-	RENTAL COMPANY LIABLE UN DER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION , AN AGENCY 20
504		-	SHALL MAIL A NOTICE TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY STATI NG THAT A 21
505		-	CITATION WILL BE MAI LED TO THE MOTOR VEH ICLE RENTAL COMPANY UNLESS, 22
506		-	WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE MOTO R VEHICLE RENTAL 23
507		-	COMPANY PROVIDES THE AGENCY WITH: 24
508		-
509		-	1. A STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH THAT STATES THE 25
510		-	NAME AND LAST KNOWN MAILING ADDRESS OF T HE INDIVIDUAL DRIVIN G OR 26
511		-	RENTING THE MOTOR VE HICLE WHEN THE VIOLA TION OCCURRED ; 27
512		-
513		-	2. A. A STATEMENT MADE UNDER OATH THAT 28
514		-	STATES THAT THE MOTO R VEHICLE RENTAL COM PANY IS UNABLE TO DE TERMINE 29
515		-	WHO WAS DRIVING THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE VIOLATION O CCURRED 30
516		-	BECAUSE THE MOTOR VE HICLE WAS STOLEN AT THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION; AND 31
517		-	12 SENATE BILL 600
518		-
519		-
520		-	B. A COPY OF THE POLICE R EPORT ASSOCIATED WITH 1
521		-	THE MOTOR VEHICLE TH EFT CLAIMED UNDER IT EM A OF THIS ITEM; OR 2
522		-
523		-	3. PAYMENT FOR THE PENAL TY ASSOCIATED WITH T HE 3
524		-	VIOLATION. 4
525		-
526		-	(II) AN AGENCY MAY NOT MAI L A CITATION TO A MO TOR 5
527		-	VEHICLE RENTAL COMPA NY LIABLE UNDER SUBS ECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION IF 6
528		-	THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE NTAL COMPANY COMPLIE S WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 7
529		-	THIS PARAGRAPH . 8
530		-
531		-	(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION 9
532		-	AND SUBSECTION (H)(4) AND (5) OF THIS SECTION, A CITATION ISSUED UN DER THIS 10
533		-	SECTION SHALL BE MAI LED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ALLE GED 11
534		-	VIOLATION. 12
535		-
536		-	(5) A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CITATION UNDER PAR AGRAPH (1) OF 13
537		-	THIS SUBSECTION MAY : 14
538		-
539		-	(I) PAY THE CIVIL PENALTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 15
540		-	INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CITATION; OR 16
541		-
542		-	(II) ELECT TO STAND TRIAL FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATION . 17
543		-
544		-	(G) (1) A CERTIFICATE ALLEGING THAT A VIOLATION OCC URRED, SWORN 18
545		-	TO OR AFFIRMED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYED 19
546		-	BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY , BASED ON THE INSPECT ION OF A 20
547		-	RECORDED IMAGE , SHALL BE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED IN THE 21
548		-	CERTIFICATE AND SHAL L BE ADMISSIBLE IN A NY PROCEEDING CONCER NING THE 22
549		-	ALLEGED VIOLATION . 23
550		-
551		-	(2) ADJUDICATION OF LIABI LITY SHALL BE BASED ON 24
552		-	PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. 25
553		-
554		-	(H) (1) THE DISTRICT COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DEFENSE OF A 26
555		-	VIOLATION: 27
556		-
557		-	(I) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THAT 28
558		-	THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE WERE 29
559		-	STOLEN BEFORE THE VI OLATION OCCURRED AND WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL 30
560		-	OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION; 31
561		-	SENATE BILL 600 13
562		-
563		-
564		-	(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 1
565		-	EVIDENCE THAT THE PE RSON NAMED IN THE CI TATION WAS NOT OPERA TING THE 2
566		-	MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; AND 3
567		-
568		-	(III) ANY OTHER ISSUES AND EVIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT 4
569		-	COURT CONSIDERS PERTI NENT. 5
570		-
571		-	(2) TO DEMONSTRATE THAT T HE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE 6
572		-	REGISTRATION PLATES WERE STOLEN BEFORE T HE VIOLATION OCCURRE D AND 7
573		-	WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF 8
574		-	THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER MUST SUBMI T PROOF THAT A POLIC E REPORT ABOUT 9
575		-	THE STOLEN MOTOR VEH ICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES WAS FILED IN A TIMELY 10
576		-	MANNER. 11
577		-
578		-	(3) TO SATISFY THE EVIDEN TIARY BURDEN UNDER P ARAGRAPH 12
579		-	(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION SHALL P ROVIDE 13
