WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

House Bill 1210, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 25, 1989, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 99.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 99

AN ACT concerning

Child Abuse and Neglect

FOR the purpose of repealing a certain exception to the reporting
requirement for child abuse and neglect for certain health
practitioners; and generally relating to child abuse and
neglect.

BY repealing

Article - Family Law

Section 5-701(o) and 5-704(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY renumbering

Article - Family Law

Section 5-701(p) and (q) and 5-704(c) and (d), respectively

to be Section 5-701(o) and (p) and 5-704(b) and (c),

respectively
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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

Article - Family Law

5-701.

[(o) "Pedophilia" means a condition in which a person's
conscious sexual desires and responses are directed, either
partially or exclusively, to children.]

5-704.

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