Marvin Mandel, Governor                         735

CHAPTER 214
(Senate Bill 453)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8 (a) of
Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement
Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Sales and Notices", subtitle
"Exemption from Execution", to provide that the exemptions of
subsection (a) shall not be subject to waiver.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 8 (a) of Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
(1969 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Sales and
Notices", subtitle "Exemption from Execution", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

8.

(a) Five hundred dollars in property, whether the same consists
of money, land or goods, except that not more than one hundred
dollars thereof shall be in money for each defendant, as well as all
money payable in the nature of insurance, benefit or relief in the
contingency or event of sickness, accident, hurt or death of any per-
son, shall be exempt from execution or seizure in satisfaction of
debt or claim upon any judgment in any civil proceedings, except on
judgments for breach of promise to marry or for seduction. The
provisions of this subsection are not subject to waiver by any de-

fendant or by any insured.

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

Approved May 5, 1972.

CHAPTER 215
(Senate Bill 485)

AN ACT to add new REPEAL AND RE-ENACT, WITH AMEND-
MENTS, Sections 132A (b-1) 153C (D) (5) and 153C (d-1) to
153D (C) (3) OF Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume), title "Sales and Notices," sub-
titles "Retail Installment Sales" and SUBTITLE "Retail Credit
Accounts Law," respectively, to follow immediately after Sections
132A (b) and 153C (d) respectively, to provide for the disclosure

on bills sent out under retail installment sales and retail credit

accounts of the moneys owed less the finance or service charges.

CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND AS-
SESSMENT OF SERVICE CHARGES ON RETAIL CREDIT
ACCOUNTS.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 132A (b-1) and 153C (d-1) be and they are