5262

VETOES

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

(as enacted by Chapter____ (H.B. 200) of the Acts of the

General Assembly of 1982) read(s) as follows:

Article - Health - General

10-622.

(d) (1) Unless the peace officer is the petitioner, OR

THE PETITIONER PRESENTS THE PETITION TO THE COURT, the
petitioner under this section shall give the petition to a
peace officer.

(D) (1) A PETITIONER WHO IS A PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST,
HEALTH OFFICER, OR DESIGNEE OF A HEALTH OFFICER SHALL GIVE
THE PETITION TO A PEACE OFFICER.

(2) The peace officer shall explain to the
petitioner:

(i) The serious nature of the petition;
and

(ii) The meaning and content of the
petition.

10-623.

(a) If the petitioner under part IV of this subtitle
is not a physician, a psychologist, a health officer or
designee of a health officer, or a peace officer, the
petitioner SHALL PRESENT THE PETITION TO THE [and the peace
officer to whom the petitioner gives the petition shall file
it with a] court for immediate review.

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

June 1, 1982
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 541.

This bill provides that certain petitioners for
emergency evaluations shall present a petition to the court;
and specifies which petitioners shall give a petition to a
peace officer.