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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 600

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 336B to be under the new
subtitle "Key Regulations — State [[Agencies]] Department
of General Services" be and it is hereby added to Article
27 — Crimes and Punishments, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) to
read as follows:

Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments

KEY REGULATIONS - STATE [[AGENCIES]] DEPARTMENT OF
GENERAL SERVICES

336B.

(A)    [[EACH STATE AGENCY]] THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE USE, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE,
DUPLICATION, AND POSSESSION OF KEYS CAPABLE OF BEING USED
IN THOSE LOCKS IN OR ON REAL PROPERTY LEASED OR OWNED BY
THE STATE [[AND UNDER THE AGENCY'S JURISDICTION]].

(B)    ALL KEYS SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY THE WORDS "DO NOT
DUPLICATE" OR "UNLAWFUL TO DUPLICATE"[[. ]] AND POSSESS
SYMBOLOGY INDICATING OWNERSHIP BY THE STATE.

(C)    A PERSON, FIRM, OR ORGANIZATION MAY NOT USE,
DISTRIBUTE, MANUFACTURE, DUPLICATE, OR POSSESS KEYS
CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN LOCKS IN OR ON REAL PROPERTY
OWNED OR LEASED BY THE STATE UNLESS THE USE,
DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, DUPLICATION, OR POSSESSION IS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(D)    A PERSON, FIRM, OR ORGANIZATION FOUND GUILTY
OF VIOLATING SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL PAY A
FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $500 FOR EACH OFFENSE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved May 15, 1975.

CHAPTER 601
(Senate Bill 613)