HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2517

(b) Any person who shall wear, carry, or transport any
handgun, whether concealed or open, upon or about his person, and
any person who shall wear, carry or knowingly transport any
handgun, whether concealed or open, in any vehicle traveling upon
the public roads, highways, waterways, or airways or upon roads
or parking lots generally used by the public in this State shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor; and it shall be a rebuttable
presumption that the person is knowingly transporting the
handgun; and on conviction of the misdemeanor shall be fined or
imprisoned as follows:

(iv) If it shall appear from the evidence that any
handgun referred to in [subsection (a) hereof] SECTION 36F(A) OF
handgun referred to in subsection [(a)] (B) hereof THIS ARTICLE
was carried, worn, or transported with the deliberate purpose of
injuring or killing another person, the court shall impose a
sentence of imprisonment of not less than [five] 5 years.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 15, 1984.

CHAPTER 451

(House Bill 877)

AN ACT concerning

No Fault Automobile Insurance Premiums

Basic Required Primary Coverage - Notice

FOR the purpose of providing that certain automobile insurers may
raise the premiums of certain insureds on the basis of
certain claims when the insured was not at fault for the
accident giving rise to the claim involved; and providing
that written notice of that limitation by insurers be
provided by certain insurance policies.

FOR the purpose of requiring the insurer to notify certain
policyholders in writing that a surcharge may not be imposed
under certain circumstances; making a stylistic change; and
generally relating to no fault automobile insurance and
notification to certain policyholders that a surcharge may
not be imposed under certain circumstances.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 540

Annotated Code of Maryland