Legal Question in Traffic Law in Maryland

Unless the penalty exceeds 90 days, then a person does not have a right to jury trial.

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If you're talking about payable (not jailable) tickets, then his three choices are pay, waiver hearing, trial. NEVER choose anything but trial. And yes, the trial will be with a judge, not a jury. Therefore, given that most judges absolutely positively cannot disbelieve a police officer, he has no chance. After he loses said trial, he can then appeal to the Circuit Court, but will still not get a jury.