Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

14-114. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES.

(A)     VIOLATION OF ORDER, RULE, OR REGULATION PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT VIOLATE AN ORDER, RULE, OR REGULATION ISSUED UNDER
THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B)     PENALTIES.

(1)      A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT
EXCEEDING 6 MONTHS OR A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH.

(2)      A PERSON WHO WILLFULLY VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT
EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 OR BOTH.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 16A, § 12A.

Defined term: "Person" § 1-101
14-115. SHORT TITLE.

THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY ACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 16A, § 1.

No changes are made.

Defined term: "Emergency management" § 14-101

GENERAL REVISOR'S NOTE TO SUBTITLE:

Former Art. 16A, § 11, which provided for the severability of invalid provisions of
this subtitle, is deleted as duplicative of Art. 1, § 23, which provides that "[t]he
provisions of all statutes enacted after July 1, 1973 are severable unless the statute
specifically provides that its provisions are not severable".

SUBTITLE 2. CIVIL RELIEF DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS.
14-201. DEFINITIONS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added as the standard
introductory language to a definition section.

(B)     COURT.

"COURT" MEANS A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OF THE STATE,
WHETHER OR NOT A COURT OF RECORD.

- 700 -