{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-9-501","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9–501","heading":"","body":"(a) Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to sick leave with pay as provided in this subtitle.\n(b) Sick leave may be used:\n(1) for illness or disability of the employee;\n(2) for death, illness, or disability of a member of the employee's immediate family;\n(3) following the birth of the employee's child;\n(4) when a child is placed with the employee for adoption; or\n(5) for a medical appointment of the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=9-501","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"a10a7babfc470afacb486ae62c9b9ccfd6c896e81a5896d20c0945cf00006cc0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-9-404","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-9-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}