Contracts —

SEE ALSO Procurement

Calvert County -

Competitive bidding requirements, exception for purchases
based on federal contracts established by a legal competitive
process .........................................................................................

Cemetery Oversight, Office of, created; advisory council, Cemetery
Oversight Fund, registration and permitting of cemetery
operations and burial goods businesses, reporting, trust, escrow,
and disclosure requirements for sellers of preneed contracts,
goods and services, provisions added ............................................

Collection of court costs, fines, restitution payments, probation
fees, and other judicial fees by private contractors, provisions for
pilot program added .......................................................................

Fraternal benefit societies, insurance provisions revised ..............

Higher Education Investment Program and Board, established to
provide for a method of prepayment of tuition at institutions of
higher education in Maryland .......................................................

Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority,
extension and renewal of management contracts to administer
programs, and Equity Participation Investment Program,
provisions altered ...........................................................................

Premium finance companies, financial requirements to do
business, fees, denial of registration, record keeping and
registration, notices, adding premiums to initial agreement,
delinquency, collection, cancellation, and dishonored check
charges, and return of unearned premiums, provisions altered .

Recordation or transfer tax, statement of responsibility contained
in contract used in sale of residential property, altered;
compliance of contract of sale with provisions of law, provisions
clarified ...........................................................................................

Solar energy generation and net energy metering for residential

energy consumers, provisions added ............................................

Contributions SEE Gifts

Controlled Dangerous Substances —

SEE ALSO Drugs

Babies born addicted to, dependent on, or with a significant
presence in child's blood of controlled dangerous substances,
drug treatment for mothers and intervention requirements,
provisions added .............................................................................

Butane, inhaling or distributing canister to minor, prohibited;

distribution of illegal inhalant, penalty altered ..........................

Marijuana, importation into State, prohibitions and penalties

altered .............................................................................................

Needle exchange program, termination provisions repealed;

annual report required..................................................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

402	2629
675	3874
359 640 183	2487 3627 1843
110 111	1609 1624
570	3145
708	4070
729	4157
484	2822
367 368	2522 2530
371	2541
421	2672
177 178	1826 1827