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§ 9-205. Discharge of employment of witnesses

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 9. Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Attendance and Pay (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 9-205
§ 9-205. Discharge of employment of witnesses
Currentness
Job loss of witness prohibited
(a) An employer may not deprive an employee of the employee's job solely because of job time lost by the employee as a result of:
(1) The employee's response to a subpoena requiring the employee to appear as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding, including discovery proceedings; or
(2) The employee's attendance at a proceeding that the employee has a right to attend under § 11-102 or § 11-302 of the Criminal Procedure Article, or under § 3-8A-13 of this article.
Fines and penalties
(b) An employer that violates subsection (a) of this section may be fined not more than $1,000.

Credits

Added by Acts 1986, c. 406. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 221; Acts 1999, c. 620, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 5, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2001, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 9-205, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 9-205
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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