Md. Code, Transportation § 8-701 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-701
§8–701.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) “Erect” means, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, to construct, build, raise, assemble, place, affix, attach, create, paint, draw, or in any other way bring into being or establish.

(2) “Erect” does not include any of the activities described in paragraph (1) of this subsection when performed only as an incident to a change of advertising message or the customary maintenance or repair of an outdoor sign or outdoor sign structure.

(c) (1) “Main traveled way” means:

(i) That part of a roadway that is used for the movement of vehicles and on which through traffic is carried; and

(ii) In the case of a divided highway, that part of each of the separated roadways that is used for the movement of vehicles and on which through traffic is carried in opposite directions.

(2) “Main traveled way” does not include:

(i) Shoulders; or

(ii) Frontage roads, turning roadways, parking areas, or similar facilities.

(d) “On premise outdoor sign” means any outdoor sign that, regardless of content, is designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform the traveling public of:

(1) The sale or lease of the property on which it is located;

(2) The sale or lease of a product grown, produced, or manufactured on the property on which it is located;

(3) The sale or lease of a service performed on the property on which it is located; or

(4) The name of the owner, agent, assignee, or lessee of the property on which it is located.

(e) “Outdoor sign” means any outdoor sign, display, light, structure, figure, painting, drawing, message, plaque, placard, poster, billboard, device, or other thing that is designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform the traveling public.

(f) “Visible” means capable of being seen, whether or not legible, without visual aid by a person of normal eyesight.
Md. Code, State Government § 8-305 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-305
§8–305.
Status: in_force

The secretary of each principal department and the head of each other unit in the Executive Branch of the State government that is not in a principal department shall include on the website for the department or unit:

(1) an organizational chart that:

(i) shows the major subunits in the unit; and

(ii) lists the name and title of each individual who heads a subunit; and

(2) a concise description of the department or unit and each subunit.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 8-109 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-109
§8–109.
Status: in_force

The Committee consists of the following 7 members:

(1) 1 individual appointed by the Governor;

(2) as ex officio members:

(i) the Comptroller;

(ii) the Treasurer;

(iii) the Secretary of Budget and Management; and

(iv) the Secretary of Transportation; and

(3) as nonvoting members:

(i) the chair of the Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee; and

(ii) the chair of the Capital Budget Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-401 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-401
§8–401.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Agreement” means the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, which is set forth in §§ 8-402 through 8-411 of this subtitle.

(c) “Appropriate court” means, with reference to the courts of this State, a circuit court of a county or the District Court.

(d) “Correctional institution” means, with reference to the correctional institutions of this State, any State or local correctional facility.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-1205 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 12 / Section 8-1205
§8–1205.
Status: in_force

(a) An approved work sharing plan may be modified if the modification meets the requirements for approval under § 8-1204 of this subtitle and the Secretary approves the modification.

(b) An employing unit may add an employee to a work sharing plan under this section when the employee has been continuously on the payroll for 3 months.

(c) An approved modification of a work sharing plan may not change its expiration date.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-650 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-650
§8–650.
Status: in_force

(a) The Administration shall designate the portion of Maryland Route 24 located between the U.S. Route 1 Bypass and U.S. Route 40 as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) The Administration shall designate the portion of Maryland Route 157 known as the Peninsula Expressway as the Vietnam Veterans Highway.
Md. Code, Education § 8-416 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-416
§8–416.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is a Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program in the Department.

(2) The purpose of the Program is to provide a statewide, community–based interagency system of comprehensive early intervention services to eligible infants and toddlers, from birth until the beginning of the school year following a child’s 4th birthday, and their families.

(b) The Department shall be the lead agency for supervising and monitoring the Program.

(c) The Program shall include the early intervention services provided or supervised by the Department, the Maryland Department of Health, including the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program established under Title 13, Subtitle 6 of the Health – General Article, and the Department of Human Services.

(d) The Program shall be administered in accord with the applicable requirements of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other applicable federal and State laws.

(e) An interagency coordinating council shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall:

(1) Advise and assist the Department in the supervision and monitoring of the Program; and

(2) Submit an annual report to the Governor and the federal government.

(f) Local lead agencies shall be established or designated in each county and Baltimore City to administer the Program in their subdivision, under the direction of the Department.

(g) (1) In each county, the county executive or county commissioners, as appropriate, or in Baltimore City, the Mayor, shall establish a local interagency coordinating council to advise and assist the local lead agency in the development and implementation of policies that constitute the local Program.

(2) (i) In each county, the county executive or county commissioners, as appropriate, or in Baltimore City, the Mayor, may designate the local management board to serve as the local interagency coordinating council or establish the local interagency coordinating council as a part of that board.

(ii) Where a local management board and a local interagency coordinating council coexist, they shall work cooperatively.

(h) Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the Governor shall provide the following amounts for the Program:

(1) For fiscal year 2021, $12,389,104;

(2) For fiscal year 2022, $13,531,267;

(3) For fiscal year 2023, $14,673,430;

(4) For fiscal year 2024, $15,815,593;

(5) For fiscal year 2025, $16,957,756;

(6) For fiscal year 2026, $18,099,919;

(7) For fiscal year 2027, $19,242,082;

(8) For fiscal year 2028, $20,384,245;

(9) For fiscal year 2029, $21,526,408;

(10) For fiscal year 2030, $22,668,571; and

(11) For fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year thereafter, the prior fiscal year amount increased by the inflation adjustment as defined in § 5–201 of this article.

(i) The Department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-201 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-201
§8–201.
Status: in_force

(a) Employment is presumed to be covered employment if:

(1) regardless of whether the employment is based on the common law relation of master and servant, the employment is performed:

(i) for wages; or

(ii) under a contract of hire that is written or oral or express or implied; and

(2) the employment is performed in accordance with § 8–202 of this subtitle.

