# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 7. Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures

### Subtitle 5. Fines and Forfeitures

#### Section 7-508

A municipal corporation of this State may use the following language in concluding an indictment for violation of an ordinance: "against the peace, government, and dignity of the State".

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)