{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-836.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 6–836.1","heading":"","body":"In an action in which the owner’s immunity from liability under § 6-835 or § 6-836 of this subtitle is challenged, upon motion by any party and prior to authorizing further proceedings in the action, the court shall:\n(1) Allow discovery limited solely to the issue of the owner’s immunity under § 6-835 or § 6-836 of this subtitle;\n(2) Determine if there are any disputes of material fact as to whether the owner is entitled to immunity under § 6-835 or § 6-836 of this subtitle;\n(3) Hold an evidentiary hearing on issues of material fact as to the immunity, if any, which shall, upon request of any party, be before a jury; and\n(4) Determine as a matter of law whether the owner is entitled to immunity from liability under § 6-835 or § 6-836 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=6-836.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"9e4a6c55bb49439d475b5be207d55680e0897f746517468b96c415bacb125ab3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-836","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-837"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}