Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-1004.1 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 10 / Section 8-1004.1
§8–1004.
Status: in_force

§8–1004.1.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, to the extent that a project consists of nonstructural shore erosion control measures, the Department may:

(1) Require the owner of the benefited property to initially incur some or all of the project costs for nonstructural measures; and

(2) Provide assistance in the form of reimbursements to the owner.

(b) To be entitled to receive any reimbursements under this section, the owner of the benefited property shall have entered into a project agreement with the Department before incurring any costs. The Department shall estimate the total amount of project costs for nonstructural measures and shall establish in the agreement as the maximum amount of assistance which will be available for the project 50% of that estimate. The Department may include in the project agreement conditions under which the owner may be entitled to receive reimbursement, including conditioning the reimbursement upon the successful establishment of any vegetative elements of the project.

(c) The Department may reimburse the owner of a benefited property for 50% of the actual project costs or for the maximum available amount established in the project agreement, whichever is less. If the Department, through its employees, agents, or contractors, has designed or installed all or part of the nonstructural measures, the Department shall include as actual project costs the value of any labor or materials contributed by the State. The value of these items already contributed by the State shall be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed to the owner.

(d) In carrying out this section, the Department may utilize any general, special, State reimbursable, or federal reimbursable funds appropriated in the budget for nonstructural shore erosion control. Appropriations and expenditures of funds for the purposes of this section may not be subject to any provision of §§ 8-1005 through 8-1007 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-204 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-204
§8–204.
Status: in_force

(a) This section is applicable only to single or multi-family dwelling units.

(b) A landlord shall assure the tenant that the tenant, peaceably and quietly, may enter on the leased premises at the beginning of the term of any lease.

(c) If the landlord fails to provide the tenant with possession of the dwelling unit at the beginning of the term of any lease, the rent payable under the lease shall abate until possession is delivered. The tenant, on written notice to the landlord before possession is delivered, may terminate, cancel, and rescind the lease.

(d) On termination of the lease under this section, the landlord is liable to the tenant for all money or property given as prepaid rent, deposit, or security.

(e) If the landlord fails to provide the tenant with possession of the dwelling unit at the beginning of the term of any lease, whether or not the lease is terminated under this section, the landlord is liable to the tenant for consequential damages actually suffered by the tenant subsequent to the tenant’s giving notice to the landlord of the tenant’s inability to enter on the leased premises.

(f) The landlord may bring an action of eviction and damages against any tenant holding over after the end of the tenant’s term even though the landlord has entered into a lease with another tenant, and the landlord may join the new tenant as a party to the action.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-702 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-702
§8–702.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this subtitle are in addition to any other provisions of law that regulate or govern signs along highways or on public property.

(b) This subtitle does not prohibit the erection or maintenance of any traffic sign, signal, or other device by the Administration or any local authority in accordance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-403 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-403
§8–403.
Status: in_force

(a) The supervisors of each resulting district shall file a verified application with the Secretary of State when the property, assets, and rights to which they are entitled under division or combination, or both, are received.

(b) The application shall recite:

(1) The petition for the division or combination, or both, of the district was filed with the Committee pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle;

(2) The proceedings specified in this subtitle were taken pursuant to the petition;

(3) The application is being filed in order to complete the division or combination, or both, of any old district;

(4) The supervisors have been appointed;

(5) The name and official residence of each supervisor, together with a certified copy of the appointments evidencing his rights to office;

(6) The term of office of each supervisor;

(7) The name of the district; and

(8) The location of the principal office of the supervisors.

(c) The application shall be executed and sworn to by each supervisor before an officer, authorized by law to take and certify oaths, who shall certify on the application that he personally knows each supervisor, knows him to be the officer as affirmed in the application, and that each has subscribed to the application in his presence.

(d) The application shall be accompanied by a statement of the Committee, which shall recite the fact that:

(1) A petition was filed;

(2) Notice was given;

(3) A referendum was held on the question of dividing or combining, or both, the named districts;

(4) The Committee determined that division or combination, or both, was administratively feasible;

(5) The division or combination, or both, of the property, assets, and rights was decided upon and carried out in accordance with this subtitle; and

(6) The boundaries of the district are as described in the petition, or as further defined by the Committee.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-114 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-114
§8–114.
Status: in_force

The right of a tenant to remove fixtures erected by the tenant is not lost or impaired by the tenant’s acceptance of a subsequent lease of the same premises without any intermediate surrender of possession.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-605 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-605
§8–605.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the duly constituted authorities in a state party to this Compact, and which has entered into a contract pursuant to § 8–604 of this subtitle, shall decide that confinement in, or transfer of an incarcerated individual to, an institution within the territory of another party state is necessary or desirable in order to provide adequate quarters and care or an appropriate program of rehabilitation or treatment, the officials may direct that the confinement be within an institution within the territory of the other party state, the receiving state to act in that regard solely as agent for the sending state.

(b) The appropriate officials of any state party to this Compact shall have access, at all reasonable times, to any institution in which it has a contractual right to confine incarcerated individuals for the purpose of inspecting the facilities thereof and visiting such of its incarcerated individuals as may be confined in the institution.

(c) Incarcerated individuals confined in an institution pursuant to the terms of this Compact shall at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of the sending state and may at any time be removed therefrom for transfer to a prison or other institution within the sending state, for transfer to another institution in which the sending state may have a contractual or other right to confine incarcerated individuals, for release on probation or parole, for discharge, or for any other purpose permitted by the laws of the sending state. The sending state shall continue to be obligated to such payments as may be required pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into under the terms of § 8–604 of this subtitle.

(d) Each receiving state shall provide regular reports to each sending state on the incarcerated individuals of that sending state in institutions pursuant to this Compact including a conduct record of each incarcerated individual and certify the record to the official designated by the sending state, in order that each incarcerated individual may have official review of the incarcerated individual’s record in determining and altering the disposition of the incarcerated individual in accordance with the law which may obtain in the sending state and in order that the same may be a source of information for the sending state.

(e) All incarcerated individuals who may be confined in an institution pursuant to the provisions of this Compact shall be treated in a reasonable and humane manner and shall be treated equally with such similar incarcerated individuals of the receiving state as may be confined in the same institution. The fact of confinement in a receiving state shall not deprive any incarcerated individual so confined of any legal rights which the incarcerated individual would have had if confined in an appropriate institution of the sending state.

(f) Any hearing or hearings to which an incarcerated individual confined pursuant to this Compact may be entitled by the laws of the sending state may be had before the appropriate authorities of the sending state, or of the receiving state if authorized by the sending state. The receiving state shall provide adequate facilities for such hearings as may be conducted by the appropriate officials of a sending state. In the event such hearing or hearings are had before officials of the receiving state, the governing law shall be that of the sending state and a record of the hearing or hearings as prescribed by the sending state shall be made. The record, together with any recommendations of the hearing officials, shall be transmitted to the official or officials before whom the hearing would have been had if it had taken place in the sending state. In any and all proceedings had pursuant to the provisions of this section, the officials of the receiving state shall act solely as agents of the sending state and no final determination shall be made in any matter except by the appropriate officials of the sending state.

(g) Any incarcerated individual confined pursuant to this Compact shall be released within the territory of the sending state unless the incarcerated individual, and the sending and receiving states, shall agree upon release in some other place. The sending state shall bear the cost of such return to its territory.

(h) Any incarcerated individual confined pursuant to the terms of this Compact shall have any and all rights to participate in and derive any benefits or incur or be relieved of any obligations or have such obligations modified or the incarcerated individual’s status changed on account of any action or proceeding in which the incarcerated individual could have participated if confined in any appropriate institution of the sending state located within such state.

(i) The parent, guardian, trustee, or other person or persons entitled under the laws of the sending state to act for, advise, or otherwise function with respect to any incarcerated individual shall not be deprived of or restricted in the exercise of any power in respect of any incarcerated individual confined pursuant to the terms of this Compact.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-306 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-306
§8–306.
Status: in_force

(a) To enforce this title, the Secretary may conduct investigations.

(b) To enforce this title, the Secretary may:

(1) administer an oath;

(2) certify to an official act; and

(3) take a deposition.

(c) (1) To enforce this title, the Secretary may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of books, correspondence, memoranda, papers, or other records.

(2) A subpoena issued under this subsection shall be served in any manner in which a subpoena of a court may be served.

(3) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection, on a complaint filed by the Secretary, the circuit court for the county where the investigation is being conducted or where the person resides, is present, or transacts business may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony.

(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not be excused from complying with a subpoena issued under subsection (c) of this section on the ground that the evidence or testimony required may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a forfeiture or penalty.

(2) After claiming the privilege against self-incrimination a person may not be prosecuted or subjected to any forfeiture or penalty because of any matter, thing, or transaction about which the person is compelled to produce evidence or testify except that if the person commits perjury while giving testimony, the person is subject to prosecution for that offense.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-212.3 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-212.3
§8–212.
Status: in_force

§8–212.3.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Affected dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in § 7–309 of the Public Utilities Article.

(3) “Landlord” has the meaning stated in § 7–309 of the Public Utilities Article.

(4) “Tenant” has the meaning stated in § 7–309 of the Public Utilities Article.

(5) “Utility service” has the meaning stated in § 7–309 of the Public Utilities Article.

(6) “Utility service provider” has the meaning stated in § 7–309 of the Public Utilities Article.

(b) A tenant may deduct from rent due to a landlord the amount of payments made to a utility service provider for utility service if:

(1) An oral or written lease for an affected dwelling unit requires the landlord to pay the utility bill; and

(2) (i) The tenant pays all or part of the utility bill, including payments made on a new utility service account; or

(ii) The tenant pays any security deposit required to obtain a new utility service account.

(c) A tenant’s rights under this section may not be waived in any lease.
Md. Code, Education § 8-402 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-402
§8–402.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A child with a disability who has been placed by a local school system or private noncollegiate institution with an employer in an unpaid work assignment as part of an individualized education program is a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.

(2) A resident in a facility as defined under § 10–101(g) of the Health – General Article is not a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.

(b) Compensation for injury or death to a child with a disability under this section shall be based on the federal minimum wage in effect at the time of the child’s injury.

(c) A local school system or private noncollegiate institution that places a child with a disability with an employer in an unpaid work assignment pursuant to the child’s individualized education program may secure workers’ compensation coverage for that child.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-609.3 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-609.3
§8–609.
Status: in_force

§8–609.3.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) (i) “Compost–based product” means an item that is manufactured from compost.

(ii) “Compost–based product” includes:

1. Compost berms;

2. Compost filter socks; and

3. Compost blankets.

(3) “Specification” means a standard for the compost or compost–based product used by the Administration in a highway construction project, including:

(i) Application instructions; and

(ii) Compost characteristics.

(b) To promote the use of compost for landscaping and as a recycled material in highway construction projects in the State, the use of compost and compost–based products in highway construction projects in the State shall be a best management practice for:

(1) Erosion and sediment control; and

(2) Postconstruction stormwater management.

(c) The Administration shall:

(1) On or before December 30, 2014, establish a specification for the acquisition and use of compost and compost–based products for:

(i) Erosion and sediment control practices identified in the most recent Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control; and

(ii) Postconstruction stormwater management practices identified in the most recent Maryland Stormwater Design Manual;

(2) Update the specifications established under item (1) of this subsection as necessary; and

(3) Post the specifications established under item (1) of this subsection on the Administration’s Web site.

(d) Beginning December 1, 2015, the Administration shall report each year to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:

(1) The volume of compost used in State highway construction projects;

(2) The status of compost and compost–based products used in State highway construction projects; and

(3) Recommendations to maximize the use of compost as a recycled material in State highway construction projects.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-605 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-605
§8–605.
Status: in_force

(a) Along any State highway, the Administration may place signs, signals, or markers to inform the traveling public of directions, distances, danger, or other information.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration shall assume the full cost of installing and maintaining traffic signals required at the intersection of a State highway with any municipal street or highway or at any other place along a State highway that is within the limits of any municipal corporation.

(2) This subsection does not apply where the traffic signal primarily will serve traffic generated by a private development, such as an apartment complex, shopping center, industrial plant, or drive–in theater.

(c) Signs, signals, and markers placed along any interstate highway shall conform to all applicable federal standards.

(d) (1) For the purpose of providing information to the driving public on the availability of gas, food, lodging, camping, or attractions, the Administration may place along State controlled access highways specific service signs, subject to the applicable federal standards.

(2) (i) The Administration shall adopt regulations governing specific service signs.

(ii) The regulations shall conform to all applicable federal standards, and shall govern the type, lighting, size, number, and location of specific service signs.

(iii) The Administration shall consult with:

1. The Maryland Travel Council prior to drafting regulations; and

2. The Department of Commerce and the appropriate local government officials concerning the placement of specific service signs under this subsection.

(3) The business or attraction identified in a specific service sign shall pay for the full administrative and operational cost of procurement, installation, and maintenance of the sign.

(e) Any person who removes, damages, or defaces any sign, signal, or marker placed under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.

(f) (1) Except for a sign placed or maintained by the Administration or with the authorization of the Administration, a person may not place or maintain a sign or direct, consent to, or approve the placement or maintenance of a sign, within a State highway right–of–way.

(2) (i) Without resort to legal proceedings, a sign placed or maintained in violation of this subsection may be removed and destroyed by the Administration, a law enforcement officer, or the government of the county or municipal corporation in which the sign was located.

(ii) The Administration or the government of the county or municipal corporation that removed or destroyed the sign may, if the sign is a commercial sign:

1. Collect the civil penalty provided for under paragraph (3) of this subsection from the person that placed or maintained the commercial sign; and

2. Seek an injunction against further violations of this subsection in a civil action in the District Court.

(3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a person that places or maintains a commercial sign within the right–of–way of a State highway in violation of this subsection is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $25 per commercial sign placed or maintained, which, if not paid after being cited and assessed by the Administration, county, or municipal corporation, may be recovered in a civil action in the District Court by the Administration or by the county or municipal corporation in which the commercial sign was located.

(ii) A person that violates this subsection by affixing a commercial sign to a State highway sign, signal, or marker within the right–of–way of the State highway is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $100 per commercial sign affixed.

(iii) As to a county or a municipal corporation in which the commercial sign was located, the civil action in the District Court may be brought by the county attorney or, if the commercial sign was located in a municipal corporation, the municipal corporation attorney.

(iv) The Administration, a county, or a municipal corporation:

1. May enforce this subsection only by the issuance of a warning for the first 3 months after initiating a sign removal program; and

2. Shall enforce this subsection on a viewpoint and content neutral basis.

(4) For the purposes of enforcing this subsection, the presence of a sign within a State highway right–of–way shall be evidence that the sign was placed or maintained at the direction of, or with the consent and approval of, the person or the person’s agent or representative in the State whose name, business, location, or product representation is displayed on the sign.

(5) The Administration, a county, or a municipal corporation shall retain any civil penalties that it collects under this subsection.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-6A-14.1 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 6A / Section 8-6A-14.1
§8–6A–14.
Status: in_force

§8–6A–14.1.

The Board may make survey visits from time to time, without prior notice, to all Board–approved medication technician training and dialysis technician training programs.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-411 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-411
§8–411.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding the regulatory authorities that are provided by this subtitle, the Secretary, in the process of administering the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program, shall consider, protect, and ensure protection of the rights of property ownership.

(2) The Secretary may not adopt any regulation that would constitute a taking of a right of property ownership that violates the Constitution of the United States or the Maryland Constitution.

(b) The State may not acquire by eminent domain land in the scenic corridor of the wild segment of the Youghiogheny River without first proving that the acquisition is necessary to preserve the wild segment of the Youghiogheny River, as provided in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-306 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-306
§8–306.
Status: in_force

(a) A soil conservation district constitutes a political subdivision of the State, and a public body corporate and politic, exercising public powers.

(b) The supervisors may:

(1) Conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion and the preventive and control measures needed and publish the results, if the research program is executed in cooperation with the State, the United States, or any of their agencies;

(2) Disseminate information concerning preventive and control measures;

(3) Conduct demonstration projects within the district on State owned or controlled land, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction of them, or on any land within the district upon obtaining the consent of the land occupier or the possessor of the necessary rights or interests in the land, in order to demonstrate by example the means, methods, and measures for conserving soil and soil resources, and preventing and controlling soil erosion in the form of soil blowing and washing;

(4) Carry out preventive and control measures within the district including engineering operations, cultivation methods, the growing of vegetation, changes in land use, and the measures listed in § 8–102(c) of this title, on State owned or controlled land, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction of them, or on any other land within the district upon obtaining the consent of the land occupier or the possessor of the necessary rights or interests in the land;

(5) Cooperate or enter into agreements with any person to furnish financial or other aid to any government or private agency or any land occupier within the district, in carrying on erosion control and prevention operations within the district, subject to conditions the supervisors deem necessary to advance the purposes of this subtitle;

(6) Obtain options upon and to acquire, by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, or otherwise, any real or personal property or rights or interests in it, which shall be exempt from State, county, or municipal taxation;

(7) Maintain, administer, and improve any acquired properties, receive income from the properties and expend the income to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subtitle;

(8) Sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of its property or interests in it to further the purposes and the provisions of this subtitle;

(9) Make available to land occupiers within the district, on terms the supervisors prescribe, agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment, fertilizer, seeds, seedlings, and other material or equipment, to assist land occupiers in conserving soil resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion;

(10) Construct, improve, and maintain structures necessary or convenient for the performance of any of the operations authorized in this title;

(11) Develop comprehensive plans for conserving soil resources and controlling and preventing soil erosion within the district, if the plans specify in reasonable detail, the acts, procedures, performances, and avoidances which are necessary or desirable for the effectuation of the plans, including the specification of engineering operations, cultivation methods, the growing of vegetation, cropping programs, tillage practices, and changes in land use;

(12) Publish the plans and information and bring them to the attention of land occupiers within the district;

(13) Take over, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and administer any soil conservation, erosion control, or erosion prevention project located within the district undertaken by the United States, the State, or any of their agencies;

(14) Act as agent for the United States, the State, or any of their agencies, in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, or administration of any soil conservation, erosion control, or erosion prevention project within its boundaries;

(15) Accept gifts in money, services, materials, or otherwise from the United States, the State, or any of their agencies and to use or expend them to carry out the operations of the districts;

(16) Borrow money on its negotiable paper to carry out its powers and duties;

(17) Approve or disapprove plans for clearing, grading, transporting, or otherwise distributing soil in accordance with § 4–105(a) of the Environment Article and adopt general criteria and specific written recommendations concerning the control of erosion and siltation of pollution associated with these activities;

(18) In accordance with subsection (c) of this section:

(i) Recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing grading and sediment control plans; and

(ii) Recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing small pond plans;

(19) Establish and implement a fee system to cover the cost of inspecting sites with approved sediment control plans pursuant to a contractual agreement with the Department of the Environment under § 4–103(f) of the Environment Article;

(20) (i) Sue and be sued in the name of the district;

(ii) Have a seal which shall be judicially noticed;

(iii) Have perpetual succession unless terminated;

(iv) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers; and

(v) Adopt, amend, and repeal, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this title, to effectuate its purposes and powers;

(21) (i) Provide contracting services, equipment, and supplies to landowners;

(ii) Establish prices for the sale of the contracting services, equipment, and supplies; and

(iii) Promulgate any rule or regulation necessary to implement this item; and

(22) In addition to the powers enumerated in this title, displace or limit economic competition in the exercise of any power specified in this title; provided that the powers granted to a district pursuant to this paragraph shall not be construed:

(i) To grant to the district powers in any substantive area not otherwise granted to the district by other public general or public local law;

(ii) To restrict the district from exercising any power granted to the district by other public general or public local law or otherwise;

(iii) To authorize the district or its officers to engage in any activity which is beyond their power under other public general law, public local law, or otherwise; or

(iv) To preempt or supersede the regulatory authority of any State department or agency under any public general law.

(c) (1) Subject to § 8–311 of this subtitle, a fee system recommended under subsection (b)(18) of this section shall take effect on enactment by the local governing body.

(2) Any fees collected under a fee system established in accordance with this subsection shall be supplemental to county and State funds and may not:

(i) Be used to reduce county or State funds; or

(ii) As applicable, exceed the cost of reviewing:

1. Grading and sediment control plans; or

2. Small pond plans.

(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the supervisor shall maintain information from a soil conservation and water quality plan in a manner that protects the identity of the person for whom the plan is prepared.

(2) The supervisors shall make a soil conservation and water quality plan available to:

(i) The Department of the Environment for enforcement action under § 4–413 of the Environment Article; and

(ii) The Department, which may use the information for statistical purposes.

(3) The Department shall:

(i) Maintain the information in the manner that protects the identity of the person for whom the plan is prepared; and

(ii) Make any information from a plan available to the Department of the Environment to support the development of a compliance or enforcement case for purposes of addressing an existing water quality problem in accordance with procedures established between the departments and the State Soil Conservation Committee.

(e) As a condition to extending any benefit of this title to any land not owned or controlled by the State or any of its agencies, or to performing work on them, the supervisors may require contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise to any operations conferring benefits, and may require the land occupier to enter into and perform agreements or covenants concerning the permanent use of the land as tends to prevent or control erosion.

(f) The supervisors of two or more districts may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any powers conferred by this title.

(g) No provision relating to acquisition, operation, or disposition of property by other public bodies is applicable to a district, unless the provision specifically so states.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 8-704 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-704
§8–704.
Status: in_force

(a) A conversion has the effects provided in this section.

(b) (1) This subsection applies on the conversion of a real estate investment trust to an other entity.

(2) The real estate investment trust shall cease to exist as a real estate investment trust and shall continue to exist as the other entity into which the real estate investment trust has converted, and the other entity shall, for all purposes of the laws of this State, be deemed to be the same entity as the converting real estate investment trust.

(3) (i) All the assets of the real estate investment trust, including any legacies that it would have been capable of taking, shall vest in and devolve on the other entity without further act or deed and shall be the property of the other entity, and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in the real estate investment trust shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of a conversion under this subtitle.

(ii) The conversion of the real estate investment trust to an other entity does not affect, invalidate, terminate, suspend, or nullify any licenses, permits, or registrations granted to the real estate investment trust before the conversion.

(iii) Confirmatory deeds, assignments, or similar instruments to evidence the conversion may be executed and delivered at any time in the name of the real estate investment trust by its last acting officers, or by the appropriate authorized persons, partners, officers, trustees, or members of the other entity.

(4) (i) The other entity shall be liable for all the debts and obligations of the real estate investment trust.

(ii) An existing claim, action, or proceeding pending by or against the real estate investment trust may be prosecuted to judgment as if the conversion had not taken place, or, on motion of the other entity or any party, the other entity may be substituted as a party and a judgment against the real estate investment trust constitutes a lien on the property of the other entity.

(iii) A conversion does not impair the rights of creditors or any liens on the property of the real estate investment trust.

(5) Subject to the treatment of the ownership interests of the shareholders of the real estate investment trust under the articles of conversion and to the rights of an objecting shareholder under this subtitle, the ownership interests of the shareholders of the real estate investment trust shall cease to exist as shares of beneficial interest of the real estate investment trust and continue to exist as ownership interests in the other entity.

(6) The conversion of the real estate investment trust to an other entity in accordance with articles of conversion under this subtitle does not affect any debts, obligations, or liabilities of the real estate investment trust or the personal liability of any person incurred before the conversion.

(7) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of conversion, the converting real estate investment trust is not required to wind up its affairs or pay its liabilities and distribute its assets, and the conversion does not constitute dissolution or a transfer of assets or liabilities of the real estate investment trust.

(8) A person becomes liable for any obligation incurred by the real estate investment trust before the completion of the conversion only to the extent provided for by the laws applicable to the other entity.

(c) (1) This subsection applies on the conversion of an other entity to a real estate investment trust.

(2) The real estate investment trust, for all purposes of the laws of this State, shall be deemed to be the same entity as the converting other entity.

(3) (i) All the assets of the other entity, including any legacies that it would have been capable of taking, vest in and devolve on the real estate investment trust without further act or deed and shall be the property of the real estate investment trust, and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in the other entity shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of a conversion under this subtitle.

(ii) The conversion of the other entity to a real estate investment trust does not affect, invalidate, terminate, suspend, or nullify any licenses, permits, or registrations granted to the other entity before the conversion.

(iii) Confirmatory deeds, assignments, or similar instruments to evidence the conversion may be executed and delivered at any time in the name of the other entity by the appropriate authorized persons, partners, officers, trustees, or members of the other entity or by the officers of the real estate investment trust.

(4) (i) The real estate investment trust shall be liable for all the debts and obligations of the other entity.

(ii) An existing claim, action, or proceeding pending by or against the other entity may be prosecuted to judgment as if the conversion had not taken place, or, on motion of the other entity or any party, the real estate investment trust may be substituted as a party and a judgment against the other entity constitutes a lien on the property of the real estate investment trust.

(iii) A conversion does not impair the rights of creditors or any liens on the property of the other entity.

(5) The conversion of an other entity to a real estate investment trust in accordance with articles of conversion under this subtitle does not affect any debts, obligations, or liabilities of the other entity or the personal liability of any person incurred before the completion of the conversion.

(6) A person remains liable for any obligation incurred by the other entity before the completion of the conversion only to the extent that the person would have been liable if the conversion had not occurred.

(7) Subject to the treatment of the ownership interests of the owners of the other entity under the articles of conversion, the ownership interests of the owners of the other entity cease to exist as ownership interests in the converted other entity and continue to exist as shares of beneficial interest in the real estate investment trust.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-304 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-304
§8–304.
Status: in_force

The supervisors, upon request, shall furnish the Committee with copies of each ordinance, rule or regulation, order, contract, form, or other document they adopt or employ, and other information concerning their activities as the Committee requires in the performance of its duties under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-703.1 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-703.1
§8–703.
Status: in_force

§8–703.1.

(a) The Department shall develop and implement by August 1, 1987, an educational program to advise boaters, boatyards, marine suppliers, and other users of antifouling paints on:

(1) The provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 9 of the Agriculture Article, § 9–321.1 of the Environment Article, and this section;

(2) The toxic propensities to marine life of antifouling paints containing tributyltin compounds; and

(3) The availability of substitute paints.

(b) The Department shall:

(1) Publish for use by the public a detailed listing of antifouling paints in use in the State that contain tributyltin and those that do not; and

(2) Publish, to the extent possible, which antifouling paints containing tributyltin have acceptable release rates, as defined in § 5–901 of the Agriculture Article.

(c) The Department shall develop the educational program under subsection (a) of this section and the materials used in the program in coordination with the State Department of Agriculture and in consultation with the marine trades and with representatives of the boating public.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-6B-13 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 6B / Section 8-6B-13
§8–6B–13.
Status: in_force

(a) An electrologist’s license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to practice electrology while the license is effective.

(b) An electrology instructor’s license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to practice electrology and to teach an electrology education program while the license is effective.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-211 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-211
§8–211.
Status: in_force

(a) The acts of a managing general agent are deemed to be the acts of the insurer for whom the managing general agent is acting.

(b) If a managing general agent becomes insolvent, the obligations of the managing general agent with respect to policyholders of an insurer shall be assumed by that insurer.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-502 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-502
§8–502.
Status: in_force

An action based on an adverse claim to a financial asset, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against a person who acquires a security entitlement under § 8-501 of this subtitle for value and without notice of the adverse claim.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-6B-07 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 6B / Section 8-6B-07
§8–6B–07.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice electrology or teach an electrology education program in the State.

(b) This section does not apply to a student who is practicing electrology as part of an approved clinical electrology education program.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-5A-06 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 5A / Section 8-5A-06
§8–5A–06.
Status: in_force

A landlord may not disclose any information provided by a tenant under this subtitle to a third party unless:

(1) The tenant consents in writing to the disclosure; or

(2) The disclosure is required by law or a court order.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 8-131 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-131
§8–131.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations in this section, the Board of Public Works may issue new bonds to refund its outstanding bonds.

(b) The power to issue bonds under this section is in addition to any other power to borrow.

(c) The Board may issue bonds under this section only for:

(1) the public purpose of realizing for the State a savings in the total cost of debt service on a direct comparison or present value basis; or

(2) the public purpose of debt restructuring that reduces the total cost of debt service.

(d) The Board may:

(1) provide that bonds under this section be in 1 or more series; and

(2) vary the amount of the series.

(e) The total principal amount of the bonds issued under this section may exceed the total principal amount of the bonds that are being refunded.

(f) Bonds that are being refunded and that are subject to redemption before their stated dates of maturity may be called for redemption:

(1) on the earliest redemption date; or

(2) at a later date that the Board determines.

(g) (1) The Treasurer shall invest and apply proceeds of a sale of bonds issued under this section to ensure that the principal and redemption premium of, and interest on, the bonds that are being refunded will be paid in full when due.

(2) The Treasurer may deposit any part of the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued under this section in a trust fund with a trust company or other banking institution, in the name of the State.

(3) The trustee may invest and reinvest money in the trust fund in:

(i) obligations of the United States;

(ii) obligations guaranteed by the United States;

(iii) certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by an obligation of the United States;

(iv) certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by an obligation guaranteed by the United States; or

(v) any obligation or other investment described in § 6–222(b) of this article.

(4) Interest, income, and profits on the investment may be applied in any lawful manner, including to the payment of:

(i) the bonds that are being refunded; and

(ii) the bonds issued under this section.

(5) The trustee shall make money in the trust fund available, as the Board requires, for the payment of:

(i) the principal and redemption premium of, and interest on, the bonds that are being refunded;

(ii) the principal and redemption premium of, and interest on, the bonds issued under this section; or

(iii) any other related costs.

(6) The Comptroller shall account for the proceeds of a sale of bonds issued under this section as nonbudgeted funds.

(h) All or any part of the bonds issued under this section may be made payable from and secured by:

(1) money in the Annuity Bond Fund established under § 8-132 of this subtitle; or

(2) other money or security that the State provides.

(i) Nothing in this section shall prevent issuance and sale of refunding bonds the interest on which is not excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-629 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-629
§8–629.
Status: reserved

(a) If an employing unit fails to submit a contribution and employment report under § 8-626 of this subtitle, the Secretary:

(1) may assess the penalty imposed under that section; and

(2) shall mail written notice of the assessment to the employer at the last known address of the employer or otherwise deliver the notice.

(b) If an employing unit fails to submit a separation notice under § 8-627 of this subtitle, the Secretary:

(1) may assess the penalty imposed under that section; and

(2) shall mail written notice of the assessment to the employer at the last known address of the employer or otherwise deliver the notice.

(c) (1) If an employing unit submits a report for determination of the amount of contributions due under this title but fails to pay the contributions or interest, the Secretary:

(i) may assess the amount of contributions or interest due on the basis of the information in the report;

(ii) shall mail written notice of the assessment to the employing unit at the last known address of the employing unit or otherwise deliver the notice; and

(iii) notwithstanding subsection (f) of this section, may make an additional assessment if the report subsequently is found to be incorrect.

(2) If an employing unit under an election fails to make a reimbursement payment or pay interest on the payment, the Secretary:

(i) may assess the amount of the payment or interest due; and

(ii) shall mail written notice of the assessment to the employing unit at the last known address of the employing unit or otherwise deliver the notice.

(3) Payments made by checks or other negotiable instruments returned for insufficient funds shall be considered a failure to pay contributions or reimbursements due under this subsection and are subject to an additional penalty of $25.

(d) (1) If an employing unit fails to submit a report under an election or for determination of the amount of contributions due on or before the date required by regulation, or if the Secretary determines that a report submitted by an employing unit is incorrect or insufficient, the Secretary shall require by written notice that the employing unit submit a correct and sufficient report.

(2) An employing unit shall submit a correct and sufficient report within 10 days after the Secretary requires it.

(3) If an employing unit fails to comply with paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall:

(i) make an assessment on the basis of any information that the Secretary is able to obtain; and

(ii) mail written notice of assessment to the employing unit at the last known address of the employing unit or otherwise deliver the notice.

(e) (1) Regardless of whether the time allowed under this title for submitting reports or contributions or making reimbursement payments has expired, if the Secretary believes that collection will be jeopardized by delay, the Secretary immediately may assess a contribution, reimbursement payment, or interest.

(2) The Secretary shall mail written notice to an employing unit of an assessment under paragraph (1) of this subsection at the last known address of the employing unit or otherwise deliver the notice.

(f) (1) An assessment under this section is final unless:

(i) within 30 days after the assessment was sent, an employing unit requests a review determination under § 8–604 of this subtitle; or

(ii) on its own motion, the Board of Appeals grants a hearing to consider whether the contribution or interest should be reduced.

(2) After a hearing held under this subsection, the Board of Appeals shall:

(i) pass an order to affirm, modify, or set aside the assessment; and

(ii) promptly give an employing unit written notice of its decision.

(3) Except in the case of a fraudulent report or in the case of a period for which a report under § 8–626 of this subtitle was not filed, a notice under this section shall be sent to the employer within 3 years of the last day of the period at issue in the notice.

(g) (1) If an employing unit fails to pay an assessment under this section, the Secretary may file with the clerk of the circuit court of the county where the employing unit’s principal place of business is located and any other county a notice of lien that states:

(i) the name of the employing unit;

(ii) the address of the employing unit;

(iii) the amount of the assessment; and

(iv) that the time for filing an appeal for judicial review has expired without an appeal having been taken.

(2) On the filing of a notice of a lien under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the clerk of the court shall:

(i) record and index the lien; and

(ii) enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court.

(3) The docket entry shall include:

(i) the name of the person whose property is subject to the lien; and

(ii) the amount and date of the lien.

(h) (1) On entry in the judgment docket of the information under subsection (e) of this section, the amount of the assessment, court costs, recording costs, and interest that continues to accrue on the assessment are a lien on the real and personal property of the employer against whom the assessment is made in the same manner and having the same force and effect as a judgment lien.

(2) No property that an employer uses in connection with its business is exempt from the lien.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 8-205 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-205
§8–205.
Status: in_force

To enforce this title, the Board may:

(1) conduct investigations and hold hearings on any matter covered by this title, at any time and place in the State;

(2) administer oaths;

(3) examine witnesses; and

(4) receive evidence.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-808.1 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 8 / Section 8-808.1
§8–808.
Status: in_force

§8–808.1.

Alimony or spousal support payments may only be deducted or withheld from any unemployment insurance benefits to the extent authorized by federal law.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-203 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-203
§8–203.
Status: in_force

(a) The Committee may employ any administrative officer, technical experts, and other permanent or temporary employees that it requires and shall determine their qualifications and duties.

(b) The Committee may call upon the Attorney General for legal services it requires.

(c) As authorized by the annual State budget, the Committee may employ clerical, administrative, or technical employees to be assigned to soil conservation districts organized under this title to assist the district boards of supervisors in carrying out the conservation program authorized under this title. This subsection does not authorize the hiring of employees to assist in the operation of equipment or similar optional activities for which a charge is made by the district, other than demonstration type projects approved by the Committee.

(d) The Committee may cooperate with local governments in providing soil conservation districts with personnel, space, and other items or assistance to aid the district in carrying out the soil and water conservation program authorized under this title. The Committee may accept from local governments, financial or other aid to supplement State funds allocated to provide personnel, space, and other items for soil conservation districts. The Committee may spend public funds of the State, appropriated for administration of this title, to pay the State share of costs of the cooperative program as may be agreed on by the Committee and the county government.

(e) (1) The district clerical and administrative employees supported by State funds on July 1, 1978, on application by the district, shall become eligible for appointment under the State Personnel Management System as classified service employees of the State Soil Conservation Committee to be assigned to districts as provided in this subsection. The Committee may employ part-time classified personnel for these positions if full funding is not available from State or local sources, or both.

(2) (i) Any soil conservation district, with concurrence of the State Soil Conservation Committee and on application to the Secretary of Personnel before July 1, 1979, may have all of its clerical and administrative employees who are currently supported by State funds and who were employed on June 30, 1978, and who are otherwise eligible, appointed under the State Personnel Management System as classified service employees of the State Soil Conservation Committee assigned to the district.

(ii) Any employee appointed to the classified service under this paragraph (2) shall be appointed without further examination or qualification. Each employee shall be placed in the classification that is comparable to, or most closely compares with, the employee’s former position in duties and responsibilities.

(iii) Employees appointed to the classified service under this paragraph (2) may not suffer a diminution of salary or wages, accrued paid leave whether earned or granted, or seniority rights. Any increase in salary or wages granted after December 31, 1977, may be retained upon appointment to the classified service only if approved by the Secretary of Personnel.

(iv) For all employees appointed to the classified service under this paragraph (2), the Secretary of Personnel shall consider the monetary value of any and all other benefits, entitlements, services, or prerogatives and, at the Secretary’s discretion and in consideration of the best interests of the classified service, may take such values or any portion thereof into consideration when establishing the rate of salary upon appointment. Once the rate of salary has been established upon appointment, the employee shall be entitled to the same benefits provided to classified service employees under Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. Funding for these positions may be on a cost-sharing arrangement with local governments.

(3) (i) Personnel who are employed on or after July 1, 1978, or who have been employed for fewer than 6 months on the date of application by the district will be appointed to the skilled service or professional service, with the exception of special appointments, on completion of 6 months of satisfactory employment with the district, and in conformity with the provisions of this subsection.

(ii) Clerical and administrative personnel appointed after the date of application by the district shall be appointed in conformity with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the skilled service or professional service, with the exception of special appointments.

(4) (i) An employee who has been included in the skilled service or professional service under this subsection shall become a member of the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Maryland with service credit beginning on the date the employee is covered in the skilled service or professional service.

(ii) If the member’s compensation is paid wholly or partly from funds other than State funds, the employer’s cost of Social Security and retirement contributions shall also be proportionately paid from the other funds.

(5) (i) Employees appointed effective July 1, 1978, under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be given a January increment date and shall receive their first increment on January 1, 1979.

(ii) Employees appointed after July 1, 1978, shall receive an increment as if the appointment date were the entry on duty date.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-214 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-214
§8–214.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the Secretary of Transportation, the Commission shall appoint a secretary to the Commission.

(b) The Commission secretary may not be a member of the Commission.

(c) The Commission secretary is entitled to the compensation that the Secretary determines, as provided in the State budget.

(d) The Commission secretary shall:

(1) Keep accurate minutes of all meetings and records of all other transactions of the Commission;

(2) Make copies of all notices that the Chairman directs to be published;

(3) Preserve all certificates of publication; and

(4) Perform any other duties imposed by law or assigned by the Chairman.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-602 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-602
§8–602.
Status: in_force

The party states, desiring by common action to fully utilize and improve their institutional facilities and provide adequate programs for the confinement, treatment, and rehabilitation of various types of offenders, declare that it is the policy of each of the party states to provide such facilities and programs on a basis of cooperation with one another, thereby serving the best interests of such offenders and of society and effecting economies in capital expenditures and operational costs. The purpose of this Compact is to provide for the mutual development and execution of such programs of cooperation for the confinement, treatment, and rehabilitation of offenders with the most economical use of human and material resources.
Md. Code, Election Law § 8-103 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-103
§8–103.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of a state of emergency, declared by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of law, that interferes with the electoral process, the emergency proclamation may:

(1) provide for the postponement, until a specific date, of the election in part or all of the State;

(2) specify alternate voting locations; or

(3) specify alternate voting systems.

(b) (1) If emergency circumstances, not constituting a declared state of emergency, interfere with the electoral process, the State Board or a local board, after conferring with the State Board, may petition a circuit court to take any action the court considers necessary to provide a remedy that is in the public interest and protects the integrity of the electoral process.

(2) The State Board shall develop guidelines concerning methods for addressing possible emergency situations.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-803.1 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 8 / Section 8-803.1
§8–803.
Status: in_force

§8–803.1.

(a) In this section, “gross income” means the actual income that is received in a calendar year that results directly from the farm or agricultural use of the land.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) An agricultural operation with less than $2,500 in gross income; or

(2) A livestock operation with less than eight animal units defined as 1,000 pounds of live animal weight per animal unit.

(c) The Governor shall provide sufficient funding in each fiscal year’s budget to:

(1) Assist in the development of nutrient management plans;

(2) Meet the technical assistance and evaluation requirements of this section;

(3) Meet the State’s requirements for the implementation of the Manure Transportation Project under § 8–704.2 of this title; and

(4) Provide State assistance under the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost Share Program in the Department.

(d) (1) State cost sharing may be made available to help offset the costs of having a nutrient management plan prepared by a certified nutrient management consultant who is not employed by the federal, State, or a local government.

(2) The Secretary of Agriculture shall adopt regulations authorizing the disbursement of State cost sharing funds under this subsection.

(3) The Department may procure the services of a private certified nutrient management consultant to develop nutrient management plans for persons operating a farm.

(e) (1) By December 31, 2001, a person who, in operating a farm, uses chemical fertilizer, shall have a nutrient management plan for nitrogen and phosphorus that meets the requirements of this subtitle.

(2) (i) By December 31, 2001, a person who, in operating a farm, uses sludge or animal manure, shall have a nutrient management plan for nitrogen.

(ii) By July 1, 2004, a person who, in operating a farm, uses sludge or animal manure, shall have a nutrient management plan for nitrogen and phosphorus.

(f) (1) By December 31, 2002, a person who, in operating a farm, uses chemical fertilizer, shall comply with a nutrient management plan for nitrogen and phosphorus that meets the requirements of this subtitle.

(2) (i) By December 31, 2002, a person who, in operating a farm, uses sludge or animal manure, shall comply with a nutrient management plan for nitrogen that meets the requirements of this subtitle.

(ii) By July 1, 2005, a person who, in operating a farm, uses sludge or animal manure, shall comply with a nutrient management plan for nitrogen and phosphorus that meets the requirements of this subtitle.

(g) A person may meet the requirements of subsection (e) of this section by requesting, at least 60 days before the applicable date set forth in subsection (e) of this section, the development of a nutrient management plan by a certified nutrient management consultant.

(h) (1) If a person violates the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, the Department shall notify the person that the person is in violation of the requirement to have a nutrient management plan.

(2) After a reasonable period of time, if the person fails to have a nutrient management plan, the person is subject to an administrative penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $250.

(i) (1) A person who violates any provision of subsection (f) of this section or of any rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued under this section is subject to:

(i) For a first violation, a warning; and

(ii) For a second or subsequent violation, after an opportunity for a hearing which may be waived in writing by the person accused of a violation, an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Agriculture.

(2) The penalty imposed on a person under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection shall be:

(i) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, not more than $500 for each violation, but not exceeding $5,000 per farmer or operator per year; and

(ii) Assessed with consideration given to:

1. The willfulness of the violation, the extent to which the existence of the violation was known to but uncorrected by the violator, and the extent to which the violator exercised reasonable care;

2. Any actual harm to the environment or to human health;

3. The available technology and economic reasonableness of controlling, reducing, or eliminating the violation; and

4. The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.

(3) If the violation involved the knowing application of phosphorus to a site where, because of the site’s soil characteristics, Department regulations prohibit the application of phosphorus, the penalty imposed on a person under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection shall be not less than $250.

(4) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, each day a violation occurs is a separate violation under this subsection.

(ii) Daily penalties do not continue to accrue as long as the farmer takes reasonable steps to correct the violation.

(5) Any penalty imposed under this subsection is payable to the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost Share Program within the Department.

(j) If a person violates any provision of this section, the Department may:

(1) Require repayment of cost share funds under Subtitle 7 of this title for the project that is in violation; or

(2) Deny or restrict future cost share payments under Subtitle 7 of this title.

(k) (1) The Department shall determine compliance with the provisions of this section.

(2) The Department may review the nutrient management plan and records relating to the plan at a location agreed to by the Department and the person operating the farm.

(3) In conducting a site visit and reviewing the nutrient management plan and related records, the Department’s evaluation shall be limited solely to determining whether the person operating the farm is in compliance with the provisions of this section or the regulations implementing this section.

(4) In conducting a site visit, the Department shall:

(i) Provide the person operating the farm at least 48 hours advance notice;

(ii) Enter the property at a reasonable time that allows the person operating the farm to be present; and

(iii) Conduct the evaluation in a manner that minimizes any inconvenience to the person operating the farm.

(5) If a person operating a farm fails to cooperate with the Department’s request to conduct a site visit and review of a nutrient management plan and records relating to the plan, that person is subject to subsections (i) and (j) of this section.

(6) In determining where to focus enforcement efforts under this subsection, the Department shall prioritize farms for which the Department has not received soil test phosphorus levels, as required by Department regulations.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 8-232 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-232
§8–232.
Status: in_force

A manure bank or other facility located above or below the ground and used for the storage of animal wastes from poultry or agricultural livestock production may not be assessed to the owner of the real property on which it is located.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-322 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-322
§8–322.
Status: reserved

(a) The authority of the Board established under this subtitle:

(1) Vests with the Board at the time an individual applies for licensure or to practice under the multistate licensing privilege;

(2) Continues during periods of licensure; and

(3) Includes authority over an individual holding an expired license, a lapsed license, or a temporary license that has expired under § 8–315(c) of this subtitle.

(b) The authority of the Board shall be continuous over an individual applicant, licensee, or holder of a multistate licensing privilege and may not be divested by withdrawal of an application, when a license expires or lapses, or when a temporary license expires.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-602 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-602
§8–602.
Status: in_force

An at-risk youth prevention and diversion program may be:

(1) (i) community-based;

(ii) school-based;

(iii) neighborhood-based; or

(iv) faith-based; and

(2) nonresidential.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-741 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-741
§8–741.
Status: in_force

A person that owns property may not use the property or allow the property to be used by any other person for the erection or maintenance of any outdoor sign along or near any expressway, unless the sign is located in an urban area and:

(1) (i) Is 660 feet or less from the nearest edge of the right–of–way of the expressway;

(ii) Is located in a commercial or industrial zone that is within a locally designated geographic area of signage control that has been adopted as part of comprehensive rezoning regarding signage; and

(iii) Has received a permit from the Administration in accordance with § 8–744 of this subtitle; or

(2) More than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right–of–way of the expressway.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-640 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-640
§8–640.
Status: in_force

In any year in which this title is not certified by the United States Secretary of Labor under § 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Secretary shall refund money that was collected from an instrumentality of the United States for which Congress permits employment to be covered employment. The refund shall be made in the same manner and within the same time period as provided under § 8-638 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Education § 8-311 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-311
§8–311.
Status: in_force

(a) The Maryland School for the Blind shall establish and operate a program of enhanced services for blind students who have other severe disabilities.

(b) The Maryland School for the Blind shall include a description of the program in the written agreement with the Department of Education required under § 8–312 of this subtitle.

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

(d) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department, in consultation with the Maryland School for the Blind, shall determine on an individual basis those students who are eligible for the enhanced program described in this section.

(ii) Students served in the enhanced program shall be students who are at risk of requiring nonpublic placement in an out–of–state special education facility, including students who are blind/deaf or students with other severe and multiple disabilities.

(2) (i) 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.

(ii) A county which pays the local share of the “basic cost” as provided in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall not pay the tuition required in § 8–309 of this subtitle.

(3) The State shall pay the cost of serving a student in the enhanced program based on an individual cost sheet completed by the Department for each student enrolled in the program.

(e) In addition to the funding provided for enhanced services under this section, the Governor shall annually include at least $1,000,000 in the State budget for the cost of providing residential services.

(f) On or before September 1 each year, the Department shall report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the House Committee on Ways and Means, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:

(1) The number of students enrolled in the program established under subsection (a) of this section;

(2) The annual costs of the program established under subsection (a) of this section; and

(3) Any anticipated enrollment growth and future costs related to the program established under subsection (a) of this section.
Md. Code, Election Law § 8-502 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-502
§8–502.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the placement on the ballot in the primary election of the names of individuals who are candidates for nomination by principal political parties to the office of President of the United States.

(b) An individual who desires to run in the primary election may be placed on the ballot only:

(1) by direction of the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (c) of this section; or

(2) by filing, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, a petition containing the signatures of at least 400 registered voters from each congressional district in the State.

(c) (1) The Secretary of State shall certify to the State Board the names of candidates for nomination by a principal political party no later than 113 days before the primary election.

(2) The Secretary of State shall certify the name of a presidential candidate on the ballot when the Secretary has determined, in the Secretary’s sole discretion and consistent with party rules, that the candidate’s candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in Maryland, unless the candidate executes and files with the Secretary of State an affidavit stating without qualification that the candidate is not and does not intend to become a candidate for the office in the Maryland primary election.

(d) A candidate who seeks to be placed on the ballot by the petition process specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall file the petition, in the form prescribed by the State Board, on the 95th day before the day of the election.

(e) The State Board shall establish a procedure for the Democratic presidential primary through which votes may be cast as uncommitted to any presidential candidate.

(f) The names of the candidates for President qualifying under this section shall be certified to the local boards by the State Board and shall be printed on all ballots used for the primary election.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-2B-03 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 2B / Section 8-2B-03
§8–2B–03.
Status: reserved

(a) There is a Whole Watershed Fund.

(b) The purpose of the Fund is to fund projects approved by the State management team under § 8–2B–02 of this subtitle.

(c) The Secretary shall administer the Fund.

(d) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

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

(e) The Fund consists of:

(1) Revenue distributed to the Fund from:

(i) The Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund established under § 8–2A–02 of this title;

(ii) The Bay Restoration Fund established under § 9–1605.2 of the Environment Article;

(iii) The Clean Water Commerce Account established under § 9–1605.4 of the Environment Article;

(iv) The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund established under § 2–505 of the Agriculture Article;

(v) The cost–sharing program established under § 8–702 of the Agriculture Article; and

(vi) The Waterway Improvement Fund established under § 8–707 of this title;

(2) Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;

(3) Interest earnings; and

(4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.

(f) (1) The Fund may be used only to support actions associated with a project approved by the State management team under § 8–2B–02 of this subtitle, including:

(i) To satisfy match requirements of any federal source; or

(ii) Matching with county, municipal, or private funds or in–kind support for a project.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, money transferred to the Fund under subsection (e)(1) of this section shall be subject to the conditions specified in the originating fund or account.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a portion of funds for an action may be provided as an advance payment at the beginning of each fiscal year.

(4) Any remaining funds not used to support an action in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be available for use consistent with this section in subsequent fiscal years.

(g) (1) The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.

(2) Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.

(h) Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.

(i) Money expended from the Fund for projects approved by the Partnership is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for the Partnership.

(j) A contract entered into by the Department under this section shall:

(1) Be consistent with the implementation and financing plan developed under § 8–2B–02(g) of this subtitle;

(2) For an action involving stream restoration, require the use of a stream restoration contractor licensed under Title 18 of the Environment Article; and

(3) Require that funds provided from the Fund be returned if the action is not completed in accordance with the implementation and financing plan.

(k) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an action that is partially financed with another source of State funds may be funded under this section.

(2) Funding provided to an action under this subsection shall be prorated to cover only the portion of the action not funded by another State source.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-712.4 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-712.4
§8–712.
Status: in_force

§8–712.4.

(a) (1) An owner of a vessel may apply to the Department for a nonmotorized vessel decal if the vessel is:

(i) Not equipped with propulsion machinery;

(ii) Used principally on the waters of the State; and

(iii) Not subject to the requirements of § 8–712 or § 8–712.1 of this subtitle.

(2) The owner shall apply for a nonmotorized vessel decal on a form approved by the Department.

(b) A nonmotorized vessel decal:

(1) Is valid for a period not to exceed 2 years; and

(2) Expires on December 31 of the calendar year following the year the decal was issued.

(c) The fee for a nonmotorized vessel decal is $12.

(d) The nonmotorized vessel decal shall be displayed on the exterior of the vessel.

(e) Within 30 days after the sale or other transfer of a vessel displaying a nonmotorized vessel decal under this section:

(1) The transferor shall give notice of the transfer to the Department on a form that the Department requires; and

(2) If the transferee intends to continue to use the vessel principally on the waters of the State, the transferee may submit an application for a nonmotorized vessel decal and pay the fee required under subsection (c) of this section.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 8-413 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-413
§8–413.
Status: in_force

(a) The person who has appealed a notice may:

(1) appear in person or by an agent; and

(2) present any evidence at or prior to the hearing to substantiate the value or classification claimed for the personal property.

(b) If the person does not appear at the hearing, the Department or supervisor may determine the value or classification of the personal property taking into account the available information and the best judgment of the supervisor or the Department.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 8-203 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-203
§8–203.
Status: in_force

With the advice of the Secretary, the Governor shall designate a chairman from among the members of the Commission.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-601 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-601
§8–601.
Status: in_force

Any party to an action brought in the District Court under this title or § 14–132 of this article in which the amount in controversy meets the requirements for a trial by jury may, in accordance with this subtitle, demand a trial by jury.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-326 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-326
§8–326.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the Commission is unable to acquire the property by negotiation, it shall certify the case to the board of property review for the county in which the property is located, as provided in the Maryland Rules.

(b) A case shall be filed as a condemnation case in the court for the county in which the property is located and may not be heard by a board of property review if:

(1) The Commission determines that valid, marketable title is unobtainable without a court proceeding; or

(2) A nonresident has an interest in the property and will not accept service of process and agree to the board’s jurisdiction.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-219 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-219
§8–219.
Status: in_force

Employment that a minor performs in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news is not covered employment unless delivery or distribution is to a point for subsequent delivery or distribution.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-1007 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 10 / Section 8-1007
§8–1007.
Status: in_force

(a) A person that manages an agricultural operation certified under this subtitle shall:

(1) Submit annually to the Department:

(i) Nutrient management plan records, including:

1. Information identifying the person who manages the agricultural operation;

2. Soil analysis data for the land receiving nutrients;

3. Fertility recommendations for crops produced;

4. A summary of nutrients applied by source and crop type; and

5. Maps identifying the location and boundaries of the agricultural operation;

(ii) Soil conservation and water quality plan records;

(iii) A certification signed by the person managing the agricultural operation that states that the requirements of the Program will be maintained for the upcoming year; and

(iv) Any additional documentation the Department determines to be necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of this subtitle; and

(2) Report to the Department within 60 days any change in the agricultural operation that affects certification under this subtitle.

(b) The Department shall make available to the Department of the Environment records and information provided under subsection (a) of this section related to compliance with laws, regulations, permits, or other requirements enforced by the Department of the Environment.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-318 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-318
§8–318.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or discriminate against a plan participant or beneficiary:

(1) for exercising a right to which the participant or beneficiary is entitled under this subtitle; or

(2) for the purpose of interfering with a right to which the participant or beneficiary may become entitled under this subtitle.

(b) A person may not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or discriminate against a person, whether or not the person is a plan participant or beneficiary, because the person:

(1) has given information or testified in an inquiry or proceeding that relates to this subtitle; or

(2) is about to give information or testify in an inquiry or proceeding that relates to this subtitle.

(c) A person may not, by fraud, force, violence, or the threat of force or violence, restrain, coerce, or intimidate or attempt to restrain, coerce, or intimidate a plan participant or beneficiary for the purpose of interfering with or preventing the exercise of a right to which the plan participant or beneficiary is or may become entitled under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 8-211 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-211
§8–211.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Agreement” means an agreement made under subsection (c) of this section.

(3) “Program” means the forest conservation and management program.

(b) The Department of Natural Resources shall establish the program to:

(1) encourage the preservation or development of land for productive woodland purposes;

(2) increase the income of persons in the State from the sale of timber;

(3) prevent flooding of land and the loss of the State’s soil;

(4) provide wooded areas for the use and enjoyment of all individuals in the State; and

(5) promote the welfare and assets of the State.

