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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="17-210" title_number="17" title_name="Powers and Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Use of Property">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a park police officer apprehends a person for violating any law punishable as a misdemeanor under § 17–209 of this subtitle, the officer may prepare and sign a written citation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A citation issued under subsection (a) of this section shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a notice to appear in court;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the name and address of the person charged;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>appropriate license numbers, if any;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the violation charged;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the time and place the person shall appear in court; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>other pertinent information the Commission requires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person charged under subsection (a) of this section may give a written promise to appear in court by signing the citation prepared by the officer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An officer shall arrest a person charged under subsection (a) of this section if:�</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the person does not furnish satisfactory identification;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person will disregard a written promise to appear; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the person refuses to sign a written promise to appear.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person shall comply with the written promise to appear in court unless the person:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>posts sufficient collateral for the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>pays the fine in advance of trial; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is represented by counsel in court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a person fails to comply with the notice to appear in a citation issued under this section, the court may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, issue a warrant for the person’s arrest; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>after 5 days, notify the court clerk of the person’s noncompliance.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On receipt of notice of noncompliance from the court, the clerk shall notify the person by mail at the address indicated on the citation that the court may issue a warrant for the person’s arrest unless, within 15 days after the notice is mailed, the person:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>pays the fine on the charge as provided for in the original citation and an additional fine of $100 for failing to appear; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>posts bond or a penalty deposit and requests a new trial date.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If a person fails to pay the fines or post the bond or penalty deposit under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court may issue a warrant for the person’s arrest.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If the original violation is not punishable by imprisonment, the court may not issue a warrant for the person’s arrest under this subsection for at least 20 days after the original trial date.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
