Md. Code, Health Occupations § 13-3A-01 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 13 / Subtitle 3A / Section 13-3A-01
§13–3A–01.
Status: in_force

The Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other states legally joining in it in the form substantially as it appears in this section as follows:

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:

(1) Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;

(2) Enhance the states’ ability to protect the public’s health and safety;

(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi–state physical therapy practice;

(4) Support spouses of relocating military members;

(5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; and

(6) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state’s practice standards.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Active duty military” means full–time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 1209 and 1211.

(2) “Adverse action” means disciplinary action taken by a physical therapy licensing board based upon misconduct, unacceptable performance, or a combination of both.

(3) “Alternative program” means a nondisciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a physical therapy licensing board. This includes, but is not limited to, substance abuse issues.

(4) “Compact privilege” means the authorization granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as a physical therapist or work as a physical therapist assistant in the remote state under its laws and rules. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the member state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter.

(5) “Continuing competence” means a requirement, as a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and/or completion of, educational and professional activities relevant to practice or area of work.

(6) “Data system” means a repository of information about licensees, including examination, licensure, investigative, compact privilege, and adverse action.

(7) “Encumbered license” means a license that a physical therapy licensing board has limited in any way.

(8) “Executive Board” means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the Commission.

(9) “Home state” means the member state that is the licensee’s primary state of residence.

(10) “Investigative information” means information, records, and documents received or generated by a physical therapy licensing board pursuant to an investigation.

(11) “Jurisprudence requirement” means the assessment of an individual’s knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy in a state.

(12) “Licensee” means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the state to practice as a physical therapist or to work as a physical therapist assistant.

(13) “Member state” means a state that has enacted the Compact.

(14) “Party state” means any member state in which a licensee holds a current license or compact privilege or is applying for a license or compact privilege.

(15) “Physical therapist” means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice physical therapy.

(16) “Physical therapist assistant” means an individual who is licensed/certified by a state and who assists the physical therapist in selected components of physical therapy.

(17) “Physical therapy,” “physical therapy practice,” and “the practice of physical therapy” mean the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

(18) “Physical Therapy Compact Commission” or “Commission” means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the Compact.

(19) “Physical therapy licensing board” or “licensing board” means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

(20) “Remote State” means a member state other than the home state, where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege.

(21) “Rule” means a regulation, principle, or directive promulgated by the Commission that has the force of law.

(22) “State” means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of physical therapy.

SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT

(a) To participate in the Compact, a state must:

(1) Participate fully in the Commission’s data system, including using the Commission’s unique identifier as defined in rules;

(2) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;

(3) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;

(4) Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;

(5) Comply with the rules of the Commission;

(6) Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and

(7) Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.

(b) Upon adoption of this statute, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric–based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §534 and 42 U.S.C. §14616.

(c) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the Compact and rules.

(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.

(2) The Board shall charge a fee for granting a Compact privilege.

SECTION 4. COMPACT PRIVILEGE

(a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall:

(1) Hold a license in the home state;

(2) Have no encumbrance on any state license;

(3) Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with subsections (d), (g), and (h) of this section;

(4) Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege within the previous 2 years;

(5) Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state(s);

(6) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;

(7) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and

(8) Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.

(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.

(c) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.

(d) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state is subject to that state’s regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state’s laws, remove a licensee’s compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee is not eligible for a compact privilege in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.

(e) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur:

(1) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and

(2) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.

(f) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.

(g) If a licensee’s compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the individual shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur:

(1) The specific period of time for which the compact privilege was removed has ended;

(2) All fines have been paid; and

(3) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.

(h) Once the requirements of subsection (g) of this section have been met, the license must meet the requirements in subsection (a) of this section to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.

SECTION 5. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL OR THEIR SPOUSES

A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate one of the following as the home state:

(1) Home of record;

(2) Permanent Change of Station (PCS); or

(3) State of current residence if it is different than the PCS state or home of record.

SECTION 6. ADVERSE ACTIONS

(a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state.

(b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, so long as the home state follows its own procedures for imposing adverse action.

(c) Nothing in this Compact shall override a member state’s decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by the member state’s laws. Member states must require licensees who enter any alternative programs in lieu of discipline to agree not to practice in any other member state during the term of the alternative program without prior authorization from such other member state.

(d) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes and rules authorizing the practice of physical therapy in any other member state in which a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holds a license or compact privilege.

(e) A remote state shall have the authority to:

(1) Take adverse actions as set forth in Section 4(d) against a licensee’s compact privilege in the state;

(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a physical therapy licensing board in a party state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another party state, shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located; and

(3) If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the licensee the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that licensee.

(f) (1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective physical therapy practice act or other applicable state law, a member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees.

(2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact.

SECTION 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPACT COMMISSION

(a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Physical Therapy Compact Commission.

(1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states.

(2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is located. The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

(3) Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.

(b) (1) Each member state shall have and be limited to one delegate selected by that member state’s licensing board.

(2) The delegate shall be a current member of the licensing board, who is a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, public member, or the board administrator.

(3) Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which the delegate is appointed.

(4) The member state board shall fill any vacancy occurring in the Commission.

(5) Each delegate shall be entitled to one (1) vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of the Commission.

(6) A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates’ participation in meetings by telephone or other means of communication.

(7) The Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.

(c) The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Establish the fiscal year of the Commission;

(2) Establish bylaws;

(3) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;

(4) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this Compact and the bylaws;

(5) Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of this Compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and shall be binding in all member states;

(6) Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the Commission, provided that the standing of any state physical therapy licensing board to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;

(7) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

(8) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a member state;

(9) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the Compact, and to establish the Commission’s personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel matters;

(10) Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and to receive, utilize and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the Commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest;

(11) Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal or mixed; provided that at all times the Commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety;

(12) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;

(13) Establish a budget and make expenditures;

(14) Borrow money;

(15) Appoint committees, including standing committees composed of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this Compact and the bylaws;

(16) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;

(17) Establish and elect an Executive Board; and

(18) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact consistent with the state regulation of physical therapy licensure and practice.

(d) The Executive Board shall have the power to act on behalf of the Commission according to the terms of this Compact.

(1) The Executive Board shall be composed of nine members:

(i) Seven voting members who are elected by the Commission from the current membership of the Commission;

(ii) One ex–officio, nonvoting member from the recognized national physical therapy professional association; and

(iii) One ex–officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership organization of the physical therapy licensing boards.

(2) The ex–officio members will be selected by their respective organizations.

(3) The Commission may remove any member of the Executive Board as provided in bylaws.

(4) The Executive Board shall meet at least annually.

(5) The Executive Board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(i) Recommend to the entire Commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this Compact legislation, fees paid by Compact member states such as annual dues, and any commission Compact fee charged to licensees for the compact privilege;

(ii) Ensure Compact administration services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;

(iii) Prepare and recommend the budget;

(iv) Maintain financial records on behalf of the Commission;

(v) Monitor Compact compliance of member states and provide compliance reports to the Commission;

(vi) Establish additional committees as necessary; and

(vii) Other duties as provided in rules or bylaws.

(e) (1) All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in Section 9.

(2) The Commission, the Executive Board, or other committees of the Commission may convene in a closed, non–public meeting if the Commission, Executive Board, or other committees of the Commission must discuss:

(i) Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the Compact;

(ii) The employment, compensation, discipline or other matters, practices, or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the Commission’s internal personnel practices and procedures;

(iii) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;

(iv) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate;

(v) Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;

(vi) Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

(vii) Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(viii) Disclosure of investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes;

(ix) Disclosure of information related to any investigative reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or

(x) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state statute.

(3) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to this provision, the Commission’s legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.

(4) The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the Commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(f) (1) The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.

(2) The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.

(3) The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on other parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.

(4) The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.

(5) The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.

(g) (1) The members, officers, executive director, employees and representatives of the Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

(2) The Commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director, employee or representative of the Commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining his or her own counsel; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that person’s intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.

(3) The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the Commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

SECTION 8. DATA SYSTEM

(a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this Compact is applicable as required by the rules of the Commission, including:

(1) Identifying information;

(2) Licensure data;

(3) Adverse actions against a license or compact privilege;

(4) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation;

(5) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason(s) for such denial; and

(6) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.

(c) Investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other party states.

(d) The Commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.

(e) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.

(f) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the data system.

SECTION 9. RULEMAKING

(a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.

(b) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the Compact within 4 years of the date of adoption of the rule, then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any member state.

(c) Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the Commission.

(d) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules by the Commission, and at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the Commission shall file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the website of:

(1) The Commission or other publicly accessible platform; and

(2) Each member state physical therapy licensing board or other publicly accessible platform or the publication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.

(e) The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:

(1) The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted upon;

(2) The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason for the proposed rule;

(3) A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and

(4) The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to the Commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and any written comments.

(f) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the Commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which shall be made available to the public.

(g) The Commission shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is requested by:

(1) At least 25 persons;

(2) A state or federal governmental subdivision or agency; or

(3) An association having at least 25 members.

(h) If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the Commission shall publish the place, time, and date of the scheduled public hearing. If the hearing is held via electronic means, the Commission shall publish the mechanism for access to the electronic hearing.

(1) All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify the executive director of the Commission or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not less than 5 business days before the scheduled date of the hearing.

(2) Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.

(3) All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording will be made available on request.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings required by this section.

(i) Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held, the Commission shall consider all written and oral comments received.

(j) If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing by interested parties is received, the Commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule without a public hearing.

(k) The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.

(l) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and in this section shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than 90 days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to:

(1) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare;

(2) Prevent a loss of Commission or member state funds;

(3) Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule; or

(4) Protect public health and safety.

(m) The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website of the Commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of 30 days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in writing, and delivered to the chair of the Commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the Commission.

SECTION 10. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT

(a) (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.

(2) All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Commission.

(3) The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated rules.

(b) (1) If the Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated rules, the Commission shall:

(i) Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default and/or any other action to be taken by the Commission; and

(ii) Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.

(2) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default.

(3) Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state’s legislature, and each of the member states.

(4) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.

(5) The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state.

(6) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

(c) (1) Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.

(2) The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.

(d) (1) The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.

(2) By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

(3) The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.

SECTION 11. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT

(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.

(b) Any state that joins the Compact subsequent to the Commission’s initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that state.

(c) Any member state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.

(1) A member state’s withdrawal shall not take effect until 6 months after enactment of the repealing statute.

(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state’s physical therapy licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(d) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any physical therapy licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a non–member state that does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.

(e) This Compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.

SECTION 12. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any party state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 13-605 — MD Code / Article get / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-605
§13–605.
Status: in_force

(a) An action may be brought under this subtitle by a susceptible adult or older adult or by a person serving in one or more of the following representative capacities for a susceptible adult or older adult:

(1) An attorney in fact, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary acting on behalf of the susceptible adult or older adult, or a successor named in an instrument providing such authorization;

(2) A person authorized to make health care decisions for the susceptible adult or older adult, or a successor named in an instrument providing the authorization;

(3) A spouse, parent, or descendent of the susceptible adult or older adult;

(4) An individual who would qualify as the susceptible adult’s or older adult’s presumptive heir;

(5) A person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the susceptible adult’s or older adult’s death, including a person who would be a beneficiary but for the financial exploitation;

(6) The personal representative or special administrator of an estate of a deceased susceptible adult or older adult; or

(7) A government agency that otherwise has authority and jurisdiction, including:

(i) The Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General; and

(ii) The Securities Commissioner of the Division of Securities in the Office of the Attorney General.

(b) A cause of action authorized under this subtitle:

(1) Is in addition to and cumulative with any other criminal or administrative claims, causes of action at law or in equity, or remedies otherwise available to the susceptible adult or older adult, including an action under § 13–204 of the Commercial Law Article and § 11–209 of the Corporations and Associations Article; and

(2) Shall survive the death of the susceptible adult or older adult.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-1508.1 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 15 / Section 13-1508.1
§13–1508.
Status: in_force

§13–1508.1.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a political committee, as defined in § 1–101 of the Election Law Article, may conduct a fundraiser at which prizes of money or merchandise are awarded in a gaming event or 50/50.

(b) A political committee may award a money or merchandise prize under this section if the prize does not exceed the amount otherwise allowed for a prize in the county.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-606 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-606
§13–606.
Status: in_force

(a) Each dealer who has applied for temporary registration plates under § 13–601 of this subtitle shall keep a record for 3 years of all temporary registration plates delivered to the dealer.

(b) Each dealer who has applied for temporary registration plates under § 13–601 of this subtitle shall keep a record for 3 years of all temporary registration plates issued by the dealer.

(c) Each dealer who has applied for temporary registration plates under § 13–601 of this subtitle shall keep a record for 3 years of any other relevant information that the Administration requires.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 13-318 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-318
§13–318.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section for an action under § 13–316 of this subtitle, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act, may petition for judicial review as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board under § 13–316 of this subtitle may not appeal to the Secretary but may take a direct judicial appeal as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-1507 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 15 / Section 13-1507
§13–1507.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 12 licenses for paddle wheels.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, not more than one paddle wheel license or bingo license may be issued to a single organization in a single calendar week.

(3) A license to operate paddle wheels is valid:

(i) for 24 consecutive hours; or

(ii) if the license is issued for use in conjunction with and at a carnival, during carnival hours, and for the shorter of the duration of the carnival or 14 consecutive days.

(b) A money prize for a paddle wheel game may not exceed $10.

(c) A license to operate a paddle wheel shall also operate as a license to conduct bingo, if authorized by the sheriff on request.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-936.1 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-936.1
§13–936.
Status: in_force

§13–936.1.

(a) In this section, “vintage registration plate” means a Maryland registration plate that was actually issued for display on a motor vehicle in a year not less than 25 years prior to January 1 of each calendar year.

(b) The owner of a motor vehicle registered under § 13–936 or § 13–937.1 of this subtitle as a Class L (historic) or Class N (street rod) vehicle may display two vintage registration plates in lieu of a current registration plate on that vehicle if:

(1) The owner of the motor vehicle submits an application on a form prescribed by the Administrator;

(2) The two vintage registration plates were issued in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle; and

(3) The owner of the motor vehicle pays a onetime registration fee of $25.50.

(c) If the Administration authorizes the display of vintage registration plates under this section:

(1) The vintage registration plates shall remain valid for as long as title to the motor vehicle remains in the person who submitted an application under subsection (b)(1) of this section; and

(2) A fee in addition to the onetime registration fee prescribed in subsection (b)(3) of this section is not required for the issuance of the vintage registration plates.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-731 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 7 / Section 13-731
§13–731.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bureau may establish officers, procedures, and voting requirements.

(b) The Bureau may employ a staff in accordance with its bylaws.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1101 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 11 / Section 13A-1101
§13A–1101.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of inquiry to investigate any matter of concern to the State military forces may be convened by any person authorized to convene a general court–martial, whether or not the persons involved have requested such an inquiry.

(b) (1) A court of inquiry consists of three or more commissioned officers.

(2) For each court of inquiry, the convening authority shall also appoint counsel for the court.

(c) (1) A person subject to this title whose conduct is subject to inquiry shall be designated as a party.

(2) A person subject to this title who has a direct interest in the subject of inquiry has the right to be designated as a party on request to the court.

(3) A person designated as a party shall be given due notice and has the right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to cross–examine witnesses, and to introduce evidence.

(d) A member of a court of inquiry may be challenged by a party, but only for cause stated to the court.

(e) The members, counsel, the reporter, and interpreters of a court of inquiry shall take an oath to faithfully perform their duties.

(f) Witnesses may be summoned to appear and testify and be examined before a court of inquiry, as provided for courts–martial.

(g) A court of inquiry shall make findings of fact but may not express opinions or make recommendations unless required to do so by the convening authority.

(h) (1) A court of inquiry shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of the president and counsel for the court and forwarded to the convening authority.

(2) If the record cannot be authenticated by the president, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the president.

(3) If the record cannot be authenticated by the counsel for the court, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the counsel.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 13-1707 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 13 / Subtitle 17 / Section 13-1707
§13–1707.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) Notwithstanding the license population quota limitations established by the Board and in addition to the licenses authorized for issuance in the county, the Board may authorize the transfer of the number of Class B and Class D beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) retail licenses in existence in Election District 15 on January 15, 2005, and valid on the date of transfer, in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) two to the Quarry at Greenspring, to be known as (QG) licenses, on or after April 1, 2005, located at lots 1 through 9, inclusive, identified on the plat of Greenspring Quarry, areas F, G, and K, dated December 21, 2004, and delivered to the county for recording on December 29, 2004;

(ii) three to the area of State–owned land adjacent to and abutting the Owings Mills Metro Station, governed by a master development agreement creating the Metro Center at Owings Mills, to be known as (MCOM) licenses, on or after October 1, 2005; and

(iii) three to the Promenade at Catonsville, to be known as (PC) licenses, on or after April 1, 2006, located at and identified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation map 101, parcels 132, 516, 1088, 1344, 1804, and 1985.

(2) A license transferred from Election District 15 under this section:

(i) may not be a Class A or Class C license or a license that is prohibited from being transferred by law or local regulation other than the prohibition against crossing district lines;

(ii) for determining the total number of licenses available in an election district, shall be considered to be a regular license in its new location and not an exception to the population and numerical limitations specified in “Rule 19 – Population and Numerical Limitations” of the Rules and Regulations of the Board;

(iii) shall be converted into a Class B (QG), (MCOM), or (PC) license; and

(iv) as of the date of transfer, may not be counted toward any population limit existing in Election District 15.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the license issuance and renewal requirements, minimum square foot area requirement for food and beverage preparation and consumption, and days and hours of sale for a Class B (QG), (MCOM), or (PC) restaurant (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor retail license are the same as those provided for in this article and in the regulations of the Board for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) hotel and restaurant license.

(c) (1) A Class B (QG), (MCOM), or (PC) restaurant (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor retail license may be issued only for a location within the geographic areas identified in subsection (a)(1) of this section.

(2) The license shall be used in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant, as defined in this article and the regulations of the Board.

(3) The restaurant operation shall maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food of at least 60% of the total daily receipts of the establishment.

(4) The total seating capacity for the area dedicated primarily for the consumption of alcoholic beverages may not exceed 25% of the total seating capacity of the establishment.

(5) Subject to subsection (d)(5) of this section, the hours during which the privileges conferred by the license may be exercised may not exceed the hours for which food is offered for sale.

(d) (1) A Class B (QG), (MCOM), or (PC) restaurant (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor retail license authorizes on–premises consumption.

(2) Once issued, the license may not be:

(i) transferred to a new location outside the geographic area, as defined in subsection (a)(1) of this section, for which the license was issued; or

(ii) converted into any other class of license.

(3) Paragraph (2) of this subsection does not prohibit the transfer of:

(i) the ownership of a license; or

(ii) the location of a licensed establishment within the geographic area as defined in subsection (a)(1) of this section.

(4) The premises shall comply with all applicable zoning regulations.

(5) Alcoholic beverages may be sold in the establishment only until 1:30 a.m.
Md. Code, Local Government § 13-129 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 13 / Subtitle 1 / Section 13-129
§13–129.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In St. Mary’s County, on or before June 30 of each year, a person owning or keeping a dog shall apply to the Animal Control Division of the Department of Emergency Services and Technology for a license for the dog if the dog is at least 6 months old.

(2) At the time of application, the applicant shall pay the fee for a dog or kennel license set by the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County.

(3) (i) The county commissioners shall appoint agents to collect dog and kennel license fees that are not paid by August 1 of each year.

(ii) A penalty of $1.00 per license shall be assessed against dog owners whose dog or kennel license fees are not paid by August 1 each year.

(4) Except as provided in § 13–108 of this subtitle, the licenses and fees required under this section shall be the only licenses and fees required for owning or keeping a dog.

(5) The county commissioners shall prepare and supply the form for a license issued under this subsection.

(6) A dog license shall contain the date of issuance, a serial number, and a description of the dog licensed.

(7) A license expires on June 30 of the year after issuance.

(b) (1) In St. Mary’s County, the Animal Control Division of the Department of Emergency Services and Technology shall issue a tag with each dog license to a person owning or keeping a dog when the person pays the license fee for the dog.

(2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County shall prepare and supply tags to the Animal Control Division of the Department of Emergency Services and Technology each year.

(3) The tags shall be:

(i) composed of metal;

(ii) imprinted with a serial number corresponding to the number on the license issued to the owner under subsection (a) of this section;

(iii) imprinted with the calendar year for which the tag is issued;

(iv) 1 inch or less in length; and

(v) equipped with a substantial metal fastener.

(4) The general shape of the tags shall remain unchanged from year to year.

(5) Tags supplied to owners of kennels shall contain the word “kennel”.

(6) The person owning or keeping a dog shall attach the tag to a substantial collar and keep the collar and tag on the dog for which the license was issued at all times, except when the dog is:

(i) confined in a kennel; or

(ii) hunting under the charge of an attendant.

(7) The Animal Control Division of the Department of Emergency Services and Technology shall replace a lost tag on:

(i) application by the person to whom the original license was issued;

(ii) the production of the license; and

(iii) payment of a fee of 25 cents.

(c) (1) The County Commissioners may enact a local law to provide a comprehensive system for the regulation, humane treatment, and keeping of domestic animals and wild animals kept in captivity.

(2) A local law enacted in accordance with this subsection may include a schedule of fines for designated violations.

(3) A violation of a local law enacted in accordance with this subsection is a civil infraction under § 12–804 of this article.

(d) (1) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may employ an animal control officer.

(2) The county shall determine the annual salary of the animal control officer employed under this section.

(3) An animal control officer employed under this section:

(i) has all the powers of a peace officer; and

(ii) shall seize and dispose of unlicensed dogs as prescribed by the county commissioners.

(e) (1) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may provide an animal shelter for the placement of dogs seized by animal control officers.

(2) The county commissioners may enter into agreements with adjacent counties to establish an animal shelter to serve the counties.

(3) The county commissioners may contract with an animal welfare society, a humane society, or any other qualified person to:

(i) establish an animal shelter; or

(ii) seize, dispose of, or euthanize stray, injured, or sick dogs.

(4) (i) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may pay any expenses arising from the operation of this subsection.

(ii) Notwithstanding § 13–105(d) of this subtitle, the county commissioners may use proceeds from dog license fees to:

1. establish an animal shelter; or

2. collect, dispose of, or euthanize stray, injured, or sick dogs.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-1008 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 10 / Section 13-1008
§13–1008.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a local health officer may apply to the Department for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant.

(2) The amount of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grant shall be determined by the Department using the formula established under § 13–1007 of this subtitle.

(b) Before applying for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, a local health officer shall:

(1) Establish a Community Health Coalition, as provided under § 13–1010 of this subtitle, or identify another coalition approved by the Department; and

(2) With the assistance of the coalition established or identified under item (1) of this subsection:

(i) Identify all existing tobacco use prevention and cessation programs in the county that are publicly funded;

(ii) Evaluate the effectiveness of the publicly funded programs identified under item (i) of this paragraph; and

(iii) Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation that outlines a strategy for meeting the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals and requirements established for the county under § 13–1007 of this subtitle.

(c) A Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation shall:

(1) Include a list of the members of the coalition established or identified under subsection (b)(1) of this section and their organizational affiliations;

(2) Include an evaluation of any county program funded with a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant in the prior year;

(3) Each year, after the first year of funding, demonstrate that progress has been made toward meeting the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals established for the county under § 13–1007 of this subtitle;

(4) Include a budget plan that provides specific levels of funding for each initiative described in the Plan and an explanation as to how each initiative is expected to help meet the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals and requirements established for the county under § 13–1007 of this subtitle;

(5) Demonstrate that the county has met the base–year funding requirement established under § 13–1011 of this subtitle;

(6) Each year, after the first year of funding, identify all persons who received money under a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant in the prior year and state the amount of money that was received by each person under the grant;

(7) Each year, after the first year of funding, state the amount of money that was received by a county under a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant in the prior fiscal year that remained unspent and unobligated at the end of that year;

(8) Describe how the Plan will help to reduce tobacco use among women, minority individuals, and individuals attending middle school or high school, with particular emphasis on how the Plan seeks to address the relevant findings and recommendations of the Task Force Report;

(9) Describe how the Plan will help to increase availability of and access to cessation programs for uninsured individuals and medically underserved populations, with particular emphasis on how the Plan seeks to address the relevant findings and recommendations of the Task Force Report;

(10) Allocate resources in a manner that is consistent with:

(i) The needs of different populations in the county, including targeted minority populations, as identified in the Baseline Tobacco Study and annual tobacco studies; and

(ii) The recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding best practices for a comprehensive tobacco control program; and

(11) Contain any data or other information required by the Department.

(d) If a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation does not allocate resources in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding best practices for a comprehensive tobacco control program, the Plan shall:

(1) State the reason for not allocating resources in this manner; and

(2) Identify the extent to which other resources assist the county in meeting this requirement.

(e) A local health officer who seeks to obtain a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant shall apply to the Department by submitting a copy of the county’s Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation for approval.

(f) Each year, a local health officer, in consultation with the coalition established or identified under subsection (b)(1) of this section, shall update the Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation.

(g) (1) The Department may designate a person other than the head of a county health department to coordinate a county’s tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts if:

(i) The county health department is unwilling to coordinate these efforts;

(ii) The county health department has been unsuccessful in implementing tobacco use prevention and cessation initiatives that satisfy performance standards established by the Department; or

(iii) The county health department lacks sufficient staff or resources to coordinate these efforts.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Department shall establish procedures for making a designation under this subsection.

(3) If the Department determines that it is necessary to designate a person other than the local health officer to coordinate a county’s tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts, the Department may designate the Department as the entity that will coordinate the county’s efforts.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1056 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 10 / Section 13A-1056
§13A–1056.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if, having reason to believe that an adverse administrative proceeding is pending against a person subject to this title, the person wrongfully acts with the intent:

(1) to influence, impede, or obstruct the conduct of the proceeding; or

(2) otherwise to obstruct the due administration of justice.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 13-2101 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 13 / Subtitle 21 / Section 13-2101
§13–2101.
Status: in_force

(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

(1) § 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”);

(2) § 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”); and

(3) § 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”).

(b) Section 4–605 (“Nudity and sexual displays”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 13–2103 of this subtitle.

(c) Section 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 13–2102 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 13-603 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-603
§13–603.
Status: in_force

(a) The Fund consists of:

(1) Surcharges collected under §§ 7–102(b), 7–202(e), and 7–301(c)(4) of this article and § 13–604 of this subtitle; and

(2) Revenues from copies made on equipment bought through the Fund.

(b) The Fund is a nonlapsing revolving fund which is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(c) The Fund shall be used to pay:

(1) The operating expenses of the land records offices of the clerks of the circuit courts and to repair, replace, improve, modernize, and update office equipment and equipment related services in the land records office of the clerk of the circuit court for each county, as the Administrator considers appropriate, with advice from the oversight committee; and

(2) For major information technology development projects of the Judiciary Department, as the Administrator considers appropriate.

(d) Expenditures under this section shall only be made pursuant to an appropriation approved by the General Assembly in the annual State budget prior to the expenditure or obligation of funds.

(e) The Fund shall be subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided for in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.

(f) Disbursements from the Fund shall supplement and may not be a substitute for any funds designated in the State budget for office equipment and services in the land records office of the clerk of the circuit court for each county.
Md. Code, Local Government § 13-704 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 13 / Subtitle 7 / Section 13-704
§13–704.
Status: in_force

(a) The County Commissioners of Calvert County may provide for:

(1) the enforcement and correction of violations of an erosion and sediment control ordinance for Calvert County;

(2) the collection of the costs of any enforcement and corrective actions authorized in item (1) of this subsection; and

(3) the enforcement of this section and of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance by the imposition of civil penalties provided under subsection (d) of this section.

(b) (1) Calvert County shall send written notice, by certified mail or personal service, of noncompliance to a permittee and the surety if:

(i) erosion and sediment control work does not comply with a permit or approved plans; and

(ii) the county wants to enforce the security that was required for the work.

(2) The notice shall include:

(i) the nature of the corrections required; and

(ii) the time within which the corrections shall be made.

(3) The county shall post a stop–work notice on the site if:

(i) the permittee does not act on the notice within the time specified in the notice; or

(ii) the situation is of a critical environmental nature.

(4) If a stop–work notice is posted on a site, no further work is authorized on the site, except as allowed by the county engineer or the county engineer’s designee.

(5) If the permittee does not begin and diligently continue the corrections within 5 days after receiving written notice:

(i) the permittee is in default of the obligations imposed under this section; and

(ii) the county engineer may take immediate action to enforce the security.

(c) (1) If the county engineer or the county engineer’s designee determines that there is imminent and substantial environmental harm because of the instability of the site, Calvert County may perform work at the site sufficient to:

(i) eliminate any public safety problem; and

(ii) provide environmental stabilization and protection.

