1942                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 685

CHAPTER 684
(Senate Bill 750)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 336 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Supplement),
title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Crimes and Punish-
ments," subheading "Injuries—Reports of," to require certain
persons to report certain injuries or drug use to police authorities
and making this section applicable in Allegany County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 336 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle
"Crimes and Punishments," subheading "Injuries—Reports of," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

336.

Whenever any physician, pharmacist, dentist, hospital or nurse
treats any person for an injury which was caused by or shows
evidence of having been caused by an automobile accident or by a
lethal weapon or who is suspected to be a user of narcotics or danger-
ous drugs, he or she, or in the case of a hospital, the individual then
in charge thereof, shall, as soon as practicable, notify either the
sheriff of the county, the county police, or the State Police of such
fact, giving such person's name and address, if known, a descrip-
tion of the injury, and any other facts concerning the affair which
might assist in the detection of crime. Any such person failing so
to report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable in any
court of competent criminal jurisdiction by a fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The provisions of this section shall only
apply in Charles, Kent, Montgomery, Talbot, Somerset, Prince
George's, Allegany and Anne Arundel counties.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved May 21, 1970.

CHAPTER 685
(Senate Bill 786)

AN ACT to add a new Section 12 (h) to Article 31 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1967 Replacement Volume), title "Debt—Pub-
lic," subtitle "Public Securities," to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 12 (g) thereof; providing that public bodies may issue bonds
bearing interest at a rate or rates in excess of that prescribed
in the original authorizing legislation in order to pay principal
and certain interest on outstanding bond anticipation notes; re-
pealing inconsistent laws or parts thereof; and generally relating
to the issuance of bonds to pay bond anticipation notes issued
under Section 12 of said Article 31.