HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article - Commercial Law

11-304.

(M) (1) A FRANCHISE CREATED BY A MARKETING AGREEMENT
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SHALL DEVOLVE
ON DEATH OR RETIREMENT OF A SERVICE STATION DEALER TO A
DESIGNATED SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF THE DEALER, LIMITED TO
THE DEALER'S SPOUSE, ADULT CHILD, OR ADULT STEPCHILD.

(2) (I) SUBJECT TO THE DISTRIBUTOR'S APPROVAL
WHICH MAY NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD, THE SUCCESSOR DEALER
SHALL BE GRANTED A 1 YEAR TRIAL MARKETING AGREEMENT BY THE
DISTRIBUTOR, IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSOR DEALER, UNDER THE
SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WERE CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL
AGREEMENT.

(II) IN ACCORDANCE    WITH § 11-304(G) OF

THIS SUBTITLE, DURING THE PERIOD    OF THE TRIAL MARKETING

AGREEMENT, AND WITH THE CONSENT OF    THE DISTRIBUTOR, THE
SUCCESSOR DEALER MAY:

1.  SELL THE BUSINESS ASSETS;

2.  ASSIGN THE MARKETING AGREEMENT;
OR

3.  RENEW THE MARKETING AGREEMENT
UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREEABLE TO THE DISTRIBUTOR AND
THE SUCCESSOR DEALER.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 799

(Senate Bill 394)

AN ACT concerning

Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services - Deputy Secretary

FOR the purpose of eliminating provisions for 2 deputy
secretaries in the Department of Public Safety and