HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(d) (1) Any court exercising criminal jurisdiction
shall strike out a forfeiture of bail or collateral where
the defendant can show reasonable grounds for his
nonappearance. However the court shall allow a surety 90
days, OR FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, 180 DAYS from the date of
failure to appear to produce the defendant in court before
requiring the payment of any forfeiture of bail or
collateral. The court shall strike out a forfeiture of bail
or collateral deducting only the actual expense incurred for
the defendant's arrest, apprehension, or surrender if the
defendant is produced in court and if the arrest,
apprehension, or surrender occurs more than 90 days after
the defendant's failure to appear OR AT THE TERMINATION OF
THE PERIOD ALLOWED BY THE COURT TO PRODUCE THE DEFENDANT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shell take effect July 1, 1980.

Approved May 6, 1980.

CHAPTER 301

(Senate Bill 284)

AN ACT concerning

Technical Amendment - Education Article

University of Maryland -
Purchasing and Personnel Procedures

FOR the purpose of providing expressly that, with respect to
extant branches of the University of Maryland, certain
provisions of the Code that relate to the authority of
the Department of General Services, and the State Merit
System Law are inapplicable, respectively, to purchases
by and appointments at these branches; and clarifying
that, if any other branch is established, the
provisions are applicable to its purchases and certain
employees. No change in the authority of the State
Board for Higher Education under § 12-108 of the
Education Article or the Secretary of Personnel under
Article 64A, § 37A, is intended by this technical
amendment.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 13-104(f) and 13-lA-02(b)(1) and (3)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1978 Volume and 1979 Supplement)