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§ 5-414. Labor associations or organizations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 5. Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Immunities and Prohibited Actions--Businesses, Associations, and Charities (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-414
§ 5-414. Labor associations or organizations
Currentness
An association or organization participating or interested in a labor dispute, as those terms are defined under the Labor and Employment Article, or an officer or member of the association or organization, may not be held responsible or liable in a civil action at law or suit in equity, or in any criminal prosecution, for the unlawful acts of individual officers, members, or agents, except on proof by the weight of evidence and without the aid of any presumptions of law or fact, both of:
(1) The doing of the unlawful acts by persons who are officers, members, or agents of the association or organization; and
(2) Actual participation in, actual authorization of, or ratification of, the unlawful acts after actual knowledge of the unlawful acts by the association or organization.

Credits

Added as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-342 by Acts 1990, c. 546, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1990. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 16, 1993. Renumbered as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-414 by Acts 1997, c. 14, § 9, eff. April 8, 1997.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-414, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 5-414
Current through legislation effective through June 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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