Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 6-108
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 6-108
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The State‘s Attorney for a county may:
(1) prosecute a municipal infraction; and
(2) (i) enter a nolle prosequi; or
(ii) place a municipal infraction case on the stet docket.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a municipality may designate an attorney to prosecute a municipal infraction in the same manner as the State’s Attorney for a county.