Rios v. Montgomery County

This case arises under the 180-day notice provision of the Local Government Tort Claims Act [hereinafter “LGTCA”], Md.Code (1987, 2002 Repl.Vol., 2004 Cum.Supp.), § 5-304 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. 1 We have been asked to determine whether the 180-day notice provision as applied to minors violates the Federal Constitution and Article 19 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. We also have been asked to review the Circuit Court’s holding that the “good cause” exception contained in Section 5-304(c) of the LGTCA was not satisfied under the facts of this case. Because we find…