Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 12-904

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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) This section applies only to Calvert County.

(b) Notwithstanding § 6-108 of this article:

(1) subject to the approval of the county commissioners, the State‘s Attorney may designate in writing the county attorney or an assistant county attorney to prosecute civil infractions; and

(2) the county attorney or the assistant county attorney designated under this subsection may exercise the powers of the State’s Attorney in connection with a civil infraction.

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