Johnson v. Maryland State Police

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

The Maryland Tort Claims Act was enacted by Ch. 298 of the Acts of 1981, now codified at Code (1984, 1993 Repl.Vol.), §§ 12-101 et seq., of the State Government Article. The Act waives, to a large extent, state governmental immunity in tort and allows tort suits to be brought against the State under certain circumstances. As originally enacted, the Tort Claims Act included a requirement that, prior to filing suit, a claimant must file a claim with the State Treasurer. By Chapter 538 of the Acts of 1985, the General Assembly amended the administrative claim requirement, and…