ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 464

(d) (1) In Prince George's County:

(i) A child under the age of 15 years may not stand in a roadway,
median divider, or intersection to solicit money or donations of any kind from the
occupant of a vehicle; and

(ii) An adult may not cause, encourage, allow, or petition a child
under the age of 15 years to stand in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to
solicit money or donations of any kind from the occupant of a vehicle.

(2) A child under the age of 15 years may not be found guilty or
adjudicated delinquent for a violation of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection if an adult
caused, encouraged, allowed, or petitioned the child in violation of paragraph (1)(ii) of
this subsection.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 464
(House Bill 1030)

AN ACT concerning

Real Property - Redemption of Ground Rents

FOR the purpose of authorizing a tenant to apply to redeem a reversion reserved in
certain leases under certain circumstances by providing certain documentation
and paying the redemption amount amount, certain back rents, if required, and
certain fees to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring the
Department to issue post a certain notice on its website for a certain period of
time before issuing a certain certificate to the tenant; establishing that the
redemption is effective when the certificate is recorded in the land records of the
county where the property is located; providing that recordation of the
certificate conclusively vests a certain fee simple title in the tenant; authorizing
the landlord to collect the redemption amount without interest by filing a claim,
providing certain documentation documentation, and paying certain fees to the
Department; providing a procedure for resolving certain disputes over the
amount of payment of a certain redemption; limiting the liability of the
Department to the payment of a certain redemption amount and back rent;
requiring the Department to credit certain fees and funds collected under this
Act to a certain fund; requiring the Department to maintain a list of properties
for which the reversion has been redeemed; requiring the Department to adopt
certain regulations; requiring that certain redemptions not collected by the
landlord escheat to the State; requiring the Department to annually transfer
certain uncollected funds to the State General Fund; establishing certain fees;
requiring a certain continuing, nonlapsing fund to be used for a certain purpose;

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