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2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-214 - Mortgages

(a)    This section applies only to an obligation that:
(1)    is on real or personal property that is owned by a person when the person becomes a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage;
(2)    originates before the person became a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(3)    is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security in the nature of a mortgage.
(b)    (1)    In a proceeding in a court against a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage to enforce an obligation subject to this section arising out of the nonpayment of a sum due under the obligation or arising out of a breach of the obligation that occurs before or during the period that the person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage:
(i)    on its own initiative the court, after hearing, may stay the proceeding or otherwise dispose of the case as it considers equitable to preserve the interests of the parties; and
(ii)    except as provided in § 14-215 of this subtitle, on motion by a person in emergency management service, person suffering injury or damage, or another person acting on behalf of that person, the court shall stay the proceeding or otherwise dispose of the case as it considers equitable to preserve the interests of the parties.
(2)    The court need not stay the proceeding if the court finds that the ability of the defendant to comply with the terms of the obligation was not materially affected because the defendant was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(c)    Except on an order of sale previously granted by a court and a return to the order made and approved by the court, a sale under a power of sale or under a judgment entered on a confession of judgment contained in an obligation subject to this section is not valid if made during the period that the person who owns the property is, or within 3 months after the person ceased to be, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-215 - Stay of Proceedings for Repossession or Sale of Motor Vehicle or Tractor

(a)    Except if a court finds that 50% or more of the purchase price of a motor vehicle, tractor, or the accessories of a motor vehicle or tractor has been paid, a court may not stay a proceeding to resume possession of or to order the sale of a motor vehicle, tractor, or the accessories of a motor vehicle or tractor that is encumbered by a purchase money mortgage, conditional sales contract, or a lease or bailment with an option to purchase.
(b)    Before entering an order or judgment in a proceeding to resume possession of or to order the sale of a motor vehicle, tractor, or the accessories of a motor vehicle or tractor, the court may require the plaintiff to file a bond approved by the court to indemnify the defendant, if the defendant is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage, against any loss or damage that the defendant may suffer because of the judgment or order if all or part of the judgment or order is set aside.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-216 - Real Property Taxes

(a)    This section applies to real property:
(1)    on which general or special taxes or assessments fall due but are not paid during the period a person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(2)    that:
(i)    is owned and occupied as a dwelling or for agricultural or business purposes by the person in emergency management service, person suffering injury or damage, or a dependent or employee of that person when the person becomes a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(ii)    continues to be occupied by the dependents or employees.
(b)    (1)    Except by order of court granted on motion by the collector of taxes or another officer whose duty is to enforce the collection of taxes or assessments, the property of a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage may not be sold to enforce the collection of a tax or assessment, and a proceeding to enforce the collection of a tax or assessment may not be brought, if the person in emergency management service, person suffering injury or damage, or another person acting on behalf of that person, files with the collector of taxes or other officer an affidavit that shows that:
(i)    a tax or assessment has been assessed on property subject to this section;
(ii)    the tax or assessment is unpaid; and
(iii)    the person’s ability to pay the tax or assessment is materially affected because the person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(2)    The court may stay the proceedings or sale for a period not exceeding 6 months after the person owing the tax ceased to be a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if by law property subject to this section is sold or forfeited to enforce the collection of a tax or assessment on the property, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage may redeem the property or bring an action to redeem the property not later than 6 months after the person ceased to be a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not shorten any period for redemption provided by State law.
(d)    (1)    (i)    If a tax or assessment on property subject to this section is not paid when due, interest on the tax or assessment due and unpaid shall accrue at the rate of 6% per year.
(ii)    No other penalty or interest may be imposed because of the nonpayment.
(2)    A lien for unpaid taxes or an unpaid assessment shall include any interest that accrues under this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-217 - Income Taxes