(b) To overcome the presumption of employment, an employing unit shall establish that the person performing services is an independent contractor in accordance with § 8–205 of this subtitle or is specifically exempted under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-310 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-310
§8–310.
Status: in_force

An administrator shall discharge the administrator’s duties with respect to a plan or a life insurer:

(1) solely in the interest of providing to the plan’s participants and beneficiaries the benefits to which they are entitled under the plan or on behalf of a life insurer;

(2) for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to the plan’s participants and beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan or on behalf of a life insurer;

(3) with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence that a prudent person acting in a similar capacity and under similar circumstances would use to conduct an enterprise of similar character and with similar aims;

(4) if applicable, by diversifying the investments of the plan or the life insurer to minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so; and

(5) in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the plan or the life insurer to the extent that the documents and instruments are not inconsistent with this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-509 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-509
§8–509.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “law enforcement agency” includes:

(1) A State, county, or municipal police department or agency;

(2) A sheriff’s office;

(3) A State’s Attorney’s office; and

(4) The Office of the Attorney General.

(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a complaint of death or bodily harm allegedly caused by a nurse who holds a license or certificate under this title shall notify the Board of the complaint.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8A-1801 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8A / Subtitle 18 / Section 8A-1801
§8A–1801.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Community owner” means the owner of a manufactured housing community.

(c) “Homeowner” means an owner of a manufactured home who leases or rents a lot in a manufactured housing community for residential use.

(d) “Homeowners organization” means an incorporated or unincorporated organization, including a cooperative housing corporation, that:

(1) Represents the interests of the homeowners in a manufactured housing community;

(2) Is open to all homeowners residing in the manufactured housing community;

(3) Is controlled by the members of the organization; and

(4) Comprises homeowners who lease or rent at least 75% of the lots in the manufactured housing community.

(e) “Manufactured home” has the meaning stated in § 8B–101 of this article.

(f) (1) “Manufactured housing community” means any property leased or held out for lease to two or more owners of manufactured homes for residential use.

(2) “Manufactured housing community” includes a park.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-1502 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 15 / Section 8-1502
§8–1502.
Status: in_force

Unless the result would be inconsistent with this subtitle, the provisions of this title that apply to claims for or the payment of regular benefits shall apply to additional benefits for former servicemembers.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-301 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-301
§8–301.
Status: in_force

This title shall be administered under the supervision of the Secretary by 2 coordinate units, the Division of Unemployment Insurance and the Division of Workforce Development, established by the Secretary.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-607 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-607
§8–607.
Status: reserved

(a) Except as provided in Part III of this subtitle, an employing unit shall pay to the Secretary contributions for the Unemployment Insurance Fund on taxable wages for covered employment that is performed for the employing unit.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the taxable wage base is the first $8,500 in wages that:

(i) an employing unit pays to each employee for covered employment during a calendar year;

(ii) an employing unit pays to each employee for covered employment in this State and another state during a calendar year if the employee was continuously employed immediately before and after a transfer of a business from another state during a calendar year;

(iii) a reorganized employer pays to each employee for covered employment if the employee was continuously employed immediately before and after the reorganization in a calendar year and if the contribution rate of the reorganized employer is based on the experience with payrolls and benefit charges of the employing unit before the reorganization in accordance with § 8–613(b) of this subtitle; or

(iv) an employing unit or predecessor employer or combination of both pays to each employee for covered employment during a calendar year if the payrolls and benefit charges of the predecessor employing unit are transferred to the successor employing unit in accordance with § 8–613(d) or (e) of this subtitle.

(2) If the Federal Unemployment Tax Act or any other federal tax law that allows a credit for a contribution to a state unemployment insurance fund increases the maximum amount of wages taxable under that law in a calendar year to more than $8,500, the taxable wage base under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be the same as under the federal law.

(c) (1) The Secretary shall determine the rate of contribution for each employing unit as of the computation date for the next calendar year.

(2) The rate of contribution is effective for 1 calendar year.

(d) (1) By regulation, the Secretary shall set:

(i) the date when contributions are due; and

(ii) subject to § 8–607.1 of this subtitle, the manner in which contributions are to be paid.

(2) In accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary, an employing unit shall:

(i) submit to the Secretary periodic reports for determination of the amount of contributions due; and

(ii) pay the contribution.

(3) For payment of contributions, a fractional part of a cent:

(i) that is less than one–half cent shall be disregarded; and

(ii) that is one–half cent or more shall be increased to 1 cent.

(e) Wages paid by a private, for–profit employing unit to an incarcerated individual of a custodial or penal institution before the incarcerated individual is permanently released from the custodial or penal institution, including released by parole, may not constitute taxable wages.

(f) An employing unit may not deduct contributions, wholly or partly, from the wages of an employee.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-717 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-717
§8–717.
Status: in_force

(a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if there is none, the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the Department’s records within 30 days shall obtain a duplicate by applying to the Department. The applicant shall furnish information concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, mutilation, or destruction as the Department requires. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the Department with the application for a duplicate.

(b) The duplicate certificate of title shall be marked plainly “duplicate” across its face, and mailed or delivered to the applicant.

(c) If a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the original shall be surrendered promptly to the Department for cancellation.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-310 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-310
§8–310.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In the administration of this title, the Secretary shall cooperate with the United States Secretary of Labor to the fullest extent that this title allows.

(2) The Secretary shall:

(i) make each report in the form and containing the information that the Secretary of Labor requires;

(ii) comply with each provision that the Secretary of Labor considers necessary to ensure the accuracy of a report; and

(iii) comply with each regulation that the Secretary of Labor adopts to govern the expenditure of any money that may be allotted and paid to the State under Chapter 7, Subchapter III of the Social Security Act to assist in the administration of this title.

