Section 14-103 – Maryland Department of Emergency Management Established
(a) There is a Maryland Department of Emergency Management established as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government. (b) The Department has primary responsibility and authority for developing emergency management policies and is responsible for coordinating disaster risk reduction, consequence management, and disaster recovery activities. (c) The Department may act to: (1) reduce the disaster risk […]
Section 13A-1059 – General Article
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, though not specifically mentioned in this title, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the State military forces and all conduct of a nature to bring discredit on the State military forces, and crimes both federal and State and offenses not capital, […]
Section 14-104 – Director of Maryland Department of Emergency Management
(a) The head of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management is the Secretary of Emergency Management, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) The Secretary: (1) serves without a fixed term and may be removed by the Governor; (2) is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget; and […]
Section 13A-1101 – Courts of Inquiry
(a) A courts of inquiry to investigate any matter of concern to the state military forces may be convened by any person authorized to convene a general court–martial, whether or not the persons involved have requested such an inquiry. (b) (1) A court of inquiry consists of three or more commissioned officers. (2) For each court of inquiry, the […]
Section 14-105 – Emergency Management Advisory Council
(a) There is an Emergency Management Advisory Council. (b) The Council consists of the members that the Governor designates, including: (1) fair and reasonable representation for local government; (2) representation for organizations that represent volunteer firefighters and rescue squads; and (3) representation from manufacturing, utilities, and communications industries. (c) A member of the Council: (1) may not receive compensation for service on […]
Section 13A-1102 – Authority to Administer Oaths and to Act as Notary
(a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice: (1) a judge advocate; (2) a summary court–martial; (3) an adjutant, assistant adjutant, acting adjutant, and personnel adjutant; and (4) all other persons designated by regulations for the Maryland Military Department. (b) The following persons may administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties: […]
Section 13A-1103 – Sections to Be Explained
(a) (1) This subsection applies with respect to §§ 13A–102, 13A–103, 13A–201 through 13A–301, 13A–504, 13A–506, 13A–602, 13A–702, 13A–703, 13A–801, and 13A–1001 through 13A–1059 of this title and §§ 13A–1103 through 13A–1105 of this subtitle. (2) The sections of this title specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be carefully explained to each enlisted member at the […]
Section 13A-1104 – Complaints of Wrongs
(a) A member of the state military forces who believes the member to have been wronged by a commanding officer, and who, on due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to a superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising general court–martial jurisdiction over the officer against whom […]
Section 13A-1048 – Frauds Against the United States
A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person: (1) knowing it to be false or fraudulent: (i) makes a claim against the United States or an officer thereof; or (ii) presents to a person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, a claim against the […]
Section 13A-1049 – Perjury
A person subject to this title is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person, in a judicial proceeding or in a course of justice, willfully and corruptly: (1) on a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, gives false testimony […]