Md. Code, Health - General § 10-414 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-414
§10–414.
Status: in_force

(a) Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings.

(b) (1) Each Board serves in an advisory capacity.

(2) Each Board shall:

(i) Submit to the Secretary an annual report on:

1. The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and

2. The extent to which its State facility meets these needs;

(ii) Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies;

(iii) Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved;

(iv) Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility;

(v) Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and

(vi) Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.
Md. Code, Insurance § 10-115 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-115
§10–115.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Licenses expire every other year on the date stated on the license unless renewed as provided in this section.

(2) If a license expires under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the appointments held by the insurance producer shall be terminated as of the day of the expiration of the license.

(b) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Commissioner shall send to the holder of the license, at the last known address or electronic mail address of the holder on record a notice that states:

(1) the process for renewing the license;

(2) the date by which the Commissioner must receive the renewal application; and

(3) the amount of the renewal fee.

(c) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, before a license expires, the holder of the license may renew it for an additional 2–year term, if the holder:

(1) otherwise is entitled to a license;

(2) files with the Commissioner a renewal application:

(i) on the form that the Commissioner provides; or

(ii) in an electronic format that the Commissioner approves;

(3) completes the continuing education requirements established under § 10–116 of this subtitle; and

(4) pays to the Commissioner the renewal fee required by § 2–112 of this article.

(d) A license renewed under this section shall have an expiration date that is the last day of the month in which the holder of the license was born.

(e) (1) If mailed, an application for renewal of a license shall be considered made in a timely manner if it is postmarked on or before the expiration date of the license.

(2) If submitted electronically, an application for renewal of a license shall be considered made in a timely manner if, on or before the expiration date of the license, the application:

(i) is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the Administration has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic applications and from which the Administration is able to retrieve the application;

(ii) is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and

(iii) 1. enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person that sent the electronic application on behalf of the sender; or

2. enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the Administration that is under the control of the Administration or an agent of the Administration.

(f) (1) The Commissioner shall renew the license of each holder who meets the requirements of this section.

(2) If the holder of a license complies with subsections (b) and (c) of this section before the license expires, the license remains in effect until the decision of the Commissioner regarding the application for renewal is final.

(g) (1) A license is considered renewed for purposes of this subsection if the license is issued to a person for the period immediately following a period for which the person previously possessed the same or a substantially similar license.

(2) Before a license may be renewed under this section, the Commissioner shall verify through the Office of the Comptroller that the applicant has paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions payable to the Comptroller or the Secretary of Labor or that the applicant has provided for payment in a manner satisfactory to the unit responsible for collection.

(h) The Commissioner may adopt regulations to:

(1) carry out this section; and

(2) develop a staggered system of renewals for licenses of insurance producers.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-103 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-103
§10–103.
Status: reserved

The exclusive right to use a specified name for a domestic or foreign limited partnership may be reserved as provided in Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-904 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 10 / Subtitle 9 / Section 10-904
§10–904.
Status: in_force

A foreign limited partnership may register with the Department under any name (whether or not it is the name under which it is registered in its state of organization) as provided in Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-352 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-352
§10–352.
Status: in_force

(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state’s child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of this State exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Parts I and II of this subtitle, this part, and the procedural and substantive law of this State to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Parts III, IV, V, VII, and VIII of this subtitle do not apply.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 10-112 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-112
§10–112.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell sparklers or sparkling devices to a person under the age of 16 years.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-205 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-205
§10–205.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit a budget for the Department.

(b) The Secretary may accept and use any State or federal funds for the purposes specified in this title.

