638                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 349

CHAPTER 348
(House Bill 739)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 76(i) of
Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Supplement),
title "Courts," subtitle "Juvenile Causes in Montgomery County,"
authorizing the People's Court judge for juvenile causes in Mont-
gomery County to permit or order recovery from the parent of a
minor child, of necessary medical expenses incurred by reason of
wilful or malicious personal injury inflicted by such minor, with
provision for restitution by the minor where practicable, and
subject to a limitation as to the amount of recovery from any
parent of such minor.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 76(i) of Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1965 Supplement), title "Courts," subtitle "Juvenile Causes
in Montgomery County," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

76.

(i) He shall have power to require any parent to make restitution
for acts of destruction or theft of any property owned by another,
or AND for necessary medical expenses occasioned by acts of wilful or
malicious personal injury to another, caused or committed by the
minor child of such parent; provided, however, that the limit of
such parent's liability under this subsection shall not exceed the
sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for property loss and five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for medical expenses; provided further,
however, that the court may pass an appropriate order requiring such
minor child who destroys or steals property or inflicts personal in-
jury to make restitution himself if such is feasible considering the
age and circumstances of such child and the requirement of the
child's making restitution shall precede any liability of the parent
hereunder.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 349
(House Bill 763)

AN ACT to add new Section 4-9A to the Montgomery County Code,
(1960 Edition, being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland), title "Montgomery County," subtitle "Chapter 4.
Bail Bonds," to follow immediately after Section 4-9 thereof, pro-
viding that in Montgomery County no bonds shall be accepted in
CERTAIN criminal cases unless they shall be written so as to
guarantee the appearance of the defendant at all stages of the
proceeding, EXCEPT APPEALS TO THE COURT OF SPECIAL
APPEALS AND THE COURT OF APPEALS AT ANY AP-