(2) A grading permit authorizes employees of the county engineering department or the department’s approved designees to enter the site to undertake work in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) A charge for the cost of work performed by the county or its contractors under this section shall:

(i) be imposed on the owner of the property in the same manner as county real property taxes are imposed;

(ii) have the same priority rights as county real property taxes;

(iii) bear the same interest and penalties as county real property taxes; and

(iv) be treated as county real property taxes are treated.

(4) The property owner shall be charged the maximum legal rate of interest.

(d) (1) A violation of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance of Calvert County is a civil violation.

(2) Each separate day that a violation of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance remains uncorrected is a separate violation, subject to an additional citation and fine in the amount required under paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3) The fine for a civil violation of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance is:

(i) for a first violation, $250;

(ii) for a second violation, $500;

(iii) for a third violation, $750; and

(iv) for a fourth or subsequent violation, $1,000.

(e) (1) A person who performs erosion and sediment control work in Calvert County without first obtaining a permit is in violation of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.

(2) In addition to the civil penalties provided under subsection (d) of this section, if a person performs erosion and sediment control work without first obtaining a permit, the county may enforce this section and take the same actions as those provided in this section for permit violations, including:

(i) the issuance of stop–work orders; and

(ii) performing work on site to eliminate any public safety problem and to provide environmental stabilization and protection.

(3) A charge for the cost of work performed in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be imposed as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this section.

(f) (1) On verification of a violation of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance, an inspector from the engineering department may deliver or mail a citation to the person responsible for the violation.

(2) The citation is notification to the responsible person that the person has been assessed a civil fine that is due and payable to Calvert County, subject to the person’s right to stand trial in District Court.

(g) The citation shall be on a form adopted by the County Commissioners of Calvert County and shall include:

(1) the date of issuance of the citation;

(2) the name and address of the person charged;

(3) the section number of the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance that has been violated;

(4) the nature of the violation;

(5) the time and location of the violation;

(6) the amount of the civil fine assessed;

(7) the manner, location, and time period in which the fine is to be paid;

(8) if applicable, a notice that each day of continued violation is a separate violation subject to additional citation;

(9) the name, business address, and telephone number of the county official familiar with the case; and

(10) a notice of the person’s right to elect to stand trial for the violation, and instructions, including relevant time frames, necessary to exercise this right to stand trial.

(h) (1) A person who receives a citation may elect to stand trial for the offense by filing notice of intent to stand trial with Calvert County at least 5 days before the payment date specified in the citation.

(2) After receiving the notice of intention to stand trial, the county shall forward a copy of the citation and notice to the District Court.

(3) After receiving the citation, the District Court shall:

(i) schedule the case for trial; and

(ii) notify the defendant of the trial date.

(i) (1) Calvert County shall send a notice of the violation to the last known address of a person who:

(i) receives a citation for a violation;

(ii) fails to pay the fine by the date of payment specified in the citation; and

(iii) fails to file a timely notice of intention to stand trial.

(2) If, after 15 days from the date the notice is sent, the citation is not satisfied, the person is liable for an additional fine not exceeding twice the original fine.

(3) If, after 35 days from the date the notice is sent, the citation is not satisfied, the county may request adjudication of the case through the District Court.

(4) If the county requests adjudication under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the District Court shall schedule the case for trial and summon the defendant to appear.

(j) The County Commissioners of Calvert County may designate the County Attorney or the State’s Attorney to represent the interests of the county and prosecute a civil violation under this section before the District Court.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-1501 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 15 / Section 13-1501
§13–1501.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Bingo”:

(1) includes instant bingo; but

(2) does not include members-only instant bingo.

(c) “50/50” means a drawing from a finite number of chances in which the proceeds from the sale of chances are split evenly between the winner and the organization conducting the game.

(d) “Gaming event” means bingo, members-only instant bingo, a raffle, or a paddle wheel.

(e) “Members-only instant bingo” means an instant bingo game that is limited to members and guests of an organization listed in § 13-1503(b) of this subtitle.

(f) “Sheriff” means the Sheriff of Harford County.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-614 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-614
§13–614.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Council shall cooperate with other units of State government.

(2) The Council shall submit for approval each plan or project of the Council in which the State units have a statutory function or responsibility.

(b) The Council may:

(1) cooperate with and provide planning assistance to local governments, instrumentalities, and planning units in the region; and

(2) coordinate regional area planning with:

(i) planning activities of the State and of the local governmental units, including special districts, in the region and neighboring areas; and

(ii) programs of the federal government.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-806 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 8 / Section 13A-806
§13A–806.
Status: in_force

(a) A court–martial sentence of an enlisted member in a pay grade above E–1, as approved by the convening authority, that includes a dishonorable or bad–conduct discharge or confinement reduces that member to pay grade E–1, effective on the date of that approval.

(b) If the sentence of a member who is reduced in pay grade under subsection (a) of this section is set aside or disapproved, or, as finally approved, does not include any punishment named in subsection (a) of this section, the rights and privileges of which the person was deprived because of that reduction shall be restored, including pay and allowances.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13-302 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-302
§13–302.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) The Adjutant General may appoint:

(i) a chief of State operations;

(ii) an executive officer;

(iii) an administrative officer;

(iv) the directors of military installations, procurement, military support to civil authorities, State personnel, finance, and veterans affairs;

(v) the site managers for military reservations; and

(vi) a grants administrator.

(2) The executive officer and directors appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection serve at the pleasure of the Adjutant General.

(b) (1) The Adjutant General shall keep all records required to be kept and filed with the Adjutant General’s office.

(2) On or before each October 15, the Adjutant General shall submit to the Governor a detailed statement of all the receipts and expenditures for military purposes during the year ending the previous September 30.

(c) (1) On request, the Adjutant General or the Adjutant General’s designee shall assist the spouse of a member of the military who resides in the State or is transferred to the State in finding employment in the State.

(2) The assistance provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection may include providing:

(i) the informational form developed by the State Department of Education under § 6–201.1 of the Education Article;

(ii) information relating to health occupations in the State that permit reciprocal licensure; and

(iii) information relating to business occupations in the State that permit reciprocal licensure.

(d) (1) The Adjutant General is responsible for:

(i) each armory that the State owns; and

(ii) each building or other property purchased, occupied, or leased by or on behalf of the State military forces.

(2) If the Adjutant General rejects an application to use an armory for nonmilitary purposes, the application is subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works, the Adjutant General, and the commanding officer of the unit occupying that armory.

(3) The Adjutant General may adopt regulations to enforce this subsection.

(e) The Adjutant General is the custodian of battle flags and war records and is responsible for their proper care and preservation.

(f) The Adjutant General may employ employees as required.

(g) The Adjutant General shall carry out the Governor’s policies concerning matters specified in this title and Title 14, Subtitles 1, 2, and 4 of this article.

(h) The seal of the Adjutant General’s office shall be delivered by the Adjutant General to the Adjutant General’s successor.

(i) (1) The Adjutant General may adopt rules and regulations to govern, discipline, and establish criteria for the performance of duties of the organized militia of the State, as defined in § 13–203 of this title.

(2) The rules and regulations shall, to the extent practicable, conform to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and to the rules, regulations, and statutes of the Department of Defense, the Army, the Air Force, and the National Guard Bureau of the United States.

(3) When the rules and regulations have been adopted and published by the Adjutant General, they shall have the force and effect of law and constitute a lawful order.

(4) Adoption and publication of rules and regulations under paragraph (3) of this subsection are exempt from the requirements of Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-505 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 5 / Section 13A-505
§13A–505.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A military judge shall be detailed to each general and special court–martial by the senior military judge in the State.

(2) The military judge shall preside over each open session of the court–martial to which the military judge has been detailed.

(b) A military judge shall be:

(1) an active or retired commissioned officer of an organized state military force;

(2) a member in good standing of the bar of the Court of Appeals of Maryland; and

(3) certified as qualified for duty as a military judge by the senior force judge advocate that is the same force as the accused.

(c) The convening authority or a staff member of the convening authority may not prepare or review a report concerning the effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the military judge so detailed, which relates to performance of duty as a military judge.

(d) A person is not eligible to act as military judge in a case if the person is the accuser or a witness, or has acted as investigating officer or a counsel in the same case.

(e) The military judge of a court–martial may not:

(1) consult with the members of the court except in the presence of the accused, trial counsel, and defense counsel; or

(2) vote with the members of the court.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-1012 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 10 / Section 13-1012
§13–1012.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who willfully makes, causes to be made, or procures an altered or counterfeited tobacco tax stamp in violation of § 12-305 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(b) (1) A person who willfully uses, transfers, or possesses an altered or counterfeited tobacco tax stamp in violation of § 12-305 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(2) A person who uses a tobacco tax stamp more than once in violation of § 12-304 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(c) A person who buys a tobacco tax stamp from a person other than the Comptroller without an authorization from the Comptroller in violation of § 12-303 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(d) Each day that any violation under this section continues constitutes a separate offense.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-603 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-603
§13–603.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the buyer of a vehicle to whom the dealer has issued a temporary registration plate, the dealer immediately shall send to the Administration an application completed by the buyer for the annual registration of the vehicle.

(b) On request of the buyer of a vehicle to whom the dealer has issued a temporary registration plate, the dealer immediately shall send to the Administration, the required registration fee collected from the buyer.

(c) If the dealer is not requested to send an application to the Administration for annual registration of the vehicle, the dealer shall notify the Administration of this fact when he complies with § 13-602(c) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-901 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-901
§13–901.
Status: in_force

§13–901. IN EFFECT

(a) (1) There is an Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund.

(2) The Fund consists of:

(i) Money collected under § 16–111.2(f) of the Transportation Article; and

(ii) Funds appropriated in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(3) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(4) The State Treasurer shall separately hold and the State Comptroller shall account for the Fund.

(5) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.

(6) Any investment earnings shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.

(b) (1) The Fund shall be managed and supervised by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.

(2) (i) The Fund shall be used to promote public education and awareness about organ, tissue, and eye donations and to fund the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a donor registry as provided in § 4–516 of the Estates and Trusts Article.

(ii) 1. Beginning in fiscal year 2024, at least $500,000 shall be distributed annually from the Fund to the qualified nonprofit entity described in § 4–516 of the Estates and Trusts Article.

2. Any unused funds distributed to the qualified nonprofit entity under subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph shall revert to the Fund at the end of each fiscal year.

(3) The Fund shall be subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the State Government Article.

(c) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Fund in an amount equal to the difference between:

(1) The funds collected under § 16–111.2(f) of the Transportation Article in the second immediately preceding fiscal year; and

(2) $500,000.

§13–901. // EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2027 PER CHAPTERS 273 AND 274 OF 2022 //

(a) (1) There is an Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund.

(2) The Fund consists of money collected under § 16–111.2(f) of the Transportation Article.

(3) The Fund is a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(4) The Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.

(5) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.

(6) Any investment earnings shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.

(b) (1) The Fund shall be managed and supervised by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.

(2) The Fund shall be used to promote public education and awareness about organ, tissue, and eye donations and to fund the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a donor registry as provided in § 4–516 of the Estates and Trusts Article.

(3) The Fund shall be subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-804 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 8 / Section 13-804
§13–804.
Status: in_force

The Council shall elect a chair from among its members.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-707 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 7 / Section 13-707
§13–707.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder may issue as a prize or award to the patron of licensed bingo:

(1) merchandise;

(2) money;

(3) a token or ticket redeemable for money or merchandise; or

(4) any other thing of value.

(b) (1) Except as provided under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a license holder may not issue for one game a prize or award with a value exceeding $100.

(2) A holder of a Class NG beach license may issue for one game a prize with a value exceeding $100.

(3) A license holder may issue once each day:

(i) a grand prize not exceeding $1,500; and

(ii) a grand prize not exceeding $3,000 in retail value.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 13-301 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-301
§13–301.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice physical therapy or limited physical therapy in this State.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) A student who is supervised directly by a licensed physical therapist in a Board approved physical therapy educational program; or

(2) A physical therapy aide, if the physical therapy aide:

(i) Subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board, performs only procedures that do not require the professional skills of a licensed physical therapist or a licensed physical therapist assistant; and

(ii) Performs procedures only under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist who personally is present in the area where the procedures are performed.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 13-304 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-304
§13–304.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An applicant for a license shall:

(i) submit to the Secretary an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;

(ii) submit the documents required under this section; and

(iii) pay to the Secretary, in a method approved by the Secretary, the fees required under subsection (b) of this section.

(2) If the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall complete the application and otherwise be responsible for the firm’s compliance with this section.

(b) (1) An applicant for a license shall pay to the Secretary an application fee of:

(i) 1. $200, if the applicant is an individual; or

2. $375, if the applicant is a firm; and

(ii) the fees authorized under subsection (c)(2) of this section.

(2) (i) As part of the application for a license, the applicant shall submit to the Secretary the fingerprints required under subsection (c)(2)(i) of this section.

(ii) If the applicant is a firm, the applicant shall pay the cost of the fingerprint card record checks for each firm member.

(c) (1) The Department of State Police shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each applicant.

(2) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Department of State Police shall submit to the Central Repository:

(i) two complete sets of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(ii) the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records; and

(iii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.

(3) In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–234 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Department of State Police a printed statement of the applicant’s criminal history record information.

(4) The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

(d) (1) If the applicant is an individual, the application provided by the Secretary shall require:

(i) the name of the applicant;

(ii) the age of the applicant;

(iii) the address of the applicant; and

(iv) the current and previous employment of the applicant.

(2) If the applicant is a firm, the application provided by the Secretary shall require:

(i) a list of all of the firm members; and

(ii) for each firm member, the same information required regarding an individual applicant under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) For all applicants, the application shall require:

(i) the address of the applicant’s proposed principal place of business and of each proposed branch office;

(ii) any trade or fictitious name that the applicant intends to use while conducting the business of the private detective agency;

(iii) the submission of a facsimile of any trademark that the applicant intends to use while conducting the business of the private detective agency; and

(iv) as the Secretary considers appropriate, any other information to assist in the evaluation of:

1. an individual applicant; or

2. if the applicant is a firm, any firm member.

(e) The application provided by the Secretary shall contain a statement advising the applicant that willfully making a false statement on an application is a misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided under §§ 13–705 and 13–707 of this title.

(f) (1) If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be signed, under oath, by the individual.

(2) If the applicant is a firm, the application shall be signed, under oath, by the representative member, as the representative member, and by all the other firm members.

(g) (1) If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be accompanied by at least three names of individuals who can attest to the character of the applicant.

