HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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penalties for each day that the violation exists;; providing
for a certain investigation and for mediation of certain
issues; providing that the Secretary of Economic and
Community Development may petition an equity a court to
enjoin certain actions that violate the Maryland Building
Code for the Handicapped; and generally relating to
penalties for violations of the Maryland Building Code for
the Handicapped.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 257JK

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments

257JK.

(A) (1) The Department of Economic and Community
Development, or [the] AN appropriate division [thereof] OF THE
DEPARTMENT, shall promulgate and adopt a State building code for
the purpose of developing rules and regulations for making
buildings and facilities accessible and usable by the physically
handicapped to the extent feasible.

(2)  The rules and regulations shall be developed in
conjunction with the Governor's Committee for Employment of the
Handicapped, the Maryland Rehabilitation Association, and the
Maryland Society of Architects.

(3) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION
OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE FOR THE HANDICAPPED THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS SHALL EMPOWER THE SECRETARY TO PETITION A COURT OF
EQUITY TO ENJOIN THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR OCCUPANCY OF A
BUILDING OR FACILITY THAT VIOLATES THE MARYLAND BUILDING CODE FOR
THE HANDICAPPED.

(3) (I) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY FOR A
VIOLATION OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE FOR THE HANDICAPPED, THE
SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL INVESTIGATE
TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY VIOLATION.

(II) IF THE SECRETARY DETERMINES THAT A
VIOLATION EXISTS, THE SECRETARY MAY RESOLVE ANY ISSUE IN THE
VIOLATION BY INFORMAL METHODS OF MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION.