Ch. 3                                       1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Occurred: Ch. 3, Acts of 1994. Correction by the Michie Company in the
1994 Cumulative Supplement of Volume 2 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland is validated by this Act.

577.

(a) (1) Any person [or persons] who remains upon, enters upon or crosses over
the land, premises or private property, including boarding any boat or other marine
vessel, of any person or persons in this State after having been duly notified by the owner
or his agent not to do so is considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction is
subject to a fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, or both.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic and grammatical errors in Article 27, § 577(a)(1).

Occurred: Ch. 212, Acts of 1977.

616 1/2.

(f) (1) The circuit courts for each of the counties 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
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 a person may not engage in the business of becoming surety for
compensation on bonds in criminal cases until he shall have been approved by such rules
as the circuit court may have adopted and, IF REQUIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 48A OF THE CODE, licensed in accordance with Article 48A of the Code.

(2) In the circuit courts for [each of the counties of the second and seventh
judicial circuits] THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, the bondsmen so approved [and
licensed] UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION 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.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Ambiguous reference in Article 27, § 616 1/2(f)(1) relating to the
license requirement in Article 48A for surety insurers. Article 48A only
requires surety insurers, and not sureties, to obtain licenses. See
Memorandum of July 27, 1994 from Robert A. Zarnoch to Susan Russell and
attachments for further information on this distinction. Ch. 603, Acts of 1994
intended only to allow the circuit courts broader rulemaking authority, and
not to extend licensing requirements.

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