# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 5. Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities

### Subtitle 1. Limitations

#### Section 5-120

(a) This section applies to an action for injunctive relief or damages for:

  (1) A violation of a collective bargaining agreement covering an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State; or

  (2) A breach by an exclusive representative of the duty of fair representation owed to an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State.

(b) An action subject to this section shall be commenced within 6 months after the later of:

  (1) The date on which the claim accrued; or

  (2) The date on which the complainant knew or should reasonably have known of the breach.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)