Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article

Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 4-107: (a) It is not necessary to set forth a copy of an ordinance or a section of an ordinance in a charging document for the violation of an ordinance of a municipal corporation, a county, or a special taxing area

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A charging document for ordinance violations need not include the full ordinance text if it cites the ordinance by passage date or code section, follows General Assembly charging requirements, and includes the standard closing phrase.

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