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2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 13A - Maryland Code of Military Justice › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 13A-1104 - Complaints of Wrongs

(a)    A member of the state military forces who believes the member to have been wronged by a commanding officer, and who, on due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to a superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court–martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom it is made.
(b)    The officer exercising general court–martial jurisdiction shall:
(1)    examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of; and
(2)    as soon as possible, send to the Adjutant General a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 13A - Maryland Code of Military Justice › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 13A-1105 - Redress of Injuries to Property

(a)    (1)    Whenever complaint is made to a commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of a person or that the person’s property has been wrongfully taken by members of the State military forces while in the line of duty, that person may, under such regulations prescribed, convene a board to investigate the complaint.
(2)    The board shall consist of from one to three commissioned officers and, for the purpose of that investigation, the board has power to:
(i)    summon witnesses and examine them on oath;
(ii)    receive depositions or other documentary evidence; and
(iii)    assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties.
(3)    The assessment of damages made by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the amount approved by that officer shall be charged against the pay of the offenders.
(4)    The order of the commanding officer directing charges herein authorized is conclusive on any disbursing officer for payment to the injured parties of the damages so assessed and approved.
(b)    If the offenders cannot be ascertained, but the organization or detachment to which they belong is known, charges totaling the amount of damages assessed and approved may be made in such proportion as may be considered just upon the individual members thereof who are shown to have been present at the scene at the time the damages complained of were inflicted, as determined by the approved findings of the board.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 13A - Maryland Code of Military Justice › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 13A-1107 - Payment of Fines and Disposition Thereof

(a)    Fines imposed by a military court or through imposition of non–judicial punishment may be paid to the U.S. Treasury.
(b)    Fines may be collected by:
(1)    cash or money order;
(2)    retention of pay or allowances due or to become due the person fined from any state or the United States; or
(3)    garnishment or levy, together with costs, on the wages, goods, and chattels of a person delinquent in paying a fine, as provided by law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 13A - Maryland Code of Military Justice › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 13A-1109 - Immunity for Action of Military Courts

A person acting under the provisions of this title, whether as a member of the military or as a civilian, shall be immune from personal liability for any of the acts or omissions that the person did or failed to do as part of the person’s duties under this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 13A - Maryland Code of Military Justice › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 13A-1110 - Severability

The provisions of this title are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this title or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 13A - Maryland Code of Military Justice › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 13A-1112 - Supersedes Existing State Military Justice Codes

On enactment, this law supersedes all existing statutes, ordinances, directives, rules, regulations, orders, and other laws in the State covered by the subject matter of this law, and all such statutes, ordinances, directives, rules, regulations, orders, and other laws are hereby repealed.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Department” means the Maryland Department of Emergency Management.
(c)    “Emergency” means the imminent threat or occurrence of severe or widespread loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, property damage or destruction, social or economic disruption, or environmental degradation from natural, technological, or human–made causes.
(d)    (1)    “Emergency management” means the planning, implementing, and conducting of risk reduction and consequence management activities across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery to enhance preparedness, save lives, preserve public health and safety, protect public and private property, and minimize or repair injury and damage that results or may result from emergencies.
(2)    “Emergency management” does not include the preparation for and carrying out of functions in an emergency for which military forces are primarily responsible.
(e)    “Local organization for emergency management” means an organization established by a political subdivision or other local authority under § 14–109 of this subtitle.
(f)    “Political subdivision” means a county or municipal corporation of the State.
(g)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Emergency Management.
(h)    “Senior elected official” means:
(1)    the mayor;
(2)    the county executive;
(3)    for a county that does not have a county executive, the president of the board of county commissioners or county council or other chief executive officer of the county; or
(4)    for a municipal corporation that does not have a mayor, the burgess, chairperson, or president of the municipal governing body or other chief executive officer of the municipal corporation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-102 - Legislative Policy

