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22A.

It shall further be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice:

(1)    For any person, firm, corporation or association, whether
or not acting for monetary gain, knowingly to induce or attempt to
induce another person to transfer an interest in real property, or to
discourage another person from purchasing real property, by rep-
resentations regarding the existing or potential proximity of real
property owned, used, or occupied by persons of any particular race,
color, religion, or national origin, or to represent that such existing
or potential proximity will or may result in: 1. the lowering of prop-
erty values; 2. a change in the racial, religious, or ethnic character
of the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located;
3. an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area; or
4. a decline in quality of the schools serving the area.

(2)    For any person, firm, corporation or association to solicit
or attempt to solicit the listing of dwellings for sale, or lease, by door
to door solicitation, in person, or by telephone, or by mass distribu-
tion of circulars, for the purpose of changing the racial composition
of the neighborhood.

Separability of Provisions
30.

If any provision of this subtitle or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this title
and the application of the provision to other persons not similarly
situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

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

Approved April 29, 1971

CHAPTER 325
(House Bill 910)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1-103 of
Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Vehicle Laws," subtitle "Words and Phrases
Defined," to include in the definition of the term "authorized emer-
gency vehicle" the vehicles of the Fire Extension Service SERV-
ICE EXTENSION and special vehicles funded or provided by the
federal or State, STATE OR LOCAL government used for emer-
gency or rescue purposes in the various subdivisions of the State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1-103 of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Vehicle Laws," subtitle
"Words and Phrases Defined," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: