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Section 27 be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the
section repealed, and all to read as follows:

27.

[No sheriff or deputy sheriff, warden or keeper of a jail, or any of his deputies;
no warden or keeper of the penitentiary, or deputy warden or keeper thereof, shall
be admitted to practice as attorney in any of the courts of this State; and if any of
said officers shall practice law in any court of this State, he shall forfeit fifty
dollars for each offense. ]

NO SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF, WARDEN OR KEEPER OF A
JAIL, OR ANY OF HIS DEPUTIES; NO WARDEN OR KEEPER OF THE
PENITENTIARY, OR DEPUTY WARDEN OR KEEPER THEREOF, MAY
PRACTICE LAW [[IN ANY OF THE COURTS OF THIS STATED; AND
IF ANY OF THESE OFFICERS PRACTICES LAW [[IN ANY COURT OF
THIS STATED, HE SHALL FORFEIT FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH
OFFENSE. HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT ANY OF THESE OFFICERS FROM
BEING ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BY THE COURT OF APPEALS OF
MARYLAND.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect on July 1, 1973.

Approved April 26, 1973.

CHAPTER 120
(House Bill 27)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 177 of Article 48A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Insurance
Code," subtitle "Agents and Brokers," to [[remove the six months']]
REQUIRE A. THREE MONTH waiting period for re-examination when an
applicant fails to pass an examination for an insurance license after taking the
examination three times [[.]] , AND_ TO INCREASE THE. FEE REQUIRED
FOR, EACH. EXAMINATION.

SECTION 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 177 of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Insurance Code," subtitle "Agents
and Brokers," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

177.

Individual applicants for qualification as to kinds of insurance other than life
and health insurance and annuities shall be required to comply with the
requirements of this section, as follows:

(1) (i) The applicant must successfully complete a program of studies, offered
by schools, insurance company schools, or correspondence schools, which program
of studies has been established or approved by the Commissioner, to the end that
the applicant shall be reasonably familiar with the specific kind or kinds of