WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 632

Approved May 27, 1993.

CHAPTER 632
(Senate Bill 196)

AN ACT concerning

Trade Regulation - Antitrust - Investigations and Civil Remedies

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Attorney General to conduct investigations of
violations of the Maryland Antitrust Act through the use of written interrogatories
and sworn depositions; authorizing the Attorney General to seek certain equitable
remedies to remove the effects of violations of the Maryland Antitrust Act;
establishing a civil penalty to be paid to the State general fund for certain violations;
authorizing the Attorney General to bring certain actions on behalf of persons
residing in the State and establishing certain procedures for such actions; providing
for suspension of the civil statute of limitations during the pendency of certain
criminal proceedings: making stylistic changes; and generally relating to antitrust
proceedings.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Commercial Law
Section 11-205 and 11-209
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

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

Article - Commercial Law

11-205.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (i) OF THIS SECTION, if the Attorney
General believes that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of any [original
or copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation,
map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or
recording,] DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL, wherever situated, OR MAY HAVE ANY
INFORMATION which [he] THE ATTORNEY GENERAL believes is relevant to the subject
matter of an investigation of a possible violation of this subtitle, [he] THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL may serve on the person before institution of a civil proceeding for the
violation a written civil investigative demand which requires [him] THAT PERSON to
produce the documentary material and permit inspection and copying, TO ANSWER IN
WRITING WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES, TO GIVE ORAL TESTIMONY CONCERNING
DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL OR INFORMATION, OR TO FURNISH ANY COMBINATION
OF SUCH MATERIAL, ANSWERS, OR TESTIMONY.

(b)     (1) The demand of the Attorney General shall [:

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