(b) (1) The Secretary may afford reasonable cooperation with each federal unit that administers an unemployment insurance law.

(2) On request, the Secretary shall provide to a federal unit that administers public works or assistance through public employment:

(i) the name, address, usual occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits; and

(ii) information about the right of the individual to receive benefits.

(c) The Secretary:

(1) may make available to the Railroad Retirement Board any record of the State that relates to administration of this title; and

(2) at the expense of the Railroad Retirement Board, may provide to the Board a copy of any record that the Board considers necessary for its purposes.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8A-602 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8A / Subtitle 6 / Section 8A-602
§8A–602.
Status: in_force

A park owner may prescribe by rule that, in any sale of a mobile home by which the mobile home is to be retained in the park, he reserves the right to approve the buyer and the standards of the mobile home. A park owner may not unreasonably withhold approval of a buyer.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-519 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-519
§8–519.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized insurer shall obtain annually a copy of statements of the financial condition of each reinsurance broker that transacts business with the authorized insurer.

(b) An authorized insurer may not:

(1) engage the services of a person to act as a reinsurance broker on its behalf unless the person has complied with this subtitle; or

(2) employ an individual who also is employed by a reinsurance broker that transacts business with the authorized insurer, unless the reinsurance broker is under common control with the authorized insurer and is subject to Title 7 of this article.

(c) An authorized insurer that violates any provision of this subtitle is subject to the disciplinary and penalty provisions of §§ 4-113 and 4-114 of this article.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 8-101 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-101
§8–101.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Standard Pay Plan and an Executive Pay Plan for this State, as established by the Secretary with the approval of the Governor and as amended or adjusted in accordance with this subtitle.

(b) The purpose of the pay plans is to provide employees in positions that involve comparable effort, knowledge, responsibilities, skills, and working conditions with comparable pay according to the relative value of services to be performed.

(c) A pay plan is effective for a fiscal year only to the extent that sufficient money is available in the State budget for that purpose.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-109 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-109
§8–109.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who originates an entitlement order to a securities intermediary warrants to the securities intermediary that:

(1) The entitlement order is made by an appropriate person, or if the entitlement order is by an agent, the agent has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person; and

(2) There is no adverse claim to the security entitlement.

(b) A person who delivers a security certificate to a securities intermediary for credit to a securities account or originates an instruction with respect to an uncertificated security directing that the uncertificated security be credited to a securities account makes to the securities intermediary the warranties specified in § 8-108(a) or (b) of this subtitle.

(c) If a securities intermediary delivers a security certificate to its entitlement holder or causes its entitlement holder to be registered as the owner of an uncertificated security, the securities intermediary makes to the entitlement holder the warranties specified in § 8-108(a) or (b) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-506 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-506
§8–506.
Status: in_force

(a) The State shall fund only evidence–based and promising home visiting programs for improving parent and child outcomes, as provided in the State budget.

(b) Not less than 75% of the State funding for home visiting programs shall be made available to evidence–based home visiting programs.
Md. Code, Health - General § 8-6C-04 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 8 / Subtitle 6C / Section 8-6C-04
§8–6C–04.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “county” includes Baltimore City.

(b) A request for Partnership funding may be submitted to the Department by:

(1) The governing body of a county; or

(2) The governing body of more than one county.

(c) A request for Partnership funding shall be made in accordance with a schedule and format determined by the Department, in consultation with the Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs.

(d) In a request for Partnership funding, the applicant or applicants shall include:

(1) A description of the proposal;

(2) (i) An indication of the eligible targeted population or populations that the proposal will serve; or

(ii) The eligible functions that will be funded under the proposal;

(3) A description of the services to be provided under the proposed new or expanded program and an identification of the local providers able to provide those services;

(4) A plan to reach the targeted populations using relevant means of contact;

(5) Performance and outcome indicators to evaluate the program effectiveness, including a description of the expected schedule and methods for measuring performance and outcome; and

(6) A statement of the funds or in–kind contributions that the applicant intends to commit.

(e) In evaluating a request for Partnership funding, the Department shall consider:

(1) The performance and outcome indicators specified;

(2) The degree to which the proposal may reduce the need for other State or local public services or programs intended for the populations targeted by the proposal;

(3) The extent to which the proposal incorporates the use of excess or otherwise available medical–related facilities, including vacant hospital beds;

(4) How the proposal fits into a balanced approach to the State’s variety of substance abuse needs and populations that serves different geographic areas of the State with Partnership funding; and

(5) The extent to which the proposal is part of or consistent with a regional strategy for substance abuse treatment programs affecting adjoining jurisdictions.

(f) (1) The Department shall award Partnership funding following the considerations in this section.

(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a county granted funding shall be responsible for one–half of the cost of the approved partnership.

(ii) The Department may award Partnership funding that results in a county being responsible for less than one–half of the cost of the approved partnership after considering:

1. The financial hardship of the participating county;

2. Prior contributions of funds for substance abuse treatment programs made by the participating county; or

3. Other relevant considerations deemed appropriate by the Department.

(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a participating county:

(i) May use Partnership funds only to supplement levels of spending by the participating county on drug treatment programs; and

(ii) May not use Partnership funds to supplant spending by the participating county on drug treatment programs.

(4) If a participating county began spending county or other non–State funds on eligible functions after October 1, 2010, the participating county may use Partnership funding to continue or expand funding for eligible functions.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-318 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-318
§8–318.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of sale of goods under an action of distress shall be given in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having general circulation within the jurisdiction of the court. The notice shall be published at least one time and an additional number of times as the court designates.

