Section 26-302 - Citations for parking violations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 26-302. Citations for parking violations.
 

(a)  Issuance of citation.- An officer who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of an ordinance or regulation adopted under this subtitle shall: 

(1) Deliver a citation to the driver or, if the vehicle is unattended, attach a citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place; and 

(2) Keep a copy of the citation, bearing his certification under penalty of perjury that the facts stated in the citation are true. 

(b)  Owner presumed to be recipient.- In the absence of the driver, the registered owner of the vehicle is presumed to be the person receiving the citation. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 16-109.1; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1985, ch. 528; 1998, ch. 721, § 2.]