WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 612

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

616 1/2.

(f) The circuit courts for each of the counties of the
second and seventh judicial circuits are authorized to prescribe
by rule of court the terms and conditions of bail bonds filed in
the circuit court for each county respectively. [The] THIS power
[granted herein] includes but is not limited to prescribing the
qualifications of and fees charged by bondsmen. A bond
commissioner may be appointed IN THE SECOND AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUITS to administer the rules of court adopted pursuant to
this section. Violations of any rule of court promulgated
hereunder shall be considered contempt of court and punished as
for contempt. In addition to those rules promulgated by the
seventh judicial circuit [and pertaining to Prince George's
County it is hereby provided that in Prince George's County no] A
person [shall] MAY NOT engage IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT in
the business of becoming surety for compensation on bonds in
criminal cases until he shall have been approved by such rules as
the SEVENTH JUDICIAL Circuit [Court for Prince George's County]
may adopt. The [said] bondsmen so approved shall pay a license
fee of [one (1)] 1 percent of the gross value of all bonds
written in all courts of the [county] CIRCUIT, PROVIDED THAT THIS
FEE IS APPROVED BY THE COURT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT APPLIES.
The fee shall be paid to the court as prescribed by the rules of
court. The [said] fee shall be used for the payment of any
expenses incident to the administration of this section. Any
absolute bond forfeitures collected may be used to defray the
above expenses.

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

Approved May 25, 1989.

CHAPTER 612

(Senate Bill 793)

AN ACT concerning

Licensing and Regulation - Barbers and Apprentice Barbers

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain persons to register and
serve as apprentice barbers; imposing certain registration
requirements and procedures for apprentice barbers;
providing for the expiration and onetime renewal of
apprentice barber registrations; authorizing apprentice

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