(b) If no newspaper meets the requirements of this section, notice may be made by posting it on the door of the courthouse. The notice of sale shall be published or posted at least seven days in advance of the date of the sale and the sale shall be held not more than 28 days after notice of sale.

(c) The notice shall contain the time and location of the sale.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-621 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-621
§8–621.
Status: in_force

A bill from the Secretary under § 8–620 of this subtitle is final and not subject to appeal for a nonprofit organization or governmental entity unless it requests a review determination in accordance with § 8–604 of this subtitle within 30 days after the bill was sent to the nonprofit organization or governmental entity.
Md. Code, Health - General § 8-601 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-601
§8–601.
Status: in_force

(a) If any individual seeks counseling, treatment, or therapy, for any form of drug or alcohol abuse, from a health professional licensed under the Health Occupations Article treating patients within the scope of the professional’s practice, or hospital, or a person who is certified by the Administration for counseling or treating drug or alcohol abuse, the oral or written statements that the individual makes and the observations and conclusions that the health professional, hospital, or other person derives or the results of an examination to determine the existence of an illegal or prohibited drug in the body of an individual are not admissible in any proceeding against the individual, other than and subject to the federal regulations concerning the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records:

(1) A proceeding that relates to parole or probation or conditional release from a not criminally responsible finding, if the examination had been ordered as a condition of parole or probation or the conditional release from a not criminally responsible finding; or

(2) A proceeding under Subtitle 5 of this title, if the examination had been ordered for that proceeding.

(b) The results of a proceeding under Subtitle 5 of this title and evidence in the proceeding may not be used against that individual in any other proceeding.

(c) The disclosure and use of the records of individuals served by alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment programs shall be governed by the federal regulations on the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records, 42 C.F.R. Part 2.
Md. Code, Education § 8-415 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-415
§8–415.
Status: reserved

(a) Reserved.

(b) Reserved.

(c) Reserved.

(d) (1) In this subsection, “basic cost” as to each county, means the average amount spent by the county from county, State, and federal sources for the public education of a nonhandicapped child. “Basic cost” does not include amounts specifically allocated and spent for identifiable compensatory programs for disadvantaged children.

(2) As provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the State and the counties shall share collectively in the cost of educating children with disabilities in nonpublic programs under § 8–406 of this subtitle.

(3) (i) Subject to the limitation under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, for each of these children domiciled in the county, the county shall contribute for each placement the sum of:

1. The local share of the basic cost;

2. An additional amount equal to 200 percent of the basic cost; and

3. A. For fiscal year 2009, an additional amount equal to 20 percent of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the sum of items 1 and 2 of this subparagraph;

B. For fiscal years 2010 through 2025, an additional amount equal to 30 percent of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the sum of items 1 and 2 of this subparagraph;

C. For fiscal year 2026, an additional amount equal to 40 percent of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the sum of items 1 and 2 of this subparagraph; and

D. For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, an additional amount equal to 50 percent of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the sum of items 1 and 2 of this subparagraph.

(ii) The amount that a county is required to contribute under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not exceed the total cost or reimbursement amount approved by the Department.

(4) For each of these children, the State shall contribute an amount equal to the amount of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the amount the county is required to contribute under paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(e) (1) (i) In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.

(ii) “Local school salaries” means the salaries received by public school teachers of similar training and experience to teachers at a nonpublic school in the same county in which the school is located.

(iii) “Nonpublic school” means a nonpublic school in which a child with a disability is placed under § 8–406 of this subtitle.

(2) A nonpublic school shall provide its teachers a salary that is equivalent to the local school salaries, phased in over 3 years beginning in fiscal year 2024 with parity achieved in the third year and parity maintained thereafter.

(3) In accordance with the phase–in and continuing each year thereafter under paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the amount of funding provided under subsection (d) of this section is insufficient to provide local school salaries to teachers at nonpublic schools approved under COMAR 13A.09.10, additional funding shall be provided in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of funding needed to provide local school salaries to teachers at a nonpublic school and the funding provided under subsection (d) of this section.

(4) (i) The additional funding under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be paid for by the State and the county in the same proportion as the costs paid under subsection (d) of this section.

(ii) 1. The amount provided by the county under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is in addition to the amount required under § 5–235 of this article.

2. The calculations under §§ 5–214, 5–235, and 5–239 of this article shall be made as though the county did not provide the amount required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(5) Funding for other components of the special education placement may not be reduced to provide teacher salaries in accordance with this subsection.

(f) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-703.3 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-703.3
§8–703.
Status: in_force

§8–703.3.

(a) This section applies to a vessel that is operated in a lake that is owned or managed by the State.

(b) After April 1, 2017, an owner of a vessel may not place the vessel or have the vessel placed in a lake at a public launch ramp or public dock unless the owner has cleaned the vessel and removed all visible organic material.

(c) An owner of a vessel who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:

(1) $100 for a first violation;

(2) $250 for a second violation; and

(3) $500 for a third or subsequent violation.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-722 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-722
§8–722.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to abandoned vessels as defined in § 8-721 of this subtitle.

(b) Subject to the provisions of this section, a landowner, a landowner’s lessee, or a landowner’s agent may acquire title to any abandoned vessel on the landowner’s land or the water immediately adjacent to the landowner’s land. Acquisition of title divests any other person of any interest in the vessel.

(c) (1) If a vessel has a boat number or other means of identifying the vessel’s owner, the person desiring to acquire title, if possible, shall secure the owner’s last known address, and the lienholder, if any, appearing on the Department’s records. The person shall notify this owner and the lienholder by registered letter to the last known address that, if ownership is not claimed and the vessel removed within 30 days, the person will apply for title to the vessel in the person’s name. If any vessel’s owner or lienholder cannot be identified or address ascertained from the Department’s records, it is not necessary to send the letter.

