32                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

BETWEEN HIS COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND THE COURT OF WHICH
HE IS A MEMBER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) is adapted from
the last sentence of Art. 26, §144 (a).
While this statute applies presently only
to the District Court, a similar policy
exists as to the judges of other trial
courts; see the second sentence of Art.
26, §47(c), as enacted by Ch. 343, Acts of
1972. Sec. 144(a) is more explicit than
§47(d), so the language of the former has
been followed. The provision is made
applicable to all courts, since there seems
to be no reason why appellate judges should
not also be reimbursed for expenses
incurred on court business.

Subsection (b) contains the basic
provisions of the second sentence of Art.
26, §47(c).

Paragraph 1 of subsection (c) is required
because of the provisions of §1-608 (Art.
26, §151) requiring the State to bear all
costs of the District Court. Paragraph 2
is the exception now contained in Art. 26,
§47(c). It applies to circuit court and
Supreme Bench judges by virtue of the
definitions in §1-101(b), (c) , and (d) .
Paragraph 3 applies to appellate judges who
do not live in Anne Arundel County. It
applies the general rule prohibiting
reimbursement of State employees for normal
commuting expenses.

SEC. 1-707. DISTRICT COURT - HEALTH OR
HOSPITALIZATION BENEFITS - JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT
COURT.

A JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT WHO WAS CONTINUED
IN OFFICE AS A JUDGE OF THAT COURT PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, §41-I(G) OF THE
CONSTITUTION, AND WHO ON JULY 4, [[1972]] 1971 WAS A
PARTICIPANT IN A GROUP HEALTH OR GROUP HOSPITALIZATION
PLAN PROVIDED BY A LOCAL SUBDIVISION, AND WHO WITHIN
SIX MONTHS FROM JULY 5, 1971, ELECTED TO REMAIN A
MEMBER OF THAT PLAN, MAY CONTINUE AS A MEMBER OF THE
PLAN. IN THIS EVENT, THE LOCAL SUBDIVISION SHALL
CONTINUE TO HAKE ON BEHALF OF THE JUDGE ANY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN REQUIRED BY ITS TERMS OR BY