# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 11. Enforcement

### Subtitle 2. CIVIL Penalty

#### Section 11-203

(a) A zoning official may deliver a citation to a person who has committed a civil zoning violation.

(b)

  (1) The citation shall contain:

    (i) the name and address of the person charged;

    (ii) the nature of the violation, including the provision violated;

    (iii) the location and time of the violation;

    (iv) the amount of the fine;

    (v) the manner, location, and time for payment of the fine; and

    (vi) notice of the cited person's right to elect to stand trial for the violation and how to exercise that right.

  (2) The citation shall bear a certification attesting to the truth of the matters set forth in the citation.

(c) The zoning official shall keep a copy of the citation.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)