Order of the Governor No. 20-04-03-01

The record

Jurisdiction

Maryland

Level

State

Authority

Md. Code, Public Safety Art., Title 14 (14-303, 14-3A-03)

Issued

2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020

Effective

2020-04-03

End

until the state of emergency is terminated and the catastrophic health emergency rescinded; amended and restated by Orders of Oct. 16, 2020 and 20-12-17-02 (Dec. 17, 2020); Order 21-06-15-01 ended these protections Aug. 15, 2021 (Maryland State file, MD-031, MD-NR-02) (read as 2020-10-16)

In force

Apr. 3, 2020 to Oct. 16, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public officesOther

Addressees

• landlords
• secured lenders and repossession agents
• mortgage lenders and servicers
• Commissioner of Financial Regulation
• courts

Functions reached

• CL (self-help auto repossession barred statewide)
• SV (no notices of intent to foreclose accepted; evictions barred)
• ML
• BL (lending-limit suspensions)

Collection

Financial Services SEC-13

Operative words

III. Prohibition on Certain Repossessions. To the extent any statute, rule, or regulation would permit a person to repossess any automobile, truck, or Chattel Home by self-help (including, without limitation, CL 9-609, 12-115, 12-624, 12-1021, or 14-2008), such statute, rule, or regulation is hereby suspended until the state of emergency is terminated and the catastrophic health emergency is rescinded. IV. No Initiation of Residential Foreclosures. The Commissioner is hereby ordered to suspend the operation of the Commissioner's Notice of Intent to Foreclose Electronic System, and to discontinue acceptance of Notices of Intent to Foreclose until the state of emergency is terminated and the catastrophic health emergency is rescinded. V. Prohibition on Residential and Commercial Evictions... VI. Authority to Suspend Certain Lending Limits.

Enforcement

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