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§ 14-202. Legislative policy

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 14. Emergency Management (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Civil Relief During Emergency Periods (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 14-202
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 16A, § 13
§ 14-202. Legislative policy
Currentness
Purposes of subtitle
(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.
Effects of subtitle
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 14-202, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 14-202
Current through all legislation from the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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