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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="7-704.1" title_number="7" title_name="Mass Transit" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “unattended transit vehicle or facility” means a transit vehicle or facility the entrance of which is not controlled by the presence of an authorized fare collection agent of the Administration.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Any person entering an unattended transit vehicle or facility owned or controlled by the Administration for the purpose of obtaining transit service shall prepay the applicable fare charged by the Administration in the required manner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a person engages in an act prohibited under § 7-705 of this subtitle and a police officer or an authorized agent of the Administration requests the person to provide identification, the person shall provide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The person’s true name and address; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any written verification of the person’s true name and address in the person’s possession.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of identification and a written promise to appear in court, a person who is charged with any of the offenses specified in § 7-705 of this subtitle, may be issued a citation by an authorized agent of the Administration or a police officer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A police officer may arrest a person in lieu of the issuance of a citation when:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The officer is not furnished satisfactory evidence of identity;</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 after being advised by the officer that such refusal may result in the person’s arrest.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The form of the citation shall be prescribed by the District Court and shall contain:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The offense charged;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A notice to appear in District Court on the date shown on the citation or when notified by the court;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A promise to appear to be signed by the person charged;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The signature and title of the authorized issuer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Such other information as the Administration and the court shall require.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person shall comply with the notice to appear in District Court by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Appearing in person;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Appearance by counsel; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Payment of the fine in advance of trial.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A person who fails to comply with the notice to appear shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $100.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>In addition, the court may notify the person by mail at the address indicated on the citation that a warrant for the person’s arrest may be issued unless, within 15 days from the mailing of the notice, the person:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Pays the fine or posts a penalty deposit on the charge as stated on the citation; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Posts a penalty deposit of $100 for failing to appear.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, by July 1, 1997, the Administration shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Install and maintain a video monitoring system on all light rail transit vehicles to enhance security on the light rail transit system; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Take any other actions reasonably considered by the Administrator to be necessary to restrict public access to any unattended transit vehicle within the light rail transit system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
