# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 7. Appropriations

### Subtitle 2. Disbursements and Expenditures

#### Section 7-239

An officer or unit of State government may not use any part of an appropriation to settle a claim of unlawful harassment or discrimination, based on any characteristic protected by law, filed against an official or employee of State government in the individual's personal capacity. 

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