(a)    To ensure that the State will be adequately prepared to deal with emergencies, to protect the public peace, health, and safety in the State, to preserve the lives and property of the people of the State, and to ensure the social and economic resilience of the State, it is necessary to:
(1)    establish a Maryland Department of Emergency Management;
(2)    authorize the establishment of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions;
(3)    confer on the Governor and on the senior elected officials or governing bodies of the political subdivisions the emergency powers provided in this subtitle;
(4)    provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions and with other states in carrying out emergency management functions; and
(5)    authorize a comprehensive emergency management system that empowers all State departments and agencies to systematically prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potential or actual emergencies through risk reduction and consequence management.
(b)    It is the policy of the State and the purpose of this subtitle to coordinate, to the maximum extent possible, all emergency management functions of the State with the comparable functions of the federal government, other states, political subdivisions, other localities, and private agencies, so that the most effective preparation and use may be made of the resources and facilities available for dealing with any potential or actual emergency.
(c)    (1)    It is the policy of the State that the initial governmental authority and responsibility for emergency management activities and operations be placed at the local level.
(2)    The State shall prepare for emergency management activities and operations and coordinate activity in support of the response, but may not preempt local authority for responding to an emergency unless:
(i)    1.    the emergency involves more than one political subdivision; and
2.    one or more of the political subdivisions involved makes a request for State–level authority to coordinate or intervene;
(ii)    the political subdivision or subdivisions in which the emergency occurs issues a request from the senior elected official for the State to assume authority for the emergency;
(iii)    evidence exists that the political subdivision is overwhelmed by the emergency; or
(iv)    the Governor or the Governor’s designee determines that additional resources are necessary to protect the public interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-103 - Maryland Department of Emergency Management Established

(a)    There is a Maryland Department of Emergency Management established as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government.
(b)    The Department has primary responsibility and authority for developing emergency management policies and is responsible for coordinating disaster risk reduction, consequence management, and disaster recovery activities.
(c)    The Department may act to:
(1)    reduce the disaster risk and vulnerability of persons and property located in the State;
(2)    develop and coordinate emergency planning and preparedness; and
(3)    coordinate emergency management activities and operations:
(i)    relating to an emergency that involves two or more State agencies;
(ii)    between State agencies and political subdivisions;
(iii)    with local governments;
(iv)    with agencies of the federal government and other states; and
(v)    with private and nonprofit entities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-104 - Director of Maryland Department of Emergency Management

(a)    The head of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management is the Secretary of Emergency Management, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)    The Secretary:
(1)    serves without a fixed term and may be removed by the Governor;
(2)    is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget; and
(3)    shall devote full time to the duties assigned to the Secretary.
(c)    (1)    The Secretary is responsible to the Governor for carrying out the State emergency management program.
(2)    If the Governor has formally declared the threat or occurrence of an emergency, the Secretary shall coordinate the activities of all organizations for emergency management operations in the State.
(3)    The Secretary, in collaboration with other public and private agencies in the State, shall develop or cause to be developed mutual aid agreements for reciprocal emergency aid and assistance in case of emergency of an extreme nature that affects two or more political subdivisions.
(4)    The Secretary shall maintain liaison and cooperate with emergency management agencies and organizations of other states and the federal government.
(d)    The Secretary may employ personnel in accordance with the State budget and subject to the conditions and limitations of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(e)    The Secretary may make expenditures within the appropriations in the State budget or from other money made available to the Secretary for purposes of emergency management as necessary to carry out this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-105 - Emergency Management Advisory Council

(a)    There is an Emergency Management Advisory Council.
(b)    The Council consists of the members that the Governor designates, including:
(1)    fair and reasonable representation for local government;
(2)    representation for organizations that represent volunteer firefighters and rescue squads; and
(3)    representation from manufacturing, utilities, and communications industries.
(c)    A member of the Council:
(1)    may not receive compensation for service on the Council; but
(2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(d)    The Council shall advise the Governor on all matters that relate to emergency management.
(e)    On or before December 31, 2005, and on or before December 1 of each year thereafter, the Council shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly concerning its activities and recommendations.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-108 - State of Emergency -- Declared in Another State

