1678                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 801

(c) The words "Criminal case" or "Criminal cases" wherever
used in this subtitle, shall be taken to include cases involving the
violation of any traffic law, ordinance or regulation. The phrase
"Court having criminal jurisdiction," wherever used in this subtitle,
shall be taken to include the Trial Magistrate's Courts of Anne Arun-
del County, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, People's Court
of Anne Arundel County, and the Judges, Magistrates, or Justices of
the Peace assigned to said Courts. The words defined in this para-
graph also shall be taken to include courts which take the place of or
supplant the courts specifically mentioned herein, as well as cases in
any such new court or courts.

3A-3.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation engaged in
the business and/or activity of becoming surety for compensation on
bonds in criminal cases, or for any agent, employee or representative
of such person, firm or corporation (hereinafter called "bondsman"),
either directly or indirectly, to give, donate, lend, contribute, or to
promise to give, donate, loan or contribute any money, property, en-
tertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever to any attorney at
law, police officer, sheriff, jailer, probation officer, clerk, or other
attache of any court having criminal jurisdiction in Anne Arundel
County, or public official, or employee, of any character, for procuring
or assisting in procuring any person to employ said bondsman to
execute as surety any bond for compensation in any criminal case.

3A-4.

It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, police officer, sheriff,
jailer, probation officer, clerk, bailiff, or other attache of any court
having criminal jurisdiction in Anne Arundel County or public official
or employee of any character, to accept or receive from any such
bondsman any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of
value whatsoever for procuring or assisting in procuring any person
to employ any bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensa-
tion in any criminal court.

3A-5.

It shall be unlawful for any bondsman, either directly or indirectly,
to procure, suggest, aid in the procurement of or to cause in any way
whatsoever the obtaining or employing of any attorney at law for any
person in a criminal case,

3A-6.

It shall be lawful to charge for executing any bond in a criminal
case, but it shall be unlawful for any bondsman, either directly or
indirectly, to charge, accept, or receive any sum of money, or other
thing of value, other than the regular fee for bonding, from any per-
son for whom he has executed bond for any other service whatever
performed in connection with any indictment, information, or charge
upon which said person is bailed or held.

3A-7.

It also shall be unlawful for any bondsman to settle, or attempt to
settle, or to procure or attempt to procure the dismissal of any war-
rant, indictment, information, or charge against any person in custody