(a)    (1)    If a person’s ability to pay income tax is materially impaired because the person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage, the collection of income tax from that person that was due before the person became, or that falls due during the period that the person is, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage shall be deferred for a period not exceeding 6 months after the person ceased to be a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(2)    If the collection of income taxes is deferred under this section, the running of a statute of limitations against the collection of those taxes is suspended for a period of 9 months after the person ceased to be a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(b)    (1)    Interest on the amount of tax due and unpaid does not accrue during the period that the collection of the tax is deferred under this section.
(2)    A penalty for nonpayment of tax does not accrue during the period that the collection of tax is deferred under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-218 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty

(a)    A person may not make or use an affidavit required under § 14-208 of this subtitle if the person knows the affidavit is false.
(b)    A person may not knowingly participate in an eviction or distress in a manner other than in accordance with § 14-212 of this subtitle.
(c)    A person may not knowingly resume possession of property subject to § 14-213 of this subtitle in a manner other than in accordance with § 14-213(a) of this subtitle.
(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-301 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Alternate care site” means an area that:
(1)    (i)    is not located on a health care facility’s premises; or
(ii)    is located on a health care facility’s premises in an area not typically used to provide medical services, nursing services, or other health–related services; and
(2)    is used by a licensed health care facility:
(i)    to provide medical services, nursing services, or other health–related services during a declared state of emergency; and
(ii)    that has access to an emergency electrical power generator.
(c)    “Energy emergency” means a situation in which the health, safety, or welfare of the public is threatened by an actual or impending acute shortage in energy resources.
(d)    “Health care facility” has the meaning stated in § 19–114 of the Health – General Article.
(e)    “Public emergency” means:
(1)    a situation in which three or more individuals are at the same time and in the same place engaged in tumultuous conduct that leads to the commission of unlawful acts that disturb the public peace or cause the unlawful destruction or damage of public or private property;
(2)    a crisis, disaster, riot, or catastrophe; or
(3)    an energy emergency.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-302 - Legislative Intent

(a)    The General Assembly recognizes the Governor’s broad authority in the exercise of the police power of the State to provide adequate control over persons and conditions during impending or actual public emergencies.
(b)    This subtitle shall be broadly construed to carry out the purpose of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-303 - Governor's Proclamation of State of Emergency

(a)    During a public emergency in the State, the Governor may proclaim a state of emergency and designate the emergency area:
(1)    if public safety is endangered or on reasonable apprehension of immediate danger to public safety; and
(2)    on:
(i)    the Governor’s own initiative; or
(ii)    the application of:
1.    the chief executive officer or governing body of a county or municipal corporation; or
2.    the Secretary of State Police.
(b)    After proclaiming a state of emergency, the Governor may promulgate reasonable orders, rules, or regulations that the Governor considers necessary to protect life and property or calculated effectively to control and terminate the public emergency in the emergency area, including orders, rules, or regulations to:
(1)    control traffic, including public and private transportation, in the emergency area;
(2)    designate specific zones in the emergency area in which the occupancy and use of buildings and vehicles may be controlled;
(3)    control the movement of individuals or vehicles into, in, or from the designated zones;
(4)    control places of amusement and places of assembly;
(5)    control individuals on public streets;
(6)    establish curfews;
(7)    control the sale, transportation, and use of alcoholic beverages;
(8)    control the possession, sale, carrying, and use of firearms, other dangerous weapons, and ammunition;
(9)    control the storage, use, and transportation of explosives or flammable materials or liquids considered to be dangerous to public safety, including “Molotov cocktails”; and
(10)    authorize the use of alternate care sites.
(c)    Before an order, rule, or regulation promulgated under subsection (b) of this section takes effect, the Governor shall give reasonable notice of the order, rule, or regulation:
(1)    in a newspaper of general circulation in the emergency area;
(2)    through television or radio serving the emergency area; or
(3)    by circulating notices or posting signs at conspicuous places in the emergency area.
(d)    An order, rule, or regulation promulgated under subsection (b) of this section:
(1)    takes effect from the time and in the manner specified in the order, rule, or regulation;
(2)    may be amended or rescinded, in the same manner as the original order, by the Governor at any time during the state of emergency; and
(3)    terminates when the Governor declares that the state of emergency no longer exists.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-305 - Cooperation Among State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

