HAMDAN v. KLIMOVITZ

No. 1887, Sept. Term, 1997.

722 A.2d 86 (1998)

124 Md. App. 314

Hassan HAMDAN v. Larry W. KLIMOVITZ, et al.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

December 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry S. Brown, Baltimore, for Appellant.

Paula S. Etting (Ernest A. Crofoot, on the brief), Bel Air, for Appellees.

Joseph J. Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen. of MD, Sloane Fried Kinstler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, Baltimore, for Amicus Curiae State of MD.

Charles W. Thompson, Jr., County Atty., Karen L. Federman Henry, Associate County Atty., Rockville, for Amicus Montgomery County, MD.

Janice G. Davidson, Deputy County Atty., Denton, for Amicus Caroline County, MD.

Argued before WENNER, THIEME and MARVIN H. SMITH (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


MARVIN H. SMITH, Judge (Retired, Specially Assigned).

Appellant, Hassan Hamdan (Hamdan or appellant), a Harford County pawnbroker, contended unsuccessfully in the Circuit Court for Harford County that sections 188-3 and 188-4 of the Harford County Code were preempted by Title 12 of the Maryland Business Regulation Article. Section 188-3 requires "[e]very pawnbroker doing business in the county" to submit to "the Sheriff of the County, a list of articles bought, traded...

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