PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 576

State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 576.

This bill reorganizes and consolidates statutes in Article 27 of the Maryland Code relating
to crime victims and witnesses.

Senate Bill 456, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on this
date, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 576.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 576

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

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