BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                        1375

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article — Commercial Law

12-503.

(b) (1) A seller or financial institution may not
discriminate SOLELY on the basis of sex, marital status,
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESIDENCE, NEIGHBORHOOD OF RESIDENCE, or
[solely on the basis of] age against a buyer who wishes to
establish an account. Refusal to establish an account for a
buyer who is under the age of 18 is not discrimination
solely on the basis of age.

12-603.

A seller OR SALES FINANCE COMPANY may not discriminate
against a buyer SOLELY on the basis of the sex, marital

status, GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF__RESIDENCE, NEIGHBORHOOD OF

RESIDENCE, or [solely on the basis of] age of the buyer.
Refusal to grant credit to a buyer who is under the age of
18 is not discrimination solely on the basis of age.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 2, 1978.

CHAPTER 305

(House Bill 42)

AN ACT concerning

Hospitals and Related Institutions

FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for operation of
a hospital or related institution without a license;
and making certain style changes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 43 - Health

Section 56 5

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)