Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "Department" § 2-101
"Law enforcement agency" § 2-101
"State" § 2-101

2-306. INFORMATION ABOUT OCCURRENCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN THE
STATE.

(B)     INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHER AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS.

THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION,
STATE POSTMORTEM EXAMINERS COMMISSION, COMMISSIONS CONCERNED WITH
HIGHWAY SAFETY, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE STATE SHALL
PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
IN THE STATE TO THE DEPARTMENT AT THE TIMES AND IN THE FORM THAT THE
SECRETARY REQUIRES BY RULE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 88B, § 8.

In subsection (a) of this section, former Art. 88B, § 2(6), which defined
"motor vehicle" to mean a motor vehicle as defined in the Maryland Vehicle
Law, is deleted. The sense in which the former law defined the term "motor
vehicle" is implicit in the way the term is used in the revision and
consequently the former definition is unnecessary in the revision.

In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to information provided to
"the Department" is added to clarify to whom the information is to be
provided.

Defined terms: "Department" § 2-101
"Law enforcement agency" § 2-101
"Rule" § 2-101
"Secretary" § 2-101

2-307. INFORMATION ABOUT INCIDENCE OF CRIME.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN THE STATE.

(B)     HATE CRIMES.

(1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT AND ANALYZE INFORMATION
ABOUT INCIDENTS APPARENTLY DIRECTED AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
BECAUSE OF RACE, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

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