(2) If the applicant is a firm, the application shall be accompanied by at least three names of individuals who can attest to the character of each firm member.

(h) An applicant for a license who intends to employ at least 5 individuals as private detectives shall submit with the application proof of commercial general liability insurance, including errors and omissions and completed operations with a $1,000,000 total aggregate minimum, as required under § 13–604 of this title.

(i) In addition to meeting the other requirements of this section, a nonresident applicant shall submit a consent and any related document, as required by § 13–605 of this title.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-934 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-934
§13–934.
Status: in_force

(a) When registered with the Administration, every vehicle used as a vanpool vehicle is a Class J (vanpool) vehicle.

(b) For each Class J (vanpool) vehicle, the annual registration fee is:

(1) On or after July 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2025, $96.50; and

(2) On or after July 1, 2025, $106.50.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-916 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-916
§13–916.
Status: in_force

(a) A debtor may request the Central Collection Unit to investigate a debt:

(1) after notification from the Central Collection Unit under § 13-914 of this subtitle that the Central Collection Unit intends to request the Comptroller to withhold the debt from any income tax refund due the debtor; or

(2) within 30 days after notification from the Comptroller under § 13-915 of this subtitle that a debt has been withheld.

(b) (1) On receipt of a request for an investigation, the Central Collection Unit shall investigate any questioned debt with the State agency that referred the debt.

(2) The Central Collection Unit shall make a written determination within 15 calendar days after it receives a request for investigation from the debtor.

(3) If the Central Collection Unit determines that a referral or certification is in error, it shall, as appropriate:

(i) correct the referral or certification;

(ii) discontinue certification procedures; or

(iii) promptly remit to the debtor any amounts that have been improperly withheld.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 13-405 — MD Code / Article get / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-405
§13–405.
Status: in_force

(a) Except on the order of a circuit court, the financial institution specified in § 13–404(b) of this subtitle may not allow the withdrawal of any of the money except to pay it to the minor on the minor’s attainment of the age of 18 years or to pay to the personal representative of the minor’s estate on the death of the minor before the minor’s attaining the age of 18 years.

(b) Payment by any institution or association in accordance with an order of the court, or to a minor on or after the minor’s 18th birthday, or to the personal representative after the death of the minor, is a complete discharge of liability of the institution or association for the money paid.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13-403 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-403
§13–403.
Status: in_force

(a) To maintain an appropriate organization and to assist in instruction and training, the President of the United States may:

(1) assign the National Guard to divisions, brigades, and other tactical units; and

(2) detail officers from the National Guard or the United States Army or Air Force to command those units.

(b) A commanding officer of a complete unit organized in the State may not be displaced under this section.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-507 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 5 / Section 13-507
§13–507.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An application for a certificate of title of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been issued shall be made by the owner of the vehicle on a form that the Administration requires.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be accompanied by:

(i) Except as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this section, the salvage certificate for the vehicle;

(ii) A certificate of inspection issued by a county police department or the Department of State Police; and

(iii) A certificate of inspection as required under Title 23 of this article.

(3) (i) The Administration may establish a fee for an inspection under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

(ii) 1. The fees established under this paragraph shall be collected by the Administration or the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department of State Police.

2. The fees collected under this subparagraph shall be paid to the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department of State Police for the purpose of recovering the cost of administering the salvage inspection program and may not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under § 8–403 or § 8–404 of this article.

(b) (1) The certificate of title issued by the Administration shall be:

(i) Issued in the name of the applicant; and

(ii) In a form as provided in this subsection.

(2) (i) The Administration shall issue a certificate of title that contains a conspicuous notation that the vehicle is “rebuilt salvage” if the salvage certificate accompanying the application bears a notation under § 13–506(c)(2)(ii)1 of this subtitle.

(ii) The Administration may not issue a certificate of title for a vehicle if the salvage certificate for the vehicle bears a notation under §13–506(c)(2)(ii)2 of this subtitle.

(3) The Administration shall issue a certificate of title that contains a conspicuous notation that the vehicle is “Flood Damaged” if the salvage certificate accompanying the application bears a notation under § 13–506(c)(2)(ii)4 of this subtitle.

(4) The Administration shall issue a certificate of title that contains a conspicuous notation that the vehicle is “X–Salvage” if the salvage certificate accompanying the application bears a notation under § 13–506(c)(2)(ii)5 of this subtitle or is issued under § 13–506(d) of this subtitle.

(c) (1) When an insurance company makes a claim settlement on a vehicle that has been stolen, the company shall apply for a salvage certificate as provided in § 13–506(c) of this subtitle.

(2) On receipt of an application under this subsection, the Administration:

(i) Shall make the appropriate notation in its records; and

(ii) May not issue the salvage certificate until the vehicle is recovered.

(3) When a vehicle that has been stolen is recovered, the Administration shall:

(i) Issue a salvage certificate for the vehicle if the insurance company submits a certification under § 13–506(c)(2)(ii)1, 2, 4, or 5 of this subtitle; or

(ii) Issue a certificate of title in the name of the insurance company in lieu of a salvage certificate if the insurance company states that the vehicle has sustained damage, except for flood damage, that costs 75% or less than the fair market value of the vehicle to repair.

(4) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section apply to a certificate of title issued under this subsection.

(5) A vehicle for which a certificate of title was issued under paragraph (3)(ii) of this subsection is exempt from the vehicle excise tax as provided in § 13–810(a)(9) of this title.

(d) If the Administration receives an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle accompanied by an ownership document issued by another state containing a notation under the laws of the issuing state that the vehicle is in a condition that is substantially similar to a vehicle that is rebuilt salvage under Maryland law, the certificate of title issued by the Administration shall contain a similar notation.

(e) The Administration may adopt regulations to implement this section.
Md. Code, Real Property § 13-403 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-403
§13–403.
Status: in_force

Any information, matter, or claim required by § 13-402 of this subtitle to be in an objection is waived if not raised in the objection or in an amendment to it in advance of any hearing before the Commissioner or any proceeding for declaratory relief.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-248 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-248
§13–248.
Status: in_force

If a responsible officer of a campaign finance entity has a compensation agreement with the campaign finance entity, before making a disbursement for the compensation, the campaign finance entity shall submit to the State Board:

(1) a copy of the compensation agreement; and

(2) if the campaign finance entity is an authorized candidate campaign committee, the written consent of the candidate.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-316 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-316
§13–316.
Status: in_force

The Department shall specifically request the Governor to appropriate and identify in a separate line item in the annual budget the money necessary to carry out this subtitle.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 13-306 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-306
§13–306.
Status: in_force

(a) If a gift or other inducement offered to a customer in exchange for business is not available at the time the customer complies with the conditions attached to the offer, the offeror shall:

(1) Give the customer a certificate which states in unequivocal language that:

(i) The customer has complied with the conditions which entitle him to receive the gift or other inducement; and

(ii) The offeror will give the customer an identical or substantially similar item of equal value on presentment of the certificate; and

(2) Fully comply with the terms of the certificate.

(b) The certificate may designate a period of not less than 90 days after the date the customer receives the certificate within which the certificate must be presented for redemption.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-2501 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 25 / Section 13-2501
§13–2501.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, “Program” means the Oral Health Safety Net Program.

(b) There is an Oral Health Safety Net Program in the Office of Oral Health in the Department.

(c) The purpose of the Program is to provide start–up funding to expand oral health capacity for underserved low–income and disabled individuals, including individuals enrolled in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and in the Maryland Children’s Health Program.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 13-1606 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 13 / Subtitle 16 / Section 13-1606
§13–1606.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may allow a person to obtain a direct or indirect interest in:

(1) in addition to one or more licenses issued in another jurisdiction or state, not more than 12 Class B (on–sale –– hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor licenses; or

(2) if one of the restaurants for which a license is issued is located in the Liberty Road Commercial Revitalization District as defined by the County Council on October 18, 1999, not more than 13 Class B (on–sale –– hotels and restaurants) beer, wine, and liquor licenses.

(b) A restaurant described in subsection (a) of this section shall:

(1) meet the requirements of the regulations of the Board regarding the availability and issuance of licenses;

(2) meet the definition requirements of “restaurant” established under the regulations of the Board;

(3) have not more than 49% of sales in alcoholic beverages in connection with the business; and

(4) for a second or subsequent license, have a minimum capital investment of $250,000 for restaurant facilities.

(c) An indirect interest is presumed to exist between two persons, if the persons:

(1) have a common parent company;

(2) are parties to a franchise agreement, licensing agreement, or concession agreement;

(3) are part of a chain of businesses that is commonly owned and operated;

(4) share a director, stockholder, partner, or member;

(5) share a director, stockholder, partner, or member of a parent or subsidiary;

(6) share, directly or indirectly, profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or

(7) share a trade name, trademark, logo or theme, or mode of operation identifiable by the public.

(d) A second or subsequent license described in subsection (a) of this section does not confer an off–sale privilege.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-1007 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 10 / Section 13-1007
§13–1007.
Status: in_force

The Council may:

(1) select and retain its own legal counsel; or

(2) use the Attorney General as its legal counsel.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-742 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 7 / Section 13-742
§13–742.
Status: in_force

The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this part.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-906 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-906
§13–906.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding § 13–903 of this subtitle and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 13–906.1 of this subtitle, a person may not conduct a card game, dice game, roulette, or casino event.

(b) (1) A senior center site council may conduct a card game in a senior center 5 days per week, excluding Sunday.

(2) A senior center site council may not:

(i) award a prize of money exceeding $5 to a winner in each session; and

(ii) charge a participant more than $1 to play one session.

(3) All money that remains after prizes are awarded shall be distributed to the senior center site council.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-1001 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 10 / Section 13-1001
§13–1001.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is required to file an admissions and amusement tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 4 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

(b) A person who is required to file a boxing and wrestling tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 6 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

(c) A person who is required to file a financial institution tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 8 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(d) A person who is required to file an income tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 10 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(e) A person, including any officer of a corporation, who is required to file a sales and use tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 11 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(f) A person who is required to file a public service company franchise tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 8 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(g) A person who is required to file a digital advertising gross revenues tax return and who willfully fails to file the return as required under Title 7.5 of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 13-109 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 13 / Subtitle 1 / Section 13-109
§13–109.
Status: in_force

(a) The Annapolis Authority shall adopt purchasing provisions that conform to the Code of the City of Annapolis.

(b) All purchases by the Annapolis Authority that are not specifically regulated by federal procurement requirements shall be made:

(1) as provided by the provisions adopted under this section; or

(2) as approved by federal authorities.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-738 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 7 / Section 13-738
§13–738.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall appoint an Executive Director.

(b) The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Board.

(c) The salary of the Executive Director may not exceed $75,000.

(d) The Executive Director shall manage the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Board, in accordance with policies and procedures the Board establishes.

(e) The Executive Director:

(1) may assist in administering the Fund under § 13–739 of this subtitle;

(2) shall present the projects selected in accordance with § 13–740 of this subtitle as determined by the voting members of the Board; and

(3) shall perform any other duties that the Board directs in carrying out this part.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-809 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 8 / Section 13-809
§13–809.
Status: in_force

The Council may adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its business and to carry out its mission.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-1513 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 15 / Section 13-1513
§13–1513.
Status: in_force

The sheriff, other peace officers of the county, and municipal police in the county shall enforce this subtitle.
Md. Code, Real Property § 13-405 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-405
§13–405.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commissioner shall hold a hearing under § 13-406 of this subtitle to determine whether to issue a patent to the applicant.

(b) (1) Within 30 days after the expiration of the period for filing objections, any party to the proceeding may request the Commissioner in writing for referral of the proceeding to the circuit court for declaratory relief under § 13-407 of this subtitle. The request shall set forth in detail the reasons for requesting the referral.

(2) Each request shall be signed and verified by the person making the request and contain a certification that a copy of the request was forwarded, at the address on record with the Commissioner, to:

(i) Each other party to the proceeding; and

(ii) Each other person entitled to notice under this title.

(c) (1) The Commissioner shall consider any request for referral filed under this section. Promptly after the expiration of the period for filing requests, the Commissioner may:

(i) Notwithstanding any request for referral, order that the proceeding be set for a hearing before the Commissioner under § 13-406 of this subtitle; or

(ii) On request for referral or on the Commissioner’s own initiative, order that the proceeding be referred to the circuit court for declaratory relief under § 13-407 of this subtitle.

(2) The order of the Commissioner shall set forth the reasons for it and shall be mailed to:

(i) Each party to the proceeding; and

(ii) Each other person entitled to notice under this title.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 13-320 — MD Code / Article get / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-320
§13–320.
Status: reserved

The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor’s estate upon the earlier of:

(1) The minor’s attainment of 21 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under § 13-304, § 13-305, or § 13-306 of this subtitle;

(2) The minor’s attainment of age 18 with respect to custodial property transferred under § 13-307 of this subtitle; or

(3) The minor’s death.
Md. Code, Real Property § 13-408 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-408
§13–408.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, determines that the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of this title, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the court shall dismiss the application and terminate the proceedings on it.

(2) If an objection is filed under this subtitle and the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, determines that the objector meets the applicable requirements of § 13-401 of this subtitle, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the court shall:

(i) Sustain the objection; and

(ii) As to that portion of the land to which the objection applies, dismiss the application and terminate the proceedings on it.

(3) If the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, determines that an applicant has complied with the requirements of this title, then, as to any land for which an objection is not filed under this subtitle or, if filed, not sustained under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the court shall:

(i) In accordance with § 13-313(c) of this title, set the purchase price for any of the land that is vacant land; and

(ii) Order a patent to be issued to the applicant for the land, on payment of the purchase price and any expenses owed.

(b) If the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court establishes that a patent should be issued for less than all of the land embraced within the certificate of survey, the Commissioner shall issue an amended warrant to the surveyor, directing him to amend the certificate of survey in accordance with the judgment within 90 days.

(c) If the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court includes any land not embraced within the certificate of survey, the applicant shall initiate new proceedings for the entire tract.

(d) If an objection by the State or one of its agencies claiming public use under § 13-401(3) of this subtitle is sustained, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court shall direct the objector to reimburse the applicant for all reasonable expenses and reasonable attorney’s and surveyor’s fees incurred by the applicant in the proceeding in connection with that portion of the land to which the objection is sustained. If there is a dispute as to the amount, the applicant may recover in a court of law all further expenses incurred by the applicant in connection with the dispute.

(e) The opinion of the Commissioner in a land patent case or a proceeding to reserve land by a governmental body shall be published in the Maryland Register.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-403 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-403
§13–403.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person or governmental unit fails to keep the records required under § 4-202 of this article, the Comptroller may:

(1) compute the admissions and amusement tax by using a factor that the Comptroller develops pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and

(2) assess the tax due.

