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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 41-10 Default.">
  <section prefix="§" num="41-10" heading="Default.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">A person charged under a civil citation is in default and is conclusively considered to have admitted liability for the violation charged if the person neither:<para num="(1)">pays the fine specified in the citation by its due date; nor</para>
      <para num="(2)">files a timely notice of intent to stand trial.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Default notice.">On a default, the Director of Finance shall send a default notice to the person charged, at that person’s last-known address.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Default penalty.">If the fine specified in the citation is not paid within 15 days of the date of the default notice, the person is liable to the City for both:<para num="(1)">the fine specified in the citation; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">a default penalty equal to the lesser of:<para num="(i)">$1,000; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">3 times the fine specified in the citation.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Request for adjudication.">
      <para num="(1)">If the fine and default penalty are not paid within 35 days of the date of the default notice, the Director of Finance may request the District Court to adjudicate the case.</para>
      <para num="(2)">On the Director=s request, the District Court shall:<para num="(i)">schedule the case for trial; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">notify all parties of the trial date.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 03-595</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