(a)    If the Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists, each law enforcement agency, fire company, or rescue squad of the State, a county, or municipal corporation shall:
(1)    cooperate in any manner requested by the Governor or the Governor’s designated representative; and
(2)    subject to subsection (b) of this section, allow the use of its equipment, facilities, and personnel if the use is required by the Governor or the Governor’s designated representative.
(b)    The use of equipment, facilities, and personnel under subsection (a)(2) of this section may not substantially interfere with the normal duties of a law enforcement agency, fire company, or rescue squad located outside an area designated by the Governor as an emergency area.
(c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists, the Department of State Police may take any action it considers necessary to assist local law enforcement agencies.
(2)    Any action that the Department of State Police takes under this subsection shall be reasonably calculated effectively to control and terminate the public emergency.
(d)    A law enforcement agency of a county or municipal corporation shall notify the Secretary of State Police if the local law enforcement agency receives notice of a threatened or actual disturbance that indicates the possibility of serious domestic violence.
(e)    Except as provided in § 14-306 of this subtitle, each law enforcement agency, fire company, or rescue squad of the State, a county, or municipal corporation within an emergency area shall operate under the direction of the person designated by order of the Governor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-306 - Militia

(a)    In this section, “militia” means the organized and unorganized militia as described in § 13-203 of this article.
(b)    If the Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists, the Governor may call the militia into action.
(c)    (1)    The militia shall have full power and responsibility for the area designated by the Governor as an emergency area.
(2)    Each law enforcement agency, law enforcement official, fire company, and rescue squad in the emergency area, including the Department of State Police, shall cooperate with the militia and operate under its direction.
(d)    The chief executive officer or governing body of a county or municipal corporation may request the Governor to provide the militia to help bring under control conditions existing within the county or municipal corporation that, in the requestor’s judgment, the local law enforcement agencies cannot control without additional personnel.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-307 - General Cessation of Business During Emergency; Closing of Banking Institution

(a)    In this section, “emergency” includes an emergency that results from fire, flood, riot, robbery, weather, or other cause.
(b)    If an emergency exists in a political subdivision, the Governor may proclaim a day for the general cessation of business in that political subdivision.
(c)    If an emergency exists as to a banking institution, the Governor:
(1)    may proclaim a day on which the banking institution may remain closed; and
(2)    shall limit the proclamation to the principal banking office and branch offices of the banking institution that the emergency affects.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3 - Governor's Emergency Powers › Section 14-309 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

(a)    A person may not violate this subtitle or an order, rule, or regulation promulgated under this subtitle.
(b)    In meeting the requirements of an order, rule, or regulation promulgated under this subtitle or in applying for a service or benefit provided by the State in the allocation or assignment of energy supplies, a person may not willfully:
(1)    conceal a material fact;
(2)    make a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3)    use a false writing or document that contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement.
(c)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
(2)    A violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law for which a penalty is provided is not subject to the penalties of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3A - Governor's Health Emergency Powers › Section 14-3A-01 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Catastrophic health emergency” means a situation in which extensive loss of life or serious disability is threatened imminently because of exposure to a deadly agent.
(c)    “Deadly agent” means:
(1)    anthrax, ebola, plague, smallpox, tularemia, or other bacterial, fungal, rickettsial, or viral agent, biological toxin, or other biological agent capable of causing extensive loss of life or serious disability;
(2)    mustard gas, nerve gas, or other chemical agent capable of causing extensive loss of life or serious disability; or
(3)    radiation at levels capable of causing extensive loss of life or serious disability.
(d)    “Exposure to a deadly agent” means a threat to human health caused by the release, distribution, or transmission of a deadly agent in:
(1)    this State; or
(2)    another jurisdiction because of movement into the State of the deadly agent or of individuals exposed to the deadly agent.
(e)    “Health care provider” means:
(1)    a health care facility as defined in § 19–114(d)(1) of the Health – General Article;
(2)    a health care practitioner as defined in § 19–114(e) of the Health – General Article; and
(3)    an individual licensed or certified as an emergency medical services provider under § 13–516 of the Education Article.
(f)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3A - Governor's Health Emergency Powers › Section 14-3A-02 - Governor's Proclamation

