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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 296

2. (a) [Nothing contained in § 66 of this article or in
this subtitle shall affect any proceeding or prosecution under
said § 66 or under the former Article 12 of this Code, title
"Bastardy and Fornication" instituted prior to June 1, 1963; any
such proceedings or prosecution may be continued, including the
enforcement or modification of any order theretofore passed in
said proceeding, to the same extent and with the same effect as
if said Article 12 had not been repealed] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10
OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE DOES NOT AFFECT ANY PROCEEDING OR
PROSECUTION THAT WAS INSTITUTED BEFORE JUNE 1, 1963 UNDER FORMER
ARTICLE 12 OF THE CODE, "BASTARDY AND FORNICATION". ANY
PROCEEDING, PROSECUTION, OR ENFORCEMENT OR MODIFICATION OF AN
ORDER PASSED IN A BASTARDY PROCEEDING MAY BE CONTINUED AS IF
FORMER ARTICLE 12 HAD NOT BEEN REPEALED.

(b)   In any proceeding under [this subtitle] TITLE 5,
SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE, proof of a prior
conviction under [said] FORMER Article 12 OF THE CODE, whether
the conviction occurred before or after June 1, 1963, shall be
accepted and taken as conclusively establishing that the person
so convicted is the father of the child or children in question.

(c)  A person convicted [as aforesaid] UNDER FORMER ARTICLE
12 OF THE CODE shall have a continuing responsibility for the
support and education of the child or children to the full extent
provided for in [this subtitle] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE
FAMILY LAW ARTICLE and may at any time be proceeded against under
[this subtitle] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE
notwithstanding any previous conviction or convictions under
[said] FORMER Article 12 OF THE CODE or any previous commitment
or the consequent serving of any terms resulting from [said]
convictions. In the event any such person is proceeded against
under [this subtitle] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY LAW
ARTICLE, then, from and after the time the court acquires
jurisdiction over the person by reason of his arrest or the
service of a subpoena upon him as provided in [this subtitle]
TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE, all further
proceedings against him shall be had and taken pursuant to the
provisions of [this subtitle] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY
LAW ARTICLE, and no further proceedings shall be had or taken
against such person in the prior proceedings under [said] FORMER
Article 12 OF THE CODE, except as hereinafter provided.
Thereafter, the court, acting pursuant to the provisions of [this
subtitle] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE, may
pass [such orders] ANY ORDER and take [such] ANY action [as] it
may deem appropriate in the case, [to the same extent and as
fully] as if [said] THE case had been originally instituted under
[this subtitle] TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE,
including, but not limited to, discharging [such] THE person from
commitment, probation, or any other order or condition imposed in
the prior proceeding under [said] FORMER Article 12 OF THE CODE,
and providing for the fixing and manner and extent of paying any
arrearages in support or other payments which may have accrued in
the [said] prior proceedings. [In such case, where] WHERE the
prior proceeding under [said] FORMER Article 12 OF THE CODE, was