(2) The person desiring to acquire title also shall place a notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the vessel is located, describing the vessel, the vessel’s location, and any identifying number. The person shall state in the notice that, if the vessel is not claimed and removed within 30 days after the publication date of the paper, the person will apply for title to the vessel in the person’s name.

(3) At the end of the 30-day period the person shall apply to the Department for title to the vessel in the person’s name on forms the Department approves accompanied by the following affidavits:

(i) A statement that the vessel is an abandoned vessel as defined in § 8-721 of this subtitle;

(ii) Proof the registered letter was mailed at least 30 days before application or a detailed explanation of the unsuccessful steps taken to identify the owner or lienholder and secure the owner’s or lienholder’s address;

(iii) Proof a notice was printed in a newspaper as required in paragraph (2) of this subsection;

(iv) A clear and accurate photograph of the vessel; and

(v) A tracing or certification of the hull identification number.

(4) Upon receipt of the material required in paragraph (3) of this subsection and payment of any fees and taxes due, the Department shall issue title to the vessel to the applicant.

(5) The applicant shall bear any cost incurred in receiving title to a vessel under this section.

(6) After receiving title, if the applicant destroys or otherwise disposes of the vessel, the applicant shall report this information to the Department within 15 days giving every detail.

(7) The Department may receive title to any abandoned vessel on the waters of the State or on any land owned by the State or any political subdivisions by proceeding in the same manner a property owner does as set forth in this section.

(d) A person may not obtain or attempt to obtain title to a vessel under the provisions of this section through any fraudulent means.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 8-205 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-205
§8–205.
Status: in_force

(a) Each jury plan shall designate a jury commissioner.

(b) The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall be:

(1) The clerk of the circuit court; or

(2) Another individual designated in the manner set forth in the jury plan.

(c) A jury plan may designate, or allow a jury judge to designate, an individual to serve as acting jury commissioner if the jury commissioner is temporarily unavailable or unable to perform duties.

(d) The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall manage jury selection and service, under the control and supervision of the jury judge for the circuit court.

(e) A jury commissioner, other than a clerk, is entitled to the compensation set by law.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8A-1703 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8A / Subtitle 17 / Section 8A-1703
§8A–1703.
Status: in_force

(a) When a rental agreement provides that the park owner may repossess the premises if the resident breaches the rental agreement, and the park owner has given the resident 1 month’s written notice that the resident is in violation of the rental agreement and the park owner desires to repossess the premises, and if the resident or person in actual possession refuses to comply, the park owner may make complaint in writing to the District Court of the county where the premises is located. The court shall summons immediately the resident or person in possession to appear before the court on a day stated in the summons to show cause, if any, why restitution of the possession of the leased premises should not be made to the park owner. If either of the parties fails to appear before the court on the day stated in the summons, the court may continue the case for not less than 6 nor more than 10 days and notify the parties of the continuance.

(b) If the court determines that the resident breached the terms of the rental agreement and that the breach warrants an eviction, the court shall give judgment for the restitution of the possession of the premises and issue its warrant to the sheriff or a constable commanding him to deliver possession to the park owner in as full and ample manner as the park owner was possessed of the same at the time when the rental agreement was entered into. The court shall give judgment for costs against the resident or person in possession. Either party may appeal to the circuit court for the county within 10 days from entry of the judgment. If the resident (1) files with the District Court an affidavit that the appeal is not taken for delay; (2) files sufficient bond with one or more securities conditioned upon diligent prosecution of the appeal; (3) pays all rent in arrears, all court costs in the case; and (4) pays all losses or damages which the park owner may suffer by reason of the resident’s holding over, the resident or person in possession of the premises may retain possession until the determination of the appeal. Upon application of either party, the court shall set a day for the hearing of the appeal not less than 5 nor more than 15 days after the application, and notice of the order for a hearing shall be served on the other party or his counsel at least 5 days before the hearing. If the judgment of the District Court is in favor of the park owner, a warrant shall be issued by the court which hears the appeal to the sheriff, who shall execute the warrant.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 8-403 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-403
§8–403.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of the franchise tax imposed under § 8-402 of this subtitle is 2% of gross receipts derived from business in the State.

(b) The rate of the tax imposed under § 8-402.1 of this subtitle is:

(1) 0.062 cents for each kilowatt hour of electricity delivered by the public service company for final consumption in the State; and

(2) 0.402 cents for each therm of natural gas delivered by the public service company for final consumption in the State.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-328 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-328
§8–328.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board of property review:

(1) Shall hear promptly all cases certified to it by the Commission;

(2) Shall determine the total amount of the award to be paid by the Commission; and

(3) May determine the portion of an award to be paid to persons, other than the fee owner, who have an interest in the property.

(b) Unless all parties in a case certified to a board agree otherwise, the full board shall hear and decide the case. If a member of the board is absent or disqualified from hearing or deciding any case, the judges of the court that appointed the board shall designate another individual with qualifications similar to those of the absent or disqualified member to serve instead.

(c) The board shall determine the fair value of the property to be acquired as of the date payment is made under § 8-323 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-502 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-502
§8–502.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies whenever the Division of Correction, the Patuxent Institution, or any local correctional facility receives notice of an untried indictment, information, warrant, or complaint against an incarcerated individual who:

(1) in the case of the Division of Correction, is serving a sentence in a correctional facility in the Division of Correction;

(2) in the case of the Patuxent Institution, is confined at the Patuxent Institution; or

(3) in the case of a local correctional facility, is serving a sentence in the local correctional facility.

(b) An incarcerated individual shall be brought to trial within 120 days after the incarcerated individual has delivered a written request for a final disposition of the indictment, information, warrant, or complaint to:

(1) the State’s Attorney of the county in which the indictment, information, warrant, or complaint is pending; and

(2) the appropriate court.

