Ch. 585                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall bo construed
retroactively and shall be applied and interpreted to affect any gift certificates that were
determined abandoned under the Maryland Uniform Disposition of Property Act on or
after November 1, 1995. The Comptroller of the Treasury shall return to a person, any
money collected on or after November 1, 1995 for gift certificates that were determined
abandoned property under the Maryland Uniform Disposition of Property Act.

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1996.

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 585
(Senate Bill 456)

AN ACT concerning

Crime Victims and Witnesses - Nonsubstantive Reorganization of Laws

FOR the purpose of reorganizing and restating the laws concerning victims and witnesses
of crime, including provisions relating to influencing or intimidating victims and
witnesses, pretrial procedures, trial procedures, sentencing procedures,
postsentencing procedures, sexual offenses, domestic violence, restitution, criminal
injuries compensation, victims and witnesses - services, victims and witnesses -
treatment and assistance, and certain other miscellaneous topics; updating obsolete
references; establishing cross-references in certain articles of the Code in
accordance with the reorganization in this Act; making certain stylistic changes;
providing for the termination of certain provisions of this Act; providing that there
is no intent by this Act or substantively change, revive, or otherwise affect any law
that is the subject of this Act or any other law in effect on or prior to the effective
date of this Act; requiring the publishers of the Annotated Code and the
Department of Legislative Reference to propose and make certain corrections and
revisions to the Code; providing that drafter's notes and catchlines contained in this
Act are not law; and generally relating to laws concerning victims and witnesses of
crime.

BY transferring

Article 10 - Legal Officials

Section 37 and 40A, respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)
to be

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 766 and 784, respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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