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1954                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                                        Ch. 69 8

AN ACT concerning

Architects and Professional Engineers —
Liability for Improvements to Realty

FOR the purpose of providing that injury to a person or
property occurring a certain number of years after the
completion of the improvement to the realty is not
actionable against architects and professional
engineers; and clarifying the statute of limitations in
cases relating to defective improvements to real
property.

BY renumbering

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 5-108(b) and (c), respectively

to be Section 5-108 (c) and(d) (d) and (e),

respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1978 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 5-108(b) and (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 5-108 (b) and (c), respectively, of
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 5—108(c) and
(d) (d) and (e), respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed, amended, or
enacted to read as follows:

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings

5-108.

(B) A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES DOES NOT ACCRUE AND
A PERSON MAY NOT SEEK CONTRIBUTION OR INDEMNITY FROM ANY
ARCHITECT OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER FOR DAMAGES INCURRED WHEN
WRONGFUL DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR INJURY TO REAL OH
PERSONAL PROPERTY, RESULTING FROM THE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE
CONDITION OF AN IMPROVEMENT TO REAL PROPERTY, OCCURS MORE
THAN 10 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE ENTIRE IMPROVEMENT FIRST
BECAME AVAILABLE FOR ITS INTENDED USE.