MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            1383

violations of State and local building, health and

sanitation codes and correcting errors therein.

BY repealing and re-enacting, with amendments.

Article 26A — Criminal Injuries Compensation Act

Section 17

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 17 of Article 26A - Criminal
Injuries Compensation Act, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1973 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be
and it is hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 26A — Criminal Injuries Compensation Act
17.

Where any person is convicted after July 1, 1968, of
any crime by any judge with criminal jurisdiction, there
shall be imposed as additional cost, in the case, in
addition to any other costs required to be imposed by
law, the sum of five dollars ($5) . All such sums shall
be paid over to the Comptroller of the State to be
deposited in the general funds of the State. Under no
condition shall a political subdivision be held liable
for the payment of this sum of five dollars ($5). Crime
as used in this section does not include violations of
[Articles]ARTICLE 66-1/2 (Motor Vehicles), [or 66C
(Natural Resources) of this Code] [[THE NATURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE, OR VIOLATION OF BUILDING, HEALTH, AND SANITATION
CODES, STATE OR LOCAL.]] OR THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE

OF THIS CODE, OR VIOLATIONS OF STATE OR LOCAL BUILDING,

HEALTH AND SANITATION CODES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved April 30, 1974.

CHAPTER 320
(Senate Bill 372)
AN ACT concerning