(a)    If the Governor determines that a catastrophic health emergency exists, the Governor may issue a proclamation under this subtitle.
(b)    The proclamation shall indicate:
(1)    the nature of the catastrophic health emergency;
(2)    the areas threatened or affected; and
(3)    the conditions that:
(i)    led to the catastrophic health emergency; or
(ii)    made possible the termination of the emergency.
(c)    (1)    The Governor shall rescind a proclamation issued under this section whenever the Governor determines that the catastrophic health emergency no longer exists.
(2)    Unless renewed, the proclamation expires 30 days after issuance.
(3)    The Governor may renew the proclamation for successive periods, each not to exceed 30 days, if the Governor determines that a catastrophic health emergency continues to exist.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3A - Governor's Health Emergency Powers › Section 14-3A-03 - Governor's Orders

(a)    After the Governor issues a proclamation under this subtitle, the Governor may issue the orders authorized in this section.
(b)    (1)    The Governor may order the Secretary or other designated official to:
(i)    seize immediately anything needed to respond to the medical consequences of the catastrophic health emergency; and
(ii)    work collaboratively, to the extent feasible, with health care providers to designate and gain access to a facility needed to respond to the catastrophic health emergency.
(2)    The Governor may order the Secretary or other designated official to control, restrict, or regulate the use, sale, dispensing, distribution, or transportation of anything needed to respond to the medical consequences of the catastrophic health emergency by:
(i)    rationing or using quotas;
(ii)    creating and distributing stockpiles;
(iii)    prohibiting shipments;
(iv)    setting prices; or
(v)    taking other appropriate actions.
(3)    If medically necessary and reasonable to treat, prevent, or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed to have been caused by the exposure to a deadly agent, the Governor may order the Secretary or other designated official to:
(i)    require individuals to submit to medical examination or testing;
(ii)    require individuals to submit to vaccination or medical treatment unless the vaccination or treatment likely will cause serious harm to the individual;
(iii)    establish places of treatment, isolation, and quarantine; or
(iv)    require individuals to go to and remain in places of isolation or quarantine until the Secretary or other designated official determines that the individuals no longer pose a substantial risk of transmitting the disease or condition to the public.
(c)    The Governor may order any health care provider, who does not voluntarily participate, to participate in disease surveillance, treatment, and suppression efforts or otherwise comply with the directives of the Secretary or other designated official.
(d)    (1)    The Governor may order the evacuation, closing, or decontamination of any facility.
(2)    If necessary and reasonable to save lives or prevent exposure to a deadly agent, the Governor may order individuals to remain indoors or refrain from congregating.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3A - Governor's Health Emergency Powers › Section 14-3A-04 - Isolation or Quarantine After Refusal to Be Tested or Treated

The Secretary may require an individual to go to and remain in a place of isolation or quarantine until the Secretary determines that the individual no longer poses a substantial risk of transmitting a disease or condition to the public if the individual:
(1)    is a competent adult; and
(2)    refuses an order under § 14-3A-03(b)(3) of this subtitle for:
(i)    vaccination;
(ii)    medical examination;
(iii)    treatment; or
(iv)    testing.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 3A - Governor's Health Emergency Powers › Section 14-3A-08 - Failure to Comply

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with an order, requirement, or directive issued under this subtitle.
(2)    A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
(b)    (1)    A health care practitioner, as defined in § 19–114(e) of the Health – General Article, may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with § 14–3A–03(c) of this subtitle.
(2)    A health care practitioner who fails to comply with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to discipline under § 1–219 of the Health Occupations Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 4 - Other Emergency Powers and Provisions › Section 14-402 - Majority of Local Governing Body Killed, Sick, or Unavailable

