MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                       1301

(6)    Any wrecker OR SCRAP PROCESSOR whose license has
been refused, suspended, or revoked as provided in this subtitle shall
not conduct any business as a wrecker OR SCRAP PROCESSOR,
as defined in this subtitle SECTION, during the period of refusal,
suspension, or revocation.

(7)    Any person, firm, or corporation denied a license as a
wrecker OR SCRAP PROCESSOR whose license as a wrecker SUCH
has been suspended or revoked may file an appeal for a hearing in the
matter in the Baltimore City Court or in the circuit court of the county,
as the case may be, wherein such business of the wrecker or scrap
processor shall be located and the court is vested with jurisdiction to
take testimony and examine into the facts of the case and to determine
if the petitioner is entitled to a license or is subject to suspension or
revocation of the license under the provisions of this subtitle. If an
appeal is prayed, the Department shall stay its order pending deter-
mination of the appeal.

(n) It is unlawful for a wrecker to store vehicles for salvage or
demolition at a density of more than 250 vehicles for any one acre.

(o) Violation of subsection (i), (j), (k), (m) or (n) ANY OF
THE PROVISIONS of this section EXCLUDING SUBSECTION
(H) shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punishable by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or by both such
fine and imprisonment.

(p) It is the sense of the General Assembly that the provisions
of this subtitle shall be uniform throughout the State and shall super-
sede any local law inconsistent herewith.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the provisions of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given
effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end,
all the provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be severable.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 557
(House Bill 347)

AN ACT to add new Section 616-1 616½ to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1967 Replacement Volume), title "Crimes and
Punishments," subtitle "Venue, Procedure and Sentence," subhead-
ing "Indictments," to follow immediately after Section 616 thereof,
providing that persons indicted and charged for committing a
felony CRIME OF VIOLENCE CERTAIN OFFENSE while on
bail or recognizance FOR COMMITTING A CRIME OF VIO-
LENCE CERTAIN OFFENSE shall be ineligible for release on