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2020 Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities
Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental
Section 5-526 - Immunity -- Member of General Assembly -- Defamation

Universal Citation:
MD Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. § 5-526 (2020)
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    (a)    A member of a state legislature, including a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, who makes a communication on behalf of a constituent is not civilly liable for defamation unless the communication is false and made with knowledge of or in reckless disregard of its falsity.

    (b)    This section does not supersede or constitute a waiver of a member’s constitutional, statutory, or common law privileges or immunities.

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