Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 6-828
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 6-828
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(b) A person may not bring an action against an owner of an affected property for damages arising from alleged injury or loss to a person at risk caused by the ingestion of lead by a person at risk that is first documented by a test for EBL of 25 ?g/dl or more performed between February 24, 1996 and February 23, 2001, inclusive, or 20 ?g/dl or more performed between February 24, 2001 and February 23, 2006, inclusive, or 15 ?g/dl or more performed on or after February 24, 2006, unless the owner has been given:
(1) Written notice from any person that the elevated blood level of a person at risk is:
(i) Greater than or equal to 25 ?g/dl as first documented by a test for EBL performed between February 24, 1996 and February 23, 2001, inclusive;
(ii) Between February 24, 2001 and February 23, 2006, inclusive, an EBL greater than or equal to 20 ?g/dl as first documented by a test for EBL performed between February 24, 2001 and February 23, 2006, inclusive; or
(iii) On or after February 24, 2006, an EBL greater than or equal to 15 ?g/dl as first documented by a test for EBL performed on or after February 24, 2006; and
(2) An opportunity to make a qualified offer under § 6-831 of this subtitle.
