# Education (GED)

## Title 23. Libraries

### Subtitle 1. State Library Agencies

#### Section 23-102.2

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Automated external defibrillator (AED)" has the meaning stated in Sec. 13-517 of this article.

  (3)

    (i) "Library" means:

      (1) Each branch of a county library system; or

      (2) The Enoch Pratt Free Library.

    (ii) "Library" does not include:

      (1) A school library established by a local school system;

      (2) A mobile library unit; or

      (3) A correctional facility library.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2026, each library shall:

  (1) Place an automated external defibrillator in a prominent area, accessible to employees and library users;

  (2) Comply with Sec. 13-517 of this article; and

  (3) Maintain the functionality of the automated external defibrillator.

(c) In addition to any other immunities available under statutory or common law:

  (1) A library is not civilly liable for any act or omission in the provision of automated external defibrillation if the library has satisfied the requirements under this section;

  (2) An individual is not civilly liable for any act or omission if:

    (i) The individual is acting in good faith while rendering automated external defibrillation to another individual who is the victim or is reasonably believed by the individual to be a victim of a sudden cardiac arrest;

    (ii) The assistance or aid is provided in a reasonably prudent manner; and

    (iii) The automated external defibrillation is provided without fee or other compensation; and

  (3) A library or individual is not civilly liable for failing to render automated external defibrillation to an individual who is a victim or is reasonably believed to be a victim of a sudden cardiac arrest.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)