(c) The request for final disposition required under subsection (b) of this section shall be accompanied by a statement from the managing official having immediate supervision over the incarcerated individual setting forth:

(1) the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement;

(2) the time already served;

(3) the time remaining to be served;

(4) the amount of diminution credits awarded for good conduct;

(5) the date of parole eligibility for the incarcerated individual; and

(6) the most recent decision of the Maryland Parole Commission or the Board of Review of the Patuxent Institution relating to the incarcerated individual.

(d) For good cause shown in open court, with the incarcerated individual or the incarcerated individual’s counsel present, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 8-123 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-123
§8–123.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Board shall offer State bonds at a public sale.

(b) (1) At least 10 days before the date of a public sale, the Board shall give public notice of the sale.

(2) The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the public sale.

(3) The notice may be given by The Municipal Market Monitor (TM3) or a similar service or such other method as the Treasurer deems appropriate.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at a public sale, the Board shall sell State bonds for cash to the responsible bidder who:

(i) offers the lowest net interest cost to the State; or

(ii) meets other terms or conditions of sale or issuance that the Board has set.

(2) Whenever the Board determines that no bid is satisfactory and that it is in the best interests of the State to reject all bids, the Board may reject the bids.

(d) (1) By resolution, the Board may postpone the time for receipt of proposals for the bonds without republishing the form of advertisement for the bonds.

(2) (i) The Treasurer shall provide notice of the new date and time of sale not less than 24 hours prior to the time proposals are to be submitted, which date may not be more than 30 days after the originally scheduled date of sale.

(ii) The notice may be given by The Municipal Market Monitor (TM3) or a similar service or such other method as the Treasurer deems appropriate.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-321 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-321
§8–321.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may disclose any information contained in the proceedings, records, and files of the Board to any health occupation regulatory board of the State or another state if the health occupation regulatory board requests the information in writing.

(b) A health occupation regulatory board that receives information from the Board under subsection (a) of this section may not redisclose the information without the consent of the Board.
Md. Code, Education § 8-3A-07 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 3A / Section 8-3A-07
§8–3A–07.
Status: in_force

(a) The Maryland School for the Deaf shall establish and operate a program of enhanced services for deaf students who have other moderate to severe disabilities.

(b) The Maryland School for the Deaf shall include a description of the program in the written agreement with the Department required under § 8–3A–08 of this subtitle.

(c) The costs of providing enhanced services to a child under the program shall be paid to the school and be provided jointly by the State and by the county in which the child is domiciled as provided in subsection (d) of this section.

(d) (1) The child shall be jointly placed in the enhanced program, in accordance with procedures for students with disabilities, by the local school system and the Maryland School for the Deaf.

(2) The county in which a child placed in the enhanced program is domiciled shall pay the local share of the “basic cost”, as defined in § 8–415(d)(1) of this title, of the education for that child.

(3) The State shall pay the remaining cost of providing services under the program to the child.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 8-223 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-223
§8–223.
Status: in_force

(a) If land assessed under § 8-222 of this subtitle has a greater value than its value as planned development land, the land shall be assessed on the basis of both the greater value and the assessment under § 8-222 of this subtitle. When land is assessed under this section on the greater value, both assessments shall be recorded in the assessment records.

(b) Any assessment made under this section or § 8-222 of this subtitle is subject to the notice and appeal procedures of this article for real property.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-1103 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 11 / Section 8-1103
§8–1103.
Status: in_force

The Department, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-211.1 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-211.1
§8–211.
Status: in_force

§8–211.1.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law or any agreement, whether written or oral, if a landlord fails to comply with the applicable risk reduction standard under § 6-815 or § 6-819 of the Environment Article, the tenant may deposit the tenant’s rent in an escrow account with the clerk of the District Court for the district in which the premises are located.

(b) The right of a tenant to deposit rent in an escrow account does not preclude the tenant from pursuing any other right or remedy available to the tenant at law or equity and is in addition to them.

(c) Money deposited in an escrow account shall be released under the following terms and conditions:

(1) To the lessor upon compliance by the lessor with the applicable risk reduction standard; or

(2) To the lessee or any other person who has complied with the applicable risk reduction standard on presentation of a bill for the reasonable costs of complying with the applicable risk reduction standard.

(d) A lessee may not be evicted, the tenancy may not be terminated, and the rent may not be raised for a lessee who elects to seek the remedies under this section. It shall be presumed that any attempt to evict the lessee, to terminate the tenancy, or to raise the rent, except for nonpayment of rent, within two months after compliance with the applicable risk reduction standard is in retaliation for the lessee’s proceeding under this section and shall be void.

(e) This section shall preempt any public local law or ordinance concerning the deposit of rent into an escrow account based upon the existence of paint containing lead pigment on surfaces in or on a rental dwelling unit in the State and disposition of that rent.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-636 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-636
§8–636.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 6 months after the end of each county’s fiscal year, the county shall file with the Administration a complete report of each project constructed during the preceding fiscal year.

(b) The report shall include:

(1) A full audit of the county’s accounts relating to the project; and

(2) An engineering statement that states separately and in detail all costs incurred in the project.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-403 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-403
§8–403.
Status: in_force

Article I

The party states find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints, and difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions, produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly, it is the policy of the party states and the purpose of this Agreement to encourage the expeditious and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and all detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints. The party states also find that proceedings with reference to such charges and detainers, when emanating from another jurisdiction, cannot properly be had in the absence of cooperative procedures. It is the further purpose of this Agreement to provide such cooperative procedures.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8-606.1 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-606.1
§8–606.
Status: in_force

§8–606.1.