580		-	TO THE DISTRICT COURT EVIDENCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DISTRICT 14
581		-	COURT OF WHO WAS OPER ATING THE MOTOR VEHI CLE AT THE TIME OF T HE 15
582		-	VIOLATION, INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM , THE OPERATOR ’S NAME AND CURRENT 16
583		-	ADDRESS. 17
584		-
585		-	(4) (I) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S PARAGRAPH APPLY ON LY TO A 18
586		-	CITATION THAT INVOLV ES A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A REGIS TERED GROSS 19
587		-	WEIGHT OF 26,001 POUNDS OR MORE , CLASS F (TRACTOR) VEHICLE, CLASS G 20
588		-	(TRAILER) VEHICLE OPERATED IN COMBINATION WITH A CLASS F (TRACTOR) 21
589		-	VEHICLE, OR CLASS P (PASSENGER BUS ) VEHICLE. 22
590		-
591		-	(II) TO SATISFY THE EVIDE NTIARY BURDEN UNDER 23
592		-	PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN A CITATION 24
593		-	DESCRIBED UNDER SUBP ARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y PROVIDE TO THE 25
594		-	DISTRICT COURT A LETTER , SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY THE PERSON AND MA ILED 26
595		-	BY CERTIFIED MAIL , RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED , THAT: 27
596		-
597		-	1. STATES THAT THE PERSO N NAMED IN THE CITAT ION 28
598		-	WAS NOT OPERATING TH E MOTOR VEHICLE AT T HE TIME OF THE VIOLA TION; AND 29
599		-
600		-	2. PROVIDES THE NAME , ADDRESS, AND DRIVER ’S 30
601		-	LICENSE IDENTIFICATI ON NUMBER OF THE PER SON WHO WAS OPERATING THE 31
602		-	MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N. 32
603		-
604		-	(5) (I) IF THE DISTRICT COURT FINDS THAT THE PERSON NAMED 33
605		-	IN THE CITATION WAS NOT OPERATING THE MO TOR VEHICLE AT THE T IME OF THE 34
606		-	VIOLATION OR RECEIVE S EVIDENCE UNDER PAR AGRAPH (4)(II)2 OF THIS 35
607		-	SUBSECTION IDENTIFYING THE PERSON DRIVING T HE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME 36 14 SENATE BILL 600
608		-
609		-
610		-	OF THE VIOLATION, THE CLERK OF COURT S HALL PROVIDE TO THE AGENCY ISSUING 1
611		-	THE CITATION A COPY OF ANY EVIDENCE SUBS TANTIATING WHO WAS O PERATING 2
612		-	THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 3
613		-
614		-	(II) ON RECEIPT OF SUBSTAN TIATING EVIDENCE FRO M THE 4
615		-	DISTRICT COURT UNDER SUBPARAGR APH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE AGENCY 5
616		-	MAY ISSUE A CITATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBSE CTION (F) OF THIS SECTION TO T HE 6
617		-	PERSON WHO THE EVIDE NCE INDICATES WAS OP ERATING THE MO TOR VEHICLE AT 7
618		-	THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 8
619		-
620		-	(III) A CITATION ISSUED UNDE R SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 9
621		-	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE M AILED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE 10
622		-	EVIDENCE FROM THE DISTRICT COURT. 11
623		-
624		-	(I) IF THE CIVIL PENALTY IS NOT PAID AND THE VIOLATION IS NOT 12
625		-	CONTESTED, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY RE FUSE TO REGISTER OR REREGISTER OR 13
626		-	MAY SUSPEND THE REGI STRATION OF THE MOTO R VEHICLE. 14
627		-
628		-	(J) A VIOLATION FOR WHICH A CIVIL PENALTY IS I MPOSED UNDER THIS 15
629		-	SECTION: 16
630		-
631		-	(1) IS NOT A MOVING VIOLA TION FOR THE PU RPOSE OF ASSESSING 17
632		-	POINTS UNDER § 16–402 OF THIS ARTICLE AND MAY NOT BE RECORDED BY THE 18
633		-	ADMINISTRATION ON THE DRIVING RECORD OF TH E OWNER OR DRIVER OF THE 19
634		-	MOTOR VEHICLE ; AND 20
635		-
636		-	(2) MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE 21
637		-	INSURANCE COVERAGE . 22
638		-
639		-	(K) IN CONSULTATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES, THE CHIEF 23
640		-	JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL ADOPT PRO CEDURES FOR THE ISSU ANCE 24
641		-	OF CITATIONS, TRIALS FOR VIOLATION S, AND THE COLLECTION O F CIVIL PENALTIES 25
642		-	IMPOSED UNDER THIS S ECTION. 26
643		-
644		-	(L) (1) AN AGENCY OR AN AGENT OR A CON TRACTOR DESIGNATED B Y THE 27
645		-	AGENCY SHALL ADMINIS TER AND PROCESS CIVI L CITATIONS ISSUED U NDER THIS 28
646		-	SECTION IN COORDINAT ION WITH THE DISTRICT COURT. 29
647		-
648		-	(2) IF A CONTRACTOR IN AN Y MANNER OPERATES A STOP SIGN 30
649		-	MONITORING SYSTEM OR ADMINISTERS OR PROCESSES CITATIO NS GENERATED BY 31
650		-	A STOP SIGN MONITORI NG SYSTEM ON BEHALF OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE 32
