PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 14

(c) An applicant for registration as a professional solicitor that submits a $25,000
irrevocable letter of credit to the Secretary of State is not required to submit a surety
bond under subsection (a) of this section.

(D) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY RETURN A BOND OR IRREVOCABLE
LETTER OF CREDIT FILED UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY IF:

(1) 3 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE REGISTRATION PERIOD TO
WHICH THE BOND OR LETTER APPLIES, AND THERE IS NO PENDING CLAIM AGAINST
THE BOND OR LETTER; OR

(2) THE REGISTRATION PERIOD TO WHICH THE BOND OR LETTER
APPLIES IS OVER, ALL REQUIRED ACCOUNTING REPORTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY
COMPLETED AND FILED, AND IT APPEARS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE THAT THE PERSON IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF THE MARYLAND
CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS ACT.

(E) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL INCLUDE WITH AN APPLICATION FOR

REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR A NOTICE THAT A PERSON MAY

APPLY FOR RETURN OF A BOND OR IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT AFTER THE

REGISTRATION PERIOD TO WHICH THE BOND OR LETTER APPLIES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved April 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 14
(Senate Bill 114)

AN ACT concerning

Annual Corrective Bill

FOR the purpose of correcting certain errors and omissions in certain articles of the
Annotated Code and in certain uncodified laws and public local laws; clarifying
language; providing that with certain exceptions this Act is not intended to affect
any law other than to correct technical errors; repealing certain obsolete provisions
of law; renumbering certain sections of the Annotated Code; transferring certain
sections of the Annotated Code; reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated
Code; validating certain corrections made by the publisher of the Annotated Code;
codifying a certain legalization; reprinting a certain compilation; providing for the
effect and construction of certain provisions of this Act; providing for the
application of certain provisions of this Act; and making certain provisions of this
Act an emergency measure.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 2-301(d), 3-202(d), 6-101(n)(5), 6-501(d) and (e), 8-202, 8-304(h),
8-304.1(g), 9-101(b), (c)(5)(i), and (i)(1), 9-217(f)(2), 11-301(g)(1),
11-302(h)(l), 11-303(a)(2)(iii) and (e)(1), 11-305(b)(2)(i), 11-403(a)(7),

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