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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 2303
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 27A — Public Defender
3.
(b) The Public Defender, with the approval of the
board of trustees, shall appoint a deputy public
defender, and one (1) district public defender for each
district of the [district court] DISTRICT COURT, who
shall possess the same qualifications as the Public
Defender to be eligible for appointment, who shall assist
the Public Defender in the performance of the duties of
his office, and who shall, subject to the supervision of
the Public Defender, be in charge of the public defender
offices in the district for which he is appointed.
Assistant public defenders may be appointed by the Public
Defender, with the advice of the district public
defenders, in such number as authorized by the budget.
To be qualified for appointment as an assistant public
defender, a person must be an attorney—at—law and
admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland by the
Court of Appeals of Maryland. The deputy public
defender, district public defenders, and assistant public
defenders, shall serve at the pleasure of the Public
Defender, shall not engage in the private practice of
criminal law, and shall receive such salaries as provided
in the budget.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
117B(a) of Article 43 - Health, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be
and it is hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:
Article 43 - Health
117B.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law or any
agreement, whether written or oral, if a lessor fails to
remove any and all lead—based paint from any interior,
exterior or other surface that is easily accessible to
children of a residential premise within twenty days
after notice that lead—based paint is present on such
surfaces, the lessee may deposit his rent into an escrow
account with the clerk of the [district court] DISTRICT
COURT for the political subdivision in which the premises
are located. The right of a lessee to deposit rent in an
escrow account shall not preclude him from pursuing any
other rights or remedies available to him at law or
equity but shall be in addition thereto.
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