WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 74

CHAPTER 74

(House Bill 701)

AN ACT concerning

Harford County - Claims for Damages - Notice

FOR the purpose of providing that certain notice required to be
given when a claim is brought against a local government or
its employees shall be given, in Harford County, to the
Harford County Attorney.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 5-404

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1988 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

5-404.

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
an action for unliquidated damages may not be brought against a
local government or its employees unless the notice of the claim
required by this section is given within 180 days after the
injury.

(b)  (1) Except in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County,
HARFORD COUNTY, and Prince George's County, the notice shall be
given in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, by the
claimant or the representative of the claimant, to the county
commissioner, county council, or corporate authorities of a
defendant local government, or:

(i) In Baltimore City, to the City Solicitor;

(ii) In Howard County, to the County Executive;

(iii) In Montgomery County, to the County
Executive.

(2) In Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, HARFORD
COUNTY, and Prince George's County, the notice shall be given in
person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a
postmark from the United States Postal Service, by the claimant

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