651		-	CONTRACTOR ’S FEE MAY NOT BE CON TINGENT ON A PER –TICKET BASIS ON THE 33
652		-	NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED OR PAID. 34
653		-	SENATE BILL 600 15
654		-
655		-
656		-	21–707.1. 1
657		-
658		-	(a) This section applies only in Prince George’s County, THE 45TH AND 46TH 2
659		-	LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS IN BALTIMORE CITY, AND THE CITY OF TAKOMA PARK. 3
660		-
661		-	(b) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 4
662		-
663		-	(2) “Agency” means a law enforcement agency that is authorized to issue a 5
664		-	citation for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or of local traffic laws or regulations. 6
665		-
666		-	(3) (i) “Owner” means the registered owner of a motor vehicle or lessee of 7
667		-	a motor vehicle under a lease of 6 months or more. 8
668		-
669		-	(ii) “Owner” does not include: 9
670		-
671		-	1. A motor vehicle leasing company; or 10
672		-
673		-	2. A holder of a special registration plate issued under Title 11
674		-	13, Subtitle 9, Part III of this article. 12
675		-
676		-	(4) “Recorded image” means images recorded by a stop sign monitoring 13
677		-	system: 14
678		-
679		-	(i) On: 15
680		-
681		-	1. Two or more photographs; 16
682		-
683		-	2. Two or more microphotographs; 17
684		-
685		-	3. Two or more electronic images; 18
686		-
687		-	4. Videotape; or 19
688		-
689		-	5. Any other medium; and 20
690		-
691		-	(ii) Showing a motor vehicle and, on at least one image or portion of 21
692		-	tape, clearly identifying the registration plate number of the motor vehicle. 22
693		-
694		-	(5) “Stop sign monitoring system” means a device designed to capture a 23
695		-	recorded image of a violation. 24
696		-
697		-	(6) (i) “Violation” means a failure to come to a complete stop at a stop 25
698		-	sign in violation of § 21–707 of this subtitle. 26
699		-
700		-	(ii) “Violation” does not include any action a driver is instructed to 27
701		-	take by a police officer. 28
702		-	16 SENATE BILL 600
703		-
704		-
705		-	(c) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, an agency may 1
706		-	use stop sign monitoring systems: 2
707		-
708		-	(i) On highways located in a school zone maintained by a local 3
709		-	jurisdiction, if authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction; or 4
710		-
711		-	(ii) On State highways located in a school zone, if authorized by the 5
712		-	State Highway Administration. 6
713		-
714		-	(2) A stop sign monitoring system: 7
715		-
716		-	(i) May not be used in a local jurisdiction under this section unless 8
717		-	its use is authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction by local law enacted after 9
718		-	reasonable notice and a public hearing; and 10
719		-
720		-	(ii) [May] IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MAY only be used at a 11
721		-	location approved by the Prince George’s County Council. 12
722		-
723		-	(3) [The county] PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY shall prioritize the 13
724		-	placement of stop sign monitoring systems within municipalities that have high violation 14
725		-	rates. 15
726		-
727		-	(4) Before beginning use of stop sign monitoring systems, an agency shall 16
728		-	publish notice that the agency has adopted the use of stop sign monitoring systems on its 17
729		-	website and, IN BALTIMORE CITY AND PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY ONLY , in a 18
730		-	newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction in which the stop sign monitoring system 19
731		-	will be used. 20
732		-
733		-	(5) (i) [The county] A LOCAL JURISDICTION T HAT IMPLEMENTS A 21
734		-	STOP SIGN MONITORING SYSTEM shall prominently place signs on highways within the 22
735		-	[county] LOCAL JURISDICTION providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are 23
736		-	used in the [county] LOCAL JURISDICTION . 24
737		-
738		-	(ii) The State Highway Administration shall place signs prominently 25
739		-	providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use on State highways. 26
740		-
741		-	(d) A recorded image under this section indicating that the driver of a motor 27
742		-	vehicle has committed a violation shall include: 28
743		-
744		-	(1) The time and date of the violation; and 29
745		-
746		-	(2) To the extent possible, the location of the violation. 30
747		-
