ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 470

(iii) any procurement policies or procedures developed by the entity
and the extent to which the policies and procedures comply with the purposes of State
procurement law;

(iv) the existence of any accountability measures for determining the
efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which the entity is using State resources;
and

(v) the date of, and findings from, the most recent legislative audit
of the entity; and

(2) on or before December 1, 2004, submit a report to the Governor and
General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2004. Section 1 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at
the end of June 30, 2006, with no further action required by the General Assembly,
Section 1 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. Section 2 of
this Act shall remain effective for a period of 6 months and, at the end of December 31,
2004, with no further action required by the General Assembly, Section 2 of this Act
shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 470
(Senate Bill 604)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Spam Control Deterrent Deterrence Act

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from using certain protected computers to
relay or retransmit certain commercial electronic mail messages with the intent
to deceive or mislead recipients or an Internet electronic mail service provider
under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from materially falsifying
certain header information in certain commercial electronic mail messages
under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from registering for certain
electronic mail accounts or domain names under certain circumstances;
prohibiting a person from conspiring to or falsely representing the right to use
certain Internet protocol addresses under certain circumstances; providing that
certain violations of this Act are felonies; misdemeanors; prohibiting the
provision or selection of certain electronic mail addresses under certain
circumstances; providing for certain penalties and fines for certain violations of
this Act under certain circumstances; providing for additional penalties and
fines under certain circumstances; authorizing the forfeiture of certain moneys,
income, and property under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney
General to institute a civil action under certain circumstances; providing for a
civil penalty; authorizing certain injunctive relief under certain circumstances;

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