(a)    After a state of emergency is declared in another state and the Governor receives a written request for assistance from the executive authority of that state, the Governor may:
(1)    authorize use in the other state of personnel, equipment, supplies, or materials of this State, or of a political subdivision with the consent of the executive officer or governing body of the political subdivision; and
(2)    suspend the effect of any statute or rule or regulation of an agency of the State or, after consulting with the executive officer or governing body of a political subdivision, a rule or regulation of an agency of a political subdivision, if the Governor finds that the suspension is necessary to aid the other state with its emergency management functions.
(b)    (1)    The Governor shall authorize the use of resources or the suspension of the effect of any statute, rule, or regulation under subsection (a) of this section by executive order.
(2)    An executive order issued under this section may not continue for longer than 30 days unless the Governor renews the executive order.
(3)    Each executive order issued under this section shall indicate:
(i)    the nature of the emergency in the other state; and
(ii)    any circumstances that make suspension of a statute, rule, or regulation necessary to aid the other state with its emergency management functions.
(4)    Each executive order shall be:
(i)    disseminated promptly by means calculated to publicize its contents; and
(ii)    filed promptly with:
1.    the Department;
2.    the State Archives; and
3.    each agency of the State or a political subdivision that is authorized by the order to use resources in the other state or responsible for the enforcement of any provisions that are suspended by the executive order.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-109 - Local Organizations for Emergency Management

(a)    Each political subdivision shall:
(1)    establish a local organization for emergency management in accordance with the State emergency management plan and program; and
(2)    participate in federal programs for emergency management.
(b)    (1)    On recommendation of the mayor, executive, or governing body of the political subdivision, the Governor shall appoint a director of emergency management for each local organization for emergency management.
(2)    Each director of a local organization for emergency management is directly responsible for the organization, administration, and operation of the local organization for emergency management.
(3)    Each director of a local organization for emergency management is subject to the direction and control of the mayor, executive, or governing body of the political subdivision, under the general power of the Governor.
(c)    (1)    Subject to the budget of the political subdivision, each local organization for emergency management shall include those programs and positions recommended periodically by the Department to meet federal and State standards.
(2)    (i)    In a county in which there is a local merit system or classified service for the general employees of the county, the employees and officers of the local organization for emergency management are included in and subject to all rights, duties, privileges, and responsibilities of that system or service.
(ii)    Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to the director of the local organization for emergency management.
(3)    (i)    If a county does not have a local merit system or classified service, the governing body of the county, or the board of estimates of Baltimore City, may include by regulation the employees and officers of the local organization for emergency management in the classified service of the State Personnel Management System.
(ii)    Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to the director of the local organization for emergency management.
(iii)    1.    Except as otherwise provided by law, during the effective period of the regulation the employees and officers are subject to the rights, duties, privileges, and responsibilities of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
2.    The governing body of the county or the Mayor of Baltimore is the appointing officer under Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(4)    Paragraph (3) of this subsection does not remove from the governing body of a county or from the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore the power to establish and regulate the compensation, vacation allowance, or sick leave of all employees and officers of the local organization for emergency management in the county or Baltimore City.
(d)    Each political subdivision may make appropriations in the manner provided by law to pay the expenses of its local organization for emergency management.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-110 - Local Emergency Plans

(a)    (1)    Each county shall:
(i)    prepare an Emergency Preparedness Plan for responding to an emergency that involves hazardous materials or controlled hazardous substances, as defined in the Environment Article; and
(ii)    review the Plan annually and submit any changes to the Secretary so that the Secretary may maintain current and accurate information about the Plan.
(2)    Each county shall submit its Emergency Preparedness Plan to the Secretary on or before October 1, 1998.
(b)    (1)    A local organization for emergency management shall submit to the Secretary a radiological emergency response plan if the political subdivision in which the local organization for emergency management is located:
(i)    falls within the plume or ingestion zone of a commercial nuclear reactor; or
(ii)    might reasonably be expected to host evacuees from another jurisdiction in a plume or ingestion zone.
(2)    The radiological emergency response plan shall provide for the evacuation of the residents of the political subdivision as a result of an emergency caused by a dangerous release of radiation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-110.1 - Emergency Plans for Human Service Facilities

