1. (a) Frederick County may:

   1. (1) pay the wages of a county employee by debit card; and
   2. (2) require a county employee, as a condition of employment, to elect to receive the payment of wages by debit card or, subject to § 1-206(b) and (c) of this article, by direct deposit.

2. (b) If a county employee elects to receive the payment of wages by debit card, the county shall provide to the employee a statement that includes:

   1. (1) the total amount of the employee's wages;
   2. (2) any amount deducted from the wages; and
   3. (3) the amount of the wages credited to the debit card.

Added by Acts 2014, c. 540, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 541, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 272, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 273, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.