(b) If a person or governmental unit fails to keep the records required under § 6-202 of this article, the Comptroller may:

(1) compute the boxing and wrestling tax by using a factor that the Comptroller develops pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and

(2) assess the tax.

(c) The factor utilized by the Comptroller pursuant to this section shall be developed by:

(1) a survey of the business of the person or governmental unit, including any available records;

(2) a survey of other persons or governmental units engaged in the same or similar business; or

(3) other means.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-1203 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 12 / Section 13-1203
§13–1203.
Status: reserved

(a) An Executive Board shall manage the Partnership and exercise its corporate powers.

(b) (1) The Board consists of the members described in this subsection.

(2) The voting members of the Board are:

(i) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;

(ii) the President of Harford Community College, or the President’s designee;

(iii) the President of Cecil College, or the President’s designee;

(iv) the President of Towson University, or the President’s designee;

(v) one representative of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, appointed by the Executive Director of the Board;

(vi) the Commanding General of Aberdeen Proving Ground, or the Commanding General’s designee;

(vii) the Director of the Regional Manufacturing Institute, or the Director’s designee;

(viii) the Superintendent of the Harford County Public Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee;

(ix) the Superintendent of the Cecil County Public Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee;

(x) the County Executive of Cecil County, or the County Executive’s designee;

(xi) the County Executive of Harford County, or the County Executive’s designee;

(xii) one representative of the Susquehanna Workforce Network, appointed by the Executive Director of the network;

(xiii) one representative of the Army Alliance, appointed by the Executive Director of the alliance;

(xiv) one representative of the Northeastern Maryland Technology Council, appointed by the Executive Director of the council;

(xv) the Director of the Cecil County Public Library, or the Director’s designee;

(xvi) the Director of the Harford County Public Library, or the Director’s designee;

(xvii) one representative of the Maryland Manufacturing Advisory Board, appointed by the Chair of the Board;

(xviii) at least six representatives of industry who reflect the influential and emerging industries using advanced manufacturing as determined by the Department, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce; and

(xix) at least one representative of each organization focused on advanced manufacturing in the State that is interested in collaborating with the Partnership, appointed by the Director of the representative’s respective organization.

(3) In addition to the voting members, the Executive Director of the Partnership shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board.

(4) To the extent practicable, the members of the Board shall reasonably reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State.

(c) (1) The term of an appointed member is 4 years.

(2) At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(3) A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(d) The Board shall elect a chair from among its members.

(e) A member of the Board:

(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

(f) (1) Beginning on or before August 1, 2014, and continuing until July 1, 2015, the Board shall hold at least one regular meeting each month.

(2) After July 1, 2015, the Board shall hold meetings quarterly or more often if necessary to implement the purposes of this subtitle.

(g) (1) The Board may establish committees to conduct its work.

(2) The membership of a committee may include individuals who are not members of the Board, including representatives of design, manufacturing, and other related businesses.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-4204 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 42 / Section 13-4204
§13–4204.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2022, the Center shall produce and update a multiyear strategic plan to implement the recommendations of the report of the annual State Sequential Intercept Model Summit.

(b) The strategic plan shall include:

(1) A plan for formal, consistent, appropriate, and coordinated behavioral health screening processes that are properly applied at jail booking, including expanded behavioral health screening for veterans;

(2) Recommendations for the coordination of behavioral health and criminal justice initiatives with related State health initiatives;

(3) Recommendations for investment in preventive services systems including:

(i) Assertive community treatment;

(ii) Crisis response services;

(iii) Harm reduction strategies; and

(iv) Other preventive services for individuals with behavioral health disorders;

(4) An expansion of the use of technology and data analysis across the behavioral health, public safety, and criminal justice systems in accordance with the purposes of the Center;

(5) A plan for expanding the use of peer support services across intercepts; and

(6) A racial impact analysis.

(c) In developing the strategic plan, the Center shall consider:

(1) Opportunities for the provision of pre–crisis–to–recovery services to individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system;

(2) The availability of housing options for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system; and

(3) The availability of transportation for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-920 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-920
§13–920.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this section, “tow truck” means a vehicle that:

(i) Is a Class E (truck) vehicle that is designed to lift, pull, or carry a vehicle by a hoist or mechanical apparatus;

(ii) Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more; and

(iii) Is equipped as a tow truck or designed as a rollback as defined in § 11–151.1 of this article.

(2) In this section, “tow truck” does not include a truck tractor as defined in § 11–172 of this article.

(b) When registered with the Administration every tow truck as defined in this section is a Class T vehicle.

(c) A tow truck registered under this section may be used to tow vehicles for repair, storage, or removal from the highway.

(d) (1) (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and paragraph (2) of this subsection, for each vehicle registered under this section, the annual registration fee is based on the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating as follows:

Manufacturer’s Gross Weight Fee

Rating in Pounds

10,000 (or less) to 26,000 $185.00

More than 26,000 $550.00

(ii) 1. On or after July 1, 2024, but before July 1, 2025, the annual registration fee under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is increased by an additional $20.00.

2. On or after July 1, 2025, the annual registration fee under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is increased by an additional $30.00.

(2) (i) The annual registration fee for a vehicle registered under this section that is used for any purpose other than that described in subsection (c) of this section shall be determined under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph if the maximum gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles:

1. Exceeds 18,000 pounds and the vehicle has a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less; or

2. Exceeds 35,000 pounds and the vehicle has a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds.

(ii) The annual registration fee shall be the greater of:

1. The fees set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

2. The fees set forth in § 13–916(b) of this subtitle.

(e) Notwithstanding §§ 24–104.1, 24–108, and 24–109 of this article, a tow truck registered under this section, while engaged in a tow, may move a vehicle or vehicle combination on a highway for safety reasons if:

(1) The tow truck and the vehicle or vehicle combination being towed comply with all applicable statutory weight and size restrictions under Title 24 of this article when measured or weighed separately; and

(2) The vehicle or vehicle combination is being towed by the safest and shortest practical route possible to the vehicle’s destination.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, while engaged in towing, a tow truck registered under this section is subject to:

(1) Weight restrictions imposed on restricted bridges; and

(2) All applicable statutory weight and size restrictions under Title 24 of this article while being operated within the limits of Baltimore City, unless the vehicle is being operated on an interstate highway.

(g) Except for tow trucks operated by dealers, automotive dismantlers and recyclers, and scrap processors displaying special registration plates issued under this title, the vehicle shall display a distinctive registration plate as authorized by the Administration.

(h) Subject to § 25–111.1 of this article, a person who registers a tow truck under this section, including a dealer, an automotive dismantler and recycler, or a scrap processor who operates a tow truck in the State, or a person who operates a tow truck in this State that is registered under the laws of another state, shall:

(1) Obtain commercial liability insurance in the amount required by federal law for transporting property in interstate or foreign commerce; and

(2) Provide a federal employer identification number and, if applicable to the tow truck under federal requirements:

(i) A U.S. Department of Transportation motor carrier number; or

(ii) An Interstate Commerce Commission motor carrier authority number.

(i) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not operate a rollback in combination with a vehicle being towed unless the rollback is registered as a tow truck.

(2) This subsection does not apply to a vehicle that is registered and operated in accordance with § 13–621 or § 13–622 of this title.

(j) (1) This subsection applies only to a vehicle required to be registered in the State.

(2) A person may not operate a tow truck for hire unless the tow truck is registered under this section.

(3) (i) A person convicted of operating a tow truck in violation of this subsection shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(ii) A tow truck that is improperly registered or unregistered shall be impounded.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 13-311 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-311
§13–311.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Within 5 days after the change, a licensee shall submit to the Secretary written notice of:

(i) the addition of a branch office; and

(ii) any change in the address of an existing office.

(2) The licensee shall submit with the notice:

(i) the agency license certificate; and

(ii) if the proposed change affects an existing branch office, the branch office certificate for that office.

(3) The Secretary may:

(i) endorse the change on the agency license certificate and, if applicable, on the branch office certificate of the affected branch office; or

(ii) issue a new agency license certificate and, if applicable, a new branch office certificate, both of which shall set forth the same date as the original agency license certificate.

(b) Within 5 days after the occurrence, a firm shall submit to the Secretary written notice of:

(1) the withdrawal of any firm member; and

(2) the death of any firm member.
Md. Code, Transportation § 13-817 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 13 / Subtitle 8 / Section 13-817
§13–817.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Administration determines that an overpayment has been made under this subtitle, the Administration may submit the overpayment and the supporting information, whether accompanied by a written claim or not, to the State Comptroller for refund to the person entitled to it.

(b) The Administration may refund the full or any portion of the excise taxes paid by a consumer for a motor vehicle, if the dealer, manufacturer, factory branch, or distributor, by voluntary agreement or subject to the provisions of § 14-1502 of the Commercial Law Article, refunds the full or any portion of the purchase price or accepts return of the motor vehicle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-601 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-601
§13–601.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Hearing status” means the state of an individual’s ability to perceive sound, based on audiological assessment.

(c) “Infant” means a child who is under the age of 1 year.

(d) “Newborn” means a child up to 29 days old who is born in the State.

(e) “Program” means the program that the Secretary establishes to provide for universal hearing screening of newborns and early identification and follow–up of newborns and infants who have, or are at risk for developing, a permanent hearing status that affects speech–language skills.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-902 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 9 / Section 13A-902
§13A–902.
Status: reserved

(a) The findings and sentence of a court–martial shall be reported promptly to the convening authority after the announcement of the sentence.

(b) (1) (i) The accused may submit to the convening authority matters for consideration by the convening authority with respect to the findings and the sentence.

(ii) A submission under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be in writing.

(iii) Except in a summary court–martial case, a submission under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be made within 10 days after the accused has been given an authenticated record of trial and, if applicable, the recommendation of a judge advocate under subsection (d) of this section.

(iv) In a summary court–martial case, a submission under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be made within 7 days after the sentence is announced.

(2) If the accused shows that additional time is required for the accused to submit such matters, the convening authority or other person taking action under this subtitle, for good cause, may extend the applicable period under paragraph (1) of this subsection for not more than an additional 20 days.

(3) In a summary court–martial case, the accused shall be promptly provided a copy of the record of trial for use in preparing a submission authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(4) (i) The accused may waive the right to make a submission to the convening authority under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(ii) Such a waiver must be made in writing and may not be revoked.

(iii) For the purposes of subsection (c)(2) of this section, the time within which the accused may make a submission under this subsection shall be deemed to have expired on the submission of such a waiver to the convening authority.

(c) (1) (i) The authority under this section to modify the findings and sentence of a court–martial is a matter of command prerogative involving the sole discretion of the convening authority.

(ii) If it is impractical for the convening authority to act, the convening authority shall forward the case to a person exercising general court–martial jurisdiction who may take action under this subtitle.

(2) (i) Action on the sentence of a court–martial shall be taken by the convening authority or by another person authorized to act under this section.

(ii) Action may be taken only after consideration of any matters submitted by the accused under subsection (b) of this section or after the time for submitting such matters expires, whichever is earlier.

(iii) The convening authority or other person taking such action, in that person’s sole discretion, may approve, disapprove, commute, or suspend the sentence in whole or in part.

(3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, action on the findings of a court–martial by the convening authority or other person acting on the sentence is not required.

(ii) Such person, in the person’s sole discretion, may:

1. dismiss any charge or specification by setting aside a finding of guilty thereto; or

2. change a finding of guilty to a charge or specification to a finding of guilty to an offense that is a lesser included offense of the offense stated in the charge or specification.

(d) (1) Before acting under this subtitle on any general or special court–martial case in which there is a finding of guilt, the convening authority or other person taking action under this subtitle shall obtain and consider the written recommendation of a judge advocate.

(2) The convening authority or other person taking action under this subtitle shall refer the record of trial to the judge advocate, and the judge advocate shall use such record in the preparation of the recommendation.

(3) The recommendation of the judge advocate shall include such matters as may be prescribed by regulation and shall be served on the accused, who may submit any matter in response under subsection (b) of this section.

(4) Failure to object in the response to the recommendation or to any matter attached to the recommendation waives the right to object thereto.

(e) (1) The convening authority or other person taking action under this section, in the person’s sole discretion, may order a proceeding in revision or a rehearing.

(2) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a proceeding in revision may be ordered if there is an apparent error or omission in the record or if the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court–martial with respect to the findings or sentence that can be rectified without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused.

(ii) In no case may a proceeding in revision:

1. reconsider a finding of not guilty of any specification or a ruling that amounts to a finding of not guilty;

2. reconsider a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless there has been a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge that sufficiently alleges a violation of some section of this title; or

3. increase the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.

(3) (i) A rehearing may be ordered by the convening authority or other person taking action under this section if that person disapproves the findings and sentence and states the reasons for disapproval of the findings.

(ii) If such person disapproves the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing, that person shall dismiss the charges.

(iii) A rehearing as to the findings may not be ordered where there is a lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings.

(iv) A rehearing as to the sentence may be ordered if the convening authority or other person taking action under this subsection disapproves the sentence.
Md. Code, Local Government § 13-201 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-201
§13–201.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in:

(1) Caroline County;

(2) Carroll County;

(3) Cecil County;

(4) Charles County;

(5) Frederick County;

(6) Howard County;

(7) Somerset County;

(8) Talbot County;

(9) Wicomico County; and

(10) Worcester County.

(b) The governing body of a county may:

(1) issue permits for the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a public dance hall, a boxing or wrestling arena, an amusement park, or a tourist camp with cabins for rent;

(2) adopt rules and regulations for the issuance of permits under this section; and

(3) revoke permits issued under this section for cause and after notice and a hearing.

(c) A person shall obtain a permit from the governing body of a county before the person may establish, maintain, or operate a public dance hall, a boxing or wrestling arena, an amusement park, or a tourist camp with cabins for rent.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the County Commissioners of Charles County shall charge a permit fee of:

(i) $50 for issuing the initial permit; and

(ii) $50 annually for renewal of the permit.

(2) A permit holder is exempt from the fee if:

(i) the facility is established, maintained, or operated for purposes of a religious, educational, or fraternal organization; and

(ii) no other person shares the profits and gains from events held in the facility.

(e) In Worcester County, this section also applies to a tourist cabin, a motel, an apartment house, a rooming house, or any other structure or building to be rented to four or more persons at one time.

(f) (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $500 for each offense.

