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VETOES

(e) If the court determines that the abducting,
detaining, or secreting of a child by a relative was done at
a time or times when to do otherwise would have resulted in
a clear and present danger to the health, safety, or welfare
of the child, and if, within 96 hours of such abducting,
detaining, or secreting, the relative submits a petition to
a court of competent jurisdiction within this State
explaining the circumstances and seeking to revise, amend,
or clarify the existing custody order, then this
determination shall be a complete defense to any action
brought pursuant to this section.

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 545.

This bill provides that a relative, who is aware that
another person is a lawful custodian of a child, may not
abduct, take, or carry away a child under 12 years of age
from the lawful custodian to a place outside of this State.
A person convicted of violating any provisions of this
subsection is guilty of a felony.

Senate Bill 103, which was passed by the General
Assembly and signed by me on May 25, 1982, accomplishes the
same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 545.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 625
AN ACT concerning

Juvenile Causes - Waiver of Jurisdiction