HARRY HUGHES Governor

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supervision of said physician or health care institution so
treating said child shall be immune from civil liability
and/or criminal penalty that might result from the failure
to obtain the consent from the parent, guardian or custodian
for the treatment of the child.

(4) Whenever any child is examined or treated
pursuant to [subsection (h)(2) and subsection (h)(3)]
PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION the local
department of health and mental hygiene shall be responsible
for the payment of all reasonable physician and/or health
care institution charges incurred and the parents or the
guardian of the child shall be liable to the local
department for such payments.

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(a) Any person who without just cause wilfully
neglects to provide for the support and maintenance of his
or her spouse is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction in any court of the State having criminal
jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100,
or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both, in
the discretion of the court. Any person charged with a
violation of this section may be prosecuted in the
jurisdiction where either of the parties resides. The fine
may be directed by the court to be paid in whole or in part
to the spouse; provided, that before the trial with the
consent of the defendant, or after conviction, instead of
imposing the punishment hereinbefore provided, or in
addition thereto, the court in its discretion, having regard
to the circumstances and financial ability of the defendant,
may pass an order which is subject to change by it from time
to time, as the circumstances may require, directing the
defendant to pay a certain sum weekly for the space of three
years to the spouse, and to release the defendant from
custody on probation for the space of three years upon the
defendant entering into a recognizance in such sum as the
court shall direct, with or without sureties. Any such
order shall constitute a lien on the earnings of the
defendant and the employer is required to deduct the amount
of the decree as soon as notified by the Probation
Department. All such deductions are to be paid directly by
the employer to the notifying Probation Department. The
condition of the recognizance shall be such that if the
defendant personally appears at the court whenever ordered
to do so within the three years, and further complies with
the terms of the order, or of any subsequent modification
thereof, then the recognizance shall be void, otherwise of
full force and effect. If the court be satisfied by
information and due proof under oath, at any time during the
three years, that the defendant has violated the terms of
the order, it may forthwith proceed to the trial of the
defendant under the original indictment, or sentence the
defendant under the original conviction, as the case may be.
In the case of forfeiture of a recognizance and enforcement
thereof [be] BY execution, the sum recovered may, in the