Ch. 6                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

the Sheriff's department may be required by the Sheriff to serve
a probationary period of 12 months[, such]. THE probationary
period may be extended by the Sheriff for reasonable cause.
During the probationary period, the determination of the
employee's qualifications and ability to serve in the position of
a permanent, nonprobationary employee shall be within the
exclusive discretion of the Sheriff. All probationary
commissioned deputy sheriffs shall be required to complete the
minimum number of hours as mandated to other law enforcement
agencies, as set by the Maryland Police Training Commission.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Grammatical error in § 2-309(r)(5) of the
Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

Occurred: Ch. 265, Acts of 1979.

3-2A-04.

(b) Unless the sole issue in the claim is lack of informed
consent:

(2) A claim filed after July 1, 1986, shall be
adjudicated in favor of the claimant on the issue of liability,
if the defendant disputes liability and fails to file a
certificate of a qualified expert attesting to compliance with
standards of care, or that the departure from standards of care
is not the proximate cause of the alleged injury, within 120 days
from the date the claimant filed the certificate of A qualified
expert set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection. If the
defendant does not dispute liability, a certificate of a
qualified expert is not required under this subsection.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Word omitted in § 3-2A-04(b)(2) of the Courts
and Judicial Proceedings Article.

Occurred: Ch. 640, Acts of 1986.

3-801.

(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings
indicated, unless the context of their use indicates
otherwise[:].

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect punctuation in § 3-801(a) of the
Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

Occurred: In the printing of the 1974 Volume of the

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