Ch. 10                                      1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

3-1303.

(b) (1) The merchant shall cause an initial demand letter to be:

(i) [Hand-delivered] HAND DELIVERED personally to the
responsible person; or

(2) The initial demand letter shall:

(vi) Specify the date by which the responsible person shall make the
required payment to avoid civil action, which date shall be at least 15 days after the date
of [hand-delivery] HAND DELIVERY or from the postmark date, as the case may be, of
the initial demand letter.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Extraneous hyphens in § 3-1303(b)(1)(i) and (2)(vi) of the Courts
Article.

Occurred: Ch. 582, Acts of 1991.

5-302.

(b) No action may be brought against a person, firm, or corporation who furnishes
confidential records, reports, statements, notes, or other information to [an agency
enumerated in this section] ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES or [its] THEIR
authorized agents, for purposes of research and [study.] STUDY:

(1)     The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty or its allied committees;

(2)     An "in-hospital" staff committee;

(3)     A nationally organized medical society or research group;

(4)     The State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; or

(5)     The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 5-302(b) of the Courts Article.

Occurred: Ch. 2, § 1, First Sp. Sess., Acts of 1973.

5-312.

(e) The provisions of this section do not apply to suits brought by the Attorney
General upon referral by the Secretary of State in which willful violations of Title 6 of the
Business [Regulations] REGULATION Article are alleged and proven.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Erroneous cross-reference in § 5-312(e) of the Courts Article.

Occurred: Ch. 3, Acts of 1995.

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