(4) WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE NEUTRAL CASE EVALUATION SESSION,
THE EVALUATOR SHALL NOTIFY, IN WRITING, THE DIRECTOR AND THE CIRCUIT
COURT OR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE RESULTS OF THE NEUTRAL
CASE EVALUATION.

(5) (I) DURING THE NEUTRAL CASE EVALUATION PERIOD, THE
CIRCUIT COURT OR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SHALL CONTINUE TO HAVE
JURISDICTION TO RULE ON ANY MOTIONS OR DISCOVERY MATTERS.

(II) THE NEUTRAL CASE EVALUATION MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH
THE SCHEDULED TRIAL.

(6) (I) THE EVALUATOR SHALL BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH §
3-2A-03(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(II) UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY THE PARTIES, THE COST OF
NEUTRAL CASE EVALUATION, WHICH MAY NOT EXCEED $300 PER CASE, SHALL BE
DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall apply to
any claim pending or filed on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 459
(House Bill 810)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts

FOR the purpose of authorizing a real estate investment trust to file a certain
certificate of correction with the State Department of Assessments and
Taxation; clarifying that certain provisions of law relating to service of process
apply to real estate investment trusts; clarifying and altering certain
definitions; altering the required contents of a resolution that the board of
directors of a corporation is required to adopt before the issuance of certain stock
or convertible securities; providing the fact that certain stock certificates and
certain share certificates do not contain or refer to certain restrictions on
transferability adopted after the issuance of the certificate does not mean the
restriction is invalid; clarifying a certain stockholder vote requirement;
authorizing a corporation, subject to a certain exception, to hold meetings of its
stockholders in certain places; authorizing certain agreements to include certain
terms and conditions that require the submission of certain matters to certain
stockholders of a corporation; authorizing certain agreements to include certain
terms and conditions that require the submission of certain matters to certain