# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 17. Special Provisions -- State and Local Subdivisions

### Subtitle 2. Prevailing Wage Rates -- Public Work Contracts

#### Section 17-225

(a) A person may not:

  (1) violate the wage provisions of a public work contract;

  (2) allow or require an employee to work for less than the applicable prevailing wage rate;

  (3) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, ask an employee or prospective employee to give anything of value to that person or any other person on a statement, representation, or understanding that failure to comply with the request or demand will prevent the employee from procuring or retaining employment; or

  (4) directly or indirectly, authorize a violation of this subtitle by any other person.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any agent of a collective bargaining organization acting in collection of sums as allowed by the National Labor Relations Act.

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