Maryland laws passed in the 2018 session are set to go into effect October 1, 2018. Most notably gun control laws and an expansion of the Move Over law.
Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Employers who enforce or attempt to enforce a policy that restricts disclosing sexual harassment shall be liable for the employee’s attorneys fees. Also, on it before July 1, 2020, employers with fifty or more employees must submit a Sexual Harassment Survey to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.
Caller ID Spoofing Ban
The law prohibits masking caller identification information when contacting an individual in Maryland with the intent to defraud, harass, cause harm to, or wrongfully obtain something of value from another.
The law prohibits masking caller identification information when contacting an individual in Maryland with the intent to defraud, harass, cause harm to, or wrongfully obtain something of value from another.
Smoke Alarms
All residences in the state were required to switch over from battery-operated smoke alarms to tamper-resistant detectors. Starting Oct. 1, 2018, the state will begin enforcing the law.
Move Over
The Move Over law expands from emergency vehicles to include transportation, service, and utility vehicles, as well as waste and recycling trucks, with yellow or amber flashing lights or signal devices activated.
Gun
Red flag law enables families and law enforcement to ask courts for an order to temporarily restrict firearms from people found to be a risk to themselves or others.
Bump stocks are banned in the state. The devices increase a semi-automatic rifle's firing rate to a facsimile of automatic fire.
Convicted domestic abusers are required to surrender guns to law enforcement or a firearms dealer.
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