HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  DUTY OF DEPARTMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING:

(1)  STANDARDS FOR MARKING TRANSPARENT GLASS
DOORS; AND

(2)  DEFINITIONS OF "BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT",
"PUBLIC BUILDING", AND "COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR STRUCTURE".

(B)  WARNING MARKINGS.

IN EACH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT, PUBLIC BUILDING, OR
COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, EACH DOOR THAT HAS A
SURFACE AREA OF AT LEAST 80 PERCENT TRANSPARENT GLASS SHALL
BE MARKED SO THAT IT WARNS ANY INDIVIDUAL NEARING IT THAT A
GLASS DOOR IS PRESENT.

(C)  PENALTIES.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR
ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION IS GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $50.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 54A.

In subsection (a) of this section, the former
phrase "as it deems necessary or proper" is
deleted as unnecessary.

Subsection (a)(2) of this section is new language
added to reflect practice and to clarify the
scope of this section by providing for the
definition of vague terms.

In subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section,
the term "business" is substituted for
"mercantile", for clarity.

In subsection (b) of this section, "that has a
surface area of at least 80 percent transparent
glass" is substituted for "with an area of at
least 80 percent transparent glass", for clarity.

In subsection (b) of this section, "individual
nearing it" is substituted for "persons using
them" and "a glass door is present" is
substituted for "they are glass doors" to express
more accurately the legislative intent to protect
all people who might injure themselves by walking