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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="5-212" title_number="5" title_name="Release" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Release">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to a citation:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for a violation of a parking ordinance or regulation adopted under Title 26, Subtitle 3 of the Transportation Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>adopted by the Chief Judge of the District Court under § 1–605(d) of the Courts Article, for use in traffic offenses; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>issued by a Natural Resources police officer under § 1–205 of the Natural Resources Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A bench warrant may be issued for the arrest of a defendant who fails to appear in court in response to a citation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who fails to appear in court in response to a citation is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
