VETOES

(11)  Exercise and perform any other function, power,
and duty appropriate to protect and promote the welfare of
consumers;

(12)  In accordance with § 13-205 of this subtitle,
adopt rules, regulations, and standards which:

(i) Are necessary to assure the orderly
operation of the Division; and

(ii) Further define unfair or deceptive trade
practices for purposes of this title; [and]

(13)  Enter into reciprocal agreements with consumer
protection agencies of other states, in which each state mutually
agrees to receive and investigate complaints from the foreign
state's consumer protection agency on behalf of their consumers
against businesses in the receiving and investigating state; AND

(14)  (I) RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS FROM A
PURCHASER OF A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT, IF THE VENDOR
OR BUILDER HAS OBTAINED AN IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT UNDER
TITLE 10, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE REAL PROPERTY ARTICLE; AND

(II) IF THE DIVISION FINDS THAT THE PURCHASER
IS ENTITLED TO A RETURN OF A DEPOSIT PAID TO THE VENDOR OR
BUILDER, DRAW AGAINST THE LETTER OF CREDIT.

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

May 25, 1989

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 256.

This bill authorizes an applicant for a driver's license to use a
name, assumed under common law, by which the applicant is known
and transacts business.

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