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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor S.B. 142
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(1) Transacts any business or performs any character of work or service in
the State;
(2) Contracts to supply goods, food, services, or manufactured products in
the State;
(3) Causes tortious injury in the State by an act or omission in the State;
(4) Causes tortious injury in the State or outside of the State by an act or
omission outside the State if he regularly does or solicits business, engages in any other
persistent course of conduct in the State or derives substantial revenue from goods,
food; services, or manufactured products used or consumed in the State;
(5) Has an interest in, uses, or possesses real property in the State; or
(6) Contracts to insure or act as surety for, or on, any person, property,
risk, contract, obligation, or agreement located, executed, or to be performed within the
State at the time the contract is made, unless the parties otherwise provide in writing.
(C) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.
(II) " COMPUTER INFORMATION" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN §
21-102 OF THE COMMERCIAL LAW ARTICLE.
(III) " COMPUTER PROGRAM" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 21-102
OF THE COMMERCIAL LAW ARTICLE.
(2) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO COMPUTER
INFORMATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THEY APPLY
TO GOODS AND SERVICES.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act does not affect
the digital signature requirements of the digital signature pilot program established
under § 8-504 of the State Government Article.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any
reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are
declared severable.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a presently existing
obligation or contract right may not be impaired in any way by this Act.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect
on or application to any right of action that accrues before the effective date of this
Act.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
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