WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 11

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects antiquated language and the
omission of punctuation in Article 49B, § 9(c).

The antiquated language was contained in, and the
punctuation, an apostrophe, was omitted from Ch. 153
of the Acts of 1969.

The omission of the punctuation was noted by the
Michie Company. The antiquated language was noted by
the professional staff of the Legislative Division of
the Department of Legislative Reference.

12.

(b) (1) Any person (including one acting for or on behalf
of a firm, association, or corporation) is guilty of a
misdemeanor if:

[(1)] (I) He has claimed to be aggrieved under the
provisions of this subtitle; [and]

[(2)] (II) He has pursued the complaint under [§§ 11
and 12] THIS SECTION AND § 11 of this subtitle, or either of
these sections; [and]

[(3)] (III) The Commission has found the complaint to
be unfounded or has dismissed it without further action against
the respondent; and

[(4)] (IV) The court has found the complaint to have
been made maliciously; and upon conviction thereof in the
appropriate criminal court, he is subject to a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.

(2) This subsection shall not be construed or applied
to deny the right of a respondent to bring any civil action
against one who has filed a complaint under this subtitle.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects stylistic errors and in the
numbering of subsections and paragraphs deletes
extraneous conjunctions in Article 49B, § 12(b).

The stylistic errors, in a cross-reference and in the
numbering of subsections and paragraphs, and the
extraneous conjunctions, "and", were contained in Ch.
228 of the Acts of 1963.

The stylistic error in the cross-reference was noted
by the Michie Company. The stylistic errors in
numbering and the extraneous conjunction were noted by

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