58                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 44

It shall not constitute any defense or ground of suspension of
judgment, sentence or punishment on behalf of any person prose-
cuted under this section, that any of his fellow conspirators has
been acquitted, has not been arrested or convicted, is not amenable
to justice or has been pardoned or otherwise discharged before or
after conviction.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved March 24, 1967.

CHAPTER 44
(Senate Bill 61)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 103B(a)
of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replace-
ment Volume and 1966 Supplement), title "Governor-Executive
and Administrative Departments," subtitle "The Executive
Department," subheading "Charitable Organizations," correcting
an error in the laws regulating the solicitation of funds by charit-
able organizations in this State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 103B(a) of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement), title
"Governor-Executive and Administrative Departments," subtitle
"The Executive Department," subheading "Charitable Organiza-
tions," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

103B.

(a) No charitable organization shall solicit contributions from
persons in this State by any means whatsoever until such charitable
organization shall have provided certain information concerning such
solicitation, as required by this subtitle, on forms to be provided by
the department and shall have filed such information with the depart-
ment. The information so filed shall be available to the general
public as a matter of public record. The forms containing such
information shall be sworn to and shall include, but not be limited to,
(1) the identity of the charitable organization by or for whom the
solicitation is to be conducted; (2) the address thereof; (3) the pur-
pose or purposes for which the contributions solicited are to be used;
(4) the individual or officer who will have custody of the contribu-
tions; (5) the individuals responsible for the distribution thereof;
(6) the period of time during which such solicitation is to be con-
ducted; (7) a description of the method or methods of solicitation in
such detail as may from time to time be determined by the depart-
ment; (8) whether such solicitation is to be conducted by voluntary
unpaid solicitors, by paid solicitors, or both; and (9) if in whole or
in part by paid solicitors, the name and address of each professional
fund raiser supplying such solicitors, the basis of payment and the
nature of the arrangement.