§ 20-1902. Prohibition on requiring, coercing, or compelling subcutaneous implanting of identif...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1902
§ 20-1902. Prohibition on requiring, coercing, or compelling subcutaneous implanting of identification devices; civil actions
(a) A person or an agent, a representative, or a designee of the State or a local government may not require, coerce, or compel an individual to undergo the subcutaneous implanting of an identification device.
(b)(1) An individual who is implanted with a subcutaneous identification device in violation of subsection (a) of this section may file a civil action in the circuit court in the county where the violation occurred.
(3) In addition to the damages or relief awarded under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court may award the plaintiff punitive damages on a finding of proof of the defendant's malice, oppression, fraud, or duress inflicted in requiring, coercing, or compelling the plaintiff to undergo the subcutaneous implanting of an identification device.
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an action brought under subsection (b) of this section shall be filed within 3 years after the date on which the identification device was implanted.
(d) The remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other statutory, legal, or equitable remedies that may be available and are not intended to be prerequisite to or exclusive of any other remedies.
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Added by Acts 2018, c. 453, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1902, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1902
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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