Ch. 8                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c)  (1) Any employer who violates any provision of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject
to a fine not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each offense.
If an employer compels a nonmanagerial or nonprofessional
employee to work on his or her chosen day of rest in violation of
the provisions of this section, that employer is liable to the
aggrieved employee for wages at the rate of 3 times the
employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked by that
employee on his or her chosen day of rest.

(2) This section does not permit any fine or penalty
against any supervisory employee or agent who has been caused,
directed, or authorized by his employer to violate any provision
of this section, in which case the employer shall be subject to
the sanctions prescribed by this section.

(d)  (1) Except in Montgomery County and Prince George's
County, a new or used car dealer may not sell, dispose, barter,
deal in, deliver, give away, show or offer for sale any motor
vehicle or any certificate of title for any motor vehicle on
Sunday.

(2) Any dealer who violates any provision of this
subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is
subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(e)  The provisions of this section do not apply to the laws
pertaining to alcoholic beverages sales on Sunday or to the
service of process on Sunday.

(f)  The provisions of this section do not apply in
Wicomico[, Washington,] and Allegany Counties.

534F.

In Wicomico[, Washington,] and Allegany Counties, no
contracts hereafter entered into and executed by and between the
parties thereto on Sunday shall be subject to the prohibitions
and penalties elsewhere contained in this subheading.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
534-0 of Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments of the Annotated
Code of Maryland be repealed.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health and safety, has been passed by a yea and nay
vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect
from the date it is enacted.

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