(2) The establishment or place in violation of this section is subject to abatement as a nuisance.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 13-605 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 13 / Subtitle 6 / Section 13-605
§13–605.
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall report to the Administrator annually:

(1) The status of the money invested under this subtitle; and

(2) The interest received from investments for the Fund during the period covered by the report.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-203 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 2 / Section 13A-203
§13A–203.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An enlisted member may be ordered into arrest or confinement by a commissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or through other persons subject to this title.

(2) A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted members of the commanding officer’s command or subject to the commanding officer’s authority into arrest or confinement.

(b) (1) A commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or a civilian subject to this title or to trial thereunder may be ordered into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority the person is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or by another commissioned officer.

(2) The authority to order such persons into arrest or confinement may not be delegated.

(c) No person may be ordered into arrest or confinement except for probable cause.

(d) This section does not limit the authority of persons authorized to apprehend offenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until proper authority may be notified.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-407 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-407
§13–407.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person or governmental unit fails to keep the records required under § 11-504 of this article, the Comptroller may:

(1) compute the sales and use tax by using a factor that the Comptroller develops by:

(i) a survey of the business of the person or governmental unit, including any available records;

(ii) a survey of other persons or governmental units engaged in the same or similar business; or

(iii) other means; and

(2) assess the tax due.

(b) (1) If a person or governmental unit fails to obtain a proper resale certificate on or before the date stated in a notice of intent to assess the sales and use tax under § 11-408(b) of this article, the Comptroller may assess the sales and use tax on the sale.

(2) An assessment under this subsection is final.
Md. Code, Local Government § 13-922 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 13 / Subtitle 9 / Section 13-922
§13–922.
Status: in_force

The governing body of Frederick County may enact an ordinance to control the increase of rent in the county.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-223 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-223
§13–223.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Disbursement” means:

(i) an independent expenditure for campaign material that is a public communication, as defined in § 13–306 of this title;

(ii) a disbursement for electioneering communications, as defined in § 13–307 of this title; or

(iii) a political disbursement, as defined in § 13–309.2 of this title.

(3) “Donation” has the meaning stated in § 13–306, § 13–307, or § 13–309.2 of this title.

(4) “Solicitation” means a request for contributions or donations to a person disseminated through any medium.

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) a person required to file reports under § 13–306, § 13–307, or § 13–309.2 of this title; and

(2) a political action committee that:

(i) is not affiliated with a corporation or labor organization; and

(ii) exclusively makes independent expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications.

(c) If a person subject to this section solicits for the benefit of a candidate or a political party and uses a candidate’s name, image, or likeness in the solicitation, the person shall clearly and conspicuously include on the solicitation the following disclaimer or a substantially similar disclaimer: “The (name, image, or likeness) of (name of candidate or political party) on this solicitation is included without the knowledge or permission of (name of candidate or political party), and does not imply authorization or approval by (name of candidate or political party).”.

(d) If a person subject to this section solicits for what appears to be an electoral or a political purpose, the person shall disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner on each solicitation disseminated by the person:

(1) the five recipients to which the person made the largest expenditures or disbursements during the immediately preceding calendar quarter; and

(2) the total amount of expenditures or disbursements made to each recipient.

(e) (1) The State Administrator, or the State Administrator’s designee, may investigate a potential violation of this section.

(2) The State Administrator, or the State Administrator’s designee, shall:

(i) notify a person who is subject to an investigation under this subsection of the circumstances that gave rise to the investigation; and

(ii) provide the person ample opportunity to be heard at a public meeting of the State Board.

(3) (i) In furtherance of an investigation under this subsection, the State Administrator, or the State Administrator’s designee, may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of records.

(ii) A subpoena issued under this paragraph shall be served in accordance with the Maryland Rules.

(iii) For a subpoena to be issued under this paragraph, the State Administrator shall make a finding that the subpoena is necessary to and in furtherance of an investigation being conducted under this subsection.

(iv) A filing submitted to a court with respect to a subpoena under this paragraph shall be sealed on filing.

(v) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this paragraph, on petition of the State Administrator, a circuit court of competent jurisdiction may compel compliance with the subpoena.

(4) At the conclusion of the investigation and following the hearing under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection, the State Board shall issue a public report of its findings and may:

(i) prohibit a person who violated this section from soliciting contributions or donations for a period of time determined by the State Board; or

(ii) impose a civil penalty on a person who violated this section as provided in subsection (f) of this section.

(f) (1) A person who violates this section is not subject to:

(i) a criminal penalty under § 13–603 of this title;

(ii) a civil penalty under § 13–604 of this title; or

(iii) investigation by the State Prosecutor.

(2) The State Board may impose a civil penalty for a violation of this section.

(3) A civil penalty:

(i) shall be assessed in the manner specified in § 13–604.1 of this title; and

(ii) may not exceed $10,000.

(g) The State Board may adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-526 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 5 / Section 13-526
§13–526.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on the request of a party, the Tax Court may submit an issue of fact to a circuit court for a jury trial.

(b) A submission under this section shall be filed in the circuit court for the county where the taxpayer resides or does business.

(c) An issue of fact as to the valuation of property may not be submitted under this section.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 13-305 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-305
§13–305.
Status: reserved

(a) If the amount of agricultural land transferred is not greater than the applicable residential minimum zoning size in effect at the time of transfer, an instrument of writing for the residential use of the owner of the agricultural land or the owner’s immediate family is not subject to the agricultural land transfer tax.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an instrument of writing that transfers title to agricultural land that is eligible for farm or agricultural use assessment under § 8–209 of this article is not subject to the agricultural land transfer tax if the transferee:

(i) files with the supervisor before the transfer a declaration of intent to farm the agricultural land that specifies that all of the transferred agricultural land will remain in farm or agricultural use for at least 5 full consecutive taxable years; and

(ii) applies for farm or agricultural use assessment under § 8–209 of this article for the land that is transferred.

(2) (i) If there is a failure to comply with a declaration of intent filed under paragraph (1) of this subsection including the building of nonagricultural improvements or nonagricultural site improvements or there is a failure to qualify for the farm or agricultural use assessment under § 8–209 of this article during the time that a declaration of intent is in effect, the agricultural land transfer tax, plus penalty, is due on that portion of the land that fails to comply with the declaration of intent or to qualify for farm or agricultural use.

(ii) The tax and penalty due under this subsection are a lien on the agricultural land that was transferred. The tax and penalty are due on the earlier of:

1. the next date on which property tax on the agricultural land is due under § 10–102 of this article; or

2. the date of the next transfer of any part of the agricultural land.

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of this subsection, the supervisor shall calculate the amount of the agricultural land transfer tax due by:

(i) determining the fair market value of the land subject to the tax as of the most recent July 1 and providing the property owner with a notice of that value, which the property owner may appeal as provided by § 8–404 of this article;

(ii) multiplying the fair market value of the land subject to the tax by the rate of tax provided under § 13–303 of this subtitle; and

(iii) adding to the tax calculated under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph a penalty in the amount of 10% of the tax due.

(c) (1) An instrument of writing that transfers title to agricultural land that is eligible for farm or agricultural use assessment or that received the agricultural use assessment as of the most recent July 1 under § 8–209 of this article is subject to the agricultural land transfer tax as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the transferee:

(i) files with the supervisor before the transfer a declaration of intent to farm the land that specifies that part of the agricultural land will remain in farm or agricultural use for at least 5 full consecutive taxable years;

(ii) for a parcel that can be further subdivided into 2 or more parcels, provides the supervisor with a survey that accurately identifies the location of the land and the amount of acreage that is subject to the declaration of intent; and

(iii) applies for farm or agricultural use assessment for part of the agricultural land that is transferred.

(2) The agricultural land transfer tax applies to the value of the land not subject to the declaration of intent, exclusive of the items stated in § 13–304 of this subtitle.

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of this subsection, the supervisor:

(i) shall determine the fair market value of the land not subject to the declaration of intent as of the most recent July 1 and provide the transferee with a notice of that value, which the transferee may appeal as provided by § 8–404 of this article; and

(ii) calculate the amount of the tax due by multiplying the fair market value of the land subject to the tax by the rate of the tax provided under § 13–303 of this subtitle.

(4) If there is a failure to comply with a declaration of intent filed under paragraph (1) of this subsection or a failure to qualify for the farm or agricultural use assessment under § 8–209 of this article during the time that a declaration of intent is in effect, the agricultural land transfer tax, plus penalty, is due on the land subject to the declaration of intent.

(5) The tax and penalty due under this subsection are a lien on the agricultural land that was transferred. The tax and penalty are due on the earlier date of:

(i) the date on which property tax on the agricultural land is due under § 10–102 of this article; or

(ii) the date of the next transfer of any part of the agricultural land.

(6) For the purpose of paragraph (4) of this subsection, the supervisor shall calculate the amount of the agricultural land transfer tax due by:

(i) determining the fair market value of the land subject to the tax as of the most recent July 1 and providing the property owner with a notice of that value, which the property owner may appeal as provided by § 8–404 of this article;

(ii) multiplying the fair market value of the land subject to the tax by the rate of the tax under § 13–303 of this subtitle; and

(iii) adding to the tax calculated under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph a penalty in the amount of 10% of the tax due.

(d) The owner of real property which is subject to the agricultural use assessment must notify the Department when there is:

(1) a failure to comply with a declaration of intent; or

(2) failure to continue the property in agricultural use.

(e) If there is a failure to comply with a declaration of intent filed under subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section, the supervisor in determining the fair market value of the land subject to the violation shall:

(1) identify the size and location of the land by:

(i) making a physical inspection of the property;

(ii) considering pertinent governmental records such as building permits, zoning maps, and regulations;

(iii) considering information provided by the property owner; and

(iv) determining that in the case of the building of a dwelling for the residential use of the owner, the size of the building site is 1 acre unless more land is actually used; and

(2) appraise the land utilizing generally accepted appraisal approaches including consideration of the sales of comparable land.

(f) For the purposes of subsections (c) and (e) of this section, if under current governmental land use regulations the parcel cannot be further subdivided into 2 or more parcels, the supervisor shall:

(1) appraise the entire parcel; and

(2) apportion the amount of the total market value of the parcel to that part of the parcel subject to the tax in accordance with generally accepted appraisal approaches including consideration of prevailing homesite land values in that area.

(g) In addition to the exemptions otherwise provided by this section, the agricultural land transfer tax does not apply to an instrument of writing described in § 13–207(a) of this title.

(h) The agricultural land transfer tax does not apply to an instrument of writing that transfers title to agricultural land that was previously transferred by an instrument of writing that was subject to the agricultural land transfer tax.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 13-2704 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 13 / Subtitle 27 / Section 13-2704
§13–2704.
Status: in_force

In addition to the prohibitions listed in § 6–322 of this article, an individual may not possess in an open container an alcoholic beverage while on a motorcycle located in the places listed in § 6–322, unless authorized.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-402 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-402
§13–402.
Status: in_force

There is a Rural Maryland Council.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 13-208 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-208
§13–208.
Status: in_force

The Secretary may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke a license for:

(1) Fraudulent or deceptive statements on an application for a license;

(2) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this subtitle or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to it; or

(3) Failure to maintain adequate insurance on all grain received into the physical control or possession of the grain dealer.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 13-216 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-216
§13–216.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a procurement officer may not require a contractor to provide a performance bond, payment bond, or other security on a procurement contract for construction, construction related services, services, or supplies if the price of the procurement contract is less than or equal to the small procurement amount specified in § 13–109 of this title.

(b) A procurement officer shall require a contractor to provide a performance bond, payment bond, or other security if federal law or a condition of federal assistance requires the security.

(c) If the price of a procurement contract for construction exceeds the small procurement amount specified in § 13–109 of this title for construction, a procurement officer shall require a contractor to provide security as required under Title 17, Subtitle 1 of this article.

(d) A procurement officer may require a contractor to provide a performance bond or other security on a procurement contract for supplies, services, or construction related services if:

(1) circumstances warrant security; and

(2) the price of the procurement contract exceeds the small procurement amount specified in § 13–109 of this title.

(e) (1) The Board shall adopt regulations to establish separate surety bond forms for procurement officers to use to require security for:

(i) fixed–price contracts; and

(ii) multiyear contracts.

(2) The form for multiyear contracts shall provide for annual and renewable contracts.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-7A-06 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 7A / Section 13-7A-06
§13–7A–06.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A physician licensed to practice medicine in the State may prescribe emergency use epinephrine in the name of a certificate holder.

(2) A pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in the State or a physician may dispense emergency use epinephrine under a prescription issued to a certificate holder.

(b) A certificate holder may:

(1) On presentment of a certificate, receive from any physician licensed to practice medicine in the State a prescription for emergency use epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for the administration of emergency use epinephrine; and

(2) Possess and store prescribed emergency use epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for the administration of emergency use epinephrine.

(c) In an emergency situation when a physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available, a certificate holder or an agent may administer emergency use epinephrine to an individual who is experiencing or is believed in good faith by the certificate holder or agent to be experiencing anaphylaxis.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-333 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-333
§13–333.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who, within the meaning of § 13–327 of this subtitle, has failed to file a campaign finance report that is due from, or on behalf of, that individual, or who has an unpaid civil penalty under § 13–604.1 of this title, may not, until the individual corrects the failure to file or pay the penalty:

(1) be deemed to be elected to a public or party office in this State;

(2) take the oath or otherwise assume the duties of the office; or

(3) receive any salary or compensation for the office.

(b) An official of the State or any of its political subdivisions may not issue a commission or administer an oath of office to an individual until that official receives certification from the State Board that:

(1) all campaign finance reports due under § 13–304 of this subtitle from, or on behalf of, that individual have been filed; and

(2) the individual has no unpaid civil penalties under § 13–604.1 of this title.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-501 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 13 / Subtitle 5 / Section 13-501
§13–501.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, “Board” means the Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board.
Md. Code, Local Government § 13-117 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 13 / Subtitle 1 / Section 13-117
§13–117.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The County Commissioners of Carroll County, by ordinance, may provide for a comprehensive system for the regulation of domestic animals and wild animals kept in captivity.

(2) The ordinances may provide for:

(i) the licensing and control of domestic animals and wild animals kept in captivity;

(ii) seizing and disposing of unlicensed or dangerous dogs;

(iii) the regulation of persons who own or keep any vicious animal or an animal that disturbs the peace of a neighborhood; and

(iv) reasonable penalties for a violation of an ordinance not exceeding imprisonment for 30 days or a fine of $500 or both.

(3) The county commissioners:

(i) may regulate animals that are hybrids of domestic and wild animals; but

(ii) may not regulate or control wild animals that are not owned or kept by individuals.

