Md. R. Spec. Proc. 15-502

As amended through November 13, 2024

Rule 15-502 - Injunctions-General Provisions

(a) Exception to Applicability--Labor Disputes. Rules 15-501 through 15-505 do not modify or supersede Code, Labor and Employment Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3 or affect the prerequisites for obtaining, or the jurisdiction to grant, injunctions under those Code sections.

(b) Issuance at Any Stage. Subject to the rules in this Chapter, the court, at any stage of an action and at the instance of any party or on its own initiative, may grant an injunction upon the terms and conditions justice may require.

(c) Adequate Remedy at Law. The court may not deny an injunction solely because the party seeking it has an adequate remedy in damages unless the adverse party has filed a bond with security that the court finds adequate to provide for the payment of all damages and costs that the adverse party might be adjudged to pay by reason of the alleged wrong.

(d) Not Binding Without Notice. An injunction is not binding on a person until that person has been personally served with it or has received actual notice of it by any means.

(e) Form and Scope. The reasons for issuance or denial of an injunction shall be stated in writing or on the record. An order granting an injunction shall (1) be in writing (2) be specific in terms, and (3) describe in reasonable detail, and not by reference to the complaint or other document, the act sought to be mandated or prohibited.

(f) Modification or Dissolution. A party or any person affected by a preliminary or a final injunction may move for modification or dissolution of an injunction.

Md. R. Spec. Proc. 15-502

This Rule is derived from former Rules BB71, 76, 77, 78, and 79.

Adopted June 5, 1996, eff. 1/1/1997. Amended Nov. 12, 2003, eff. 1/1/2004.

HISTORICAL NOTES

Derivation:

Maryland Rule of Procedure BB71, adopted Sept. 15, 1961, eff. Jan. 1, 1962, amended June 23, 1967, eff. Sept. 1, 1967; April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984, related to the scope of former Subtitle BB, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Maryland Rule of Procedure BB76, adopted Sept. 15, 1961, eff. Jan. 1, 1962, amended eff. July 1, 1974, related to other remedies, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Maryland Rule of Procedure BB77, adopted Sept. 15, 1961, eff. Jan. 1, 1962, amended eff. July 1, 1974; amended April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984, related to issuance of injunctions at any stage of an injunction, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Maryland Rule of Procedure BB78, adopted Sept. 15, 1961, eff. Jan. 1, 1962, related to orders, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Maryland Rule of Procedure BB79, adopted Sept. 15, 1961, eff. Jan. 1, 1962, amended eff. July 1, 1974, related to motions to modify or dissolve injunctions, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

For enforcement of an injunction, see Rule 2-648.