(c) The Secretary may accept and use any federal or private grant funds if:

(1) the grant is for purposes that will benefit Maryland’s older adults; and

(2) the grant funds are accepted and accounted for in accordance with the State Finance and Procurement Article.
Md. Code, Insurance § 10-126 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-126
§10–126.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner may deny a license to an applicant under §§ 2–210 through 2–214 of this article, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or reinstate a license after notice and opportunity for hearing under §§ 2–210 through 2–214 of this article if the applicant or holder of the license:

(1) has willfully violated this article or another law of the State that relates to insurance;

(2) has intentionally misrepresented or concealed a material fact in the application for a license;

(3) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license by misrepresentation, concealment, or other fraud;

(4) has misappropriated, converted, or unlawfully withheld money belonging to an insurer, insurance producer, beneficiary, or insured;

(5) has willfully and materially misrepresented the provisions of a policy;

(6) has committed fraudulent or dishonest practices in the insurance business;

(7) has participated, with or without the knowledge of an insurer, in selling motor vehicle insurance without an actual intent to sell the insurance, as evidenced by a persistent pattern of filing certificates of insurance together with or closely followed by cancellation notices for the insurance;

(8) has been convicted by final judgment in any state or federal court of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude;

(9) has knowingly participated in writing or issuing substantial over–insurance of property insurance risks;

(10) has failed an examination required by this subtitle;

(11) has willfully failed to comply with or has willfully violated a proper order, subpoena, or regulation of the Commissioner or the insurance regulatory authority of another state;

(12) has failed or refused to pay over on demand money that belongs to an insurer, insurance producer, or other person entitled to the money;

(13) has otherwise shown a lack of trustworthiness or competence to act as an insurance producer;

(14) is not or does not intend to carry on business in good faith and represent to the public that the person is an insurance producer;

(15) has been denied a license or certificate in another state or has had a license or certificate suspended or revoked in another state;

(16) has intentionally or willfully made or issued, or caused to be made or issued, a statement that materially misrepresents or makes incomplete comparisons about the terms or conditions of a policy or contract issued by an authorized insurer, for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce the owner of the policy or contract to forfeit or surrender it or allow it to lapse in order to replace it with another;

(17) has transacted insurance business that was directed to the applicant or holder for consideration by a person whose license or certificate to engage in the insurance business at the time was suspended or revoked, and the applicant or holder knew or should have known of the suspension or revocation;

(18) has solicited, procured, or negotiated insurance contracts for an unauthorized insurer, including contracts for nonprofit health service plans, dental plan organizations, and health maintenance organizations;

(19) has knowingly employed or knowingly continued to employ an individual acting in a fiduciary capacity who has been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude within the preceding 10 years;

(20) has forged another’s name to an application for insurance or to any document related to an insurance transaction;

(21) has improperly used notes or any other reference material to complete an examination for a license;

(22) has failed to pay income tax or related interest or penalty under:

(i) an assessment under the Tax – General Article that is final and no longer subject to review by the tax court; or

(ii) an order of the tax court that is final and no longer subject to judicial review; or

(23) in providing information under § 10–118 of this subtitle regarding the termination of an appointment with an insurer, has made an inaccurate statement with actual malice.

(b) (1) The Commissioner may deny a license to an applicant business entity under §§ 2–210 through 2–214 of this article, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or reinstate a license of a business entity after notice and opportunity for hearing under §§ 2–210 through 2–214 of this article, if an individual listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection has:

(i) violated any provision of this subtitle;

(ii) been convicted of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, or any criminal offense involving dishonesty or breach of trust; or

(iii) had any professional license suspended or revoked for a fraudulent or dishonest practice.

(2) This subsection applies in any case that involves a business entity if the violation was committed by an individual who is:

(i) an insurance producer;

(ii) 1. in the case of a limited liability company, an officer, director, member, or manager;

2. in the case of a partnership, a partner; and

3. in the case of a corporation, a director, officer, or owner; or

(iii) an individual with direct control over the fiscal management of the business entity.

(c) Instead of or in addition to suspending or revoking the license, the Commissioner may impose on the holder of the license a penalty of not less than $100 but not exceeding $5,000 for each violation of this article.