(a)    In this section, “human service facility” means a facility licensed by the State that is:
(1)    a nursing home, as defined in § 19–1401 of the Health – General Article;
(2)    an assisted living facility, as defined in § 19–1801 of the Health – General Article;
(3)    a hospital, as defined in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article;
(4)    a related institution as defined in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article;
(5)    a State–operated institution for mental disease;
(6)    a group home as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article;
(7)    an alternative living unit as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article; and
(8)    a State residential center as defined in § 7–101 of the Health – General Article.
(b)    A human service facility shall develop an emergency plan.
(c)    An emergency plan shall include procedures that will be followed before, during, and after an emergency to address:
(1)    the evacuation, transportation, or shelter–in–place of individuals served by the human service facility;
(2)    the notification to families, staff, and licensing authorities regarding the action that will be taken concerning the safety and well–being of the individuals served by the human service facility;
(3)    staff coverage, organization, and assignment of responsibilities; and
(4)    the continuity of operations, including:
(i)    procuring essential goods, equipment, and services; and
(ii)    relocation to alternate facilities.
(d)    (1)    This subsection does not prohibit a human service facility from applying for and receiving reimbursement:
(i)    under any applicable insurance policy; or
(ii)    from any State or federal funds that may be available due to a declared State or federal emergency.
(2)    A human service facility is solely responsible for any financial obligation arising from voluntary or mandatory activation of any aspect of the emergency plan developed by the human service facility under this section.
(e)    (1)    On or before November 30, 2007, a State agency that is responsible for the licensing of a human service facility shall adopt regulations governing the development of emergency plans under this section.
(2)    Regulations adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be developed in consultation with representatives of:
(i)    the Maryland Emergency Management Agency;
(ii)    the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems;
(iii)    local organizations for emergency management; and
(iv)    human service facilities.
(f)    For purposes of coordinating local emergency planning efforts, a human service facility shall provide access to the emergency plans developed under this section to local organizations for emergency management.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-110.3 - Emergency Plans for Kidney Dialysis Centers

(a)    In this section, “kidney dialysis center” has the meaning stated in § 19–3B–01 of the Health – General Article.
(b)    A kidney dialysis center shall have an emergency plan.
(c)    An emergency plan shall include policies and procedures that will be followed before, during, and after an emergency to address:
(1)    the safe management of individuals who are receiving services at the kidney dialysis center when an emergency occurs;
(2)    notification of patients, families, staff, and licensing authorities regarding actions that will be taken concerning the provision of dialysis services to the individuals served by the kidney dialysis center;
(3)    staff coverage, organization, and assignment of responsibilities; and
(4)    the continuity of operations, including procedures to secure access to essential goods, equipment, and dialysis services.
(d)    (1)    This subsection does not prohibit a kidney dialysis center from applying for and receiving reimbursement:
(i)    under any applicable insurance policy; or
(ii)    from any State or federal funds that may be available due to a declared State or federal emergency.
(2)    A kidney dialysis center is solely responsible for any financial obligation arising from voluntary or mandatory activation of any aspect of the emergency plan developed by the kidney dialysis center under this section.
(e)    For purposes of coordinating local emergency planning efforts, a kidney dialysis center shall provide access to the emergency plans developed under this section to local organizations for emergency management.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-111 - Local State of Emergency

(a)    Only the principal executive officer of a political subdivision may declare a local state of emergency.
(b)    (1)    Except with the consent of the governing body of the political subdivision, a local state of emergency may not continue or be renewed for longer than 30 days.
(2)    An order or proclamation that declares, continues, or terminates a local state of emergency shall be:
(i)    given prompt and general publicity; and
(ii)    filed promptly with the chief local records–keeping agency.
(c)    Declaration of a local state of emergency:
(1)    activates the response and recovery aspects of any applicable local state of emergency plan; and
(2)    authorizes the provision of aid and assistance under the applicable plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-112 - Emergency Expenditures; Use of Existing Resources

(a)    (1)    Expenditures necessitated by emergencies shall first be made using money regularly appropriated to State and local agencies.
(2)    If the Governor finds that regularly appropriated money is inadequate to cope with an emergency, the Board of Public Works may make contingency money available in accordance with the State budget.
(b)    The State may:
(1)    accept any allotment of federal money and commodities and manage and dispose of them in whatever manner may be required by federal law; and
(2)    take advantage of the federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 and any amendments or supplements to it, and any other federal law that provides grants and public assistance for the purposes of this subtitle and Subtitles 2 and 4 of this title.
(c)    (1)    In carrying out this subtitle, the Governor, Secretary, and executive officers or governing bodies of the political subdivisions shall use the services, equipment, supplies, and facilities of existing agencies and units of the State and the political subdivisions to the maximum extent practicable.
(2)    The officers and personnel of the agencies and units of the State and the political subdivisions shall cooperate with and extend services and facilities to the Governor, Adjutant General, Secretary, and the local organizations for emergency management on request.
(3)    At the direction of the Governor, the Maryland National Guard shall use its services, equipment, supplies, and facilities in life–threatening emergencies that are beyond the capabilities of local authorities.
(d)    (1)    If the federal government, another state, or an agency or officer of the federal government or another state offers to this State or a political subdivision services, equipment, supplies, materials, or money by way of gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency management, the State acting through the Governor, or the political subdivision acting with the consent of the Governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may:
(i)    accept the offer; and
(ii)    authorize an officer of this State or the political subdivision to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials, or money.
(2)    If a person offers to the State or a political subdivision aid or assistance, the State or political subdivision may accept the aid and assistance in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-113 - Enforcement

