WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 203

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved April 29, 1987.

CHAPTER 20 3

(House Bill 219)

AN ACT concerning

Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors

FOR the purpose of establishing a certain time period after which
a person may not seek damages incurred as a result of a land
survey; and providing for the application and construction
of this Act.

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 5-112

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

5-112.

NO CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES ACCRUES AND A PERSON MAY NOT
SEEK CONTRIBUTION OR INDEMNITY FOR DAMAGES INCURRED FOR AN ERROR
IN A SURVEY OF LAND UNLESS AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES IS BROUGHT
WITHIN 20 YEARS OF THE SURVEY, OR WITHIN 3 YEARS AFTER THE
DISCOVERY OF THE ERROR, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
be construed only prospectively and may not be applied or
interpreted to have any effect upon or application to any cause
of action filed arising prior to the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved April 29, 1987.

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