# State Government (GSG)

## Title 20. Human Relations

### Subtitle 9. Discrimination by Governmental Units, Officers, and Employees

#### Section 20-901

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a unit, officer, or employee of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation may not engage in a discriminatory act prohibited by Sec. 20-304, Sec. 20-606, Sec. 20-705, Sec. 20-706, Sec. 20-707, or Sec. 20-708 of this title.

(b) Sections 20-304, 20-705, and 20-706 of this title do not prohibit the State, a county, or a municipality from:

  (1) providing separate facilities for males and females in government-owned or government-operated public institutions; or

  (2) operating or funding special or separate programs and facilities for children, seniors, or other special populations.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)