(a) A person may not:

(1) forge, falsify, or counterfeit the signature of a judge, court officer, or court employee of the State; or

(2) use a document with a forged, false, or counterfeit signature of a judge, court officer, or other court employee of the State knowing the signature to be forged, false, or counterfeit.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

(c) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5–106(b) of the Courts Article.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-740.2 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-740.2
§8–740.
Status: in_force

§8–740.2.

(a) A person may not operate a gasoline–powered vessel manufactured after July 31, 2007, that has accommodation spaces, swim platforms, or aft lounging areas on the waters of the State unless the vessel has carbon monoxide warning labels affixed in conspicuous locations in the vicinity of both the transom and the helm of the vessel.

(b) The Department may not impose a penalty on a person that violates the provisions of this section.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-324 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-324
§8–324.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, after the petition is filed and payment is made under § 8-323 of this subtitle:

(1) The Commission may take possession of the property to be acquired, as shown on the recorded plats;

(2) The Administration may proceed with construction without interference by the owner; and

(3) With the permission of the Administration and under its supervision, any public or private utility may install its facilities on any land being acquired by the Commission in fee simple.

(b) Unless the owner agrees otherwise, if a dwelling or place of business is taken, the resident or occupant need not vacate the dwelling or place of business until the title to the property has been acquired by deed or condemnation.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8-609 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-609
§8–609.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “order for money or goods” means any writing, ordering, or requesting for the payment of money or the delivery of goods.

(b) A person may not:

(1) with intent to defraud another, cause or procure to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting an order for money or goods;

(2) with intent to defraud another, issue, publish, or pass a counterfeit order for money or goods, if the person knows it was counterfeited; or

(3) knowingly and fraudulently obtain money or goods by means of a counterfeit order for money or goods.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-905 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 9 / Section 8-905
§8–905.
Status: in_force

(a) MLSC shall develop an informational pamphlet in both English and other languages MLSC determines appropriate:

(1) Describing the legal rights of tenants and the access to counsel established under this subtitle; and

(2) Providing information on resources available to tenants.

(b) A sheriff or constable shall provide a copy of the pamphlet described under subsection (a) of this section in addition to the process served on a tenant, an assignee, or a subtenant in accordance with the following provisions of this article:

(1) An eviction proceeding for a failure to pay rent under § 8–401 of this title;

(2) An eviction proceeding for a tenant holding over under § 8–402 of this title; and

(3) An eviction proceeding for a breach of lease under § 8–402.1 of this title.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-306 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-306
§8–306.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Prince George’s County Local Management Board shall:

(1) develop and implement a strategic plan to raise revenues to match the total funding provided by the Governor’s Office for Children; and

(2) submit the strategic plan to:

(i) the County Executive of Prince George’s County;

(ii) the County Council of Prince George’s County;

(iii) the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation of the General Assembly; and

(iv) the Prince George’s County House Delegation of the General Assembly.

(b) On or before January 1 each year, the Prince George’s County Local Management Board shall submit a report on the total revenue received in the previous fiscal year and the total revenue from each source to:

(1) the County Executive of Prince George’s County;

(2) the County Council of Prince George’s County;

(3) the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation of the General Assembly; and

(4) the Prince George’s County House Delegation of the General Assembly.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 8-105 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-105
§8–105.
Status: in_force

(a) A review panel consists of three or more circuit court judges of the judicial circuit in which the sentencing court is located.

(b) Notwithstanding any Maryland Rule, the sentencing judge may not be a member of the review panel, but on request of the sentencing judge, the sentencing judge may sit with the review panel only in an advisory capacity.

(c) (1) A review panel shall consider each application for review of a sentence.

(2) A review panel may require the Division of Parole and Probation to make investigations, reports, and recommendations.

(3) A review panel:

(i) with or without a hearing, may decide that the sentence under review should remain unchanged; or

(ii) after a hearing, may order a different sentence to be imposed or served, including:

1. an increased sentence;

2. subject to § 8-107(c) of this subtitle, a decreased sentence;

3. a suspended sentence to be served wholly or partly; or

4. a sentence to be suspended with or without probation.

(4) In deciding to order a different sentence, the review panel may impose conditions that the review panel considers just and that could have been imposed lawfully by the sentencing court when the sentence was imposed.

(d) If the review panel orders a different sentence, the review panel shall resentence and notify the defendant in accordance with the order of the panel.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-405 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-405
§8–405.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tenant under a lease dies intestate and without next of kin, the landlord may bring an action for summary ejectment under § 8–401 of this subtitle against the tenant named in the lease notwithstanding the tenant’s death.

(b) The landlord shall certify to the court in the written complaint required under § 8–401(b)(1) of this subtitle that, to the best of the landlord’s knowledge, the tenant is deceased, intestate, and without next of kin.

(c) Property or income from property that a landlord holds for a deceased, intestate tenant without next of kin shall be presumed abandoned in accordance with Title 17 of the Commercial Law Article.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-205 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-205
§8–205.
Status: in_force

An unauthorized signature placed on a security certificate before or in the course of issue is ineffective, but the signature is effective in favor of a purchaser for value of the certificated security if the purchaser is without notice of the lack of authority and the signing has been done by:

(1) An authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate preparation for signing of any of them; or

(2) An employee of the issuer, or of any of the persons listed in paragraph (1) of this section, entrusted with responsible handling of the security certificate.
Md. Code, Education § 8-704 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-704
§8–704.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department may contract with an operator to provide at-risk youth in the State with the opportunity to participate in a program.

(b) The operator shall meet the qualifications established by the Department including:

(1) Previous experience with a comparable program;

(2) Measured success with a comparable program; and

(3) The capacity to finance and secure private funds for the development of a campus for the program.

(c) (1) The operator shall adopt written standards for the admission and dismissal of students.

(2) The standards and any amendments shall be submitted to the State Board for approval.

