{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-22-209","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Government § 22–209","heading":"","body":"(a) An employee organization is entitled to membership dues deduction, on presentation by the employee organization of:\n(1) dues deduction authorization cards;\n(2) electronic membership application; or\n(3) other method by which an employee has manifested assent for membership dues deduction.\n(b) (1) A public employer shall commence making dues deductions as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after receiving the proof presented under subsection (a) of this section.\n(2) A public employer shall transmit membership dues to the employee organization within 30 days after the deductions are made.\n(3) A public employer shall accept an authorization to deduct from the salary of a public employee an amount for the payment of dues in any format authorized under § 21–106 of the Commercial Law Article.\n(c) This section may not be construed to require an employee to become a member of an employee organization.\n(d) (1) The right of an employee organization to membership dues deduction shall remain in full force and effect until:\n(i) an employee revokes membership in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement or the membership application;\n(ii) the employee cancels membership dues deduction under § 2–403 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or\n(iii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the employee is no longer employed by the public employer.\n(2) If within a period of 1 year, the employee is employed by the same public employer in a position represented by the same exclusive representative, the right to membership dues deduction shall be automatically reinstated.\n(e) If the employee who has consented to dues deduction is either removed from a public employer’s payroll or otherwise placed on an involuntary or voluntary leave of absence, whether paid or unpaid, the public employee’s membership dues deduction authorization shall:\n(1) remain effective; and\n(2) be continued on the public employee’s return to the payroll or restoration to active employment from a leave of absence.\n(f) If an authorization for a public employer to make membership dues deduction was in effect on June 30, 2023:\n(1) the right of the employee organization to membership dues deduction shall continue unless the right is terminated under subsection (d) of this section; and\n(2) the employee organization may not be required to present new authorization under subsection (a) of this section.","path":["Article - State Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg\u0026section=22-209","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:58Z","sha256":"4dbb1b5cf72ca5fff468c3c1d278efe718a8b31dd25904bdf0cad3c77643c808","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-22-208","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-22-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}