748		-	(e) (1) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation from a police 31
749		-	officer at the time of the violation, the owner or, in accordance with subsection (f)(3) or (h)(4) 32 SENATE BILL 600 17
750		-
751		-
752		-	or (5) of this section, the driver of a motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty if the motor 1
753		-	vehicle is recorded by a stop sign monitoring system during the commission of a violation. 2
754		-
755		-	(2) A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed $40. 3
756		-
757		-	(3) For purposes of this section, the District Court shall prescribe: 4
758		-
759		-	(i) A uniform citation form consistent with subsection (f)(1) of this 5
760		-	section and § 7–302 of the Courts Article; and 6
761		-
762		-	(ii) A civil penalty, which shall be indicated on the citation, to be paid 7
763		-	by persons who choose to prepay the civil penalty without appearing in District Court. 8
764		-
765		-	(f) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, 9
766		-	an agency shall mail to the owner liable under subsection (e) of this section a citation that 10
767		-	shall include: 11
768		-
769		-	(i) The name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; 12
770		-
771		-	(ii) The registration PLATE number of the motor vehicle involved in 13
772		-	the violation; 14
773		-
774		-	(iii) The violation charged; 15
775		-
776		-	(iv) To the extent possible, the location of the violation; 16
777		-
778		-	(v) The date and time of the violation; 17
779		-
780		-	(vi) A copy of the recorded image; 18
781		-
782		-	(vii) The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which 19
783		-	the civil penalty must be paid; 20
784		-
785		-	(viii) A signed statement by a technician employed by the agency that, 21
786		-	based on the inspection of the recorded image, the motor vehicle was being operated during 22
787		-	the commission of a violation; 23
788		-
789		-	(ix) A statement that the recorded image is evidence of a violation; and 24
790		-
791		-	(x) Information advising the person alleged to be liable under this 25
792		-	section: 26
793		-
794		-	1. Of the manner and time in which liability as alleged in the 27
795		-	citation may be contested in the District Court; and 28
796		-	18 SENATE BILL 600
797		-
798		-
799		-	2. That failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability 1
800		-	in a timely manner is an admission of liability and may result in refusal or suspension of 2
801		-	the motor vehicle registration. 3
802		-
803		-	(2) The agency may mail a warning notice in place of a citation to the owner 4
804		-	liable under subsection (e) of this section. 5
805		-
806		-	(3) (i) Before mailing a citation to a motor vehicle rental company liable 6
807		-	under subsection (e) of this section, an agency shall mail a notice to the motor vehicle rental 7
808		-	company stating that a citation will be mailed to the motor vehicle rental company unless, 8
809		-	within 45 days after receiving the notice, the motor vehicle rental company provides the 9
810		-	agency with: 10
811		-
812		-	1. A statement made under oath that states the name and last 11
813		-	known mailing address of the individual driving or renting the motor vehicle when the 12
814		-	violation occurred; 13
815		-
816		-	2. A. A statement made under oath that states that the 14
817		-	motor vehicle rental company is unable to determine who was driving the vehicle at the time 15
818		-	the violation occurred because the motor vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation; and 16
819		-
820		-	B. A copy of the police report associated with the motor vehicle 17
821		-	theft claimed under item A of this item; or 18
822		-
823		-	3. Payment for the penalty associated with the violation. 19
824		-
825		-	(ii) An agency may not mail a citation to a motor vehicle rental 20
826		-	company liable under subsection (e) of this section if the motor vehicle rental company 21
827		-	complies with subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. 22
828		-
829		-	(4) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and subsection 23
830		-	(h)(4) and (5) of this section, a citation issued under this section shall be mailed not later 24
831		-	than 2 weeks after the alleged violation. 25
832		-
833		-	(5) A person who receives a citation under paragraph (1) of this subsection 26
834		-	may: 27
835		-
