Maryland Criminal Procedure Section 4-107


Article - Criminal Procedure

§ 4-107.

      (a)      It is not necessary to set forth a copy of an ordinance or a section of an ordinance in a charging document for the violation of an ordinance of a municipal corporation, a county, or a special taxing area.

      (b)      A charging document specified in subsection (a) of this section is sufficient if it:

            (1)      cites the ordinance alleged to have been violated by date of passage or, if codified, by article and section number;

            (2)      conforms to the law governing the framing of charging documents for a violation of an act of the General Assembly; and

            (3)      concludes with the words "against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.".