(b) (1) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may pass rules, regulations, or resolutions to provide for:

(i) issuing dog licenses;

(ii) keeping records of all sales of licenses;

(iii) designating persons authorized to sell licenses; and

(iv) seizing and disposing of any dogs found running at large in the county.

(2) Before the county commissioners pass a rule, regulation, or resolution in accordance with this subsection, the proposed rule, regulation, or resolution shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once each week for 4 successive weeks, to provide any person an opportunity to be heard.

(3) The rules, regulations, or resolutions shall include standards and operate uniformly.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the county commissioners may delegate, by written contract, the enforcement of the rules, regulations, and resolutions.

(5) (i) The county commissioners shall reserve the right to cancel a written contract executed in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection.

(ii) A cancellation under this paragraph:

1. may be without notice or recourse, if the cancellation is for cause; or

2. requires notice at least 30 days before cancellation, if the cancellation is without cause.

(c) The County Commissioners of Carroll County shall set the fees, terms, and forms for dog and kennel licenses in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(d) (1) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may appoint animal control officers.

(2) An animal control officer appointed under this subsection:

(i) has all the powers of a peace officer;

(ii) may sell and issue dog licenses; and

(iii) may seize and dispose of stray, injured, or sick dogs in accordance with a rule, regulation, or resolution passed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(3) The county commissioners may provide for the compensation of an animal control officer appointed under this subsection.

(e) (1) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may contract with an animal welfare society, a humane society, or any other qualified person to:

(i) establish an animal shelter; or

(ii) seize, dispose of, or euthanize stray, injured, or sick dogs.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 13–105(d) of this subtitle, the county commissioners may use proceeds from dog license fees to:

(i) establish an animal shelter; and

(ii) collect and euthanize stray, injured, or sick dogs.

(f) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may designate persons to assist the county tax collector to collect license fees and issue licenses and tags under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 13-107 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 13 / Subtitle 1 / Section 13-107
§13–107.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding on a complaint for a return of money, an acquittal, dismissal, or nolle prosequi with respect to the gambling charges or indictments involved in the seizure of the money is prima facie evidence that the money is not contraband.

(b) A conviction, plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, or probation under § 6-220 of this article is prima facie evidence that the money is contraband.

(c) Marking a charge “stet” on the docket does not create any presumption as to whether money is contraband.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 13-407 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-407
§13–407.
Status: in_force

If a person is aggrieved by an order or decision of the Division, he may institute any appropriate proceeding he considers necessary.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-406 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-406
§13–406.
Status: in_force

(a) In this Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Incumbent” means a member of the General Assembly.

(c) “Publication expense” means an expenditure relating to writing, publishing, printing, issuing, mailing, or distributing an unofficial legislative newsletter.

(d) “Unofficial legislative newsletter” means an unsolicited document used by an incumbent, without supervision by or coordination with the General Assembly, to disseminate information to a constituent, voter, or potential voter about:

(1) the incumbent’s performance in legislative office; or

(2) one or more issues of public interest chosen by the incumbent.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-221 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-221
§13–221.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) The treasurer of a campaign finance entity shall keep a detailed and accurate account book of all assets received, expenditures made, and obligations incurred by or on behalf of the entity.

(2) Except as provided in § 13–240 of this subtitle, as to each asset received or expenditure made, the account book shall state:

(i) its amount or value;

(ii) the date of the receipt or expenditure;

(iii) the name and address of the person from whom the asset was received or to whom the expenditure was made; and

(iv) a description of the asset received or the purpose for which the expenditure was made.

(3) (i) To the extent practicable, the treasurer of a campaign finance entity shall record the occupation and employer of an individual who makes contributions to the campaign finance entity in a cumulative amount of $500 or more during an election cycle.

(ii) The State Board shall:

1. promptly provide notice to the treasurer of a campaign finance entity if a contributor included on a campaign finance report submitted by the treasurer has made contributions to the campaign finance entity in a cumulative amount of $500 or more during the election cycle; and

2. require a standard response that a treasurer shall include in the campaign finance report if a contributor does not supply the information required concerning the contributor’s occupation and employer.

(4) Each expenditure made from a campaign account shall be supported by a receipt.

(b) The account books and related records of a campaign finance entity shall be preserved until the earlier of:

(1) 10 years after the creation of an account book entry or related record; or

(2) 2 years after the campaign finance entity files a final campaign finance report under Subtitle 3 of this title.

(c) A candidate for election to the central committee of a political party who is exempt under § 13–202(a) of this subtitle shall:

(1) keep a detailed and accurate account book of all expenditures made by the candidate; and

(2) preserve the account book required under item (1) of this subsection for auditing purposes until 2 years after the end of the election cycle.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1017 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 10 / Section 13A-1017
§13A–1017.
Status: in_force

Any warrant officer or enlisted member shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the warrant officer or enlisted member:

(1) strikes or assaults a warrant officer or noncommissioned officer while that officer is in the execution of the officer’s office;

(2) willfully disobeys the lawful order of a warrant officer or noncommissioned officer; or

(3) treats with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer or noncommissioned officer while that officer is in the execution of the officer’s office.
Md. Code, Education § 13-509 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 13 / Subtitle 5 / Section 13-509
§13–509.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, the EMS Board shall develop and adopt an Emergency Medical System plan to ensure effective coordination and evaluation of emergency medical services delivered in this State.

(b) (1) The Emergency Medical System plan shall include:

(i) Criteria for the designation of trauma and specialty referral facilities, including all echelons of care;

(ii) Criteria and guidelines for the delivery of emergency medical services including provisions to assure proper medical direction of emergency medical services;

(iii) A plan designed to maintain and enhance the communications and transportation systems for emergency medical services;

(iv) Provisions for the evaluation of emergency medical services personnel training programs;

(v) Provisions for the establishment of public information and education programs designed to enhance the public’s understanding of the Emergency Medical System;

(vi) Criteria and methodologies to evaluate the System’s effectiveness in delivering quality emergency medical services needed by the citizens of Maryland; and

(vii) Provisions for the evaluation and monitoring of the Emergency Medical System plan to ensure compliance with this subtitle by all segments of the Emergency Medical System.

(2) The EMS Board shall adopt regulations to implement the Emergency Medical System plan required under this section, subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3) Prior to adopting regulations under this section, the EMS Board shall consult with and provide opportunity for comment from local jurisdictions, volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical technicians, rescue squad personnel, and hospitals and consider:

(i) The fiscal impact of the proposed regulations on local jurisdictions, volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical technicians, rescue squad personnel, and hospitals; and

(ii) The effect of the proposed regulations on the ability of local jurisdictions, volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical technicians, rescue squad personnel, and hospitals to continue to deliver emergency medical services.

(c) The EMS Board shall consult with the Advisory Council in the development of the Emergency Medical System plan.

(d) The EMS Board may adopt regulations that assure that helicopters transporting patients between hospitals or to or from specialty centers notify the System’s communication center in the State Emergency Medical Communications System.

(e) Each State agency and department shall cooperate with the EMS Board in implementing the State Emergency Medical System plan.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-2504 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 25 / Section 13-2504
§13–2504.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, a principal officer of a licensee shall file a report under oath with the sheriff on the form that the sheriff provides.

(2) (i) A licensee that is issued a license for a period of less than 1 year shall file the report within 15 days after the date that the license expires.

(ii) A licensee that is issued a license for a period of 1 year shall file:

1. a semiannual report on or before January 31 of the licensing year; and

2. an annual report within 30 days after the date that the license expires.

(3) (i) A licensee also shall keep a weekly report in the form that the sheriff requires.

(ii) The weekly report shall be completed under oath.

(iii) The weekly report is subject to audit at a reasonable hour by:

1. the sheriff;

2. the State’s Attorney for the county; or

3. a representative of the sheriff or the State’s Attorney.

(b) The report that a licensee submits to the sheriff shall:

(1) state whether the authorized activities were conducted:

(i) on the dates and at the location stated in the application; and

(ii) by the regular members of the licensee without the assistance of gaming professionals;

(2) report the amount of the proceeds obtained from the licensed activities;

(3) report the disbursements made in connection with the licensed activities; and

(4) state that the licensee has not paid a fee for the rental of premises on which the game was conducted to:

(i) itself;

(ii) a trustee of the licensee;

(iii) a committee of the licensee; or

(iv) any organization with the same members or substantially the same members as the licensee.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 13-407 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-407
§13–407.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “total rate of tax” means the rate of tax imposed for the agricultural land transfer tax under § 13–303(a) of this title plus the rate of tax for a county transfer tax imposed under this section.

(b) (1) Unless a greater rate of tax was imposed before July 1, 1979, a county may not impose county transfer tax on a transfer subject to the agricultural land transfer tax under Subtitle 3 of this title at a rate greater than the county rate applicable to the transfer of improved residential property in that county.

(2) If a county has imposed a county transfer tax at a rate that exceeds the rate applicable to the transfer of improved residential property, the total rate of tax that applies to a transfer subject to the agricultural land transfer tax may not exceed 5% plus the rate that applies to improved residential property under the county transfer tax.

(3) If the total rate of tax that applies to a transfer subject to the agricultural land transfer tax exceeds the maximum rate allowed under paragraph (2) of this subsection:

(i) the agricultural land transfer tax is payable at the rate specified in § 13–303(a) of this title; and

(ii) the rate of the county transfer tax shall be reduced as necessary to comply with the 5% limit.

(c) After July 1, 1979, for the transfer of land subject to the agricultural land transfer tax, a county may not:

(1) impose a county transfer tax at a rate above the rate that was in effect on July 1, 1979; or

(2) increase the rate of a county transfer tax above the rate that was in effect on July 1, 1979.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-826 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 13 / Subtitle 8 / Section 13-826
§13–826.
Status: in_force

The following securities are acceptable:

(1) a bond issued by a surety company that is authorized to do business in the State and is approved by the State Insurance Commissioner as to solvency and responsibility;

(2) cash in an amount that the tax collector approves;

(3) marketable securities that the tax collector approves; or

(4) for admissions and amusement tax, alcoholic beverage tax, boxing and wrestling tax, and tobacco tax, an irrevocable letter of credit:

(i) in an amount that the Comptroller approves; and

(ii) with a date certain for coverage during the collection period.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-204 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 2 / Section 13A-204
§13A–204.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this title charged with an offense under this title may be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require.

(b) When a person subject to this title is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of the specific wrong of which the person is accused and diligent steps shall be taken to try the person or to dismiss the charges and release the person.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-1011 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 10 / Section 13-1011
§13–1011.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Before receiving a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, a local health officer shall submit to the Department an inventory of all publicly funded tobacco use prevention and cessation programs in the county that were identified under § 13-1008(b)(2) of this subtitle.

(2) The inventory shall specify the amount of county funds that are being spent on each of the programs included in the inventory.

(b) The level of funding specified under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be the county’s base-year funding for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.

(c) A Local Public Health Tobacco Grant may not be used to supplant a county’s base-year funding for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.

(d) The Department may not distribute a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant to a county unless the Department determines that the county will spend, in the applicable fiscal year, at least its base-year funding for tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.
Md. Code, Local Government § 13-123 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 13 / Subtitle 1 / Section 13-123
§13–123.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The governing body of Harford County, by resolution or ordinance, may provide for a comprehensive system for the regulation of dogs.

(2) The resolution or ordinance may provide for:

(i) the licensing and control of dogs;

(ii) the establishment of separate dog control districts with separate resolutions or ordinances applicable solely within each district;

(iii) seizing and disposing of dogs found to be dangerous to persons and property; and

(iv) reasonable penalties for a violation of a resolution or ordinance enacted in accordance with this section.

(b) (1) In Harford County, on or before December 31 of each year, a person owning or keeping a dog shall apply to the county tax collector for a license for the dog if the dog is at least 6 months old.

(2) At the time of application, the applicant shall pay a fee of:

(i) $1 for a license for a male or spayed female dog;

(ii) $3 for a license for an unspayed female dog;

(iii) $10 for a kennel license for a person owning or keeping 25 or fewer dogs; or

(iv) $20 for a kennel license for a person owning or keeping more than 25 dogs.

(3) Except as provided in § 13–108 of this subtitle, the licenses and fees required under this section are the only licenses and taxes required for owning or keeping a dog.

(4) The governing body of Harford County shall prepare and supply the form for a license issued under this subsection.

(5) A dog license shall contain the date of issuance, a serial number, and a description of the dog licensed.

(6) A license expires on December 31 of the year after issuance.

(c) (1) In Harford County, the county tax collector shall issue a tag with each dog license to a person owning or keeping a dog when the person pays the license fee for the dog.

(2) The governing body of Harford County shall prepare and supply tags to the county tax collector each year.

(3) The tags shall be:

(i) composed of metal;

(ii) imprinted with a serial number corresponding to the number on the license issued to the owner under subsection (b) of this section;

(iii) imprinted with the calendar year for which the tag is issued;

(iv) 1 inch or less in length; and

(v) equipped with a substantial metal fastener.

(4) The governing body shall change the general shape of the tags each year.

(5) Tags supplied to owners of kennels shall contain the word “kennel”.

(6) The person owning or keeping a dog shall attach the tag to a substantial collar and keep the collar and tag on the dog for which the license was issued at all times, except when the dog is:

(i) confined in a kennel; or

(ii) hunting under the charge of an attendant.

(7) The county tax collector shall replace a lost tag on:

(i) application by the person to whom the original license was issued;

(ii) the production of the license; and

(iii) payment of a fee of 25 cents.

(d) (1) In Harford County, a person may not own or keep a dog that disturbs the peace of a neighborhood or is vicious and bites any individual.

(2) The barking of a hunting dog in pursuit of game is not a disturbance of the peace for the purpose of this subsection.

(3) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection or a court order issued under paragraph (4) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25 for each offense.

(4) (i) The District Court in Harford County shall issue a summons to the owner or keeper of a dog to appear before the District Court if a sworn complaint is received from a person alleging that the dog:

1. disturbs the peace of a neighborhood in the county; or

2. is vicious and has bitten an individual.

(ii) After a finding that the dog disturbs the peace of a neighborhood or is vicious and has bitten an individual, the District Court may require the owner or keeper to surrender the dog to be euthanized in the most humane manner possible or remove the dog permanently from the neighborhood.

(iii) If the District Court requires the owner or keeper to surrender the dog to be euthanized or removed in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, and the owner or keeper fails to comply, a police officer or an agent of the county shall seize the dog and cause it to be euthanized in the most humane manner possible.

(iv) The District Court may order the dog restrained or issue any other appropriate order.

