3598

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 878

construed to amend other provisions of law with reference
to the prohibition of work, sport, business, alcoholic
beverage sales, or the service of process on Sunday.

(i) The State's Attorney of Montgomery County may
petition the Circuit Court to enjoin any violation of
this section.

(j) Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, is subject to the following
penalties. A conviction under this section is to be
punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), for each employee caused, directed,
permitted or authorized to work in violation of this
section. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to
permit any fine upon any employee or agent who has been
caused or directed by his employer to violate the
provisions of this section.]

[(k)] IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY [RETAIL] RETAIL
[Retain] AND WHOLESALE establishments [operating on
Sunday] shall operate subject to the following:

1.     Except in cases of [demonstrable] AN
emergency[,] DECLARED BY THE FEDERAL, STATE OR COUNTY
GOVERNMENT, every non-managerial OR NON-PROFESSIONAL
person employed [by any employer] in [a] ANY retail OR
WHOLESALE establishment[[,]] MAY [as a matter of right,
shall be entitled to] choose SUNDAY OR HIS SABBATH as a
day of rest [his Sabbath,] and, upon the filing of
written notice by the employee with the employer that the
employee chooses [his Sabbath] THIS DAY as a day of rest,
no employer may discharge, discipline, [[DISCRIMINAATE]]
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST or penalize the employee in any
manner for exercising his rights under this subsection.

2.      [[Any employer may require all
non—managerial OR NON—PROFESSIONAL persons employed in a
retail establishment, as a condition of employment, to
designate in writing within 30 days following the date of
employment, or in the case of employees presently
employed, within 30 days following the effective date of
this subsection, whether the employee chooses as a day of
rest his Sabbath.]] In the event the employee desires to
change his written designation during the course of his
employment, he may do so provided that he first files
with his employer written notice of that change no later
than 30 days prior to its effective date.

3.   EMPLOYERS MAY NOT REQUIRE, IN ANY
APPLICATION FORM [[OR AT THE TIME OF ANY APPLICATION]]
FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE [[FOR
FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT]] TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION AS TO