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George's County might prescribe. The Board of County Commis-
sioners for Prince George's County shall appoint all such inspectors.
There shall be three full-time and nine part-time inspectors all of
whom shall be residents of Prince George's County, Maryland. All
three full-time inspectors who. meet the standards set out by the
Prince George's County Merit Board and who are certified by the
Personnel Director as meeting these standards shall be eligible for
appointment by the Board of County Commissioners and entitled to
the provisions of the County merit system. The Board of County
Commissioners for Prince George's County shall designate annually
a chief inspector from among the three full-time inspectors. The
chief inspector, under the direction of the Board of License Com-
missioners, shall regulate the duties, hours, and assignments of the
various inspectors.

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

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 303
(House Bill 797)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 616S
(a) and (b) of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1967 Replacement Volume), title "Crimes and Punishments,"
subtitle "Venue, Procedure and Sentence," subheading "Detain-
ers," amending the laws relating to intrastate detainers.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 616S (a) and (b) of Article 27 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1967 Replacement Volume), title "Crimes and Punish-
ments," subtitle "Venue, Procedure and Sentence," subheading
"Detainers," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

616S.

(a) Whenever the Department of Correction receives a detainer
against any prisoner serving a sentence in any correctional insti-
tution under the jurisdiction of the Department or whenever any
county or city jail receives a detainer against any prisoner serving
a sentence in the county or city jail any such prisoner shall be
brought to trial within 120 days after the request of the prisoner
for final disposition of the indictment, information, or complaint
has been delivered to the State's attorney of the City of Baltimore or
of the county in which the indictment, information, or complaint is
pending and to the appropriate court; provided that for good cause
shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the
court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or
reasonable continuance. The request of the prisoner shall be filed
within 30 days of the prisoner's notification of any untried indict-
ment, information, or complaint and shall be accompanied by a