Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-514 - Judicial review(a)(1) A person denied a right conferred by this subtitle may file a complaint for mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate remedy in circuit court.(2) A plaintiff need not allege or prove an irreparable injury or an injury different from the public at large.(b) A complaint under this section shall be filed within 1 year after the date of the alleged violation.(c) The court shall conduct a hearing within 7 days after a complaint is filed.(d) A violation of this subtitle is deemed an injury to the public at large.(e)(1) The court shall issue an order that: (i) grants or denies all or part of the relief sought;(ii) awards appropriate attorney's fees or costs; and(iii) determines the effect of the action alleged to be in violation of this subtitle.(2) The court may void an action taken at a public agency meeting in violation of this subtitle.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.