HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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BY renumbering

Article - State Government

Section 12-108 and 12-109, respectively,

to be Section 12-109 and 12-110, respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - State Government

Section 12-104, 12-105, 12-106, and 12-107

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Volume)

BY adding to

Article - State Government
Section 12-105
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That Section(s) 12-108 and 12-109, respectively, of

Article - State Government of the Annotated Code of Maryland be
renumbered to be Section(s) 12-109 and 12-110, respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of
Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

12-104.

(a) Subject to the exclusions and limitations in this
subtitle, the immunity of the State[,] AND of its units[, and of
State personnel who are acting in official capacities] is waived
as to a tort action, in a court of the State, [to recover damages
that are caused by:

(1)  the negligence of a health care employee of a
State institution or State facility;

(2)  the negligence of a physician, nurse, dentist, or
related health care staff member whom the State or any of its
units employs;

(3)  the patently dangerous condition of a building,
structure, or other public improvement that the State or any of
its units owns and controls;