836		-	(i) Pay the civil penalty in accordance with instructions on the 28
837		-	citation; or 29
838		-
839		-	(ii) Elect to stand trial for the alleged violation. 30
840		-
841		-	(g) (1) A certificate alleging that a violation occurred, sworn to or affirmed by 31
842		-	a duly authorized law enforcement officer employed by or under contract with an agency, 32
843		-	based on the inspection of a recorded image, shall be evidence of the facts contained in the 33
844		-	certificate and shall be admissible in any proceeding concerning the alleged violation. 34
845		-	SENATE BILL 600 19
846		-
847		-
848		-	(2) Adjudication of liability shall be based on preponderance of the evidence. 1
849		-
850		-	(h) (1) The District Court may consider in defense of a violation: 2
851		-
852		-	(i) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, that the motor vehicle 3
853		-	or registration plates of the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and were 4
854		-	not under the control or possession of the owner at the time of the violation; 5
855		-
856		-	(ii) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, evidence that the 6
857		-	person named in the citation was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; and 7
858		-
859		-	(iii) Any other issues and evidence that the District Court considers 8
860		-	pertinent. 9
861		-
862		-	(2) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the registration plates were 10
863		-	stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the owner 11
864		-	at the time of the violation, the owner must submit proof that a police report about the stolen 12
865		-	motor vehicle or registration plates was filed in a timely manner. 13
866		-
867		-	(3) To satisfy the evidentiary burden under paragraph (1)(ii) of this 14
868		-	subsection, the person named in the citation shall provide to the District Court evidence to 15
869		-	the satisfaction of the District Court of who was operating the vehicle at the time of the 16
870		-	violation, including, at a minimum, the operator’s name and current address. 17
871		-
872		-	(4) (i) The provisions of this paragraph apply only to a citation that 18
873		-	involves a Class E (truck) vehicle with a registered gross weight of 26,001 pounds or more, 19
874		-	Class F (tractor) vehicle, Class G (trailer) vehicle operated in combination with a Class F 20
875		-	(tractor) vehicle, or Class P (passenger bus) vehicle. 21
876		-
877		-	(ii) To satisfy the evidentiary burden under paragraph (1)(ii) of this 22
878		-	subsection, the person named in a citation described under subparagraph (i) of this 23
879		-	paragraph may provide to the District Court a letter, sworn to or affirmed by the person and 24
880		-	mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, that: 25
881		-
882		-	1. States that the person named in the citation was not 26
883		-	operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; and 27
884		-
885		-	2. Provides the name, address, and driver’s license 28
886		-	identification number of the person who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. 29
887		-
888		-	(5) (i) If the District Court finds that the person named in the citation 30
889		-	was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation or receives evidence under 31
890		-	paragraph (4)(ii)2 of this subsection identifying the person driving the vehicle at the time of 32
891		-	the violation, the clerk of court shall provide to the agency issuing the citation a copy of any 33
892		-	evidence substantiating who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. 34
893		-	20 SENATE BILL 600
894		-
895		-
896		-	(ii) On receipt of substantiating evidence from the District Court 1
897		-	under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the agency may issue a citation as provided in 2
898		-	subsection (f) of this section to the person who the evidence indicates was operating the 3
899		-	vehicle at the time of the violation. 4
900		-
901		-	(iii) A citation issued under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph shall 5
902		-	be mailed not later than 2 weeks after receipt of the evidence from the District Court. 6
903		-
904		-	(i) If the civil penalty is not paid and the violation is not contested, the 7
905		-	Administration may refuse to register or reregister or may suspend the registration of the 8
906		-	motor vehicle. 9
