Consumer protection violations by merchants, imposition of and
standards for civil penalties in administrative cease and desist
actions, provisions added ...................................................................

Contract financing and surety bond programs in the Maryland Small
Business Development Financing Authority, eligibility and use
requirements for loans, guarantees and bonds, provisions altered .

Distress sales, adoption of standards by local jurisdictions, provisions
altered; enforcement of law, provisions added ................................

Equity investment financing for a business enterprise from money
appropriated for grants for the Enterprise Fund, provisions added

Hearing aids, notice of cancellation provided to purchaser at time of
delivery, required language altered...................................................

Historic markers or plaques purchased by junk dealers, scrap metal
processors, and antique dealers, registration of descriptions and
notice to Maryland Historical Trust, requirements added ..............

Howard County -

Economic Development Authority, established; economic
development plan, requirements added ........................................

Limited liability companies engaging in professional services,
organization and operation, provisions added .................................

List of persons to whom a license, certificate, permit or registration
was issued in the last fiscal year, various health occupation boards,
Department of Licensing and Regulation, and Insurance
Commissioner required to send to Department of Assessments and
Taxation to help identify new businesses .........................................

Secondhand precious metal object dealer or pawnbroker, denial of
license or discipline of licensee when licensee or employee pleads
guilty to certain crimes, provisions added; record of transactions
involving acquisition of items for resale, requirements added ........

Toxics in packaging violations, recovery by the State of civil penalties,
provisions altered...............................................................................

Trade Finance Program, appropriation to ...........................................

Trade names, certificate renewal, cancellation, or amendment, and
generally correcting and clarifying provisions ..................................

Urban enterprise zones, property tax credit reimbursement,
appropriation for ................................................................................

Washington County -

Property tax credit to new or expanding businesses, provisions
added ...............................................................................................

Wholesale distributorships, cancellation or failure to renew,
provisions for notice, option to cure deficiencies by distributor,
repurchase of distributor's merchandise, and dispute arbitration,
added ..................................................................................................

Wholesale sales representatives, entitlement to a commission,

provisions altered ...............................................................................

Commercial Code SEE Uniform Laws
Commercial Rehabilitation -

Montgomery County -
Rockville Town Center, bond funds for ...........................................

Silver Spring revitalization, bond funds for .........................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

246	1638
45	987
51	1001
623	3045
183	1369
284	1754
356	1946
459	2434
351	1932
547	2755
281 8	1750 455
283	1753
8	322
288	1771
453	2415
291	1781
579 73	2869 1125