(a)    The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the county to be in an actual or threatened emergency area.
(b)    If a majority of the members of the local governing body of a county are killed or are sick, incapacitated, missing, or otherwise unavailable for a temporary or indefinite period because of a military or warlike catastrophe, the Governor may exercise the administrative and executive powers of that local governing body until the number of members of the local governing body sufficient to operate the county government are appointed and qualify.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 4 - Other Emergency Powers and Provisions › Section 14-403 - Executive Officer Killed, Sick, or Unavailable

(a)    In this section, “executive officer” means the mayor or comparable official of the legislative body of a municipal corporation of the State.
(b)    The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the municipal corporation to be in an actual or threatened emergency area.
(c)    (1)    If an executive officer is killed or is sick, incapacitated, missing, or otherwise unavailable for a temporary or indefinite period because of a military or warlike catastrophe, and the municipal corporation is unable to fill that vacancy for a temporary or indefinite period, the local governing body of the county in which the municipal corporation is located may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy for a temporary or indefinite period.
(2)    If the vacancy is in a municipal corporation that is located in more than one county:
(i)    the local governing body of any of the counties in which part of the municipal corporation is located may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy; or
(ii)    the local governing bodies of the counties may agree to appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
(d)    To the extent possible, each appointee shall have the qualifications required for the particular office to which appointed.
(e)    Each appointee may exercise the powers and prerogatives of an officer elected to the position.
(f)    Each appointee shall hold office until:
(1)    the executive officer originally holding the position returns to the position; or
(2)    the position is filled by the regular election and qualification of a successor.
(g)    Under the circumstances described in this section, the Governor may exercise the executive and administrative powers of the municipal government until the number of individuals sufficient to operate the municipal government are appointed and qualified as executive officers.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 4 - Other Emergency Powers and Provisions › Section 14-404 - Member of Governing Body of Tax District Killed, Sick, or Unavailable

(a)    In this section, “tax district” includes:
(1)    a special tax area;
(2)    a special tax district;
(3)    a sanitary district; and
(4)    a water district.
(b)    The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the tax district to be in an actual or threatened emergency area.
(c)    If a majority of the members of the governing body of a tax district in the State are killed or are sick, incapacitated, missing, or otherwise unavailable for a temporary or indefinite period because of a military or warlike catastrophe, and the tax district is unable to function normally for a temporary or indefinite period, the Governor may exercise the executive and administrative powers of the tax district until the number of members of the governing body of the tax district sufficient to operate the governing body are appointed and qualified in accordance with the procedures of the governing body.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 4 - Other Emergency Powers and Provisions › Section 14-405 - Powers of Local Governing Body During Military or Warlike Catastrophe

(a)    (1)    If there is serious human suffering, death, personal injury, or property damage in a county because of a military or warlike catastrophe, the local governing body has the powers granted in this section.
(2)    The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the county to be in an actual or threatened emergency area.
(b)    The local governing body may borrow money or contract for materials or services on the faith and credit of the county.
(c)    (1)    To pay for the money borrowed or the materials or services contracted for under subsection (b) of this section, the local governing body may issue bonds, notes, or other certificates of indebtedness on the faith and credit of the county to a person or governmental unit that lends the money or supplies the materials or services.
(2)    The local governing body may set the terms, conditions, rate of interest, and provisions for repayment of the bonds, notes, or other certificates of indebtedness issued under this subsection.
(d)    The local governing body may impose a special levy on taxable property in the county in an amount sufficient to:
(1)    pay for the money borrowed or the materials and services contracted for under subsection (b) of this section; and
(2)    make all payments of principal and interest on the bonds, notes, or other certificates of indebtedness issued under subsection (c) of this section that are outstanding.
(e)    Money, materials, or services obtained under subsection (b) of this section may be secured, expended, or used in cooperation with other governmental units on a matching basis or otherwise as determined by the local governing body.
(f)    Any legal restrictions or delaying procedures are waived and may be disregarded by the local governing body as to:
(1)    the purchase, lease, or rental of materials and equipment;
(2)    the securing and hiring of personal services;
(3)    the face value of notes, bonds, or other certificates of indebtedness that may be issued and outstanding; or
(4)    the rate of taxation that may be imposed.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 4 - Other Emergency Powers and Provisions › Section 14-406 - Effective Period of Laws, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Regulations

