PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 403

(3) ORDER THE DEFENDANT TO PAY A COLLECTION FEE OF UP TO $25
FOR EACH BAD CHECK TO THE PERSON HAVING A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY OR THE PERSON WHO PROVIDED THE SERVICES.

144A.

(A)     FOR THE PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING THAT THE DEFENDANT IS THE
PERSON WHO UTTERED OR PASSED A BAD CHECK OR CHECKS, AN AFFIDAVIT
SIGNED BY THE PERSON WHO ACQUIRED A RIGHT AGAINST THE DRAWER WITH
RESPECT TO THE CHECK IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE CHECK DELIVERED
TO THE PERSON OR THE PERSON'S EMPLOYEE WAS THE CHECK UTTERED OR
PASSED BY DEFENDANT, WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF THE PERSON'S EMPLOYEE
PERSONALLY APPEARING IN COURT, PROVIDED THE AFFIDAVIT IDENTIFIES THE
PERSON'S EMPLOYEE.

(B)     THE AFFIDAVIT SHALL CONTAIN A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD
UTILIZED BY THE PERSON WHO ACQUIRED A RIGHT AGAINST THE DRAWER WITH
RESPECT TO THE CHECK TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF THE DRAWER AND TO
RECORD THE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY OR AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT CHECKS.

(C) (1) THE PROSECUTION SHALL, UPON WRITTEN DEMAND OF A
DEFENDANT FILED IN THE PROCEEDINGS AT LEAST 5 DAYS PRIOR TO A TRIAL IN
THE PROCEEDINGS, REQUIRE THE PRESENCE OF THE EMPLOYEE AS A
PROSECUTION WITNESS.

(2) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE APPLICABLE IN A CRIMINAL
PROCEEDING ONLY WHEN A COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT TO BE INTRODUCED IS
MAILED, DELIVERED, OR MADE AVAILABLE TO COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT OR
TO THE DEFENDANT PERSONALLY WHEN THE DEFENDANT IS NOT REPRESENTED BY
COUNSEL, AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE AFFIDAVIT AT
TRIAL.

(D) (1) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE
DEFENDANT FROM SUMMONING A WITNESS MENTIONED IN THIS SECTION AS A
WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE.

(2) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PRECLUDES THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY
TO INTRODUCE ANY EVIDENCE SUPPORTING OR CONTRADICTING THE EVIDENCE
CONTAINED IN OR THE PRESUMPTION RAISED BY THE AFFIDAVIT.

Article 41—Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments

4-905.1.

(A) EACH PERSON APPOINTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE AS A SPECIAL
POLICEMAN MAY CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION THAT CONCERNS;

(1) A CRIME OR WRONG COMMITTED, ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED, OR THREATENED TO BE COMMITTED;

(2) THE CREDIBILITY OF A WITNESS OR OF ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL;

AND

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