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scene of [, or returning from] an emergency and shall not relieve the
authorized emergency vehicle from otherwise giving an audible
warning as required elsewhere in this article.

(6)    Such yellow or amber lights or signal devices permitted on
vehicles set out in subsection (c) (4) above shall only be flashed or
oscillated or otherwise used in the course of its official duties, to
indicate to the public that it is a slow moving vehicle or is otherwise
impeding traffic.

(7)    In addition to the penalties provided in section 17-101 (b)
any person convicted of a violation of section 12-218 shall have his
driving privileges suspended for a period of thirty (30) days, and
the registration of such vehicle shall be suspended for a period of
thirty (30) days, notwithstanding that the owner of such vehicle
may not be the operator at the time of the offense, unless said owner
proves to the satisfaction of the Department that he had no control
over the use or display of a light or signal device that could not
prevent the violation of this section.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 567
(House Bill 946)

AN ACT to add new Sections 282 through 289, inclusive, to Article
56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume),
title "Licenses," to follow immediately after Section 281 thereof
and to be under the new subtitle "Charitable Organizations," to
provide that any legal entity that provides a service to a charitable
organization must obtain a license from the Secretary of Licens-
ing and Regulation; to require that the legal entity must file an an-
nual report with the Secretary; to provide that there must be a writ-
ten contract between the legal entity and a charitable organization;
to provide that the legal entity may not substitute its interest
with that of the charitable organization for the purpose of col-
lecting funds; to provide that the maximum remuneration received

by the legal entity shall not exceed ten (10 per centum ANY

COMMISSION OR OTHER REMUNERATION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE REGULATION OF THE SECRETARY; to
establish penalties for a violation of this subtitle; to exempt cer-
tain organizations from certain provisions, and to relate generally
thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 282 through 289, inclusive, be and they are hereby
added to Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Licenses," to follow immediately after Section
281 thereof and to be under the new subtitle "Charitable Organiza-
tions," and to read as follows: