Section 14-3A-05 – Directive for Isolation or Quarantine
(a) If the Secretary or other designated official requires an individual or a group of individuals to go to and remain in places of isolation or quarantine under § 14-3A-03(b)(3) of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a directive to the individual or group of individuals. (b) (1) The directive shall specify: (i) the identity of the individual or […]
Section 14-3A-06 – Immunity
A health care provider is immune from civil or criminal liability if the health care provider acts in good faith and under a catastrophic health emergency proclamation.
Section 14-3A-07 – Construction
The authority granted under this subtitle is in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other authority that the Governor, the Secretary, or any other public official may exercise under other law.
Section 14-3A-08 – Failure to Comply
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with an order, requirement, or directive issued under this subtitle. (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or […]
Section 14-401 – “Local Governing Body” Defined
In this subtitle, “local governing body” means: (1) a board of county commissioners; (2) a county council; or (3) the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.
Section 14-402 – Majority of Local Governing Body Killed, Sick, or Unavailable
(a) The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the county to be in an actual or threatened emergency area. (b) If a majority of the members of the local governing body of a county are killed or are […]
Section 14-403 – Executive Officer Killed, Sick, or Unavailable
(a) In this section, “executive officer” means the mayor or comparable official of the legislative body of a municipal corporation of the State. (b) The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the municipal corporation to be in an […]
Section 14-404 – Member of Governing Body of Tax District Killed, Sick, or Unavailable
(a) In this section, “tax district” includes: (1) a special tax area; (2) a special tax district; (3) a sanitary district; and (4) a water district. (b) The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares all or part of the tax district to be in an actual […]
Section 14-306 – Militia
(a) In this section, “militia” means the organized and unorganized militia as described in § 13-203 of this article. (b) If the Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists, the Governor may call the militia into action. (c) (1) The militia shall have full power and responsibility for the area designated by the Governor as an emergency area. […]
Section 14-405 – Powers of Local Governing Body During Military or Warlike Catastrophe
(a) (1) If there is serious human suffering, death, personal injury, or property damage in a county because of a military or warlike catastrophe, the local governing body has the powers granted in this section. (2) The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective period of an official proclamation by the Governor that declares […]