1518                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 708

CHAPTER 707
(House Bill 562)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 33(b) of
Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume), title "Courts," subtitle "Circuit Courts for the Counties—
Court Stenographers," providing that the Court shall allow a surety
a certain period of time to produce the defendant before requiring
forfeiture of bond or collateral.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 33(b) of Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Replacement Volume), title "Courts," subtitle "Circuit Courts
for the Counties—Court Stenographers," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

33.

     (b) In all cases the court shall have the discretionary power to
strike out the forfeiture of bond or collateral where the defendant can
show reasonable grounds for his non-appearance and shall allow a
surety 90 days, from the date of failure to appear, to produce the
defendant in court before requiring forfeiture of bond or collateral.

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

Approved May 24, 1971.

CHAPTER 708
(House Bill 566)

AN ACT to add new sub-section (g) to Section 66 of Article 16 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and
1970 Supplement), title "Chancery," subtitle "Infants," to follow
immediately after sub-section (f) thereof, to allow a child six-
teen years of age or older, and whose custody is subject to court
order, to petition the court and effect a change in parental custody
according to the child's designation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new sub-section (g) be and it is hereby added to Section 66 of
Article 16 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume and 1970 Supplement), title "Chancery," subtitle "Infants,"
to follow immediately after sub-section (f) thereof, and to read as
follows:

66.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection
ARTICLE, when any child, sixteen years of age or older and subject
to a court custody decree or order, petitions the court to amend the
custody decree or order, the court will amend the custody decree or