(a)    Each law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation of the State, a political subdivision of the State, or a unit of State or local government that relates to or concerns an actual or threatened emergency or military or warlike catastrophe may be applied during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the particular area to be in an actual or threatened emergency area.
(b)    This section does not qualify or reduce the powers of emergency management agencies that are effective without the existence of an emergency or proclamation by the Governor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 6 - Interstate Emergency Management and Civil Defense Compact › Section 14-601 - Preamble

WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America has enacted the procedure for granting its consent to emergency management and civil defense compacts by an act entitled “Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950” (Public Law 920, 81st Congress, Second Session, approved January 12, 1951); and
WHEREAS, the State of Maryland contemplates entering into emergency management and civil defense compacts with other states, possessions and territories of the United States and with the District of Columbia, substantially in the form following:
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 6 - Interstate Emergency Management and Civil Defense Compact › Section 14-603 - Authority of Governor to Enter Into and Execute Compact; Alterations; Ratification

The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into and execute, on behalf of the State of Maryland, such emergency management and civil defense compacts with other states, possessions or territories of the United States or with the District of Columbia, substantially in the form hereinbefore set forth, provided that the Board of Public Works, with the concurrence of the Secretary, may approve alterations of the terms, provisions and conditions of the aforesaid proposed emergency management and civil defense compact so long as said alterations are in substantial compliance with the terms, provisions and conditions hereinbefore set forth and when the Governor, in the exercise of the power as aforesaid, enters into and executes an emergency management and civil defense compact on behalf of the State of Maryland, said compact is hereby approved and ratified and every paragraph, clause, provision, matter and thing in the said compact contained shall be obligatory on this State and the citizens thereof, and shall be forever faithfully and inviolably observed, and kept by the government of this State and all of its citizens according to the true intent and meaning of the said compact.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 6 - Interstate Emergency Management and Civil Defense Compact › Section 14-604 - Secretary of State to Transmit Copies of Compacts

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to prepare and transmit duly authenticated copies of such compacts and of this act to the governor of each state entering into such compact, the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Director, the Secretary of State of the United States, and the Council of State Governments.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 6 - Interstate Emergency Management and Civil Defense Compact › Section 14-605 - Severability

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this subtitle shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional and invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or section thereof so found unconstitutional and invalid.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 8 - Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 14-801 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Authorized representative” means an employee of a local jurisdiction authorized by the senior elected official of that jurisdiction to request, offer, or provide assistance under the terms of the Compact.
(c)    “Compact” means the Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
(d)    (1)    “Emergency responder” means an individual who is sent or directed by a party jurisdiction in response to a request for assistance by another party jurisdiction.
(2)    “Emergency responder” includes a:
(i)    career or volunteer firefighter of a fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity;
(ii)    career or volunteer emergency medical services provider, as defined in § 13–516 of the Education Article, within this State;
(iii)    career or volunteer rescue squad member of a fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity;
(iv)    county or municipal employee who is performing an emergency support function described in § 14–803(2)(b)(5)(i) of this subtitle; and
(v)    law enforcement officer as defined in § 1–101 of this article.
(e)    “Jurisdictions” means the 23 counties within Maryland, Baltimore City, the City of Annapolis, the City of Bowie, the City of Laurel, and Ocean City.
(f)    “Party jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction that enacts the Compact in a form substantially similar to the Compact set forth in this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 8A - National Capital Region Mutual Aid Agreements › Section 14-8A-01 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Governing body” means:
(1)    the county executive and county council of a charter county with a county executive;
(2)    the county council of a charter county with no county executive;
(3)    the board of county commissioners of a county; or
(4)    the mayor and council, by whatever name known, of a municipal corporation.
(c)    “National Capital Region” means the area defined under § 2674(f)(2) of Title 10 of the United States Code, including those counties with a border abutting that area and any municipal corporations in those counties.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 8A - National Capital Region Mutual Aid Agreements › Section 14-8A-02 - In General

