{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-1405","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3–1405","heading":"","body":"A release by the injured person of one joint tort-feasor does not relieve the joint tort-feasor from liability to make contribution to another joint tort-feasor unless the release:\n(1) Is given before the right of the other tort-feasor to secure a money judgment for contribution has accrued; and\n(2) Provides for a reduction, to the extent of the pro rata share of the released tort-feasor, of the injured person’s damages recoverable against all other tort-feasors.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=3-1405","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"94d3d8788e7f671e3b1f1002fc7535220245868fd86239b0c377aef0a86557e9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-1404","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-1406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}