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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 438

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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 - Transportation

12-104.

(c) (1) The Administration shall maintain as many
offices in this State as the Administrator considers
necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the
Administration. [Each office shall be open daily except,
for Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, during]

(2) DURING the hours that the Secretary

requires, EACH OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN:

(I) DAILY; AND

(II) ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH,
UNLESS THE FIRST SATURDAY FALLS ON A LEGAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND,
THEN EACH OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE
MONTH.

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3), EACH
OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN DAILY, EXCEPT FOR SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS,
AND HOLIDAYS, DURING SUCH HOURS AS THE SECRETARY MAY
REQUIRE.

(3) (I) EACH OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN ON THE FIRST
SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH UNLESS THAT SATURDAY IS A LEGAL
HOLIDAY, FOLLOWS THE DAY OF A LEGAL HOLIDAY, OR THE SUNDAY
OR MONDAY FOLLOWING THAT SATURDAY IS LEGAL HOLIDAY, IN
WHICH CASE THE OFFICES SHALL BE OPEN ON THE SECOND SATURDAY
OF THE MONTH.

(II) THE SECRETARY SHALL MAKE SUCH

ADJUSTMENTS IN EMPLOYEE WORK SCHEDULING AS MAY BE REQUIRED
TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE ANY PAYMENT OF OVERTIME COMPENSATION
AS THE RESULT OF THE OPENING OF THE OFFICES ON SATURDAYS AS
PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3)(I). THE ADJUSTMENTS MAY INCLUDE
CLOSING THE OFFICES ON ONE WEEKDAY EACH MONTH.

(2) EACH OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN ON THE DAYS AND
DURING THE HOURS THAT THE SECRETARY DETERMINES ARE NEEDED TO
SERVE THE PUBLIC.

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

Approved May 6, 1980.