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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="27-101" title_number="27" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Penalties; Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person who violates a provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law is guilty of a misdemeanor unless the violation:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is a felony under the Maryland Vehicle Law; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is punishable by a civil penalty under the applicable provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law, a person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text>
  </level>
</section>
