# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 8. Unemployment Insurance

### Subtitle 3. Administration

#### Section 8-307

(a) In a civil action to enforce this title, the Secretary or Board of Appeals and the State may be represented by:

  (1) the Attorney General; or

  (2) any qualified attorney who:

    (i) is a salaried employee of the Secretary or Board of Appeals; and

    (ii) on recommendation of the Attorney General, is designated to represent the Secretary or Board of Appeals and the State.

(b) A criminal action for violation of any provision of this title or regulation adopted under this title shall be prosecuted by the State's Attorney of the county in which:

  (1) the employer has a place of business;

  (2) the violator resides; or

  (3) the violator has filed for benefits to which the violator was not entitled.

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