1. A. The Governor, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, Administrator, MTA Chief of Police, or the MTA Manager of Safety and Risk Management may declare an emergency.

2. B. In the event of an emergency:

   1. (1) An announcement shall be made;
   2. (2) All free speech activities shall cease for the duration of the emergency; and
   3. (3) Non-MTA use of MTA facilities shall not resume until authorized by the Administrator.
3. C. MTA assumes no liability for any losses resulting from a suspension of free speech activity due to an emergency.

Authority: Transportation Article, §7-204(c), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 27, 1986 (13:2 Md. R. 137)

Chapter revised effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1667)

Regulation .01A amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 749)

Regulation .03B amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 749)

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new Regulations .01—.06 adopted effective September 20, 2010 (37:19 Md. R. 1284)