(a)    Each emergency management agency established under this subtitle and its officers shall execute and enforce the orders, rules, and regulations made by the Governor under authority of this subtitle.
(b)    With respect to the threat or occurrence of an enemy attack, act of terrorism, or public health catastrophe, each law enforcement officer of the State or a political subdivision and each health officer of a political subdivision shall execute and enforce the orders, rules, and regulations made by the Governor under authority of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-114 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

(a)    A person may not violate an order, rule, or regulation issued under the authority of this subtitle.
(b)    (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 person who willfully violates this section 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-116 - Continuity Planning for Emergencies -- Government Functions Plans

(a)    In this section, “principal department” means a principal department of the Executive Branch of State Government established in § 8–201 of the State Government Article.
(b)    (1)    Each principal department shall:
(i)    develop a continuity of operations plan to maintain department operations if an emergency or other crisis disrupts normal operations;
(ii)    annually update the continuity of operations plan; and
(iii)    submit the continuity of operations plan and updates to the Department.
(2)    Each continuity of operations plan shall include information regarding:
(i)    the delineation of essential functions;
(ii)    the delegation of authority;
(iii)    the safekeeping of and access to essential records, including electronic records;
(iv)    continuity locations;
(v)    continuity communications;
(vi)    human resources planning;
(vii)    devolution of essential functions;
(viii)    reconstitution; and
(ix)    program validation through testing, training, and exercises.
(3)    The Department shall develop guidelines and serve as the coordinating agency to assist each principal department to write and maintain a continuity of operations plan.
(4)    The Department may resolve conflicts between principal department continuity of operations plans.
(c)    (1)    To ensure the State can continue to provide essential government functions during and after an emergency, the Department shall work with each principal department to develop and maintain a continuity of government plan.
(2)    The continuity of government plan shall include the continuity of operations for essential government functions as identified by the principal departments.
(3)    The Department shall:
(i)    present the continuity of government plan to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly by the end of the first calendar year of each gubernatorial term; and
(ii)    review for revision the continuity of government plan at least once every 4 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 1 - Maryland Emergency Management Act › Section 14-117 - State of Emergency -- Emergency Procurement -- Notice and Authorization

(a)    (1)    This subsection applies only when the Governor or the head of a unit authorizes an emergency procurement during a state of emergency in order to prepare for or address the state of emergency under:
(i)    § 14–106(b)(3) of this subtitle;
(ii)    § 13–108(a) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or
(iii)    any other law that grants the Governor authority to authorize an emergency procurement.
(2)    When the Governor or the head of a unit authorizes an emergency procurement, within 72 hours after the earlier of the execution of the contract or the expenditure of funds, the Governor or head of the unit shall provide written notice to the Legislative Policy Committee, including:
(i)    the name, business address, and, if applicable, website address of the vendor and the dollar value of the contract;
(ii)    a description of how the funds are to be used; and
(iii)    an explanation of the reasons the procurement is necessary to prepare for or address the emergency.
(3)    After an emergency procurement contract is executed under this subsection:
(i)    if requested by the Legislative Policy Committee, the Governor or head of the unit shall provide a copy of the contract to the Legislative Policy Committee; and
(ii)    the Legislative Policy Committee may request that the Office of Legislative Audits conduct an audit of the emergency procurement.
(b)    (1)    This subsection applies only when the Governor suspends the effect of a statute or rule or regulation of an agency of the State or a political subdivision during a state of emergency under:
(i)    § 14–107(d)(1)(i) of this subtitle;
(ii)    § 14–108(a)(2) of this subtitle; or
(iii)    any other provision that grants the Governor authority to suspend the effect of any statute or rule or regulation of an agency of the State or a political subdivision during a state of emergency.
(2)    Within 72 hours after suspending the effect of a statute or rule or regulation, the Governor shall provide written notice to the Legislative Policy Committee that:
(i)    identifies the statute or rule or regulation being suspended; and
(ii)    explains the reasons that suspending the statute or rule or regulation is necessary to address the emergency.
(3)    When the Governor suspends the effect of a regulation, the Governor shall also provide the notice required under paragraph (2) of this subsection to the Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review Committee.
(c)    The Governor may not suspend the effect of this section under:
(1)    § 14–107(d)(1)(i) of this subtitle;
(2)    § 14–108(a)(2) of this subtitle; or
(3)    any other law that grants the Governor authority to suspend the effect of any statute during a state of emergency.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-201 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Court” means a court of competent jurisdiction of the State, whether or not a court of record.
(c)    “Person in emergency management service” means a person who, during the emergency period to which this subtitle is applicable, is a member of or works for the Department or a local emergency management organization.
(d)    “Person suffering injury or damage” means a person who, during the emergency period to which this subtitle is applicable:
(1)    suffers serious personal injury;
(2)    suffers extensive damage to property owned by the person; or
(3)    has an immediate family member who:
(i)    dies;
(ii)    suffers serious personal injury; or
(iii)    suffers extensive damage to property owned by the family member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-202 - Legislative Policy

