MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2377

(b) This privilege does not affect the criminal
laws of [this] THE state or the bankruptcy lavs.

9-115.

Where character evidence is otherwise relevant to
the proceeding, no person offered as a character witness
who has an adequate basis for forming an opinion as to
another person's character shall hereafter be excluded
from giving evidence based on personal opinion to prove
character, either in person or by deposition, in any
suit, action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in any
court or before any judge, or jury of [this] THE state.

9-201.

(a) A judge may issue summons [and subpoenas duces
tecum] for the attendance of a party, witnesses, or for
the production of evidence in a case before the court.
No judge may issue a blank summons.

REVISOR'S NOTE: The phrase "and subpoenas duces
tecum" is proposed for repeal as Maryland Rule
115 and Maryland District Rule 115 no longer
provide for the issuance of a subpoena duces
tecum.

9-302.

(a) If a judge of a court of record in any state
which by its laws has made provision for commanding
persons within that state to attend and testify in [this}
THE state certifies under the seal of the court that
there is a criminal prosecution pending in the court, or
that a grand jury investigation has commenced or is about
to commence, that a person being within [this] THE state
is a material witness in the prosecution, or grand jury
investigation, and that his presence will be required for
a specified number of days, upon presentation of the
certificate to any judge of a court of record, in the
county in which the person is, the judge shall fix a time
and place for a hearing, and shall make an order
directing the witness to appear at a time and place
certain for the hearing.

9-306.

This subtitle may be cited as ["] THE MARYLAND
Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from
Without a State in Criminal Proceedings["].

9-401.