{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-501","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5–501","heading":"","body":"A civil or criminal action may not be brought against a city or town councilman, county commissioner, county councilman, or similar official by whatever name known, for words spoken at a meeting of the council or board of commissioners or at a meeting of a committee or subcommittee thereof.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=5-501","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"f473246d9c77a04ca0e9e61f2a493729ef9f6b710a582e54b404e66ed24fad88","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-427","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}