Enforcement - adult offenders.
Baltimore City Code, Article 19, § 13-3
in effect§ 13-3. Enforcement - adult offenders.
(a) Citation.
A police officer who finds any person 18 years of age or older violating this subtitle may issue such person a citation to appear in court for trial.
(b) Arrest.
The officer is not required to take the person into physical custody for the violation unless:
(1) the person charged does not furnish satisfactory evidence of identity; or
(2) the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person charged will disregard a written promise to appear.
(Ord. 90-615.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/19/13-3Fetched: 10/25/2026
