94 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 38

the office, but if the fees are insufficient, the cost thereof shall
be borne by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved March 14, 1951.

CHAPTER 38
(Senate Bill 20)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 66½ of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Motor Ve-
hicles", said new section to be known as Section 130A, to
follow immediately after Section 130 of said Article and to
be under the new sub-title "Commandeered Motor Vehicles",
fixing upon the State or any political sub-division the re-
sponsibility for paying for any damages or injuries caused
by the operator of a motor vehicle which has been comman-
deered by a police officer to give chase to another motor ve-
hicle.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement),
title "Motor Vehicles", said new section to be known as Sec-
tion 130A, to follow immediately after Section 130 of said
Article, to be under the new sub-title "Commandeered Motor
Vehicles", and to read as follows:

Commandeered Motor Vehicles

130A. If any police officer of this State, or of any political
sub-division of the State, while acting within the scope of his
authority in the enforcement of any law of this State or of the
particular political sub-division, directs the operator of any
motor vehicle (other than a police vehicle) within the limits
of this State to assist him in the enforcement of such law or
in apprehending any person suspected of having or known
to have committed a violation thereof, the State or the political
sub-division, as the case may be, shall be liable for damages
or injuries proximately caused by the negligence of such police
officer; provided, however, that the defenses of contributory
negligence and "last clear chance" shall be available to such

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.