PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

Title 14. Enforcement.

Subtitle 1. Civil Actions.
14-101.

The Secretary shall:

(1)     bring any civil action necessary to enforce those provisions of this
Division I that are subject to the authority of the Secretary or any regulation adopted
under them; and

(2)     defend any civil action brought against the Secretary or the Department.
14-102.

(a)     A resident of this State may bring an action in a court of competent
jurisdiction:

(1)     to recover, for the use of this State, a payment made in violation of this
Division I or of a regulation adopted under it from the person who authorized or made
the payment;

(2)     to enjoin a person, this State, or a unit of this State from authorizing a
payment in violation of this Division I or of a regulation adopted under it; or

(3)     if a payroll authorization is provided for by law or regulation, to enjoin
the Secretary from issuing a payroll authorization in violation of this Division I or of a
regulation adopted under it.

(b)     In an action brought under this section, a judgment or other order may not be
recorded as "released" or "satisfied" unless the Attorney General files with the court a
notice of release or satisfaction.

14-103.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by State law, this State, its officers, and its
units may not raise the defense of sovereign immunity in any administrative, arbitration,
or judicial proceeding involving an employee grievance or hearing that is held under:

(1)     this Division I or a regulation adopted under it; or

(2)     a personnel policy or regulation that governs classified employees of the
University of Maryland System or Morgan State University.

SUBTITLE 2 SATISFACTION OF AWARDS.
[14-104.] 14-201.

[(a)] In this [section] SUBTITLE, "award" means a final monetary or benefit
award or judgment in an administrative, arbitration, or judicial proceeding involving an
employee grievance or hearing that is held under:

(1) this Division I or a regulation adopted under it; or

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