§ 27. Legal holidays

   (a) "Legal holiday" defined. -- In this Code and any rule, regulation, or directive adopted under it, "legal holiday" means:

   (1) January 1, for New Year's Day;

   (2) January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, unless the United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day designated by the United States Congress;

   (3) February 12, for Lincoln's birthday;

   (4) The third Monday in February, for Washington's birthday;

   (5) March 25, for Maryland Day;

   (6) Good Friday;

   (7) May 30, for Memorial Day, unless the United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day designated by the United States Congress;

   (8) July 4, for Independence Day;

   (9) The first Monday in September, for Labor Day;

   (10) September 12, for Defenders' Day;

   (11) October 12, for Columbus Day, unless the United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day designated by the United States Congress;

   (12) November 11, for Veterans' Day;

   (13) The fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day;

   (14) The Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian Heritage Day;

   (15) December 25, for Christmas Day;

   (16) Each statewide general election day in this State; and

   (17) Each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business.

(b) Observance of legal holidays. -- Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code, a legal holiday shall be observed on:

   (1) The date specified in subsection (a) of this section for the legal holiday; and

   (2) If that date falls on a Sunday, on the next Monday after that date.

HISTORY: 1980, ch. 33, § 5; 1986, ch. 5, § 1; 1987, ch. 662; 1989, ch. 373; 1994, ch. 422; 2008, ch. 486.