Terms Used In Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 3-406

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This section is not a waiver of immunity under the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State shall pay any judgment awarded against Montgomery County or an employee of Montgomery County that arises out of an action commenced or prosecuted in a court of the United States relating to the administration and implementation of State programs described in this subtitle.

(2) The State may not pay a judgment awarded against an employee of Montgomery County under this section for an act or omission committed:

(i) outside the scope of employment; or

(ii) with malice.