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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 | | *hb1401* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 1401 |
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| 8 | 8 | | L2 5lr2556 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Calvert County Delegation |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Judiciary |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Calvert County Commissioners – Prohibited Gatherings and Events 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact a 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | local law authorizing the County Attorney or the State’s Attorney for Calvert County 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | to prohibit certain future events or gatherings; and generally relating to the 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | regulation of gatherings and events in Calvert County. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | BY adding to 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article – Local Government 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 13–1002 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Article – Local Government 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 13–1002. 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN CALVERT COUNTY. 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (B) BY ORDINANCE , THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALVERT COUNTY 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | MAY: 18 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (1) AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OR THE STATE’S ATTORNEY 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | FOR CALVERT COUNTY TO PROHIBIT A FUTURE EVENT OR GATH ERING IF THE 20 |
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| 45 | 45 | | FUTURE EVENT OR GATH ERING HAS A SUBSTANTIAL LIKELI HOOD OF CREATING: 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2 HOUSE BILL 1401 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (I) A NUISANCE; OR 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (II) A DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACEFUL ENJO YMENT OF 2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PR OPERTY; AND 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (2) ESTABLISH PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR A 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | VIOLATION OF A PROHIBITION ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDINANCE 5 |
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| 56 | 56 | | ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION. 6 |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 7 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 1, 2025. 8 |
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