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VETOES

OF THIS SECTION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CHARGES AGAINST THE
PERSON ARE DISMISSED, NOLLE PROSSED, STETTED, OR UNTIL THE
PERSON IS PRESENTED TO THE COURT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any
provision of this Act or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or any
other application of this Act which can be given effect
without the invalid provisions or application, and to this
end all the provisions of this Act are declared to be
severable.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

May 19, 1981
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 1162.

This bill streamlines and clarifies the process that a
concerned person must go through to have the court order an
emergency evaluation for someone believed to have a mental
disorder. It also adds a new section to the Code that
allows the court to order an emergency evaluation following
the arrest of a person considered in danger of causing
personal harm to himself or others.

Senate Bill 896, which was enacted by the General
Assembly and signed by me on May 19, 1981, accomplishes the
same purpose.

Therefore it is unnecessary for me to sign House Bill
1162.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 1180