The state, the governing body of a county or municipal corporation, or any other governmental agency within the National Capital Region may enter into a reciprocal agreement for the period that it considers advisable with a federal agency, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a county or municipal corporation, within or outside the state, and establish, train, and implement plans to request or provide mutual aid through the use of its officers, employees, and agents, together with all necessary equipment, in accordance with § 7302 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (108 P.L. 458, 118 Stat. 3638).
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 8A - National Capital Region Mutual Aid Agreements › Section 14-8A-03 - Local Provisions Requiring Additional Terms Inapplicable

Any provision or part of a state, local, or municipal corporation statute, law, or ordinance that requires a mutual aid agreement to contain additional terms or conditions is inapplicable to an agreement authorized by and entered into under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-901 - Scope of Subtitle

This subtitle does not apply to:
(1)    students;
(2)    individuals who are preparing themselves to engage in trade or industrial pursuits;
(3)    individuals who are temporarily unemployed because of differences with their employers; and
(4)    individuals who are engaged or employed in a seasonal business, trade, or occupation in Baltimore City or Allegany County.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-903 - Registration for Work

(a)    (1)    The Governor by proclamation may require that each able-bodied individual in the State between 18 and 50 years old, inclusive, who is not regularly or continuously employed or engaged in a lawful and useful business, occupation, trade, or profession immediately register for work under this subtitle.
(2)    The Governor may require registration for work under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the Governor determines that because of a state of war:
(i)    it is necessary for the protection and welfare of the people of the State that those individuals work in agricultural, industrial, or other occupations carried on by the State, a county, or a private employer;
(ii)    the occupations specified in item (i) of this paragraph are essential for the protection and welfare of the people of the State and the United States; and
(iii)    the occupations specified in item (i) of this paragraph cannot be carried on as required for the protection and welfare of the people of this State and the United States without resort to this subtitle.
(b)    Individuals who are self-supporting because of income or ownership of property and individuals who are supported by others shall be required to register under this subtitle.
(c)    (1)    Each individual required to register under this section shall register with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the individual resides.
(2)    The individual shall provide to the clerk the individual’s name, address, age, and any other information that the Governor requires.
(d)    On request of the Governor, the clerk of the circuit court shall provide the Governor with the information obtained under subsection (c)(2) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-904 - Assignment to Work

(a)    The Governor shall assign or cause to be assigned and, if necessary, reassign or cause to be reassigned, for a period not exceeding 6 continuous months for each individual at one time, individuals who have registered under § 14-903 of this subtitle to the occupations described in § 14-903(a) of this subtitle if the employers accept the services of these individuals.
(b)    Each individual assigned to work under subsection (a) of this section shall be physically able to perform the work to which the individual is assigned.
(c)    (1)    In determining the duration and nature of the work to which an individual is assigned, the Governor shall consider the age, physical condition, and any other appropriate circumstances of the individual.
(2)    An individual may not be required to work under this subtitle a greater number of hours per day than lawfully constitutes a day’s work in the occupation to which the individual is assigned.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-905 - Rules and Regulations of Governor

As soon as the Governor issues a proclamation under § 14-903 of this subtitle, the Governor shall prepare and publish rules and regulations to govern the assignment of individuals to work under this subtitle that:
(1)    ensure that all individuals similarly situated shall be treated alike to the extent possible; and
(2)    make allowances for the age, physical condition, and other appropriate circumstances of individuals assigned to work under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-906 - Compensation

