{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-4-406","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 4–406","heading":"","body":"(a) The District Court has concurrent civil jurisdiction with a governing body of a county or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore over a proceeding for adjudication of a violation of an ordinance enacted:\n(1) By a charter county for which a civil penalty is provided under § 10–202 of the Local Government Article;\n(2) By the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for which a civil penalty is provided by ordinance; or\n(3) By a code county for which a civil citation is issued under Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the Local Government Article.\n(b) The governing body of a county or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may delegate its authority under subsection (a) of this section to a board, a commission, an agency, or an officer under its jurisdiction and control.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=4-406","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"6fab51c18c19faade27ba9f82fda46617cd7dccf2a8c209b0f400777889afa6c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-4-405","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}