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Laws," subtitle "Financial Responsibility and Unsatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund," be and it is hereby enacted to follow immediately
after subsection 7-101(c) and to read as follows:

7-101(d)

The Commissioner may hold a hearing upon the request of any
person aggrieved as a result of a suspension imposed under Part II
of this subtitle and he is empowered to withdraw the suspension so
imposed if he administratively determines that the applicant is not
legally responsible for damages arising out of the accident in ques-
tion. This determination shall be for the purposes of fairly admin-
istering financial responsibility laws only, and shall not be admissible
in evidence in a court of law. Any modification or withdrawal of a
suspension previously imposed under Part II of this subtitle shall
be null and void upon receipt, of a certification or assignment of
judgment resulting from a cause of action in tort arising out of the
accident in question,

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 528
(House Bill 376)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 29(a)
of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "Notice as to
Assessments," to require that the notification of change or intent
to change an assessment also include a statement of the previous
assessment OF REAL PROPERTY sought to be changed.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 29(a) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle
"Notice as to Assessments," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

29.

(a) Before (1) any existing valuation of property for tax pur-
poses shall be increased, or (2) any classification of any property
changed, or (3) any new valuation of property made against any
person; or (4) whenever any person applies for a change in an
existing valuation or classification and there is a change or refusal
to change an existing valuation or classification, or (5) whenever
a valuation or classification for a given year, or part thereof, has
been appealed, but not finally determined, and the same valuation
or classification is made for a subsequent year, on property locally
assessed, either by the State Department of Assessments and Taxa-
tion (acting within its original jurisdiction), the supervisors of
assessments for the county or department of assessments of Balti-