(3) The State Board may require modifications to the standards as it considers necessary.

(d) The operator shall submit its charter and bylaws to the State Board for approval.

(e) The operator shall conduct an outreach program for each local education agency in the State to:

(1) Provide information to the local education agency about the program; and

(2) Encourage student recruitment and participation from each county in the State.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 8-104 — MD Code / Article get / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-104
§8–104.
Status: in_force

(a) Claims against an estate of a decedent may be presented as provided in this section.

(b) (1) The claimant may deliver or mail to the personal representative a verified written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant, and the amount claimed.

(2) If the claim is not yet due, the date when it will become due shall be stated.

(3) If the claim is contingent, the nature of the contingency shall be stated.

(4) If the claim is secured, the security shall be described.

(5) The failure of the claimant to comply with the provisions of this section or with the reasonable requests of the personal representative for additional information may be a basis for disallowance of a claim in the discretion of the court.

(c) (1) The claimant may file a verified written statement of the claim, substantially in the following form:

“Claim Against Estate of Decedent

The below–named creditor certifies that there is due and owing by _____, deceased, in accordance with the statement of account attached as a part of this statement, the sum of ____, together with interest at the rate of ____ from ____ until paid, and that the account is correct as stated and is unpaid.

On behalf of the below named creditor, I do solemnly declare and affirm under the penalties of perjury that the information and representations made in the claim and the account are true and correct according to my knowledge, information, and belief.

_________________________________ ________________________________________

(Name of creditor) (Signature of creditor or person authorized to

make verification on behalf of creditor)”

(2) If the claim is filed before the appointment of the personal representative, the claimant may file the claim:

(i) With the register in the county in which the decedent was domiciled; or

(ii) In any county in which the decedent resided on the date of the decedent’s death or in which real property or a leasehold interest in real property of the decedent is located.

(3) If the claim is filed after the appointment of the personal representative, the claimant shall file the claim with the register of the county in which probate proceedings are being conducted and shall deliver or mail a copy of the statement to the personal representative.

(d) (1) When a cause survives death, the claimant is not required to file a claim under subsection (b) or (c) of this section.

(2) The claimant may commence an action against the estate or against a person to whom property has been distributed, but the commencement of the action shall occur within the time limited for the filing of claims.

(e) (1) If the decedent was covered by a liability insurance policy which at the time the action is instituted provides insurance coverage for the occurrence, then, notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an action against the estate may be instituted after the expiration of the time designated in this section, but within the period of limitations generally applicable to such actions.

(2) The existence of insurance coverage is not admissible at the trial of the case and if a verdict is rendered against the estate:

(i) The judgment is not limited to the amount of insurance coverage for the occurrence; and

(ii) The amount of the judgment that is recoverable from the estate is limited to the amount of the decedent’s liability insurance policy.

(3) These provisions permit claims against the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, if otherwise proper.

(4) The provisions of this subsection may not be construed to limit the rights of a plaintiff to:

(i) Proceed against the plaintiff’s insurance carrier; or

(ii) Otherwise make a claim under any applicable first party insurance policy.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-312 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-312
§8–312.
Status: in_force

(a) A license expires on the 28th day of the birth month of the licensee and may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.

(b) (1) At least 3 months before a license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee a renewal notice by:

(i) First–class mail to the last known mailing address of the licensee; or

(ii) Electronic means to the last known electronic address of the licensee.

(2) If a licensee is required to have a criminal history records check before a license may be renewed, the Board shall send the licensee the documents necessary for initiating the criminal history records check in conjunction with the renewal notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional term, if the licensee:

(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

(2) Pays to the Board:

(i) A renewal fee set by the Board; or

(ii) A renewal fee that is set by the Board if the licensee certifies to the Board that the licensee provides professional services only as a volunteer; and

(3) Submits to the Board by paper application or electronic means:

(i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires that includes workforce data information necessary for the report required under § 8–205(a) of this title; and

(ii) Satisfactory evidence of completion of:

1. 1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the 5–year period immediately preceding the date of renewal;

2. A course of instruction, commonly known as a refresher course, approved by the Board;

3. A preceptorship program provided by an employer and approved by the Board; or

4. A minimum number of continuing education units as required by regulations adopted by the Board.

(d) The Board may grant a 30–day extension, beyond a license’s expiration date, to a licensee so that the licensee may renew the license before it expires.

(e) (1) Each licensee shall notify the Board in writing of any change in the name or address of the licensee within 60 days after the change occurred.

(2) If a licensee fails to notify the Board within the time required under this subsection, subject to the hearing provisions of § 8–317 of this subtitle, the Board may impose an administrative penalty of $100.

(f) (1) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, the Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

(2) A volunteer’s license issued under subsection (c)(2)(ii) of this section shall be clearly designated as a volunteer’s license.

(g) (1) (i) A criminal history records check is required in accordance with § 8–303 of this subtitle on:

1. Selected annual renewal applicants as determined by regulations adopted by the Board; and

2. Each licensee who files for reinstatement under § 8–313 of this subtitle after failing to renew the license for a period of 1 year or more.

(ii) An additional criminal history records check shall be performed every 12 years thereafter.

(2) On receipt of the criminal history record information of a licensee forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 8–303 of this subtitle, in determining whether to initiate a disciplinary action against a licensee based on the information received, the Board shall consider:

(i) The age at which the crime was committed;

(ii) The circumstances surrounding the crime;

(iii) The length of time that has passed since the crime;

(iv) Subsequent work history;

(v) Employment and character references; and

(vi) Other evidence that demonstrates whether the licensee poses a threat to the public health or safety.

(3) The Board may not renew a license without written documentation that the applicant has submitted to a criminal history records check required under § 8–303 of this subtitle.