PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 10

6-306.

Process may be served on an insurance, surety, or bonding company by serving it on
an accredited agent or on one of the persons [listed in Rule 106 or M.D.R. 106]
DESCRIBED IN THE MARYLAND RULES.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete cross-reference in § 6-306 of the Courts Article.
Occurred: Ch. 2, § 1, First Sp. Sess., Acts of 1973.
9-102.

(a)     In a case of abuse of a child as defined in § 5-701 of the Family Law Article
or Article 27, [§ 35A] § 35C of the Code, a court may order that the testimony of a child
victim be taken outside the courtroom and shown in the courtroom by means of closed
circuit television if:

(1)     The testimony is taken during the proceeding; and

(2)     The judge determines that testimony by the child victim in the
defendant's presence will result in the child suffering serious emotional distress such that
the child cannot reasonably communicate.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete cross-reference in § 9-102(a) of the Courts Article.

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 712, Acts of 1994.

9-103.1.

(b)     (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, if
a court finds that the requirements of subsection (c) of this section are satisfied, a court
may admit into evidence in a juvenile court proceeding or in a criminal proceeding an out
of court statement, to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement, made by a
child victim under the age of 12 years, who is the alleged victim or the child alleged to
need assistance in the case before the court, concerning an alleged offense against the
child of:

(i) Child abuse, as defined under Article 27, [§ 35A] § 35C of the
Code;

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete cross-reference in § 9-103.1(b)(1)(i) of the Courts Article.

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 712, Acts of 1994.

9-402.

This [act] SUBTITLE shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its
general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

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