# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 14. Emergency Management

### Subtitle 2. Civil Relief During Emergency Periods

#### Section 14-209

(a) If an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed under this subtitle, a fine or penalty does not accrue because of failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay.

(b) A court may provide relief against the enforcement of a fine or penalty for nonperformance of a contract if the court finds that:

  (1) a person failed to perform an obligation and a fine or penalty for nonperformance was incurred;

  (2) the fine or penalty was incurred during the period that the person was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and

  (3) the ability of the person to pay the fine or penalty or perform the obligation was materially impaired because the person was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.

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