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§ 9–221

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-221 (2026)
Title 9. Workers' Compensation
Subtitle 2. Covered Employees and Employers

§ 9–221Copy Citation

(a)
A prisoner is a covered employee while the prisoner is:
(1)
working for a board of county commissioners, a county council, or a county roads board if:
(i)
the county pays the prisoner a wage or stipulated sum; and
(ii)
the prisoner sustains permanent partial or permanent total disability or dies, as a result of an accidental personal injury; or
(2)
engaged in work while under the supervision of Maryland Correctional Enterprises in the Federal Prison Industry Enhancement Program as provided in § 10-308(d) of the Correctional Services Article.
(b)
In Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Montgomery, Washington, and Wicomico counties, payment of a stipend or other money into an account that a correctional institution administers for a prisoner does not constitute payment of a wage or stipulated sum under subsection (a)(1)(i) of this section.