BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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pertaining to offenses involving death or personal
injury and offenses under §21-902 of the Transportation

Article, and data pertaining to certain violations of

local ordinances, State and local regulations, and
violations of the Natural Resources Article.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 743(e)(4)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 27 - Crimes and Punishments

743.

(e) "Criminal history record information" means data
initiated or collected by a criminal justice agency on a
person pertaining to a reportable event. The term does not
include:

(4) Data pertaining to violations of the
traffic laws of the State or any other traffic law,
ordinance, or regulation[, except offenses involving death
or injury to a person, or offenses under § 21—902 of the
Transportation Article], OR VIOLATIONS OF ANY LOCAL
ORDINANCES,OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL REGULATIONS, OR VIOLATIONS

OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE. UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL IS

ARRESTED ON A BENCH WARRANT ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN

COURT OR OBEY A COURT ORDER FOR ANY SUCH VIOLATION, OR

UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL IS COMMITTED TO A CORRECTIONAL

FACILITY UPON CONVICTION FOR ANY SUCH VIOLATION;

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act

shall take effect July 1, 1978 is declared to be an

emergency measure and necessary for the immediate

preservation of the public health and safety and having been

passed by a yea and nay vote supported___by three-fifths of

all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the

General Assembly, it shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved May 2, 1978.

CHAPTER 330
(House Bill 321)