- (a) A member of a state legislature, including a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, who makes a communication on behalf of a constituent is not civilly liable for defamation unless the communication is false and made with knowledge of or in reckless disregard of its falsity.
- (b) This section does not supersede or constitute a waiver of a member's constitutional, statutory, or common law privileges or immunities.
Added by Acts 1997, c. 558, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.