Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0354    Version: 0 Name: Stopping, Standing, or Parking Citations - Request for Nolle Prosequi
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 6/15/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Stopping, Standing, or Parking Citations - Request for Nolle Prosequi FOR the purpose of modifying the local law governing the invalidation or cancellation of stopping, standing, or parking citations to conform to the requirements of State law; authorizing the Director of Transportation to request the State’s Attorney to nolle prosequi stopping, standing, or parking citations under certain circumstances, subject to certain limitations and requirements; and generally relating to the administration of stopping, standing, and parking violations.
Sponsors: Bill Henry, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Agnes Welch
Indexes: Citations, Parking, Standing, Stopping
Attachments: 1. 09-0354 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Transportation - 09-0354.pdf, 3. State's Attorney - 09-0354.pdf, 4. Parking Authority - 09-0354.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL


Introduced by: Councilmember Henry


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Stopping, Standing, or Parking Citations - Request for Nolle Prosequi

FOR the purpose of modifying the local law governing the invalidation or cancellation of stopping, standing, or parking citations to conform to the requirements of State law; authorizing the Director of Transportation to request the State’s Attorney to nolle prosequi stopping, standing, or parking citations under certain circumstances, subject to certain limitations and requirements; and generally relating to the administration of stopping, standing, and parking violations.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 2-7
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 31. Transit and Traffic

Subtitle 2. General Administration

§ 27. Ticketfixing.

(A) ADMINISTRATIVE INVALIDATION, ETC., PROHIBITED.

ONCE ISSUED, A CITATION FOR A STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING VIOLATION MAY NOT BE INVALIDATED OR CANCELLED BY ANY OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, AGENCY, OR OTHER UNIT OF CITY GOVERNMENT.


(B) REQUEST FOR NOLLE PROS AUTHORIZED. [(a) In general.]

[The] SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THI...

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