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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0217* |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 217 |
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| 8 | 8 | | R7, E1 4lr1061 |
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| 9 | 9 | | (PRE–FILED) |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate R. Long |
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| 11 | 11 | | Requested: October 20, 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Assigned to: Judiciary |
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| 14 | 14 | | |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 17 | 17 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | |
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| 19 | 19 | | Vehicle Laws – Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant – 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Prohibition 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | FOR the purpose of prohibiting an individual from smoking, vaping, or consuming cannabis 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | in the passenger area of a motor vehicle in which a minor is an occupant; and 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | generally relating to cannabis use in a motor vehicle. 6 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BY adding to 7 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Article – Transportation 8 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 21–903.1 9 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11 |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 33 | 33 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Article – Transportation 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 21–903.1. 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | INDICATED. 17 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) “CANNABIS” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 5–101 OF THE 18 |
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| 43 | 43 | | CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 19 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (3) “PASSENGER AREA ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 21–903 OF 20 |
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| 46 | 46 | | THIS SUBTITLE. 21 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 HOUSE BILL 217 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (B) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT SMOKE , VAPE, OR CONSUME CANNABIS IN THE 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | PASSENGER AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHICH A MINOR IS AN OCCUPANT. 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (C) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATE S THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | MISDEMEANOR AND ON C ONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRIS ONMENT NOT 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR A FINE NOT E XCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH. 5 |
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| 57 | 57 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6 |
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| 58 | 58 | | October 1, 2024. 7 |
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