(e) (1) In Harford County, the owner of a female dog that is in heat may not allow the dog to be outdoors either loose or on a leash.

(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

(i) for a first violation, a fine of $25; and

(ii) for each subsequent violation, a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $200.

(f) The governing body of Harford County may designate persons to assist the county tax collector to collect license fees and issue licenses and tags under this subtitle.

(g) In Harford County, a law enforcement officer who witnesses a violation of a resolution or an ordinance enacted in accordance with this section may issue a citation for that violation and bring the violator before the District Court in Harford County.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-4006 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 40 / Section 13-4006
§13–4006.
Status: in_force

§13–4006. IN EFFECT

(a) (1) For fiscal years 2021 through 2024, the Governor shall include at least $100,000 in the annual budget for the Program.

(2) For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include at least $1,000,000 in the annual budget for the Program.

(b) Appropriations and expenditures made for the purpose of implementing the Program, including the use of any funds received by a person under any component of the Program, are subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.

(c) The Secretary may use up to 20% of Program funds to support research centers, including the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, in the collection, analysis, and processing of Program outcome data for the purposes of assessing, maximizing, and improving the effectiveness and clinical utility of the cancer screening funded by the Program.

§13–4006. // EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTERS 639 AND 640 OF 2025 //

(a) (1) For fiscal years 2021 through 2024, the Governor shall include at least $100,000 in the annual budget for the Program.

(2) For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include at least $500,000 in the annual budget for the Program.

(b) Appropriations and expenditures made for the purpose of implementing the Program, including the use of any funds received by a person under any component of the Program, are subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-2608 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 13 / Subtitle 26 / Section 13-2608
§13–2608.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department shall exercise control and supervision over all games of bingo to ensure that the games are conducted fairly in accordance with the provisions of the licenses issued under § 13–2609 of this subtitle, the regulations adopted by the Department, and this part.

(2) The Department shall prevent bingo from being conducted for a commercial purpose, for private profit, or in any manner other than as provided in this part.

(b) For purposes of inspection, the Department and its inspectors may enter at any time any place where:

(1) bingo is being or will be conducted; or

(2) any equipment that is being or will be used to conduct bingo is located.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-2004 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 20 / Section 13-2004
§13–2004.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of the Attorney General may seek appropriate injunctive or other relief to prevent the conduct of human subject research in violation of the federal regulations on the protection of human subjects or this subtitle.

(b) In exercising the authority granted under subsection (a) of this section, the Office of the Attorney General may not:

(1) Duplicate the investigatory, compliance, or enforcement action undertaken by an agency of the federal government; or

(2) Bring an action under subsection (a) of this section if an agency of the federal government has determined that an investigation is not warranted.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1034 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 10 / Section 13A-1034
§13A–1034.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person, without proper authority, sells or otherwise disposes of, willfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses, or willfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of any military property of the United States or of any state.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1037 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 10 / Section 13A-1037
§13A–1037.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person:

(1) with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee; or

(2) wrongfully opens, secretes, destroys, or steals mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-1208 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 12 / Section 13-1208
§13–1208.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of a local team is to prevent maternal deaths by:

(1) Promoting cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in preventing and responding to maternal deaths or in providing services to surviving family members;

(2) Developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of maternal deaths in the county;

(3) Developing plans for and recommending changes within the community, local institutions, and agencies the members represent to prevent maternal deaths; and

(4) Advising the Maternal Mortality Review Program on changes to law, policy, or practice to prevent maternal deaths.

(b) To achieve its purpose, a local team shall:

(1) In consultation with the Maternal Mortality Review Program, establish and implement a protocol for the local team;

(2) Meet at least annually to review the status of maternal fatality cases, recommend actions to improve coordination of services in the community, and recommend actions within local institutions and member agencies to prevent maternal deaths;

(3) Enter into a data use agreement with the Department for the receipt of information from the Maternal Mortality Review Program necessary to carry out the local team’s purpose and duties; and

(4) Provide reports to the Maternal Mortality Review Program, including:

(i) Information on, and local team discussions related to, individual cases;

(ii) Any racial disparities observed during case review;

(iii) Steps taken to improve coordination of services and investigations;

(iv) Steps taken to implement changes recommended by the local team within member agencies; and

(v) Recommendations on necessary changes to State and local law, policy, and practice to prevent maternal deaths.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-306 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 3 / Section 13-306
§13–306.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) (i) “Donation” means the gift or transfer, or promise of gift or transfer, of money or other thing of value to a person who makes independent expenditures.

(ii) “Donation” does not include any amount of money or any other thing of value:

1. received by a person in the ordinary course of any trade or business conducted by the person, whether for profit or not for profit, or in the form of investments in the person’s business; or

2. A. that the donor and the person receiving the money or thing of value expressly agree in writing may not be used for independent expenditures; and

B. in the case of a monetary donation, is deposited in a separate bank account that is never used for independent expenditures.

(3) “E–mail blast” means a transmission of electronic mail messages of an identical or substantially similar nature to 5,000 or more e–mail accounts simultaneously.

(4) “Mass mailing” means a mailing by United States mail or facsimile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30–day period.

(5) (i) “Person” includes an individual, a partnership, a committee, an association, a corporation, a labor organization, and any other organization or group of persons.

(ii) “Person” does not include a campaign finance entity organized under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.

(6) (i) “Public communication” means a communication by means of any broadcast television or radio communication, cable television communication, satellite television or radio communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, e–mail blast, text blast, qualifying paid digital communication, or telephone bank to the general public, or any other form of general public political advertising.

(ii) “Public communication” does not include:

1. a news story, a commentary, or an editorial disseminated by a broadcasting station, including a cable television operator, programmer, or producer, satellite television or radio provider, website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, including any Internet or electronic publication, that is not controlled by a candidate or political party;

2. an internal membership communication by a business or other entity to its stockholders or members and executive and administrative personnel and their immediate families, or by a membership entity, as defined under § 13–243 of this title, to its members, executive and administrative personnel and their immediate families; or

3. a candidate debate or forum.

(7) “Telephone bank” means more than 500 telephone calls of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30–day period.

(8) “Text blast” means a transmission of text messages of an identical or substantially similar nature to 5,000 or more telephone numbers simultaneously.

(b) Within 48 hours after a person makes aggregate independent expenditures of $5,000 or more in an election cycle for campaign material that is a public communication, the person shall file a registration form with the State Board.

(c) Within 48 hours after a day on which a person makes aggregate independent expenditures of $10,000 or more in an election cycle for campaign material that is a public communication, the person shall file an independent expenditure report with the State Board.

(d) A person who files an independent expenditure report under subsection (c) of this section shall file an additional independent expenditure report with the State Board within 48 hours after a day on which the person makes aggregate independent expenditures of $10,000 or more for campaign material that is a public communication following the closing date of the person’s previous independent expenditure report.

(e) An independent expenditure report shall include the following information:

(1) the identity of the person making the independent expenditures and of the person exercising direction or control over the activities of the person making the independent expenditures;

(2) the business address of the person making the independent expenditures;

(3) the amount and date of each independent expenditure during the period covered by the report and the person to whom the expenditure was made;

(4) the candidate or ballot issue to which the independent expenditure relates and whether the independent expenditure supports or opposes that candidate or ballot issue; and

(5) the identity of each person who made cumulative donations of $6,000 or more to the person making the independent expenditures during the period covered by the report.

(f) For purposes of this section, a person shall be considered to have made an independent expenditure if the person has executed a contract to make an independent expenditure.

(g) The cost of creating and disseminating campaign material, including any design and production costs, shall be considered in determining the aggregate amount of independent expenditures made by a person for campaign material that is a public communication under this section.

(h) The treasurer or other individual designated by an entity required to file an independent expenditure report under this section:

(1) shall sign each independent expenditure report; and

(2) is responsible for filing independent expenditure reports in full and accurate detail.

(i) (1) Within 48 hours after a person makes aggregate independent expenditures of $50,000 or more in an election cycle for campaign material that is a public communication, the person shall identify a registered agent located in the State for service of process.

(2) A person making independent expenditures shall identify a registered agent on a form prescribed by the State Board.

(j) (1) A person who fails to provide on an independent expenditure report all of the information required by this section shall file an amended report as provided in § 13–327(b) of this subtitle.

(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, in addition to any other sanction provided by law, the State Board may assess a civil penalty for failure to file properly an independent expenditure report or an amended independent expenditure report in an amount not exceeding the greater of:

1. $1,000 for each day or part of a day that an independent expenditure report or amended independent expenditure report is overdue; or

2. 10% of the amount of the donations or independent expenditures that were not reported in a timely manner.

(ii) If the failure to file properly an independent expenditure report or an amended independent expenditure report occurs more than 28 days before the day of a primary or general election, the State Board may assess a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding the greater of:

1. $100 for each day or part of a day that an independent expenditure report or amended independent expenditure report is overdue; or

2. 10% of the amount of the donations or disbursements for independent expenditures that were not reported in a timely manner.

(3) A civil penalty under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be:

(i) assessed in the manner specified in § 13–604.1 of this title;

(ii) distributed to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article; and

(iii) the joint and several liability of:

1. the person making independent expenditures;

2. the treasurer or other individual who signs and files the reports required by this section for the person making independent expenditures; and

3. the person exercising direction or control over the activities of the person making independent expenditures.

(4) A person who fails to file properly an independent expenditure report or amended independent expenditure report under this section may seek relief from a penalty under paragraph (2) of this subsection for just cause as provided in § 13–337 of this subtitle.

(k) If a treasurer of a person making independent expenditures or a person exercising direction or control over the activities of a person making independent expenditures has failed to pay any civil penalty or late fee under this title for which the individual is responsible, the individual may not:

(1) serve as the responsible officer of a political committee;

(2) serve in any position of responsibility in any other entity subject to regulation under this title; or

(3) assist in the formation of a political committee or any other entity subject to regulation under this title.

(l) (1) An entity required to file an independent expenditure report under this section shall do at least one of the following, unless neither are applicable to the entity:

(i) if the entity submits regular, periodic reports to its shareholders, members, or donors, include in each report, in a clear and conspicuous manner, the information specified in subsection (e)(3) through (5) of this section for each independent expenditure made during the period covered by the report that must be included in an independent expenditure report; or

(ii) if the entity maintains an Internet site, post on that Internet site a hyperlink from its homepage to the Internet site where the entity’s independent expenditure report information is publicly available.

(2) An entity shall post the hyperlink required under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection within 24 hours of the entity’s independent expenditure report information being made publicly available on the Internet, and the hyperlink shall remain posted on the entity’s Internet site until the end of the election cycle during which the entity filed an independent expenditure report.

(m) (1) A person required to file an independent expenditure report under this section shall keep detailed and accurate records of:

(i) all independent expenditures made by the person for campaign material that is a public communication; and

(ii) all donations received by the person.

(2) Records required to be kept under this subsection shall be preserved for 2 years after the end of the election cycle in which the person filed the independent expenditure report to which the records relate.

(n) The State Board may adopt regulations as necessary to implement the requirements of this section.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-401.1 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 4 / Section 13-401.1
§13–401.
Status: in_force

§13–401.1.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Bot” means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not the result of a person.

(3) “Online” means appearing on any public–facing Internet website, web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication.

(b) (1) This section applies to any candidate, campaign finance entity, person required to register under § 13–306, § 13–307, or § 13–309.2 of this title, or an agent of a candidate, campaign finance entity, or person required to register under § 13–306, § 13–307, or § 13–309.2 of this title.

(2) In addition to the requirements under §§ 13–401 and 13–403 of this subtitle, a person subject to this section that uses a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material online to another person in the State for the purpose of influencing an election shall disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner on the campaign material that the person is using a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate the campaign material.

(3) If a person subject to this section violates the requirement under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State Board may seek to remove the bot.

(c) This section does not impose a duty on service providers of online platforms, including web hosting and Internet service providers.
Md. Code, Health - General § 13-201 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-201
§13–201.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, “Advisory Council” means the State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-913 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 13A / Subtitle 9 / Section 13A-913
§13A–913.
Status: in_force

(a) Under such regulations as may be prescribed, all rights, privileges, and property affected by an executed part of a court–martial sentence, which has been set aside or disapproved, except an executed dismissal or discharge, shall be restored unless a new trial or rehearing is ordered and such executed part is included in a sentence imposed on the new trial or rehearing.

(b) If a previously executed sentence of dishonorable or bad–conduct discharge is not imposed on a new trial, the Governor may substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issuance unless the accused is to serve out the remainder of the accused’s enlistment.

(c) (1) If a previously executed sentence of dismissal is not imposed on a new trial, the Governor may substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue, and the commissioned officer dismissed by that sentence may be reappointed by the Governor alone to such commissioned grade and with such rank as in the opinion of the Governor that former officer would have attained had the former officer not been dismissed.

(2) The reappointment of such a former officer shall be without regard to the existence of a vacancy and shall affect the promotion status of other officers only insofar as the Governor may direct.

(3) All time between the dismissal and the reappointment shall be considered as actual service for all purposes, including the right to pay and allowances.
Md. Code, Election Law § 13-207 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 13 / Subtitle 2 / Section 13-207
§13–207.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a political committee other than a political club.

(b) A political committee may not receive or disburse money or any other thing of value unless the political committee is established in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(c) To establish a political committee:

(1) a chairman and a treasurer shall be appointed on a form that the State Board prescribes and that is signed by the chairman and treasurer and includes:

(i) the residence addresses of the chairman and the treasurer;

(ii) if the chairman and treasurer affirmatively consent to receiving notice under this title only by electronic mail, the electronic mail address of the chairman and the treasurer; and

(iii) the information required by § 13–208 of this subtitle; and

(2) the form shall be filed with the State Board.

(3) The chairman or treasurer of a political committee shall notify the State Board of a change in the residence address of the chairman or treasurer no later than 21 days before the day on which the political committee’s next campaign finance report is due under § 13–309 of this title.

(4) The chairman or treasurer of a political committee shall notify the State Board of a change in the electronic mail address of the chairman or treasurer by the date specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection if the chairman and treasurer of the political committee have affirmatively consented to receiving notice under this title only by electronic mail.

(d) (1) A chairman or treasurer of a political committee may resign by completing a resignation form that the State Board prescribes and filing the form with the State Board.

(2) If a vacancy occurs in the office of chairman or the office of treasurer, the political committee promptly shall appoint a new chairman or treasurer in accordance with this section.

(3) A political committee may not receive or disburse money or any other thing of value if there is a vacancy in the office of chairman or the office of treasurer.