Section 3-401 - "Executive order" defined. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-401. "Executive order" defined.
 

In this subtitle, "executive order" means an order or an amendment or rescission of an order that, over the signature of the Governor: 

(1) proclaims or ends a state of emergency or exercises the authority of the Governor during an emergency, under Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article or any other provision of law; 

(2) adopts guidelines, rules of conduct, or rules of procedure for: 

(i) State employees; 

(ii) units of the State government; or 

(iii) persons who are under the jurisdiction of those employees or units or who deal with them; 

(3) establishes a unit, including an advisory unit, study unit, or task force; or 

(4) changes the organization of the Executive Branch of the State government. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 15CA; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1986, ch. 5, § 4; 1987, ch. 11, § 2; 2002, ch. 5; 2003, ch. 17.]