[(b)](C) A person convicted of violating this section is subject to a fine not
exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the court. This section does not apply to any
statement or rumor made or circulated by an officer, employee, or agent of a bona fide
civilian defense organization or agency, if made in the regular course of [his] THE
PERSON'S duties with that organization or agency.
[(c)] (D) (1) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection [(b)] (C) of this
section, a person convicted under this section may be ordered by the court to pay
restitution to:
(i) The State, county, municipal corporation, bicounty agency, or
special taxing district for actual costs reasonably incurred due to the response to a
location and search for a destructive device caused by the false statement or rumor of
a destructive device; and
(ii) The owner or tenant of a property for the actual value of any
goods, services, or income lost as a result of the evacuation of the property in response
to the false statement or rumor of a destructive device.
(2) This subsection may not be construed to limit the right of a person to
restitution under § 807 of this article.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1999.
Approved April 27, 1999.
CHAPTER 285
(House Bill 1070)
AN ACT concerning
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore Museum of Industry
FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000
$250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Inc. for certain development or improvement
purposes; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a
requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; requiring
the grantee to grant and convey a certain easement to the Maryland Historical
Trust; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the
loan.
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:
(1) The Board of Public Works may borrow money and incur indebtedness on
behalf of the State of Maryland through a State loan to be known as the Baltimore
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