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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 470

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

Approved May 6, 1980.

CHAPTER 471

(House Bill 1552)

AN ACT concerning

Handicapped Persons - Entrances to Certain
Business Establishments

FOR the purpose of requiring the owners or lessors of
certain business establishments to provide entrances
suitable for certain handicapped persons; providing
certain minimum standards for these entrances; and
providing a penalty for failure to comply with this
Act.

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 21-1007

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1979 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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 - Transportation

21-1007.

(A)  THE OWNER OR LESSOR OF A SUPERMARKET, BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENT, OR SHOPPING AREA OR CENTER THAT HAS ENTRANCES
SURROUNDED BY OBSTACLES DESIGNED TO PREVENT SHOPPING CARTS
FROM BEING REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES, SHALL PROVIDE AN
UNOBSTRUCTED ENTRANCE DURING BUSINESS HOURS FOR PHYSICALLY
HANDICAPPED PERSONS, AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBSECTION (B).

(B)  SUCH AN ENTRANCE SHALL BE AT LEAST 36 INCHES WIDE
AND CONSTRUCTED TO ALLOW REASONABLE ACCESS FOR ENTRY AND
EGRESS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS CONFINED TO
WHEELCHAIRS.

(C)  FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUCH AN ENTRANCE, OR FAILURE TO
KEEP IT UNLOCKED AND ACCESSIBLE DURING BUSINESS HOURS TO
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR, IS