WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 289

(2) THE INDIVIDUAL HAS REFUSED OR IS LIKELY TO REFUSE
TO TESTIFY OR PROVIDE OTHER INFORMATION ON THE BASIS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL'S PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION.

(E) IF A WITNESS REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER ISSUED
UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, ON WRITTEN MOTION OF THE
PROSECUTOR AND ON ADMISSION INTO EVIDENCE OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF
THE REFUSAL, IF THE REFUSAL WAS BEFORE A GRAND JURY, THE COURT
SHALL TREAT THE REFUSAL AS A DIRECT CONTEMPT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBTITLE P.
OF THE MARYLAND RULES.--------------------------------------------

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
298(d) through (g), respectively, of Article 27 - Crimes and
Punishments of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be
Section(s) 298(c) through (f), respectively.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 289

(House Bill 1311)

AN ACT concerning

Witness Immunity - Crimes of Violence -
Controlled Dangerous Substances

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain prosecutors in certain
circumstances involving crimes of violence and certain
controlled dangerous substances offenses to file a written
motion for a court order compelling a witness to testify,
produce evidence, or provide other information; specifying
the effect of the order; prohibiting testimony or other
evidence compelled under the order or certain information
derived from the compelled testimony or evidence from being
used against the witness except under certain circumstances;
requiring a court under certain circumstances involving

crimes of violence and certain controlled dangerous

substance offenses to issue an order requiring a witness to
testify or provide other information upon request by a
prosecutor; establishing procedures for enforcement of an
order to testify or provide other information; defining
certain terms; making technical changes; and generally
relating to immunity for witnesses in proceedings involving

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