(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. (b) A charging document specified in subsection (a) of this section is sufficient if it: (1) cites the ordinance alleged to have been violated by date of passage or, if codified, by article and section number; (2) conforms to the law governing the framing of charging documents for a violation of an act of the General Assembly; and (3) concludes with the words "against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.".
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