907		-
908		-	(j) A violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this section: 10
909		-
910		-	(1) Is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points under § 11
911		-	16–402 of this article and may not be recorded by the Administration on the driving record 12
912		-	of the owner or driver of the vehicle; and 13
913		-
914		-	(2) May not be considered in the provision of motor vehicle insurance 14
915		-	coverage. 15
916		-
917		-	(k) In consultation with law enforcement agencies, the Chief Judge of the District 16
918		-	Court shall adopt procedures for the issuance of citations, trials for violations, and the 17
919		-	collection of civil penalties imposed under this section. 18
920		-
921		-	(l) (1) An agency or an agent or a contractor designated by the agency shall 19
922		-	administer and process civil citations issued under this section in coordination with the 20
923		-	District Court. 21
924		-
925		-	(2) If a contractor in any manner operates a stop sign monitoring system or 22
926		-	administers or processes citations generated by a STOP SIGN monitoring system on behalf 23
927		-	of a local jurisdiction, the contractor’s fee may not be contingent on a per–ticket basis on the 24
928		-	number of citations issued or paid. 25
929		-
930		-	SECTION 4. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 26
931		-	2026 2027, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation shall and the City of Takoma 27
932		-	Park, respectively, shall each report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of 28
933		-	the State Government Article, the General Assembly on: 29
934		-
935		-	(1) through October 1, 2026 2027: 30
936		-
937		-	(i) the time period during which stop sign monitoring systems were 31
938		-	in use in the City local jurisdiction; and 32
939		-
940		-	(ii) the number of warnings and citations issued as a result of 33
941		-	violations recorded by a stop sign monitoring system in the City local jurisdiction over the 34
942		-	reported time period, by location and date; 35 SENATE BILL 600 21
943		-
944		-
945		-
946		-	(2) (i) the costs associated with implementing and operating stop sign 1
947		-	monitoring systems; and 2
948		-
949		-	(ii) the revenue collected on a monthly basis as a result of violations 3
950		-	recorded by stop sign monitoring systems; 4
951		-
952		-	(3) appropriate locations for the deployment of stop sign monitoring 5
953		-	systems; 6
954		-
955		-	(4) the performance and reliability of stop sign monitoring systems used by 7
956		-	the City local jurisdiction; and 8
957		-
958		-	(5) the effectiveness of stop sign monitoring systems in reducing violations, 9
959		-	crashes, and pedestrian injuries in the City local jurisdiction and in areas where the stop 10
960		-	sign monitoring systems were implemented and used. 11
961		-
962		-	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 12
963		-	effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 3 of Chapter 678 13
964		-	of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024. If that termination provision takes effect, 14
965		-	Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 15
966		-	abrogated and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be interpreted to have any 16
967		-	effect on that termination provision. 17
968		-
969		-	SECTION 6. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , subject to the provisions 18
970		-	of Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for 19
971		-	a period of 5 4 years and, at the end of June 30, 2030 2029, this Act, with no further action 20
972		-	required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 21
	617	+	SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 3
	618	+	Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a 4
	619	+	period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2030, this Act, with no further action required 5
	620	+	by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 6
973	621
974	622
975	623
976	624
977	625		Approved:
978	626		________________________________________________________________________________
979	627		Governor.
980	628		________________________________________________________________________________
981	629		President of the Senate.
982	630		________________________________________________________________________________
983	631		Speaker of the House of Delegates.