Pursuant to State Personnel and Pensions Article, § 9-1104, Annotated Code of Maryland, an employee who is summoned to appear in a court action, before a grand jury, before an administrative agency, or for a deposition, and is neither a party to the action nor a paid witness, may be absent from work without loss of pay or charge against any leave.
Md. Code Regs. 17.04.11.13