Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 6-110

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
If the District Court finds that the defendant has committed a municipal infraction:

(1) (i) the court shall order the defendant to pay the fine, including any doubling of the fine, not exceeding the limit under § 6-102(c) of this subtitle;

(ii) the fine imposed is a judgment in favor of the municipality; and

(iii) if the fine remains unpaid for 30 days after the judgment is entered, the judgment is enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as other civil judgments for money unless the court has suspended or deferred the payment of the fine as provided under item (2) of this section;

(2) the court may suspend or defer the payment of the fine under conditions that the court sets;

(3) the defendant is liable for the costs of the court proceedings; and

(4) the court may order the defendant to abate the infraction or enter an order authorizing the municipality to abate the infraction at the defendant’s expense.