Ch. 313

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the term of the first
privatization contract negotiated between the Department of Human Resources and a
private contractor after the effective date of this Act shall be 3 years 4 years and 3
months, with the option for up to two 1-year extensions.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a State employee who, on
the effective date of this Act, is a nontemporary employee of the Child Support
Enforcement Administration in the Department of Human Resources and is working
for the private contractor under contract with the Department on the effective date of
this Act, shall remain a nontemporary employee of the Administration until the
termination of this Act, unless the employee accepts employment with another
private contractor, as provided under § 10-119.1(d)(l)(v) of the Family Law Article, as
enacted by Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 2003. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and 1 month 6
years and 4 months and, at the end of June 30, 2008 September 30, 2009, with no
further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no
further force and effect.

Approved May 13, 2003.

CHAPTER 313
(House Bill 593)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts

FOR the purpose of repealing clarifying a certain intent element in the crime of
stalking; modifying a certain defined term; requiring that a certain person know
or reasonably should have known that certain conduct would place another in
reasonable fear of serious bodily injury, death, or of certain offenses being
committed under certain circumstances, or that a third person is likely to suffer
serious bodily injury, death, or certain offenses; establishing that the crime of
stalking is a felony; giving the District Court and circuit court concurrent
jurisdiction to try stalking cases; and generally relating to the definition of the
crime of stalking.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Criminal Law
Section 3-802

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article—Courts and Judicial Proceedings

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