(a)    The purposes of this subtitle are:
(1)    to provide for, strengthen, and expedite national defense when emergency conditions threaten the peace and security of the United States and the State; and
(2)    to enable the State to fulfill more successfully the requirements of national defense.
(b)    To achieve these purposes, this subtitle temporarily suspends:
(1)    enforcement of civil liabilities against persons in emergency management service to enable them to devote their entire energy to the emergency management needs of the State and the United States;
(2)    enforcement of civil liabilities against persons suffering injury or damage to enable them to devote their entire energy to the cure or improvement of the injuries or damage suffered; and
(3)    legal proceedings and transactions that may prejudice the civil rights of persons in emergency management service or persons suffering injury or damage during the emergency period to which this subtitle is applicable.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-203 - Scope of Subtitle; Period of Applicability

(a)    This subtitle applies to proceedings in any court.
(b)    This subtitle applies only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares a stated area to be within an actual or threatened emergency or disaster area.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-204 - Enforcement of Proceedings

(a)    This subtitle shall be enforced in accordance with:
(1)    the usual procedures of the court in which the proceedings are pending; or
(2)    the rules adopted by the court in which the proceedings are pending.
(b)    If this subtitle requires that a motion be filed in a court in which no proceeding is pending with respect to the matter, the motion may be filed in any court.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-205 - Effect of Stay, Postponement, or Suspension on Sureties, Guarantors, and Endorsers

(a)    If in accordance with this subtitle a court stays, postpones, or suspends the enforcement of an obligation or liability, the prosecution of a suit or proceeding, the entry or enforcement of an order, writ, judgment, or decree, or the performance of any other act, the court may also grant the same stay, postponement, or suspension to a surety, guarantor, endorser, or other person subject to the same obligation or liability, the performance or enforcement of which is stayed, postponed, or suspended.
(b)    If in accordance with this subtitle a court vacates or sets aside all or part of a judgment or decree, the court may also vacate or set aside all or part of the judgment or decree as to a surety, guarantor, endorser, or other person liable under the contract or liability for the enforcement of which the judgment or decree was entered.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-206 - Administrative Remedies

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if in a proceeding to enforce a civil right in a court the court finds that an interest, property, or contract was transferred or acquired with intent to delay the just enforcement of the civil right by taking advantage of this subtitle, the court shall enter an appropriate judgment or issue an appropriate order.
(b)    On its own initiative or otherwise, a court may revoke, modify, or extend an interlocutory order issued by the court under this subtitle on notice to the affected parties as the court requires.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-207 - Periods of Limitations

(a)    (1)    The period during which a person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage is not included in computing any period of limitations applicable to bringing an action by or against:
(i)    the person in emergency management service;
(ii)    the person suffering injury or damage; or
(iii)    an heir, executor, administrator, or assign of:
1.    the person in emergency management service; or
2.    the person suffering injury or damage.
(2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies whether the cause of action accrues before the person becomes, or during the period that the person is, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(b)    (1)    (i)    If a person in emergency management service is reported missing, the person is presumed to continue to be a person in emergency management service until the person is accounted for.
(ii)    If a person suffering injury or damage is reported missing, the person is presumed to continue to be a person suffering injury or damage until the person is accounted for.
(2)    A period of limitations that begins or ends with the death of a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage does not begin or end until the death:
(i)    is in fact confirmed; or
(ii)    is found by a court.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Public Safety › Title 14 - Emergency Management › Subtitle 2 - Civil Relief During Emergency Periods › Section 14-209 - Fines or Penalties for Nonperformance of Contracts

