WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 604

(III) THE SURETY AGREES IN WRITING TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSE
OF RETURNING THE DEFENDANT TO THE JURISDICTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(f)     (1) 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. This power 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] a
person 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 may adopt] THE CIRCUIT COURT MAY HAVE
ADOPTED AND LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 48A OF THE CODE. The

(2) IN THE CIRCUIT COURTS FOR EACH OF THE COUNTIES OF THE
SECOND AND SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE bondsmen so approved AND
LICENSED shall pay a license fee of 1 percent of the gross value of all bonds written in all
courts of the 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 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.

(g)      [In Prince George's County, in] IN a criminal case, any judge may reinstate
any bail, bond or recognizance for criminal charges discharged at a preliminary hearing in
the District Court, provided the new charging document or indictment arises out of
substantially the same set of facts.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 26, 1994.

CHAPTER 604
(House Bill 852)

AN ACT concerning

Health Maintenance Organizations - Time Limitations for Covered Services by Physical

Therapists

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a health maintenance organization from imposing any
certain time limitation limitations on the receipt of covered services provided to a
member or subscriber by a physical therapist; providing that this Act may not be
construed to prohibit a health maintenance organization from imposing any

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