H.B. 708
VETOES
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 708.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
House Bill No. 708
AN ACT concerning
Crimes - Explosives and Destructive Devices - Revision
FOR the purpose of revising and restating the laws concerning explosives and destructive
devices; repealing provisions of law concerning fire bombs and vehicles, dynamiting,
fire bombs, destructive explosive devices, and pipe bombs; prohibiting a person
from manufacturing, transporting, possessing, controlling, storing, selling,
distributing, or using a destructive device; prohibiting a person from possessing
certain materials with intent to create a destructive device; providing certain
penalties; providing for certain restitution to certain persons under certain
circumstances; making a certain misdemeanor offense a felony; altering certain
penalties for offenses relating to false statements and devices constructed to
represent destructive devices; providing that a murder committed during the course
of a violation concerning destructive devices is first degree murder; altering the
authority of the State Fire Marshal to make warrantless arrests; authorizing the
State Fire Marshal to investigate destructive device offenses and to make arrests for
these offenses; prohibiting bail for persons charged with a destructive device offense
under certain circumstances; allowing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic
communications concerning destructive device offenses under certain
circumstances; making stylistic, conforming, and substantive changes to provisions
that include references to explosives and destructive devices; providing that this Act
does not apply to certain persons under certain circumstances; providing that
certain Committee Notes and catchlines contained in this Act are not law; defining
certain terms; and generally relating to explosives and destructive devices.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 33, 111B, 151A, 151C, 410, 594B(i), and 616 1/2(c) and (d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)
BY repealing
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 119 and 139A through 139C and the subheading "Explosives"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)
BY adding to
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