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alcoholic beverages at any time to a minor under twenty-one years
of age, either for his own use or for the use of any other person,
or to any person who at the time of such sale, or delivery, is visibly
under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Any licensee or employee
of a licensee who is to be charged with a violation of this offense
may be proceeded against in Worcester County either upon a War-
rant duly issued by a Trial Magistrate for Worcester County or by
an Indictment duly returned by the Grand Jury of said County.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon the conviction thereof, shall
suffer the penalties provided by Section 200 of this Article. However,
any person charged with selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages
to a minor under twenty-one years of age shall not be found guilty
of a violation of this subsection if such person establishes to the
satisfaction of the Jury or Court sitting as a Jury that he used
due caution to establish that such minor under twenty-one years
of age was not, in fact, a minor under twenty-one years of age.
If any licensee shall be found not guilty, or placed on probation with-
out a verdict, of any alleged violation of this subsection, such find-
ing shall operate as a complete bar to any proceeding by any al-
coholic beverage law enforcement or licensing authorities on ac-
count of such violation. This subsection shall apply solely to
Worcester County and shall stand in place and stead of subsection
118(a) of this article as said subsection applies generally to the
counties of this State.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 228
(House Bill 358)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 152(h),
164(b), and 164(e) of Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Sales and Notices," sub-
titles "Retail Installment Sales" and "Finance Companies," to in-
clude within the definition of "sales finance company" a person
engaged in the business of acquiring, investing in, or lending
money or credit on the security of any interest in a retail credit
account transaction and/or any interest in a home improvement
transaction where collateral security is required by and given to
the contractor thereunder and to provide for an increase in the
cash price of "goods" to be under the domain of the "Finance
Companies" subtitle.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 152(h), 164(b), and 164(e) of Article 83 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title
"Sales and Notices," subtitles "Retail Installment Sales" and
"Finance Companies," be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: