MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2007

findings of fact and recommendations of law to the
Attorney General upon which the Attorney General may
seek a court order granting suspension or revocation
of traders' licenses and for restitution for
violations of the Consumer Protection Subtitle;]]
rules and regulations and to provide for a system of
voluntary arbitration of consumer disputes.

[[BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments.

Article 83 — Sales and Notices

Section 22A

Annotated Code of Maryland

{1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)]]

BY adding to

Article 83 - Sales and Notices

Section 22B and 22C

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

[[BY adding to

Article 56 - Licenses

Section 32A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 22A of Article 83 - Sales and
Notices, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 83 — Sales and Notices
22.

A. At any time prior to institution of a suit
against a person, OR COMMENCEMENT OF A HEARING for
violation of this subtitle, the Attorney General may
enter a cease and desist agreement with any person who is
alleged to have engaged in or be about to engage in an
activity declared by this subtitle to be unlawful
providing for the immediate discontinuance of all
practices set forth in the agreement and for such other
action deemed necessary to correct the results of such
practices. No proceeding OR HEARING shall be instituted