(c) The owner of at least 5 contiguous acres of land may make an agreement with the Department of Natural Resources to place the land in the program.

(d) A memorandum of the agreement shall be recorded in each county where the land is located under §§ 3–102 and 3–103 of the Real Property Article. The woodland owner shall pay for recording the memorandum.

(e) (1) The owner of land that is subject to an agreement shall promptly notify:

(i) the supervisor of the county where the land is located that the land is subject to an agreement;

(ii) before a sale or transfer, a prospective buyer or transferee that the land is subject to an agreement; and

(iii) within 30 days of a sale or transfer, the Department of Natural Resources.

(2) The requirements applicable to an owner under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply to:

(i) a successor, heir, or assign of the owner; and

(ii) as applicable, the personal representative of the owner’s estate.

(f) (1) Except for an agreement made on or before July 1, 1984, an agreement shall be for at least 15 years.

(2) Consecutive agreements shall be deemed a single agreement from the date of the original agreement.

(g) An agreement may be assigned and transferred to a buyer of all or part of the land that is subject to the agreement, if:

(1) the buyer assumes the obligation of the agreement;

(2) the agreement is transferred to the buyer by the landowner or the landowner’s successors, heirs, or assigns; and

(3) property tax on an assessment under subsection (i) of this section is not due.

(h) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, the value of woodland for assessment purposes in effect at the beginning of an agreement may not be increased for the period covered by the agreement.

(i) (1) Woodland shall be reassessed when:

(i) an agreement ends and is not renewed as provided in subsection (f)(2) of this section;

(ii) timber is harvested, unless harvested according to the plan approved by the Department of Natural Resources;

(iii) land subject to an agreement is conveyed to a new owner except as provided in subsection (g) of this section; or

(iv) an agreement is ended by the Department of Natural Resources at the request of the owner or because the owner has not complied with the agreement.

(2) If only part of the land subject to an agreement is conveyed or only part of the timber is harvested, the reassessment shall be only for the part of land conveyed or the part of land on which the timber is harvested.

(j) If the assessment under subsection (i)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this section is greater than the value used to determine the assessment under subsection (h) of this section, the difference between the 2 valuations is computed in approximately equal annual steps that cover the number of taxable years between the 2 valuations, and the agreement holder owes property tax for each taxable year payable at the property tax rates applicable for each taxable year.

(k) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection and any pertinent local laws, a woodland owner who has 50 or more contiguous acres subject to an agreement may subdivide the property and transfer to a child of the owner a building lot for the purposes of constructing a dwelling unit on the lot without liability for prior taxable years under subsection (j) of this section.

(2) A building lot transferred under this subsection may not exceed:

(i) 1 acre; or

(ii) if local law or regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment require that the minimum size of a building lot exceed 1 acre, the minimum size required under local law or regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment.

(3) A woodland owner may not transfer under this subsection more than one building lot for every 10 acres subject to the agreement or more than one building lot to each child of the owner.

(4) (i) A woodland owner shall apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a modification of an agreement under this subsection.

(ii) On approval by the Department of Natural Resources, the woodland owner shall notify the supervisor of the county where the land is located.

(iii) The supervisor shall reassess that portion of the property removed from the program and establish the property as a separate account in the assessment records of the county.

(5) A modification of an agreement under this subsection shall be recorded in each county where the building lot is located under §§ 3–102 and 3–103 of the Real Property Article. The woodland owner shall pay for recording the modification.

(6) A modification of an agreement under this subsection is not subject to a penalty under subsection (l) of this section.

(l) An agreement holder shall pay the Department of Natural Resources a penalty of $100 if an agreement is terminated as a result of noncompliance or at the request of the owner.

(m) (1) Land that is removed from an agreement by eminent domain or other involuntary proceeding is not subject to:

(i) reassessment under subsection (i) of this section; or

(ii) penalty under subsection (l) of this section.

(2) If only part of the land subject to an agreement is removed by eminent domain or other involuntary procedure the supervisor shall:

(i) apportion the assessment and enter the removed part as a separate assessment on the tax roll; and

(ii) adjust the assessment of the land that remains under the agreement to reflect the change.

(n) This section does not affect any benefit charge or other special charge that applies to woodland.

(o) This section does not apply to the valuation or assessment of improvements or agricultural, mineral, or other nonforest values on land that is subject to an agreement.

(p) The Department of Natural Resources may set reasonable fees for the development of management plans, original agreements, and conducting inspections. The fees shall be designed to cover the administrative costs of conducting the program.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-803 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 8 / Section 8-803
§8–803.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) To determine the weekly benefit amount to assign to a claimant in the schedule of benefits in subsection (b) of this section, the line in the schedule of benefits shall be located in which the high quarter wages in column (A) correspond to wages that the claimant was paid for covered employment in the calendar quarter of the claimant’s base period in which those wages were highest.

(2) The claimant shall be assigned:

(i) the weekly benefit amount in column (B) of the schedule for that line; or

(ii) if the claimant is not eligible under § 8–802 of this subtitle for that weekly benefit amount but was paid wages to qualify in 1 of the next 6 lower lines of the schedule, the weekly benefit amount in the next lower line in column (B) of the schedule.

(b)

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS

Weekly Minimum

Benefit Qualifying

Line High Quarter Wages Amount Wages

(A) (B) (C)

(1) $ 1,176.01 to $ 1,200.00 50.00 1,800.00

(2) $ 1,200.01 to $ 1,224.00 51.00 1,836.00

(3) $ 1,224.01 to $ 1,248.00 52.00 1,872.00

(4) $ 1,248.01 to $ 1,272.00 53.00 1,908.00

(5) $ 1,272.01 to $ 1,296.00 54.00 1,944.00

(6) $ 1,296.01 to $ 1,320.00 55.00 1,980.00

(7) $ 1,320.01 to $ 1,344.00 56.00 2,016.00

(8) $ 1,344.01 to $ 1,368.00 57.00 2,052.00

(9) $ 1,368.01 to $ 1,392.00 58.00 2,088.00

(10) $ 1,392.01 to $ 1,416.00 59.00 2,124.00

(11) $ 1,416.01 to $ 1,440.00 60.00 2,160.00

(12) $ 1,440.01 to $ 1,464.00 61.00 2,196.00

(13) $ 1,464.01 to $ 1,488.00 62.00 2,232.00

(14) $ 1,488.01 to $ 1,512.00 63.00 2,268.00

(15) $ 1,512.01 to $ 1,536.00 64.00 2,304.00

(16) $ 1,536.01 to $ 1,560.00 65.00 2,340.00

(17) $ 1,560.01 to $ 1,584.00 66.00 2,376.00

(18) $ 1,584.01 to $ 1,608.00 67.00 2,412.00

(19) $ 1,608.01 to $ 1,632.00 68.00 2,448.00

(20) $ 1,632.01 to $ 1,656.00 69.00 2,484.00

(21) $ 1,656.01 to $ 1,680.00 70.00 2,520.00

(22) $ 1,680.01 to $ 1,704.00 71.00 2,556.00

(23) $ 1,704.01 to $ 1,728.00 72.00 2,592.00

(24) $ 1,728.01 to $ 1,752.00 73.00 2,628.00

(25) $ 1,752.01 to $ 1,776.00 74.00 2,664.00

(26) $ 1,776.01 to $ 1,800.00 75.00 2,700.00

(27) $ 1,800.01 to $ 1,824.00 76.00 2,736.00

(28) $ 1,824.01 to $ 1,848.00 77.00 2,772.00

(29) $ 1,848.01 to $ 1,872.00 78.00 2,808.00

(30) $ 1,872.01 to $ 1,896.00 79.00 2,844.00

(31) $ 1,896.01 to $ 1,920.00 80.00 2,880.00

(32) $ 1,920.01 to $ 1,944.00 81.00 2,916.00

(33) $ 1,944.01 to $ 1,968.00 82.00 2,952.00

(34) $ 1,968.01 to $ 1,992.00 83.00 2,988.00

(35) $ 1,992.01 to $ 2,016.00 84.00 3,024.00

(36) $ 2,016.01 to $ 2,040.00 85.00 3,060.00

(37) $ 2,040.01 to $ 2,064.00 86.00 3,096.00

(38) $ 2,064.01 to $ 2,088.00 87.00 3,132.00

(39) $ 2,088.01 to $ 2,112.00 88.00 3,168.00

(40) $ 2,112.01 to $ 2,136.00 89.00 3,204.00

(41) $ 2,136.01 to $ 2,160.00 90.00 3,240.00

(42) $ 2,160.01 to $ 2,184.00 91.00 3,276.00

(43) $ 2,184.01 to $ 2,208.00 92.00 3,312.00

(44) $ 2,208.01 to $ 2,232.00 93.00 3,348.00

(45) $ 2,232.01 to $ 2,256.00 94.00 3,384.00

(46) $ 2,256.01 to $ 2,280.00 95.00 3,420.00

(47) $ 2,280.01 to $ 2,304.00 96.00 3,456.00

(48) $ 2,304.01 to $ 2,328.00 97.00 3,492.00

(49) $ 2,328.01 to $ 2,352.00 98.00 3,528.00

(50) $ 2,352.01 to $ 2,376.00 99.00 3,564.00

(51) $ 2,376.01 to $ 2,400.00 100.00 3,600.00

(52) $ 2,400.01 to $ 2,424.00 101.00 3,636.00

(53) $ 2,424.01 to $ 2,448.00 102.00 3,672.00

(54) $ 2,448.01 to $ 2,472.00 103.00 3,708.00

(55) $ 2,472.01 to $ 2,496.00 104.00 3,744.00

(56) $ 2,496.01 to $ 2,520.00 105.00 3,780.00

(57) $ 2,520.01 to $ 2,544.00 106.00 3,816.00

(58) $ 2,544.01 to $ 2,568.00 107.00 3,852.00

(59) $ 2,568.01 to $ 2,592.00 108.00 3,888.00

(60) $ 2,592.01 to $ 2,616.00 109.00 3,924.00

(61) $ 2,616.01 to $ 2,640.00 110.00 3,960.00

(62) $ 2,640.01 to $ 2,664.00 111.00 3,996.00

(63) $ 2,664.01 to $ 2,688.00 112.00 4,032.00

(64) $ 2,688.01 to $ 2,712.00 113.00 4,068.00

(65) $ 2,712.01 to $ 2,736.00 114.00 4,104.00

(66) $ 2,736.01 to $ 2,760.00 115.00 4,140.00

(67) $ 2,760.01 to $ 2,784.00 116.00 4,176.00

(68) $ 2,784.01 to $ 2,808.00 117.00 4,212.00

(69) $ 2,808.01 to $ 2,832.00 118.00 4,248.00

(70) $ 2,832.01 to $ 2,856.00 119.00 4,284.00

(71) $ 2,856.01 to $ 2,880.00 120.00 4,320.00

(72) $ 2,880.01 to $ 2,904.00 121.00 4,356.00

(73) $ 2,904.01 to $ 2,928.00 122.00 4,392.00

(74) $ 2,928.01 to $ 2,952.00 123.00 4,428.00

(75) $ 2,952.01 to $ 2,976.00 124.00 4,464.00

(76) $ 2,976.01 to $ 3,000.00 125.00 4,500.00

(77) $ 3,000.01 to $ 3,024.00 126.00 4,536.00

(78) $ 3,024.01 to $ 3,048.00 127.00 4,572.00

(79) $ 3,048.01 to $ 3,072.00 128.00 4,608.00

(80) $ 3,072.01 to $ 3,096.00 129.00 4,644.00

(81) $ 3,096.01 to $ 3,120.00 130.00 4,680.00

(82) $ 3,120.01 to $ 3,144.00 131.00 4,716.00

(83) $ 3,144.01 to $ 3,168.00 132.00 4,752.00

(84) $ 3,168.01 to $ 3,192.00 133.00 4,788.00

(85) $ 3,192.01 to $ 3,216.00 134.00 4,824.00

(86) $ 3,216.01 to $ 3,240.00 135.00 4,860.00

(87) $ 3,240.01 to $ 3,264.00 136.00 4,896.00

(88) $ 3,264.01 to $ 3,288.00 137.00 4,932.00

(89) $ 3,288.01 to $ 3,312.00 138.00 4,968.00

(90) $ 3,312.01 to $ 3,336.00 139.00 5,004.00

(91) $ 3,336.01 to $ 3,360.00 140.00 5,040.00

(92) $ 3,360.01 to $ 3,384.00 141.00 5,076.00

(93) $ 3,384.01 to $ 3,408.00 142.00 5,112.00

(94) $ 3,408.01 to $ 3,432.00 143.00 5,148.00

(95) $ 3,432.01 to $ 3,456.00 144.00 5,184.00

(96) $ 3,456.01 to $ 3,480.00 145.00 5,220.00

(97) $ 3,480.01 to $ 3,504.00 146.00 5,256.00

(98) $ 3,504.01 to $ 3,528.00 147.00 5,292.00

(99) $ 3,528.01 to $ 3,552.00 148.00 5,328.00

(100) $ 3,552.01 to $ 3,576.00 149.00 5,364.00

(101) $ 3,576.01 to $ 3,600.00 150.00 5,400.00

(102) $ 3,600.01 to $ 3,624.00 151.00 5,436.00

(103) $ 3,624.01 to $ 3,648.00 152.00 5,472.00

(104) $ 3,648.01 to $ 3,672.00 153.00 5,508.00

(105) $ 3,672.01 to $ 3,696.00 154.00 5,544.00

(106) $ 3,696.01 to $ 3,720.00 155.00 5,580.00

(107) $ 3,720.01 to $ 3,744.00 156.00 5,616.00

(108) $ 3,744.01 to $ 3,768.00 157.00 5,652.00

(109) $ 3,768.01 to $ 3,792.00 158.00 5,688.00

(110) $ 3,792.01 to $ 3,816.00 159.00 5,724.00

(111) $ 3,816.01 to $ 3,840.00 160.00 5,760.00

(112) $ 3,840.01 to $ 3,864.00 161.00 5,796.00

(113) $ 3,864.01 to $ 3,888.00 162.00 5,832.00

(114) $ 3,888.01 to $ 3,912.00 163.00 5,868.00

(115) $ 3,912.01 to $ 3,936.00 164.00 5,904.00

(116) $ 3,936.01 to $ 3,960.00 165.00 5,940.00

(117) $ 3,960.01 to $ 3,984.00 166.00 5,976.00

(118) $ 3,984.01 to $ 4,008.00 167.00 6,012.00

(119) $ 4,008.01 to $ 4,032.00 168.00 6,048.00

(120) $ 4,032.01 to $ 4,056.00 169.00 6,084.00

(121) $ 4,056.01 to $ 4,080.00 170.00 6,120.00

(122) $ 4,080.01 to $ 4,104.00 171.00 6,156.00

(123) $ 4,104.01 to $ 4,128.00 172.00 6,192.00

(124) $ 4,128.01 to $ 4,152.00 173.00 6,228.00

(125) $ 4,152.01 to $ 4,176.00 174.00 6,264.00

(126) $ 4,176.01 to $ 4,200.00 175.00 6,300.00

(127) $ 4,200.01 to $ 4,224.00 176.00 6,336.00

(128) $ 4,224.01 to $ 4,248.00 177.00 6,372.00

(129) $ 4,248.01 to $ 4,272.00 178.00 6,408.00

(130) $ 4,272.01 to $ 4,296.00 179.00 6,444.00

(131) $ 4,296.01 to $ 4,320.00 180.00 6,480.00

(132) $ 4,320.01 to $ 4,344.00 181.00 6,516.00

(133) $ 4,344.01 to $ 4,368.00 182.00 6,552.00

(134) $ 4,368.01 to $ 4,392.00 183.00 6,588.00

(135) $ 4,392.01 to $ 4,416.00 184.00 6,624.00

(136) $ 4,416.01 to $ 4,440.00 185.00 6,660.00

(137) $ 4,440.01 to $ 4,464.00 186.00 6,696.00

(138) $ 4,464.01 to $ 4,488.00 187.00 6,732.00

(139) $ 4,488.01 to $ 4,512.00 188.00 6,768.00

(140) $ 4,512.01 to $ 4,536.00 189.00 6,804.00

(141) $ 4,536.01 to $ 4,560.00 190.00 6,840.00

(142) $ 4,560.01 to $ 4,584.00 191.00 6,876.00

(143) $ 4,584.01 to $ 4,608.00 192.00 6,912.00

(144) $ 4,608.01 to $ 4,632.00 193.00 6,948.00

(145) $ 4,632.01 to $ 4,656.00 194.00 6,984.00

(146) $ 4,656.01 to $ 4,680.00 195.00 7,020.00

(147) $ 4,680.01 to $ 4,704.00 196.00 7,056.00

(148) $ 4,704.01 to $ 4,728.00 197.00 7,092.00

(149) $ 4,728.01 to $ 4,752.00 198.00 7,128.00

(150) $ 4,752.01 to $ 4,776.00 199.00 7,164.00

(151) $ 4,776.01 to $ 4,800.00 200.00 7,200.00

(152) $ 4,800.01 to $ 4,824.00 201.00 7,236.00

(153) $ 4,824.01 to $ 4,848.00 202.00 7,272.00

(154) $ 4,848.01 to $ 4,872.00 203.00 7,308.00

(155) $ 4,872.01 to $ 4,896.00 204.00 7,344.00

(156) $ 4,896.01 to $ 4,920.00 205.00 7,380.00

(157) $ 4,920.01 to $ 4,944.00 206.00 7,416.00

(158) $ 4,944.01 to $ 4,968.00 207.00 7,452.00

(159) $ 4,968.01 to $ 4,992.00 208.00 7,488.00

(160) $ 4,992.01 to $ 5,016.00 209.00 7,524.00

(161) $ 5,016.01 to $ 5,040.00 210.00 7,560.00

(162) $ 5,040.01 to $ 5,064.00 211.00 7,596.00

(163) $ 5,064.01 to $ 5,088.00 212.00 7,632.00

(164) $ 5,088.01 to $ 5,112.00 213.00 7,668.00

(165) $ 5,112.01 to $ 5,136.00 214.00 7,704.00

(166) $ 5,136.01 to $ 5,160.00 215.00 7,740.00

(167) $ 5,160.01 to $ 5,184.00 216.00 7,776.00

(168) $ 5,184.01 to $ 5,208.00 217.00 7,812.00

(169) $ 5,208.01 to $ 5,232.00 218.00 7,848.00

(170) $ 5,232.01 to $ 5,256.00 219.00 7,884.00

(171) $ 5,256.01 to $ 5,280.00 220.00 7,920.00

(172) $ 5,280.01 to $ 5,304.00 221.00 7,956.00

(173) $ 5,304.01 to $ 5,328.00 222.00 7,992.00

(174) $ 5,328.01 to $ 5,352.00 223.00 8,028.00

(175) $ 5,352.01 to $ 5,376.00 224.00 8,064.00

(176) $ 5,376.01 to $ 5,400.00 225.00 8,100.00

(177) $ 5,400.01 to $ 5,424.00 226.00 8,136.00

(178) $ 5,424.01 to $ 5,448.00 227.00 8,172.00

(179) $ 5,448.01 to $ 5,472.00 228.00 8,208.00

(180) $ 5,472.01 to $ 5,496.00 229.00 8,244.00

(181) $ 5,496.01 to $ 5,520.00 230.00 8,280.00

(182) $ 5,520.01 to $ 5,544.00 231.00 8,316.00

(183) $ 5,544.01 to $ 5,568.00 232.00 8,352.00

(184) $ 5,568.01 to $ 5,592.00 233.00 8,388.00

(185) $ 5,592.01 to $ 5,616.00 234.00 8,424.00

(186) $ 5,616.01 to $ 5,640.00 235.00 8,460.00

(187) $ 5,640.01 to $ 5,664.00 236.00 8,496.00

(188) $ 5,664.01 to $ 5,688.00 237.00 8,532.00

(189) $ 5,688.01 to $ 5,712.00 238.00 8,568.00

(190) $ 5,712.01 to $ 5,736.00 239.00 8,604.00

(191) $ 5,736.01 to $ 5,760.00 240.00 8,640.00

(192) $ 5,760.01 to $ 5,784.00 241.00 8,676.00

(193) $ 5,784.01 to $ 5,808.00 242.00 8,712.00

(194) $ 5,808.01 to $ 5,832.00 243.00 8,748.00

(195) $ 5,832.01 to $ 5,856.00 244.00 8,784.00

(196) $ 5,856.01 to $ 5,880.00 245.00 8,820.00

(197) $ 5,880.01 to $ 5,904.00 246.00 8,856.00

(198) $ 5,904.01 to $ 5,928.00 247.00 8,892.00

(199) $ 5,928.01 to $ 5,952.00 248.00 8,928.00

(200) $ 5,952.01 to $ 5,976.00 249.00 8,964.00

(201) $ 5,976.01 to $ 6,000.00 250.00 9,000.00

(202) $ 6,000.01 to $ 6,024.00 251.00 9,036.00

(203) $ 6,024.01 to $ 6,048.00 252.00 9,072.00

(204) $ 6,048.01 to $ 6,072.00 253.00 9,108.00

(205) $ 6,072.01 to $ 6,096.00 254.00 9,144.00

(206) $ 6,096.01 to $ 6,120.00 255.00 9,180.00

(207) $ 6,120.01 to $ 6,144.00 256.00 9,216.00

(208) $ 6,144.01 to $ 6,168.00 257.00 9,252.00

(209) $ 6,168.01 to $ 6,192.00 258.00 9,288.00

(210) $ 6,192.01 to $ 6,216.00 259.00 9,324.00

(211) $ 6,216.01 to $ 6,240.00 260.00 9,360.00

(212) $ 6,240.01 to $ 6,264.00 261.00 9,396.00

(213) $ 6,264.01 to $ 6,288.00 262.00 9,432.00

(214) $ 6,288.01 to $ 6,312.00 263.00 9,468.00

(215) $ 6,312.01 to $ 6,336.00 264.00 9,504.00

(216) $ 6,336.01 to $ 6,360.00 265.00 9,540.00

(217) $ 6,360.01 to $ 6,384.00 266.00 9,576.00

(218) $ 6,384.01 to $ 6,408.00 267.00 9,612.00

(219) $ 6,408.01 to $ 6,432.00 268.00 9,648.00

(220) $ 6,432.01 to $ 6,456.00 269.00 9,684.00

(221) $ 6,456.01 to $ 6,480.00 270.00 9,720.00

(222) $ 6,480.01 to $ 6,504.00 271.00 9,756.00

(223) $ 6,504.01 to $ 6,528.00 272.00 9,792.00

(224) $ 6,528.01 to $ 6,552.00 273.00 9,828.00

(225) $ 6,552.01 to $ 6,576.00 274.00 9,864.00

(226) $ 6,576.01 to $ 6,600.00 275.00 9,900.00

(227) $ 6,600.01 to $ 6,624.00 276.00 9,936.00

(228) $ 6,624.01 to $ 6,648.00 277.00 9,972.00

(229) $ 6,648.01 to $ 6,672.00 278.00 10,008.00

(230) $ 6,672.01 to $ 6,696.00 279.00 10,044.00

(231) $ 6,696.01 to $ 6,720.00 280.00 10,080.00

(232) $ 6,720.01 to $ 6,744.00 281.00 10,116.00

(233) $ 6,744.01 to $ 6,768.00 282.00 10,152.00

(234) $ 6,768.01 to $ 6,792.00 283.00 10,188.00

(235) $ 6,792.01 to $ 6,816.00 284.00 10,224.00

(236) $ 6,816.01 to $ 6,840.00 285.00 10,260.00

(237) $ 6,840.01 to $ 6,864.00 286.00 10,296.00

(238) $ 6,864.01 to $ 6,888.00 287.00 10,332.00

(239) $ 6,888.01 to $ 6,912.00 288.00 10,368.00

(240) $ 6,912.01 to $ 6,936.00 289.00 10,404.00

(241) $ 6,936.01 to $ 6,960.00 290.00 10,440.00

(242) $ 6,960.01 to $ 6,984.00 291.00 10,476.00

(243) $ 6,984.01 to $ 7,008.00 292.00 10,512.00

(244) $ 7,008.01 to $ 7,032.00 293.00 10,548.00

(245) $ 7,032.01 to $ 7,056.00 294.00 10,584.00

(246) $ 7,056.01 to $ 7,080.00 295.00 10,620.00

(247) $ 7,080.01 to $ 7,104.00 296.00 10,656.00

(248) $ 7,104.01 to $ 7,128.00 297.00 10,692.00

(249) $ 7,128.01 to $ 7,152.00 298.00 10,728.00

(250) $ 7,152.01 to $ 7,176.00 299.00 10,764.00

(251) $ 7,176.01 to $ 7,200.00 300.00 10,800.00

(252) $ 7,200.01 to $ 7,224.00 301.00 10,836.00

(253) $ 7,224.01 to $ 7,248.00 302.00 10,872.00

(254) $ 7,248.01 to $ 7,272.00 303.00 10,908.00

(255) $ 7,272.01 to $ 7,296.00 304.00 10,944.00

(256) $ 7,296.01 to $ 7,320.00 305.00 10,980.00

(257) $ 7,320.01 to $ 7,344.00 306.00 11,016.00

(258) $ 7,344.01 to $ 7,368.00 307.00 11,052.00

(259) $ 7,368.01 to $ 7,392.00 308.00 11,088.00

(260) $ 7,392.01 to $ 7,416.00 309.00 11,124.00

(261) $ 7,416.01 to $ 7,440.00 310.00 11,160.00

(262) $ 7,440.01 to $ 7,464.00 311.00 11,196.00

(263) $ 7,464.01 to $ 7,488.00 312.00 11,232.00

(264) $ 7,488.01 to $ 7,512.00 313.00 11,268.00

(265) $ 7,512.01 to $ 7,536.00 314.00 11,304.00

(266) $ 7,536.01 to $ 7,560.00 315.00 11,340.00

(267) $ 7,560.01 to $ 7,584.00 316.00 11,376.00

(268) $ 7,584.01 to $ 7,608.00 317.00 11,412.00

(269) $ 7,608.01 to $ 7,632.00 318.00 11,448.00

(270) $ 7,632.01 to $ 7,656.00 319.00 11,484.00

(271) $ 7,656.01 to $ 7,680.00 320.00 11,520.00

(272) $ 7,680.01 to $ 7,704.00 321.00 11,556.00

(273) $ 7,704.01 to $ 7,728.00 322.00 11,592.00

(274) $ 7,728.01 to $ 7,752.00 323.00 11,628.00

(275) $ 7,752.01 to $ 7,776.00 324.00 11,664.00

(276) $ 7,776.01 to $ 7,800.00 325.00 11,700.00

(277) $ 7,800.01 to $ 7,824.00 326.00 11,736.00

(278) $ 7,824.01 to $ 7,848.00 327.00 11,772.00

(279) $ 7,848.01 to $ 7,872.00 328.00 11,808.00

(280) $ 7,872.01 to $ 7,896.00 329.00 11,844.00

(281) $ 7,896.01 to $ 7,920.00 330.00 11,880.00

(282) $ 7,920.01 to $ 7,944.00 331.00 11,916.00

(283) $ 7,944.01 to $ 7,968.00 332.00 11,952.00

(284) $ 7,968.01 to $ 7,992.00 333.00 11,988.00

(285) $ 7,992.01 to $ 8,016.00 334.00 12,024.00

(286) $ 8,016.01 to $ 8,040.00 335.00 12,060.00

(287) $ 8,040.01 to $ 8,064.00 336.00 12,096.00

(288) $ 8,064.01 to $ 8,088.00 337.00 12,132.00

(289) $ 8,088.01 to $ 8,112.00 338.00 12,168.00

(290) $ 8,112.01 to $ 8,136.00 339.00 12,204.00

(291) $ 8,136.01 to $ 8,160.00 340.00 12,240.00

(292) $ 8,160.01 to $ 8,184.00 341.00 12,276.00

(293) $ 8,184.01 to $ 8,208.00 342.00 12,312.00

(294) $ 8,208.01 to $ 8,232.00 343.00 12,348.00

(295) $ 8,232.01 to $ 8,256.00 344.00 12,384.00

(296) $ 8,256.01 to $ 8,280.00 345.00 12,420.00

(297) $ 8,280.01 to $ 8,304.00 346.00 12,456.00

(298) $ 8,304.01 to $ 8,328.00 347.00 12,492.00

(299) $ 8,328.01 to $ 8,352.00 348.00 12,528.00

(300) $ 8,352.01 to $ 8,376.00 349.00 12,564.00

(301) $ 8,376.01 to $ 8,400.00 350.00 12,600.00

(302) $ 8,400.01 to $ 8,424.00 351.00 12,636.00

(303) $ 8,424.01 to $ 8,448.00 352.00 12,672.00

(304) $ 8,448.01 to $ 8,472.00 353.00 12,708.00

(305) $ 8,472.01 to $ 8,496.00 354.00 12,744.00

(306) $ 8,496.01 to $ 8,520.00 355.00 12,780.00

(307) $ 8,520.01 to $ 8,544.00 356.00 12,816.00

(308) $ 8,544.01 to $ 8,568.00 357.00 12,852.00

(309) $ 8,568.01 to $ 8,592.00 358.00 12,888.00

(310) $ 8,592.01 to $ 8,616.00 359.00 12,924.00

(311) $ 8,616.01 to $ 8,640.00 360.00 12,960.00

(312) $ 8,640.01 to $ 8,664.00 361.00 12,996.00

(313) $ 8,664.01 to $ 8,688.00 362.00 13,032.00

(314) $ 8,688.01 to $ 8,712.00 363.00 13,068.00

(315) $ 8,712.01 to $ 8,736.00 364.00 13,104.00

(316) $ 8,736.01 to $ 8,760.00 365.00 13,140.00

(317) $ 8,760.01 to $ 8,784.00 366.00 13,176.00

(318) $ 8,784.01 to $ 8,808.00 367.00 13,212.00

(319) $ 8,808.01 to $ 8,832.00 368.00 13,248.00

(320) $ 8,832.01 to $ 8,856.00 369.00 13,284.00

(321) $ 8,856.01 to $ 8,880.00 370.00 13,320.00

(322) $ 8,880.01 to $ 8,904.00 371.00 13,356.00

(323) $ 8,904.01 to $ 8,928.00 372.00 13,392.00

(324) $ 8,928.01 to $ 8,952.00 373.00 13,428.00

(325) $ 8,952.01 to $ 8,976.00 374.00 13,464.00

(326) $ 8,976.01 to $ 9,000.00 375.00 13,500.00

(327) $ 9,000.01 to $ 9,024.00 376.00 13,536.00

(328) $ 9,024.01 to $ 9,048.00 377.00 13,572.00

(329) $ 9,048.01 to $ 9,072.00 378.00 13,608.00

(330) $ 9,072.01 to $ 9,096.00 379.00 13,644.00

(331) $ 9,096.01 to $ 9,120.00 380.00 13,680.00

(332) $ 9,120.01 to $ 9,144.00 381.00 13,716.00

(333) $ 9,144.01 to $ 9,168.00 382.00 13,752.00

(334) $ 9,168.01 to $ 9,192.00 383.00 13,788.00

(335) $ 9,192.01 to $ 9,216.00 384.00 13,824.00

(336) $ 9,216.01 to $ 9,240.00 385.00 13,860.00

(337) $ 9,240.01 to $ 9,264.00 386.00 13,896.00

(338) $ 9,264.01 to $ 9,288.00 387.00 13,932.00

(339) $ 9,288.01 to $ 9,312.00 388.00 13,968.00

(340) $ 9,312.01 to $ 9,336.00 389.00 14,004.00

(341) $ 9,336.01 to $ 9,360.00 390.00 14,040.00

(342) $ 9,360.01 to $ 9,384.00 391.00 14,076.00

(343) $ 9,384.01 to $ 9,408.00 392.00 14,112.00

(344) $ 9,408.01 to $ 9,432.00 393.00 14,148.00

(345) $ 9,432.01 to $ 9,456.00 394.00 14,184.00

(346) $ 9,456.01 to $ 9,480.00 395.00 14,220.00

(347) $ 9,480.01 to $ 9,504.00 396.00 14,256.00

(348) $ 9,504.01 to $ 9,528.00 397.00 14,292.00

(349) $ 9,528.01 to $ 9,552.00 398.00 14,328.00

(350) $ 9,552.01 to $ 9,576.00 399.00 14,364.00

(351) $ 9,576.01 to $ 9,600.00 400.00 14,400.00

(352) $ 9,600.01 to $ 9,624.00 401.00 14,436.00

(353) $ 9,624.01 to $ 9,648.00 402.00 14,472.00

(354) $ 9,648.01 to $ 9,672.00 403.00 14,508.00

(355) $ 9,672.01 to $ 9,696.00 404.00 14,544.00

(356) $ 9,696.01 to $ 9,720.00 405.00 14,580.00

(357) $ 9,720.01 to $ 9,744.00 406.00 14,616.00

(358) $ 9,744.01 to $ 9,768.00 407.00 14,652.00

(359) $ 9,768.01 to $ 9,792.00 408.00 14,688.00

(360) $ 9,792.01 to $ 9,816.00 409.00 14,724.00

(361) $ 9,816.01 to $ 9,840.00 410.00 14,760.00

(362) $ 9,840.01 to $ 9,864.00 411.00 14,796.00

(363) $ 9,864.01 to $ 9,888.00 412.00 14,832.00

(364) $ 9,888.01 to $ 9,912.00 413.00 14,868.00

(365) $ 9,912.01 to $ 9,936.00 414.00 14,904.00

(366) $ 9,936.01 to $ 9,960.00 415.00 14,940.00

(367) $ 9,960.01 to $ 9,984.00 416.00 14,976.00

(368) $ 9,984.01 to $10,008.00 417.00 15,012.00

(369) $10,008.01 to $10,032.00 418.00 15,048.00

(370) $10,032.01 to $10,056.00 419.00 15,084.00

(371) $10,056.01 to $10,080.00 420.00 15,120.00

(372) $10,080.01 to $10,104.00 421.00 15,156.00

(373) $10,104.01 to $10,128.00 422.00 15,192.00

(374) $10,128.01 to $10,152.00 423.00 15,228.00

(375) $10,152.01 to $10,176.00 424.00 15,264.00

(376) $10,176.01 to $10,200.00 425.00 15,300.00

(377) $10,200.01 to $10,224.00 426.00 15,336.00

(378) $10,224.01 to $10,248.00 427.00 15,372.00

(379) $10,248.01 to $10,272.00 428.00 15,408.00

(380) $10,272.01 to $10,296.00 429.00 15,444.00

(381) $10,296.01 and over 430.00 15,480.00

(c) The schedule of benefits that is in effect on the 1st day of a claimant’s benefit year applies to the claimant throughout that benefit year.

(d) (1) Except as provided in § 8–1207 of this title for the work sharing program and § 8–1604 of this title for the Self–Employment Assistance Program, an eligible claimant shall be paid a weekly benefit amount that is computed by:

(i) determining the claimant’s weekly benefit amount under this section;

(ii) adding any allowance for a dependent to which the claimant is entitled under § 8–804 of this subtitle; and

(iii) subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, subtracting any wages exceeding $50 payable to the claimant for the week.

(2) In computing benefits under this subsection, a fraction of a dollar shall be rounded to the next lower dollar.

(3) A payment to an individual as compensation for serving as an election judge for a local board of elections in the State may not be included when computing the wages required to be subtracted under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection.

(e) Any child support payment that is required under § 8–807 of this subtitle shall be withheld from benefits.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-308 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-308
§8–308.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Board shall license any applicant who meets the requirements for a license as:

(1) A registered nurse under this title; or

(2) A licensed practical nurse under this title.

(b) (1) The Board shall:

(i) Issue each new licensee a license number and registration certificate that indicates that the initial license was issued by the Board; and

(ii) Electronically record each license in the Board’s database and on the Board’s Web site.

(2) Each license shall include:

(i) Any expiration date;

(ii) The type of license; and

(iii) Any certification.

(c) (1) On receipt of the criminal history record information of an applicant for licensure or certification forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 8–303 of this subtitle, in determining whether to grant a license or a certificate, 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 applicant poses a threat to the public health or safety.

(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Board may not issue a license or a certificate if the criminal history record information required under § 8–303 of this subtitle has not been received.

(ii) The Board may grant a 90–day extension of a temporary license pending receipt of criminal history record information.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-408 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-408
§8–408.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent or guardian of a child and the child’s attorney may attend any meeting of the Council or the local care team at which the child’s care is discussed.

(b) At least 10 days before the meeting, the Council or local care team shall notify each parent or guardian of the child and the child’s attorney of the date, time, and location of any meeting the Council or the local care team plans to hold to discuss the child’s out–of–state placement.

(c) The Council or the local care team shall notify each parent or guardian of the child and the child’s attorney in writing of:

(1) any decision the Council or local care team makes concerning the child’s out–of–state placement; and

(2) the right of the parent, guardian, or attorney to appeal a decision made by the Council or the local care team concerning the child’s out–of–state placement.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 8-131.1 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-131.1
§8–131.
Status: in_force

§8–131.1.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and includes regulations and rulings issued under that Code.

(3) “Proceeds” means money received from the sale of State bonds, and includes any money deemed to be proceeds of State bonds under the Code.

(b) The Treasurer and the Comptroller shall establish and maintain funds and accounts for the administration, management, investment and accounting of proceeds, including any investment earnings on proceeds, that may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to comply with the Code and to establish or maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on State bonds.

(c) The Treasurer shall manage and invest proceeds, including any investment earnings on proceeds, in a manner so as to maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on State bonds. The Treasurer shall restrict the yields on investments of proceeds if and to the extent necessary to maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on State bonds.

(d) The Treasurer and the Comptroller shall prepare and maintain records of the receipt, deposit, investment, management, disbursement and application of proceeds, including any investment earnings on proceeds, that may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to comply with the Code and to maintain or verify the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on State bonds.

(e) The Treasurer shall establish a separate rebate fund to be used to make any payments to the United States with respect to investment earnings on proceeds that may be required from time to time by the Code. There may be separate accounts within the rebate fund. Amounts deposited to the rebate fund shall be used only for the purpose of making rebate payments to the United States. The Treasurer shall make payments from the rebate fund as may be required from time to time in order to comply with the Code and to maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on State bonds. Any excess money held in the rebate fund with respect to an issue of State bonds after all required rebate payments for that issue have been made, as certified by the Treasurer, shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(f) The Treasurer and the Comptroller shall prepare and file from time to time with the appropriate agency of the United States any forms, information, and reports with respect to State bonds and the expenditure and investment of proceeds that may be required under the Code.

(g) For purposes of doing whatever is necessary or appropriate from time to time to comply with the Code and to establish or maintain the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on State bonds, the Board, the Treasurer, and the Comptroller shall each:

(1) take any other or further actions;

(2) enter into any agreement or covenant regarding the use of proceeds, including any investment earnings on proceeds, the deposit of money to the rebate fund and the making of rebate payments; and

(3) provide certifications of facts and estimates.

(h) This section does not prevent the Board from authorizing the issuance and sale of State bonds the interest on which is not excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes if the Board in its authorizing resolution finds that to be in the best interests of the State.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8A-1901 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8A / Subtitle 19 / Section 8A-1901
§8A–1901.
Status: in_force

No provision of this title shall be deemed to be a bar to the applicability of supplementary rights afforded by any public local law enacted by the General Assembly or any ordinance or any local law enacted by any municipality or political subdivision of this State; provided, however, that no such law can diminish or limit any right or remedy granted under the provisions of this title.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 8-211 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-211
§8–211.
Status: in_force

Each jury plan shall set the method by which a foreperson is to be chosen for a grand jury from among its members.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-706 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-706
§8–706.
Status: in_force

§8–706. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2031 PER CHAPTER 645 OF 2021 //

(a) To maximize participation in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, in fiscal years 2023 through 2031, inclusive, a landowner who enrolls land planted with a forested streamside buffer shall receive a one–time signing bonus of up to $1,000 per acre of land enrolled.

(b) Signing bonuses provided under this section shall be funded with:

(1) Money appropriated under subsection (c) of this section; and

(2) The amount specified in § 9–1605.2(i)(11)(i) of the Environment Article.

(c) (1) For fiscal year 2024, the Governor shall appropriate $2,500,000 in the annual State budget to fund tree planting under this section and other tree planting programs on agricultural land.

(2) For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031, the Governor shall appropriate $500,000 in the annual State budget to fund tree planting under this section and other tree planting programs on agricultural land.

(3) Money appropriated under this subsection is supplemental to and may not take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for tree plantings under this section and other tree planting programs on agricultural land.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-205 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-205
§8–205.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In Anne Arundel County, unless the tenant makes payment by check or rents the property for commercial or business purposes, if property is leased for any definite term or at will, the landlord shall give the tenant a receipt showing payment and the time period which the payment covers.

(2) On conviction of violating this section, any person or agent shall forfeit the rent for the period in question.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section, the landlord or landlord’s agent shall give the tenant a receipt if the tenant:

(1) Makes payment in cash; or

(2) Requests a receipt.

(c) In addition to any other penalty, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant in the sum of $25 if the landlord fails to provide a written receipt as required by this section.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-119 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-119
§8–119.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Family member” means a spouse, former spouse, domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, son–in–law, daughter–in–law, stepson–in–law, stepdaughter–in–law, parent–in–law, stepparent–in–law, grandparent, stepgrandparent, grandchild, or stepgrandchild.

(3) (i) “Material terms” means essential terms for the sale of a residential rental property that meet the requirements in subsection (d) of this section.

(ii) “Material terms” includes the sales price, settlement date, and other contingencies.

(4) “Offer to purchase” means a good faith offer for the purchase of a residential rental property for a price that a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller in an arm’s length transaction, with neither party under any compulsion to buy or sell.

(5) “Residential rental property” means a tenant–occupied rental property for residential use with three or fewer individual dwelling units.

(6) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Community Development.

(7) “Tenant” means an individual who has occupied a residential rental property for at least 6 months and who is a named lessee in the written lease.

(8) “Tenant’s exclusive negotiation period” means the period of time after a tenant is notified about the tenant’s right to purchase the residential rental property during which the tenant may negotiate exclusively with the owner to enter into a contract of sale.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) A transfer of title to a family member of the owner;

(2) A transfer of title to a business entity wholly owned by the owner;

(3) A transfer of title through a court order, including a court order foreclosing the right of redemption, a tax sale, or a sale by foreclosure, partition, or by a court–appointed trustee;

(4) A transfer by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent’s estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust;

(5) A transfer of title through a testamentary document, a trust instrument, or inheritance;

(6) A transfer of bare legal title into a revocable trust, without actual consideration for the transfer, if the transferor is the current beneficiary of the trust;

(7) A transfer of title to the State or a local government;

(8) A transfer of title in lieu of foreclosure of a mortgage or deed of trust;

(9) A transfer of title through a court order, receivership, or court–approved settlement;

(10) A transfer of title through the order of a bankruptcy court or sale by a bankruptcy trustee or debtor in possession;

(11) A gift transfer of title to any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(12) A transfer of title by a public housing authority; or

(13) A residential rental property with four or more individual dwelling units.

(c) (1) Before a residential rental property may be offered for sale to the public or a third party, including through a listing for sale, the owner of the property shall send each tenant a written notice of the tenant’s right to deliver an offer to purchase the property.

(2) The written notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:

(i) Be in the form specified in regulations adopted by the Secretary;

(ii) Be delivered by:

1. First class mail with a certificate of mailing; or

2. A delivery service providing delivery tracking and confirmation;

(iii) Contain material terms that the owner would agree to incorporate in a resulting contract of sale with the tenant;

(iv) State, in a conspicuous manner, that the notice is a solicitation of an offer to purchase and is not intended as and may not be construed as a binding contract of sale; and

(v) State any information regarding deadlines for the tenant to submit an offer to purchase, including the duration of the tenant’s exclusive negotiation period.

(3) The owner shall send a copy of the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary.

(4) (i) Within 30 days after the landlord delivers the notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the tenant may deliver to the owner a written offer to purchase the property.

(ii) Within 5 days after the owner receives the offer to purchase the property from the tenant, the owner shall:

1. If the offer contains the same or more favorable material terms as those contained in the notice, accept the offer and notify the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs; or

2. If the offer contains material terms that deviate from the terms of the notice, deliver a counteroffer to the tenant with an explanation of how the offer deviates from the notice.

(iii) If more than one tenant or group of tenants delivers a timely offer to purchase the property, the owner may select the more favorable offer without liability to any other tenant.

(iv) 1. A tenant or group of tenants may affirmatively decline an offer of sale by an owner at any time before an offer of purchase is required to be delivered to the owner under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

2. A landlord that receives notice from a tenant or group of tenants under subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph may offer the property for sale.

(5) (i) Within 5 days after the tenant receives a counteroffer from the owner under paragraph (4)(ii)2 of this subsection, the tenant may:

1. Accept the counteroffer; or

2. Reject the counteroffer.

(ii) If the tenant fails to respond to the counteroffer within 5 days after receipt of the counteroffer, the counteroffer is deemed to be rejected and the owner shall notify the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs.

(6) A tenant’s right of first refusal under subsection (d) of this section is terminated and the owner shall notify the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs if the tenant does not:

(i) Deliver an offer to purchase in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection; or

(ii) Accept a counteroffer in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection.

(7) Material terms for the purchase of a residential rental property under this subsection:

(i) Shall be commercially reasonable and made in good faith, and shall adhere to generally accepted residential real estate practices; and

(ii) May not include restrictions on financing methods or the right of inspection.

(d) (1) (i) Before a voluntary transfer of title to a residential rental property may occur, any tenant or group of tenants of the property, as applicable, shall have the right of first refusal to purchase the property in accordance with the requirements of this subsection.

(ii) The right of a third party to purchase any residential rental property to which the requirements of this section apply is subject to the exercise of the right of first refusal by a tenant or group of tenants.

(2) A tenant has a right of first refusal to purchase residential rental property if:

(i) The owner intends to accept an offer from a third party to purchase the property for an amount that is at least 10% lower than the lowest price offered to the tenant in any previous notice, offer, or counteroffer under subsection (c) of this section; or

(ii) The owner, without having offered the property for sale to the public or any third party, receives an offer to purchase the property from a third party.

(3) (i) If the owner receives an offer to purchase the property from a third party as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the owner may not accept the offer until:

1. The owner provides written notice to the tenant of the tenant’s right of first refusal; and

2. The tenant has an opportunity to exercise the right of first refusal within 30 days after receipt of the notice specified in paragraph (4)(i) of this subsection.

(ii) The written notice of the right of first refusal to the tenant shall:

1. Be in the form specified in regulations by the Secretary;

2. Be delivered by:

A. First class mail with a certificate of mailing; or

B. A delivery service providing delivery tracking and confirmation;

3. Contain the same sales price as the third–party offer to purchase;

4. State, in a conspicuous manner, that the notice is a solicitation of an offer to purchase and is not intended as and may not be construed as a binding contract of sale; and

5. State any information regarding deadlines for the tenant to submit an offer to purchase.

(iii) The owner shall send a copy of the notice to the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary.

(4) (i) Within 30 days after receipt of the notice under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the tenant may deliver to the owner a written offer to purchase the property.

(ii) If a tenant delivers an offer to purchase at the same sales price as the offer from the third party, the owner shall accept the offer from the tenant and notify the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs.

(iii) If more than one tenant or group of tenants delivers a timely offer to purchase the property, the owner may select the more favorable offer without liability to any other tenant.

(5) If a tenant does not deliver an offer to purchase the property in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection:

(i) The owner may accept the third–party offer;

(ii) The tenant’s right of first refusal shall be considered waived; and

(iii) The owner shall notify the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs.

(6) If the owner accepts the offer to purchase from the tenant under paragraph (4) of this subsection and enters into a contract of sale, but the contract is terminated before settlement, the tenant’s right of first refusal is waived and the owner shall notify the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs.

(7) If a third party delivers an offer to purchase to the owner, the owner shall notify the third party of a tenant’s right of first refusal under this subsection.

(e) This section may not be construed to prohibit:

(1) An individual from submitting an offer to purchase a property leased by the individual that is offered for sale to the public; or

(2) Multiple tenants of a residential property from jointly delivering an offer to purchase or from jointly contracting to purchase the property.

(f) The rights of a tenant under this section may not be waived or assigned and any attempted waiver or assignment is void.

(g) This section preempts any local law or ordinance governing the right of first refusal or opportunity to purchase of a jurisdiction or tenant for the purchase of a residential rental property.

(h) (1) Following closing on a contract of sale between an owner and a third party, liability for failure to comply with this section is restricted to the owner and may not attach to the residential rental property that is the subject of the contract.

(2) (i) A tenant who brings an action against the owner after closing on a contract of sale for failing to provide the notice required by this section may not file a notice of lis pendens under Maryland Rule 12–102.

(ii) A court may dismiss a wrongfully filed action of lis pendens under this paragraph.

(i) An owner of a residential rental property who violates this section is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 per violation.

(j) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-204 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-204
§8–204.
Status: in_force

A restriction on transfer of a security imposed by the issuer, even if otherwise lawful, is ineffective against a person without knowledge of the restriction unless:

(1) The security is certificated and the restriction is noted conspicuously on the security certificate; or

(2) The security is uncertificated and the registered owner has been notified of the restriction.
Md. Code, State Government § 8-205 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-205
§8–205.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of each principal department serves at the pleasure of the Governor unless otherwise provided by law.

(b) A secretary shall:

(1) receive the salary and have the assistants, employees, and professional consultants provided in the budget, unless otherwise provided by law;

(2) be responsible for establishing policy to be followed by the units of State government within the secretary’s department;

(3) be responsible for the efficient and orderly administration of the department;

(4) be responsible for the comprehensive planning of programs and services within the secretary’s jurisdiction and for reviewing and approving the plans of all units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction;

(5) notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in § 1–203(c) of the Health Occupations Article, be responsible for the supervision of the units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction that are composed in whole or in part of individuals participating in the occupation or profession regulated by the units;

(6) be responsible for the budget of the secretary’s office and for the budgets of other units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction;

(7) be responsible for the organization of the secretary’s office and for recommending to the Governor changes in the organization and placement of units of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction; and

(8) recommend to the Governor any modification, abolition, and transfer of advisory bodies within the secretary’s jurisdiction.

(c) A secretary may:

(1) appoint officers and employees in the secretary’s office as provided in the budget and review the personnel action taken by any unit of State government within the secretary’s jurisdiction; and

(2) create the citizen advisory bodies that may be necessary for the operation of the secretary’s department.
Md. Code, Health - General § 8-503 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-503
§8–503.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after the police arrest an intoxicated individual for a criminal offense, the individual seems to require emergency medical treatment, the police immediately shall take the individual to a detoxification center or other appropriate health care facility as defined in § 19–114(d) of this article.

(b) (1) If necessary, after medical treatment, the police shall transport the individual to a program that provides detoxification services.

(2) The individual may be admitted to a program that provides detoxification services in accordance with the provisions of § 8–501(d) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-903 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 9 / Section 8-903
§8–903.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the Program is to provide matching grants to certified jurisdictions to encourage:

(1) The regular and routine inclusion of complete streets design features and infrastructure during the planning, design, construction, and reconstruction of new or existing locally funded roads;

(2) The adoption of urban retrofit street ordinances designed to provide safe access to users of multiple modes of transportation; and

(3) The development of ranking systems for complete streets projects that consider the needs of underinvested and underserved communities in specific geographic regions of the State.

(b) The goals of the Program are to:

(1) Promote healthy communities by encouraging the use of multiple modes of transportation other than single–occupancy motor vehicles;

(2) Improve safety by designing streets to include design features such as:

(i) Wider sidewalks;

(ii) Dedicated bike facilities;

(iii) Medians;

(iv) Pedestrian streetscape design features; and

(v) Green stormwater infrastructure;

(3) Protect the environment and improve water quality by using green stormwater infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff from rights–of–way;

(4) Reduce congestion by providing safe alternatives to single–occupancy motor vehicle driving;

(5) Preserve community character by:

(i) Involving local and diverse communities and stakeholders in planning, prioritization, and design decisions; and

(ii) Facilitating access to retail stores that provide healthy foods and other necessities, especially in food deserts designated under § 6–308(c) of the Housing and Community Development Article; and

(6) Provide for the equitable distribution of complete streets funds that takes into consideration the needs of underinvested and underserved communities in specific geographic regions of the State.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 8-101 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-101
§8–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Approved standards” means the standards described in § 8-103(b) of this subtitle.

(c) “Commission” means the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards.

(d) “Minimum mandatory standards” means the standards described in § 8-103(a) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-304 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-304
§8–304.
Status: reserved

(a) An indorsement may be in blank or special. An indorsement in blank includes an indorsement to bearer. A special indorsement specifies to whom a security is to be transferred or who has power to transfer it. A holder may convert a blank indorsement to a special indorsement.

(b) An indorsement purporting to be only of part of a security certificate representing units intended by the issuer to be separately transferable is effective to the extent of the indorsement.

(c) An indorsement, whether special or in blank, does not constitute a transfer until delivery of the certificate on which it appears or, if the indorsement is on a separate document, until delivery of both the document and the certificate.

(d) If a security certificate in registered form has been delivered to a purchaser without a necessary indorsement, the purchaser may become a protected purchaser only when the indorsement is supplied. However, against a transferor, a transfer is complete upon delivery and the purchaser has a specifically enforceable right to have any necessary indorsement supplied.

(e) An indorsement of a security certificate in bearer form may give notice of an adverse claim to the certificate, but it does not otherwise affect a right to registration that the holder possesses.

(f) Unless otherwise agreed, a person making an indorsement assumes only the obligations provided in § 8-108 of this title and not an obligation that the security will be honored by the issuer.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-5A-08 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 5A / Section 8-5A-08
§8–5A–08.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals, a claimant may be represented by a lawyer or another agent authorized by the claimant.

(b) An agent may not charge or accept compensation for representing a claimant in a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals except that a lawyer may charge and accept compensation in an amount not greater than that approved by the Board of Appeals.

(c) In a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals, an employer may appear for itself or be represented by a lawyer or another agent authorized by the employer.

(d) A person may not solicit, for that person or another person, the business of appearing on behalf of a claimant in a proceeding before a special examiner or the Board of Appeals.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8A-901 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8A / Subtitle 9 / Section 8A-901
§8A–901.
Status: in_force

A resident and his guest at all times shall:

(1) Comply with park rules by conducting himself in a manner that does not disturb unreasonably other residents and that does not constitute a breach of the peace;

(2) Comply with all obligations imposed on the residents by applicable building, housing, zoning, and health codes; and

(3) Keep clean and sanitary the leased site.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 8-101 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-101
§8–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Declaration of trust” means the declaration of trust filed with the Department for the purpose of forming a real estate investment trust, as specified in § 8–202 of this title, either as originally accepted for record or as amended, corrected, or supplemented by articles of amendment, articles of amendment and restatement, articles supplementary, articles of merger, or a certificate of correction.

(c) “Real estate investment trust” means an unincorporated business trust or association formed under this title in which property is acquired, held, managed, administered, controlled, invested, or disposed of for the benefit and profit of any person who may become a shareholder.

(d) “Share” means a transferable unit of beneficial interest in a real estate investment trust.

(e) “Shareholder” means a person who is a record holder of shares.
Md. Code, Election Law § 8-806 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 8 / Subtitle 8 / Section 8-806
§8–806.
Status: in_force

(a) In a general election for board of education members, a voter may vote for a number of nominees equal to the number of members to be elected.

(b) (1) The nominees, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, who receive the largest number of votes in a general election shall be declared elected.

(2) (i) If two or more nominees each receive the lowest number of votes necessary to qualify for election, creating a tie for the last office to be filled, the office shall be considered vacant.

(ii) A vacancy occurring under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be filled:

1. as if the vacancy occurred during the term of office for which the election is being held; and

2. by the selection of one of the nominees who ties in the general election.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-106 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-106
§8–106.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser has “control” of a certificated security in bearer form if the certificated security is delivered to the purchaser.

(b) A purchaser has “control” of a certificated security in registered form if the certificated security is delivered to the purchaser, and:

(1) The certificate is indorsed to the purchaser or in blank by an effective indorsement; or

(2) The certificate is registered in the name of the purchaser, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the issuer.

(c) A purchaser has “control” of an uncertificated security if:

(1) The uncertificated security is delivered to the purchaser; or

(2) The issuer has agreed that it will comply with instructions originated by the purchaser without further consent by the registered owner.

(d) A purchaser has “control” of a security entitlement if:

(1) The purchaser becomes the entitlement holder;

(2) The securities intermediary has agreed that it will comply with entitlement orders originated by the purchaser without further consent by the entitlement holder; or

(3) Another person has control of the security entitlement on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously acquired control of the security entitlement, acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the purchaser.

(e) If an interest in a security entitlement is granted by the entitlement holder to the entitlement holder’s own securities intermediary, the securities intermediary has control.

(f) A purchaser who has satisfied the requirements of subsection (c) or (d) of this section has control even if the registered owner in the case of subsection (c) of this section or the entitlement holder in the case of subsection (d) of this section retains the right to make substitutions for the uncertificated security or security entitlement, to originate instructions or entitlement orders to the issuer or securities intermediary, or otherwise to deal with the uncertificated security or security entitlement.

(g) (1) An issuer or a securities intermediary may not enter into an agreement of the kind described in subsection (c)(2) or (d)(2) of this section without the consent of the registered owner or entitlement holder, but an issuer or a securities intermediary is not required to enter into such an agreement even though the registered owner or entitlement holder so directs.

(2) An issuer or securities intermediary that has entered into such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the agreement to another party unless requested to do so by the registered owner or entitlement holder.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-304 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-304
§8–304.
Status: in_force

The Secretary may delegate to an employee of the Department any power or duty that is reasonable and proper for the administration of this title.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8-202 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-202
§8–202.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person violates §§ 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle as part of one scheme or a continuing course of conduct, from the same or several sources:

(1) the conduct may be considered as one violation; and

(2) the value of money, goods, services, or things of value may be aggregated in determining if the crime is a felony or a misdemeanor.

(b) Sections 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle may not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this State that applies or may apply to any transaction that violates §§ 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle, unless that provision is inconsistent with §§ 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-8A-01 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 8A / Section 8-8A-01
§8–8A–01.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Agricultural operation” means each physical site where a person engages in a business that:

(1) Grows, raises, keeps, pastures, or otherwise produces a farm product, including:

(i) Any agricultural, horticultural, vegetable, or fruit product of the soil; or

(ii) Livestock, poultry, eggs, dairy products, nuts, honey, and every product of a farm, a forest, or an orchard; and

(2) Has:

(i) A gross annual income of $2,500 or more; or

(ii) Eight or more animal units.

(c) “Applicant” means:

(1) The owner or operator of an agricultural operation; or

(2) A commercial broker or commercial hauler who has contracted with the owner or operator of an agricultural operation to have food processing residuals utilized at that location.

(d) “Commercial broker” means a person who:

(1) For commercial purposes, assumes temporary control of food processing residuals from an agricultural operation or a food processing plant and transports or arranges the transport of this material to an importing agricultural operation; and

(2) Is not working for or under the control of an agricultural operation.

(e) “Commercial hauler” means a person that is engaged in the business of hauling, transporting, moving, or land–applying food processing residuals as a contract agent for a farm operator, commercial broker, or food processing plant under the direction of the operator, broker, or processing plant.

(f) “Food processing residuals” means an organic material that is:

(1) Generated by processing agricultural commodities for human or animal consumption and includes food residuals, food coproducts, food processing wastes, food processing sludges, or any other incidental material whose characteristics are derived from processing agricultural products for human consumption or animal consumption; and

(2) Registered with the State Chemist as a soil conditioner.

(g) “NRCS” means the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

(h) “Permit” means a food processing residuals utilization permit.

(i) “Utilize” means:

(1) Handling or storing food processing residuals or using food processing residuals for land application; and

(2) Transporting food processing residuals to or from a generator of food processing residuals to or from an agricultural operation.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-704.1 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-704.1
§8–704.
Status: in_force

§8–704.1.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Department may not furnish to any person the name, address, or other identifying information about the owner of the registered vessel.

(b) This section does not prevent the Department from furnishing information under this section:

(1) To another governmental agency;

(2) If not requested for the purpose of preparing a mailing list, to a person requesting the information in connection with the compilation of statistical data;

(3) As to the owners of vessels registered under this subtitle, to a person whose request for the information is determined by the Department to be limited to, and necessary for, the protection of the ownership, safe operation, proper maintenance, or repair of the vessel; or

(4) To a financial institution, as defined in § 1–101(j) of the Financial Institutions Article, or its agents, employees, or contractors, requesting information under § 4–317 of the General Provisions Article.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-205 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-205
§8–205.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of qualification expires on the first June 30 after its effective date unless it is renewed as provided in this section.

(b) Before a certificate of qualification expires, the holder of the certificate of qualification may renew it for an additional 1-year term, if the holder:

(1) otherwise is entitled to a certificate of qualification; and

(2) pays to the Commissioner the renewal fee required by § 2-112 of this article.

(c) The Commissioner shall renew the certificate of qualification of each holder who meets the requirements of this section.
Md. Code, Election Law § 8-706 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-706
§8–706.
Status: in_force

(a) The fifth congressional district consists of the following counties:

(1) Calvert County;

(2) Charles County; and

(3) St. Mary’s County.

(b) The district also includes the following parts of Anne Arundel County:

(1) election district 7;

(2) election district 1, precinct 99;

(3) election district 4, precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 99;

(4) that part of election district 1, precinct 23 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 7401.06, blocks 2008 through 2010 and 2016 through 2033;

(ii) census tract 7404.00, blocks 1000 through 1004;

(iii) census tract 7405.02, blocks 3000 through 3004; and

(iv) census tract 7406.01, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 1014;

(5) that part of election district 4, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 7403.04, blocks 1000 through 1002, 2000 through 2008, 2010, 2011, 3000 through 3002, 3015, 3017 through 3020, 3035, 3037, and 3038;

(6) that part of election district 4, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7408.00, block 1006;

(7) that part of election district 4, precinct 7 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 7403.05, blocks 1001 through 1010;

(ii) census tract 7406.01, blocks 1004 through 1013 and 2018 through 2036;

(iii) census tract 7406.02, blocks 1000 through 1016, 2000 through 2011, 3001, 3002, 3004, and 3005; and

(iv) census tract 7406.03, blocks 2002 through 2056, 2059 through 2068, and 2070;

(8) that part of election district 4, precinct 13 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 7403.04, blocks 2013 through 2015; and

(ii) census tract 7410.00, blocks 1006 and 1008 through 1010; and

(9) that part of election district 4, precinct 26 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 7403.04, blocks 3003 through 3014, 3016, 3022 through 3026, 3031 through 3034, and 3036; and

(ii) census tract 7406.03, block 2069.

(c) The district also includes the following parts of Prince George’s County:

(1) election districts 3, 4, 8, and 11;

(2) election district 5, precincts 1 and 12;

(3) election district 7, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 24;

(4) election district 9, precincts 6, 9, 11, 14, and 15;

(5) election district 13, precincts 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, and 24;

(6) election district 14, precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14;

(7) election district 15, precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6;

(8) that part of election district 5, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8013.07, block 1013;

(9) that part of election district 5, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8013.09, block 1011;

(10) that part of election district 5, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 8013.02, blocks 1000 through 1019 and 2002 through 2019;

(11) that part of election district 6, precinct 10 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8019.04, blocks 1000, 1001, and 1004;

(ii) census tract 8021.04, block 1000; and

(iii) census tract 8022.01, blocks 1028 through 1030, 1046, and 1047;

(12) that part of election district 6, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 8022.01, blocks 1015 through 1023, 1026, and 1027;

(13) that part of election district 7, precinct 22 that consists of census tract 8005.18, blocks 1001, 1006, and 1008;

(14) that part of election district 9, precinct 3 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8011.05, blocks 1000 through 1011 and 2000 through 2018; and

(ii) census tract 8011.06, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2003, and 3000 through 3012;

(15) that part of election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8012.11, blocks 2001 through 2005; and

(ii) census tract 8012.14, block 2017;

(16) that part of election district 13, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8035.12, blocks 1000 through 1028, 2006 through 2010, 2012 through 2014, 3004, and 3005;

(17) that part of election district 13, precinct 10 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8035.12, blocks 3000 through 3003; and

(ii) census tract 8035.13, blocks 1000 through 1002 and 2000 through 2003;

(18) that part of election district 13, precinct 14 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8035.20, block 3010; and

(ii) census tract 8035.21, blocks 1036 through 1041, 1050 through 1053, 2000 through 2002, and 2006 through 2009;

(19) that part of election district 13, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8035.20, blocks 1001 through 1009, 2006, and 2007;

(20) that part of election district 13, precinct 23 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8035.14, blocks 1012 through 1014; and

(ii) census tract 8035.27, blocks 1001, 1002, and 1007 through 1012;

(21) that part of election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8004.03, block 1018;

(ii) census tract 8004.09, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1011 through 1013, 2000, 2001, 3000 through 3008, and 3013; and

(iii) census tract 8004.10, block 2030;

(22) that part of election district 14, precinct 12 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8004.10, blocks 1013, 4012, 4014, and 4016; and

(ii) census tract 8004.11, block 2009;

(23) that part of election district 14, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8004.09, blocks 1010, 1015 through 1017, 2008, and 2009;

(24) that part of election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of the following:

(i) census tract 8007.01, blocks 1001, 1004, 1008, 3018 through 3030, and 3036 through 3039; and

(ii) census tract 8022.01, blocks 1000 through 1014, 1024, 1025, 1031 through 1045, and 1048 through 1058; and

(25) that part of election district 20, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8035.20, block 3005.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-6C-02 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 8 / Subtitle 6C / Section 8-6C-02
§8–6C–02.
Status: in_force

(a) The practice of direct–entry midwifery includes:

(1) Providing the necessary supervision, care, and advice to a patient during a low–risk pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum period; and

(2) Newborn care authorized under this subtitle that is provided in a manner that is:

(i) Consistent with national direct–entry midwifery standards; and

(ii) Based on the acquisition of clinical skills necessary for the care of pregnant women and newborns, including antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care.

(b) The practice of direct–entry midwifery also includes:

(1) Obtaining informed consent to provide services to the patient;

(2) Discussing:

(i) Any general risk factors associated with the services to be provided;

(ii) Any specific risk factors pertaining to the health and circumstances of the individual patient;

(iii) Conditions that preclude care by a licensed direct–entry midwife; and

(iv) The conditions under which consultation, transfer of care, or transport of the patient must be implemented;

(3) Obtaining a health history of the patient and performing a physical examination;

(4) Developing a written plan of care specific to the patient, to ensure continuity of care throughout the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods, that includes:

(i) A plan for the management of any specific risk factors pertaining to the individual health and circumstances of the individual patient; and

(ii) A plan to be followed in the event of an emergency, including a plan for transportation;

(5) Evaluating the results of patient care;

(6) Consulting and collaborating with a health care practitioner regarding the care of a patient, and referring and transferring care to a health care provider, as required;

(7) Referral of all patients, within 72 hours after delivery, to a pediatric health care practitioner for care of the newborn;

(8) As approved by the Board:

(i) Obtaining and administering medications; and

(ii) Obtaining and using equipment and devices;

(9) Obtaining appropriate screening and testing, including laboratory tests, urinalysis, and ultrasound;

(10) Providing care during the antepartum period, with consultation or referral as required;

(11) Providing care during the intrapartum period, including:

(i) Monitoring and evaluating the condition of the patient and fetus;

(ii) Performing emergency procedures, including:

1. Administering approved medications;

2. Administering intravenous fluids for stabilization;

3. Performing an emergency episiotomy; and

4. Providing care while on the way to a hospital under circumstances in which emergency medical services have not been activated;

(iii) Activating emergency medical services for an emergency; and

(iv) Delivering in an out–of–hospital setting;

(12) Participating in peer review as required under § 8–6C–18(e)(2) of this subtitle;

(13) Providing care during the postpartum period, including:

(i) Suturing of first and second degree perineal or labial lacerations, or suturing of an episiotomy with the administration of a local anesthetic; and

(ii) Making further contact with the patient within 48 hours, within 2 weeks, and at 6 weeks after the delivery to assess for hemorrhage, preeclampsia, thrombo–embolism, infection, and emotional well–being;

(14) Providing routine care for the newborn for up to 72 hours after delivery, exclusive of administering immunizations, including:

(i) Immediate care at birth, including resuscitating as needed, performing a newborn examination, and administering intramuscular vitamin K and eye ointment for prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum;

(ii) Assessing newborn feeding and hydration;

(iii) Performing metabolic screening and reporting on the screening in accordance with the regulations related to newborn screenings that are adopted by the Department;

(iv) Performing critical congenital heart disease screening and reporting on the screening in accordance with the regulations related to newborn screenings that are adopted by the Department;

(v) If unable to perform the screening required under item (iii) or (iv) of this item, referring the newborn to a pediatric health care practitioner to perform the screening within 24 to 48 hours after delivery; and

(vi) Referring the infant to an audiologist for a hearing screening in accordance with the regulations related to newborn screenings that are adopted by the Department;

(15) Within 24 hours after delivery, notifying a pediatric health care practitioner of the delivery;

(16) Within 72 hours after delivery:

(i) Transferring health records to the pediatric health care practitioner, including documentation of the performance of the screenings required under item (14)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection; and

(ii) Referring the newborn to a pediatric health care practitioner;

(17) Providing the following care of the newborn beyond the first 72 hours after delivery:

(i) Weight checks and general observation of the newborn’s activity, with abnormal findings communicated to the newborn’s pediatric health care practitioner;

(ii) Assessment of newborn feeding and hydration; and

(iii) Lactation support and counseling; and

(18) Providing limited services to the patient after the postpartum period, including:

(i) Lactation support and counseling; and

(ii) Counseling and referral for all family planning methods.

(c) The practice of direct–entry midwifery does not include:

(1) Pharmacological induction or augmentation of labor or artificial rupture of membranes prior to the onset of labor;

(2) Surgical delivery or any surgery except an emergency episiotomy;

(3) Use of forceps or vacuum extractor;

(4) Except for the administration of a local anesthetic, administration of an anesthetic;

(5) Administration of any kind of narcotic analgesic; or

(6) Administration of any prescription medication in a manner that violates this subtitle.

(d) The practice of direct–entry midwifery is independent and does not require oversight by another health care practitioner.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-904 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 9 / Section 8-904
§8–904.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the Program, MLSC shall provide for access to legal representation by a covered individual for a judicial or administrative proceeding to evict or terminate the tenancy or housing subsidy of a covered individual, including the first appeal of a decision in the proceeding if the designated organization determines that there are sufficient legal grounds for the appeal.

(b) (1) Under the Program, a designated organization shall ensure that a covered individual receives access to legal representation by an attorney in a proceeding as required under this subtitle as soon as possible after:

(i) A landlord provides notice to terminate a tenancy;

(ii) The initiation of an eviction proceeding; or

(iii) The determination by a designated organization that a proceeding related to a constructive eviction on behalf of a covered individual should be initiated.

(2) If feasible, legal representation required under this subsection should begin no later than the time of the covered individual’s first appearance in a proceeding.

(c) MLSC may contract with a designated organization to provide all or part of the services required under this section.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 8-507 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-507
§8–507.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not disclose any content of a grand jury proceeding.

(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(c) This section does not prevent:

(1) A grand jury from submitting a report as required by law; or

(2) Any other governmental unit or person making a disclosure authorized by law.
Md. Code, Education § 8-502 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-502
§8–502.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State promote the education and well-being of children in State-supervised care by facilitating:

(1) The prompt enrollment of children in State-supervised care in an appropriate public school or noncollegiate educational institution affiliated with a residential child care program or treatment facility; and

(2) The prompt transfer of the educational records of children in State-supervised care.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-517 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-517
§8–517.
Status: in_force

The acts of a reinsurance manager are considered to be the acts of the reinsurer on whose behalf the reinsurance manager is acting.
Md. Code, Health - General § 8-506 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-506
§8–506.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the eligibility restrictions under § 8–505(a) of this subtitle, a court may commit a defendant to the Department for inpatient evaluation as to drug or alcohol abuse if:

(1) The court finds it is not clinically appropriate for the defendant to be evaluated in a detention facility or an appropriate outpatient facility; and

(2) After an initial evaluation, the Department:

(i) Recommends a comprehensive inpatient evaluation of the defendant;

(ii) Certifies that an appropriate facility is either currently, or within a reasonable time will be able to, conduct the evaluation;

(iii) Provides to the court a date by which the evaluation can be conducted; and

(iv) Gives the court prompt notice when an evaluation can be conducted.

(b) (1) The Department shall provide the services required by this section.

(2) A designee of the Department may carry out any of the Department’s duties under this section if appropriate funding is provided.

(c) The Department shall facilitate the prompt evaluation of a defendant under this section and ensure that each evaluation is conducted in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.

(d) A court may order law enforcement officials, detention center staff, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services staff, or sheriff’s department staff within the appropriate local jurisdiction to transport the defendant to and from an evaluation facility.

(e) (1) A commitment under this section may not require evaluation for more than 7 days unless the medical condition of a defendant warrants an extension of a maximum of 14 days.

(2) Except during the first 72 hours after admission of a defendant to an evaluation facility, the Department may terminate the evaluation if the Department determines that continued evaluation:

(i) Is not in the best interest of the defendant; or

(ii) Does not serve any useful purpose.

(3) Whenever an evaluation recommends treatment, the evaluator’s report shall:

(i) Name a specific program able to provide the recommended treatment; and

(ii) Give an actual or estimated date when the program can begin treatment of the defendant.

(f) (1) On completion of an evaluation under this section, the Department shall notify the court.

(2) Before a defendant is released from an evaluation facility under this section, the Department shall give the court that ordered the evaluation and the correctional facility, if any, to whose custody the defendant is to be released notice of the proposed date and time of release and have the defendant returned to the court as provided in the evaluation order.

(g) (1) If a defendant leaves an evaluation facility without authorization, the responsibility of the Department is limited to notification of the court that ordered the defendant’s evaluation, as soon as it is reasonably possible.

(2) Notice under this subsection shall constitute probable cause for a court to issue a warrant for the arrest of a defendant.
Md. Code, Health - General § 8-505 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-505
§8–505.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, before or during a criminal trial, before or after sentencing, or before or during a term of probation, the court may order the Department to evaluate a defendant to determine whether, by reason of drug or alcohol abuse, the defendant is in need of and may benefit from treatment if:

1. It appears to the court that the defendant has an alcohol or drug abuse problem; or

2. The defendant alleges an alcohol or drug dependency.

(ii) A court shall set and may change the conditions under which an examination is to be conducted under this section.

(iii) The Department shall ensure that each evaluation under this section is conducted in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.

(2) (i) If a defendant is serving a sentence for a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article, a court may not order the Department to evaluate a defendant under this section until the defendant is eligible for parole.

(ii) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit a defendant who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article from participating in any other treatment program or receiving treatment under the supervision of the Department under any other provision of law.

(b) On consideration of the nature of the charge, the court:

(1) May require or permit an examination to be conducted on an outpatient basis; and

(2) If an outpatient examination is authorized, shall set bail for the defendant or authorize the release of the defendant on personal recognizance.

(c) (1) If a defendant is to be held in custody for examination under this section:

(i) The defendant may be confined in a detention facility until the Department is able to conduct the examination; or

(ii) The court may order confinement of the defendant in a medical wing or other isolated and secure unit of a detention facility, if the court finds it appropriate for the health or safety of the defendant.

(2) (i) If the court finds that, because of the apparent severity of the alcohol or drug dependency or other medical or psychiatric complications, a defendant in custody would be endangered by confinement in a jail, the court may order the Department to either:

1. Place the defendant, pending examination, in an appropriate health care facility; or

2. Immediately conduct an evaluation of the defendant.

(ii) Unless the Department retains a defendant, the defendant shall be promptly returned to the court after an examination.

(iii) A defendant who is detained for an examination under this section may question at any time the legality of the detention by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

(d) (1) If a court orders an evaluation under this section, the evaluator shall:

(i) Conduct an evaluation of the defendant; and

(ii) Submit a complete report of the evaluation within 7 days to the:

1. Court;

2. Department; and

3. Defendant or the defendant’s attorney.

(2) On good cause shown, a court may extend the time for an evaluation under this section.

(3) Whenever an evaluator recommends treatment, the evaluator’s report shall:

(i) Name a specific program able to immediately provide the recommended treatment; and

(ii) Give an actual or estimated date when the program can begin treatment of the defendant.

(e) (1) The Department shall immediately provide the services required by this section.

(2) A designee of the Department may carry out any of its duties under this section.

(f) Evaluations performed in facilities operated by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall be conducted by the Administration.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-610 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 6 / Section 8-610
§8–610.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An employing unit that meets the qualifications of this subsection shall be assigned an earned rate of contribution that is based on the experience of the employing unit.

(2) An employing unit qualifies under this subsection if, during each of the 3 rating years immediately preceding the computation date the employing unit:

(i) had an earned rating record that was chargeable with benefits; and

(ii) reports taxable wages as required by § 8–626 of this subtitle for the 3 rating years immediately preceding the computation date.

(3) An employing unit that does not qualify under paragraph (2) of this subsection qualifies if:

(i) throughout the rating year immediately preceding the computation date, the employing unit had an earned rating record that was chargeable with benefits; and

(ii) during each of the 2 rating years immediately preceding the computation date, the employing unit reports taxable wages as required by § 8–626 of this subtitle for the 2 rating years immediately preceding the computation date.

(b) (1) An employing unit that transfers an operation from another state to this State qualifies for an earned rate of contribution effective on the transfer if:

(i) the employing unit had the experience with benefit charges and payrolls in the other state that subsection (a)(2) of this section requires an employing unit to have in this State; and

(ii) the employing unit submits to the Secretary an application that includes the information that is needed to determine the benefit ratio of the employing unit as if the benefit charges and payrolls in the other state had been paid in this State.

(2) The Secretary shall determine the accuracy of the information in the application.

(c) If an employing unit has met each of the requirements to qualify for an earned rate but files no contribution reports for any of the 3 rating years immediately preceding the computation date as required by § 8–626 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall assign the employing unit the standard rate of contribution.

(d) (1) On termination of an election, a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity is presumed:

(i) to have reported wages in each calendar year during the election in which the employing unit actually paid individuals for services; and

(ii) to have been chargeable with benefits during any period when it was subject to this title under an election.

(2) The basis for calculating an earned rating record shall be money paid for services and benefits paid.
Md. Code, Environment § 8-103 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-103
§8–103.
Status: in_force

This title does not limit:

(1) Lawful exposure of patients to radiation for diagnosis or therapy; or

(2) Medical research.
Md. Code, Environment § 8-511 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-511
§8–511.
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and defend on behalf of this State every case arising under the provisions of this title, including the recovery of penalties.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-409 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-409
§8–409.
Status: in_force

This title does not grant an employer or employee any prior claim or right to money the employer pays into the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-411 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-411
§8–411.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this section is to enable the Administration to make the computations required by this subtitle.

(b) On or before December 31 of each year, each municipality that has requested its share of highway user revenues and each county shall make a report to the Administration in the form that it requires. This report shall show the mileage of county roads added to or removed from the county road system in the county or municipality during the 12 months ending on December 1 of that year.

(c) The Motor Vehicle Administration and each county shall give the Administration any other information that the Administration requires for purposes of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-216 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-216
§8–216.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, employment is not covered employment if performed:

(1) in a facility that:

(i) carries out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury; or

(ii) provides compensated work for individuals who, because of their physical or mental disability, cannot be employed readily in the competitive labor market; and

(2) by an individual who receives that rehabilitation or compensated work.

(b) Employment is covered employment if performed by a blind or other severely handicapped employee of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-804 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 8 / Section 8-804
§8–804.
Status: in_force

A corporation shall demonstrate to the licensing agency the capability to provide for and arrange for the provision of all applicable services proposed in the license application by submitting, at a minimum, the following documents to the licensing agency:

(1) a business plan that clearly demonstrates the ability of the residential child care program operated by the corporation to provide services in accordance with State regulations and funding requirements;

(2) a summary of the corporation’s demonstrated experience in the field of human services, in accordance with standards developed by the Office;

(3) prior licensing reports issued within the previous 10 years concerning the corporation or any in-State or out-of-state entities associated with the corporation or the residential child care program, including deficiency reports and compliance records on which the State may make reasoned decisions about the qualifications of the corporation or the residential child care program; and

(4) a written quality assurance plan, approved by the licensing agency, to address how the corporation will ensure the health and safety of the individuals served by the residential child care program and the quality of services provided to individuals by the residential child care program.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-466 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-466
§8–466.
Status: in_force

An unincorporated or voluntary association may not transact business in the State as a society.
Md. Code, Land Use § 8-308 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-308
§8–308.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by a decision of a commission may appeal the decision in the manner provided for an appeal from the decision of the planning commission of the local jurisdiction.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-403 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 4 / Section 8-403
§8–403.
Status: in_force

(a) The Unemployment Insurance Fund shall consist of:

(1) contributions;

(2) reimbursement payments collected under Subtitle 6, Part III of this title;

(3) interest earned on money in the Fund;

(4) property or securities acquired with money that belongs to the Fund;

(5) money earned from the property or securities;

(6) money received from the Federal Unemployment Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund in accordance with Title XII of the Social Security Act;

(7) money credited to the State Unemployment Trust Fund Account under § 903 of the Social Security Act; and

(8) money received for the Fund from any other source.

(b) Money in the Unemployment Insurance Fund shall be commingled.

(c) The Unemployment Insurance Fund shall be used only for the purposes of this title.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-314 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-314
§8–314.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of this section are:

(1) To promote the public safety, convenience, and enjoyment of travel on and protect the public investment in the highways of this State;

(2) To restore, preserve, and enhance scenic beauty along these highways; and

(3) To enable this State to receive from and spend the nonmatching funds provided by the federal government under Title 23 of the United States Code.

(b) For the purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section, land may be acquired under this subtitle as the Administration considers necessary:

(1) To restore, preserve, or enhance scenic beauty along federal-aid highways in this State; or

(2) To construct publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas and sanitary and other facilities along the highway as necessary to accommodate the traveling public.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8-1916 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 8 / Subtitle 19 / Section 8-1916
§8–1916.
Status: in_force

(a) From among its members, the Corps Board shall elect a chair and a vice chair.

(b) The Trust shall provide staff support for the Corps Board.
Md. Code, State Government § 8-204 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-204
§8–204.
Status: in_force

Under the direction of the Governor, the secretaries of the principal departments are responsible for the prevention and elimination of duplication and overlapping of activities in and among their departments, by coordinating those activities.
Md. Code, Education § 8-201 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-201
§8–201.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, “gifted and talented student” means an elementary or secondary student who is identified by professionally qualified individuals as:

(1) Having outstanding talent and performing, or showing the potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with other students of a similar age, experience, or environment;

(2) Exhibiting high performance capability in intellectual, creative, or artistic areas;

(3) Possessing an unusual leadership capacity; or

(4) Excelling in specific academic fields.

(b) (1) Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, a gifted and talented student in middle school, 9th grade, or 10th grade may meet the college and career readiness standard under § 7–205.1 of this article.

(2) Each local school system shall develop accelerated pathways and enrichment programs for gifted and talented students to achieve college and career readiness before the end of the 10th grade.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-215 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-215
§8–215.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “affected property” and “owner” have the meanings stated in § 6–801 of the Environment Article.

(b) (1) If an owner of an affected property fails to comply with the applicable risk reduction standard under § 6–815 or § 6–819 of the Environment Article, the owner, on the written request of the tenant, shall:

(i) Immediately release the tenant from the terms of the lease or rental agreement for that property; and

(ii) Pay to the tenant all reasonable relocation expenses, not to exceed $2,500, directly related to the permanent relocation of the tenant to a lead–free dwelling unit or another dwelling unit that has satisfied the risk reduction standard in accordance with § 6–815 of the Environment Article.

(2) A tenant’s written request to the landlord under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include any risk reduction certification information provided by the Department of the Environment.

(3) Within 3 business days of receipt of a tenant’s written request under paragraph (1) of this subsection, an owner may provide to the tenant:

(i) A current and valid risk reduction certificate;

(ii) A lead–free certificate;

(iii) A statement of verification by the owner and tenant of work performed in accordance with § 6–819(g) of the Environment Article for the affected property; or

(iv) The final report of an inspector verifying that work was performed on the affected property in accordance with § 6–819(g) of the Environment Article.

(c) (1) If an owner fails to provide information in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of this section or to comply with the tenant’s written request under subsection (b)(1) of this section within 3 business days of receipt of the request, the tenant may bring an action in District Court for the:

(i) Lease termination;

(ii) Reimbursement of reasonable relocation expenses; and

(iii) Reasonable attorney’s fees.

(2) A tenant does not have a cause of action under this subsection if the owner of an affected property provides information in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of this section.

(d) The right of a tenant to request release in accordance with subsection (b) of this section 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.

(e) Any action or inaction of the owner of an affected property or tenant under this section or any finding in a proceeding under this section may not be construed to have any effect on:

(1) Any civil action; or

(2) Any administrative proceeding brought under this title or Title 6 of the Environment Article.
Md. Code, Education § 8-107 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 8 / Subtitle 1 / Section 8-107
§8–107.
Status: in_force

A child who participates in a program of compensatory education under this subtitle also may participate in any other potentially beneficial program that is offered in the public schools or otherwise.
Md. Code, Insurance § 8-303 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-303
§8–303.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must register with the Commissioner before the person acts as or represents itself as an administrator in the State.

(b) A person that would be an administrator subject to this subtitle but for the exemption under § 8-301(b)(2)(iv) of this subtitle shall provide to the Commissioner:

(1) written notice that the person operates in the State; and

(2) evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner that the person is complying with any applicable bonding requirements imposed by ERISA.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-8A-07 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 8A / Section 8-8A-07
§8–8A–07.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a permit shall expire on the date the Department sets at the time the permit is issued or renewed.

(2) The term of a permit may not last for more than 1 year.

(b) (1) The Department may renew a permit if the permit holder:

(i) Is in compliance with:

1. The conditions of the permit;

2. The requirements of this subtitle;

3. All applicable regulations established by the Department; and

4. An applicable discharge permit under § 9–301 of the Environment Article;

(ii) Submits to the Department in a timely manner a renewal application on the form that the Department requires; and

(iii) Pays a renewal application fee.

(2) The Department may refuse to renew a permit if:

(i) The permit holder violates this subtitle, any regulation adopted by the Department under this subtitle, or any condition of the permit;

(ii) The Department determines that continued operation of any area covered by the permit would be injurious to the environment or public health, safety, or welfare; or

(iii) The Department determines that there is any other good cause.
Md. Code, Real Property § 8-324 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-324
§8–324.
Status: in_force

(a) If the plaintiff in an action of distress makes an election in writing, the court may declare the lease terminated and of no further force and effect. This election may be made only if all tenants have been served with a copy of the action of distress and after sale of all goods levied on. The court may not terminate any residential lease which runs for more than 15 years.

(b) If any tenant was not served with a copy of the action of distress, the court may declare the lease terminated if a copy of the nisi order of termination is twice returned non est as to the nonsummoned defendant.

(c) If the court declares a lease terminated under subsection (a) of this section, the court on application of the plaintiff, may issue its order or judgment of restitution of the premises. The court shall issue its warrant to the officer commanding the officer to deliver immediately to the plaintiff, possession in full and ample manner as set forth in § 8-402(b) of this title. The costs of this action are the same as in the case of a tenant holding over.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-1203 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 8 / Subtitle 12 / Section 8-1203
§8–1203.
Status: in_force

(a) An employing unit or employer association that wishes to participate in the work sharing unemployment insurance program shall submit to the Secretary a written work sharing plan that the employing unit or representative of the employer association has signed.

(b) Within 15 days after receipt of a work sharing plan, the Secretary shall give written approval or disapproval of the plan.

(c) A decision by the Secretary to disapprove a work sharing plan shall identify the reasons for the disapproval.

(d) (1) When the Secretary disapproves a work sharing plan, the decision is final and may not be appealed.

(2) After 15 days after the Secretary disapproves a work sharing plan, the employing unit or employer association may submit a new work sharing plan.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-745 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-745
§8–745.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipality may not remove an outdoor sign which is adjacent to an interstate highway and which was lawfully erected and maintained under State law and in existence or in litigation on or after November 6, 1978 unless just compensation is paid by the Administration.

(b) The Administration is not required to spend any funds under this section until appropriate matching federal funds are available to the State.

(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any outdoor sign which is not eligible for matching federal funds.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 8-301 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 8 / Subtitle 3 / Section 8-301
§8–301.
Status: in_force

There is a Division of Savings and Loan Associations in the Maryland Department of Labor.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-711 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 7 / Section 8-711
§8–711.
Status: in_force

A licensing agency may deny a license to:

(1) a corporation or entity that has had a license revoked by a licensing agency within the previous 10 years; or

(2) a corporation or entity that has a corporate officer who has served as a corporate officer for a corporation or entity that has had a license revoked by a licensing agency within the previous 10 years.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 8-8A-10 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 8 / Subtitle 8A / Section 8-8A-10
§8–8A–10.
Status: in_force

(a) To enforce this subtitle and to ensure compliance with a permit, a representative of the Department may enter and inspect, at any reasonable time, any site where food processing residuals are utilized.

(b) A permit holder or other person at a site where food processing residuals are utilized may not:

(1) Refuse access to the site to any representative of the Department that requests access under this section; or

(2) Interfere with any inspection under this subtitle.

(c) After completing an inspection under this section, the Department shall issue a stop work order or other order if necessary to obtain compliance with State law, regulations, or a permit.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-1004 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 10 / Section 8-1004
§8–1004.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero throughout the State.

(b) (1) In implementing Vision Zero, the coordinator shall collaborate with other State agencies and local authorities, including local transportation agencies, law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, and fire and rescue services, to:

(i) Identify strategies for achieving the Vision Zero goal established under § 8–1003(b) of this subtitle as enumerated under § 8–1005 of this subtitle;

(ii) Analyze infrastructure reviews completed under § 8–204.2 of this title;

(iii) Provide guidance on any other issue directly related to roadway safety; and

(iv) Advise the Governor and State and local agencies on:

1. The implementation of Vision Zero;

2. Policies, programs, and services affecting traffic safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers and passengers of motor vehicles; and

3. Priorities and needs for roadway safety.

(2) (i) The coordinator shall hold a quarterly public meeting on the implementation of Vision Zero with:

1. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee;

2. The Motor Vehicle Administrator or the Motor Vehicle Administrator’s designee;

3. The Executive Director of the Maryland Transportation Authority or the Executive Director’s designee; and

4. A representative of the Office of the Secretary as designated by the Secretary.

(ii) The coordinator may request that any other appropriate State or local official participate in or take questions at a quarterly public meeting.

(iii) At a quarterly public meeting, the participants identified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall:

1. Address and make recommendations on any Vision Zero development and implementation issues identified by the coordinator under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection;

2. A. Discuss each infrastructure review completed under § 8–204.2 of this title and analyzed by the coordinator; and

B. Vote to accept the infrastructure review or to return the infrastructure review to the person that conducted it for a response to questions or comments or for further review as appropriate; and

3. Discuss and recommend any guidance or advice for the coordinator to provide under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(iv) 1. A quarterly public meeting shall be live streamed.

2. The Department shall maintain on its website a complete and unedited archived video recording of each quarterly public meeting for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting.
Md. Code, Transportation § 8-201 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 8 / Subtitle 2 / Section 8-201
§8–201.
Status: in_force

There is a State Highway Administration in the Department.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-502 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-502
§8–502.
Status: in_force

There is a Children’s Cabinet Fund.
Md. Code, Human Services § 8-503 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 8 / Subtitle 5 / Section 8-503
§8–503.
Status: reserved

(a) The Fund:

(1) consists of money appropriated, transferred, credited, or paid into the Fund from any source; and

(2) includes money for out-of-home care and services to prevent out-of-home placements.

(b) At the end of each fiscal year any unspent money in the Fund shall revert to the General Fund.