(a)    If an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed under this subtitle, a fine or penalty does not accrue because of failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay.
(b)    A court may provide relief against the enforcement of a fine or penalty for nonperformance of a contract if the court finds that:
(1)    a person failed to perform an obligation and a fine or penalty for nonperformance was incurred;
(2)    the fine or penalty was incurred during the period that the person was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(3)    the ability of the person to pay the fine or penalty or perform the obligation was materially impaired because the person was 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 14-210 - Stay of Execution of Judgment or Order; Vacation or Stay of Attachment or Garnishment

(a)    In a proceeding in a court against a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage:
(1)    on its own initiative the court may:
(i)    stay the execution of a judgment or order entered against the person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(ii)    vacate or stay an attachment or garnishment of property, money, or debts held by another person, whether before or after judgment; and
(2)    subject to subsection (c) of this section, on motion of the person in emergency management service, person suffering injury or damage, or another person acting on behalf of that person, the court shall:
(i)    stay the execution of a judgment or order entered against the person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(ii)    vacate or stay an attachment or garnishment of property, money, or debts held by another person, whether before or after judgment.
(b)    This section applies to a proceeding in a court before or during the period that the person is, or within 60 days after the person ceased to be, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(c)    The court need not vacate or stay a judgment or order entered or sought under this section if the court finds that the ability of the defendant to comply with the judgment or order entered or sought was not materially affected because the defendant was 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 14-211 - Period and Terms of Stay of Action, Proceeding, Attachment, or Execution

(a)    Except as otherwise provided, a court under this subtitle may stay an action, proceeding, attachment, or execution:
(1)    for all or part of the period during which a person is, and for 3 months after the person ceased to be, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(2)    subject to the terms that the court considers just, including payment in installments in the amounts and at the times set by the court.
(b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the court may allow a plaintiff to proceed against a co-defendant of 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 14-212 - Eviction or Distress

(a)    Except by order of court in a proceeding affecting the right of possession, an action for eviction or distress may not be brought against a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage if:
(1)    the rent for the premises does not exceed $150 per month; and
(2)    the premises are occupied for dwelling purposes by the spouse, children, or other dependents of the person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(b)    (1)    In a proceeding affecting the right of possession:
(i)    1.    on its own initiative the court may stay the proceeding for a period not exceeding 3 months; and
2.    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on motion the court shall stay the proceeding for a period not exceeding 3 months; or
(ii)    the court may issue any other order.
(2)    The court need not stay the action if the court finds that the ability of a tenant to pay the agreed rent was not materially affected because the tenant was 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 14-213 - Installment Contracts for Purchase of Property or of Lease or Bailment

(a)    (1)    For nonpayment of an installment due under a contract for the purchase of real or personal property or a contract of lease or bailment with the option to purchase the property, a person or the person’s assignee may not exercise a right or option under the contract to rescind or terminate the contract or resume possession of the property if:
(i)    the person or the person’s assignee received under the contract a deposit or installment of the purchase price of the property from another person or the assignee of that person who, after making the deposit or installment, became a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(ii)    the attempt to exercise the right or option under the contract occurred while the person who made the deposit or installment was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply if a court allows the person or the person’s assignee to exercise the right or option under the contract.
(3)    This subsection does not prevent the parties to a contract or their assignees from mutually agreeing in an executed writing, after the making of the contract and during or after the period that a party to the contract is a person in emergency management service, to:
(i)    modify, terminate, or cancel the contract; or
(ii)    repossess or retain the property purchased or received by that party under the contract.
(b)    (1)    After a hearing on the action:
(i)    the court may order the repayment of all or part of any prior installment or deposit as a condition of terminating the contract and resuming possession of the property;
(ii)    1.    on its own initiative the court may stay the action; and
2.    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 action; or
(iii)    the court may otherwise dispose of the case as it considers equitable to preserve the interests of the parties.
(2)    The court need not stay the action if the court finds that the ability of the defendant to comply with the terms of the contract was not materially affected because the defendant was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.