Md. Code, Local Government § 11-201
Md. Code, Local Government § 11-201
in effect(a) Unless a law, a resolution, or an ordinance classifies a violation as a criminal offense, the county commissioners may provide, by law, that a violation of an ordinance, a resolution, or a public local law is a civil infraction.
(b) A civil infraction is a civil offense.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg§ion=11-201&enactments=falseFetched: 10/17/2026