(a)    Each individual required to work under this subtitle is entitled to compensation not less than the compensation paid to others for the same work.
(b)    If an individual is assigned to work for a unit of the State, the compensation of the individual shall be paid by the unit out of the appropriation made to it by the State.
(c)    If an individual is assigned to work for a county, the compensation of the individual shall be paid by the county.
(d)    (1)    If an individual is assigned to work for a private employer, the compensation of the individual shall be paid by the private employer.
(2)    Each private employer shall execute a bond to the State in the penalty and with the surety that the Governor approves, conditioned to guarantee the payment of compensation due to individuals assigned to work for the private employer.
(3)    (i)    If a private employer fails to pay the compensation due to an individual under this subsection, the compensation shall be paid by the State.
(ii)    If money is appropriated for the purpose specified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph:
1.    payment shall be made on the order of the executive committee of the Maryland Council of Defense with the approval of the Governor;
2.    the order shall be directed to the Comptroller; and
3.    the Comptroller shall draw a warrant on the Treasurer for the amount of payment as provided by law.
(4)    If the State compensates an individual under this subsection, the employer’s bond shall be in default and shall be put into suit by the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-907 - Failure to Register for Work

(a)    An individual may not fail to register under this subtitle.
(b)    An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
(c)    After the Governor issues a proclamation under this subtitle, the county sheriffs, the police department of Baltimore City, and any other officer of the State, a county, or municipal corporation charged with enforcing the law shall:
(1)    seek diligently the names and addresses of able-bodied individuals within their respective jurisdictions who are between 18 and 50 years old, inclusive, and not regularly or continuously employed or engaged in a lawful and useful occupation and who have failed to register under this subtitle; and
(2)    obtain criminal summonses or warrants from a District Court commissioner for the arrest of individuals described in item (1) of this subsection.
(d)    The District Court shall send the name of each individual convicted of failing to register and the information specified in subsection (c)(1) of this section to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the individual resides.
(e)    The circuit court clerks shall register each individual convicted of failing to register under this subtitle and report the registration to the Governor in accordance with § 14-903 of this subtitle.
(f)    The Governor shall assign each individual registered under subsection (e) of this section to work as provided in § 14-904 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 9 - Compulsory Work During State of War › Section 14-908 - Failure to Work

(a)    An individual may not fail to do the work assigned to the individual unless the individual becomes regularly or continuously employed in a business, occupation, profession, or trade.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 10 - Riots › Section 14-1001 - Liability of County or Municipal Corporation for Damages

(a)    In this section, “structure” means:
(1)    a church, chapel, or convent;
(2)    a dwelling;
(3)    a building used or designed as a place to transact business or store property;
(4)    a barn, stable, or other outbuilding; or
(5)    a ship, shipyard, or lumberyard.
(b)    Subject to § 14-1002 of this subtitle, if a structure or personal property is stolen, damaged, or destroyed in a riot, the injured party may recover actual damages sustained in a civil action against the county or municipal corporation of the State in which the riot occurred.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 10 - Riots › Section 14-1002 - Conditions of Liability

(a)    A county or municipal corporation is not liable under § 14-1001 of this subtitle for theft, damage, or destruction that occurs in a riot unless the authorities of the county or municipal corporation:
(1)    had good reason to believe that the riot was about to take place or, having taken place, had notice of the riot in time to prevent the theft, damage, or destruction; and
(2)    had the ability, either by use of the county’s or municipal corporation’s police or with the aid of the residents of the county or municipal corporation, to prevent the theft, damage, or destruction.
(b)    A person may not recover damages from a county or municipal corporation under § 14-1001 of this subtitle if it is satisfactorily proved that the authorities of the county or municipal corporation, and the residents of the county or municipal corporation when called on by the authorities, used reasonable diligence and all the powers entrusted to them to prevent or suppress the riot.