(d) Instead of or in addition to suspending or revoking the license, the Commissioner may require that restitution be made to any citizen who has suffered financial injury because of the violation of this article.

(e) If the license is suspended under this section, the Commissioner may require the individual to pass an examination and file a new application before the suspension is lifted.

(f) (1) Within 30 days after the final disposition of the matter, an insurance producer shall report to the Commissioner any adverse administrative action taken against the insurance producer:

(i) in another jurisdiction; or

(ii) by another governmental unit in this State.

(2) The report shall include a copy of the order, consent order, and any other relevant legal documents.

(g) (1) (i) In this subsection, the term “charging document” means a written accusation alleging that a defendant has committed an offense.

(ii) In this subsection, the term “charging document” includes:

1. a citation;

2. an indictment;

3. an information; and

4. a statement of charges.

(2) This subsection does not apply to a misdemeanor violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or the vehicle law of another jurisdiction.

(3) If an insurance producer is prosecuted for a crime in any jurisdiction, the insurance producer shall report the prosecution to the Commissioner within 30 days after the insurance producer’s initial appearance before a court, including an appearance before:

(i) a judicial officer of the District Court due to an arrest;

(ii) the District Court in response to a summons;

(iii) the circuit court due to execution of a warrant; or

(iv) the circuit court in person or by written notice of counsel in response to a summons.

(4) The report shall include a copy of:

(i) the charging document;

(ii) any order issued by a court; and

(iii) any other relevant legal documents.

(h) An individual is subject to denial or suspension of a license under § 10–119.3 of the Family Law Article if the individual:

(1) is in arrears in the payment of child support amounting to more than 120 days under the most recent order; or

(2) has failed to comply with a subpoena issued by the Child Support Administration under § 10–108.6 of the Family Law Article.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-641 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-641
§10–641.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as allowed by § 10-639 of this subtitle, to finance site acquisition and construction of any segment of a Hippodrome Performing Arts facility, the Authority shall comply with this section.

(b) The Authority shall provide certification to the Legislative Policy Committee and the Board of Public Works, supported by a detailed report, that the Authority has attempted to maximize private investment in the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility proposed to be financed.

(c) The Authority shall provide to the fiscal committees of the General Assembly, at least 45 days before seeking approval of the Board of Public Works for each bond issue or other borrowing, a comprehensive financing plan for the relevant segment of the facility, including the effect of the financing plan on financing options for other segments of the facility and anticipated revenues from private investment.

(d) The Authority shall obtain the approval of the Board of Public Works of the proposed bond issue and the financing plan.

(e) The Authority shall secure one or more written agreements, as approved by the Board of Public Works:

(1) establishing commitments for payments to the Authority of amounts that shall be used by the Authority to fund $60,000,000 of total acquisition and capital costs of construction of the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility; and

(2) under which:

(i) Baltimore City agrees to pay $6,000,000:

1. $2,000,000 of which shall be deposited to the Hippodrome Performing Arts Fund by July 1, 2000; and

2. $4,000,000 of which shall be deposited to the Hippodrome Performing Arts Fund:

A. by not later than the date of the Authority’s bond issuance as authorized under § 10-628 of this subtitle; or

B. in $2,000,000 increments, in each of the next 2 succeeding years, from the proceeds of bond issuances that have received voter approval by not later than the date of the Authority’s bond issuance as authorized under § 10-628 of this subtitle;

(ii) the State has deposited to the Hippodrome Performing Arts Fund an aggregate amount of $16,500,000 or a lesser amount as is available to the Authority and not subject to any budget contingencies;

(iii) the Authority agrees to:

1. issue bonds as authorized under § 10-628 of this subtitle; and

2. use $17,400,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds in the manner and for the purposes described in this section; and

(iv) one or more private entities, which may include an Authority affiliate, as private funding sources:

1. deposit to the Hippodrome Performing Arts Fund, not later than the date of the Authority’s bond issuance as authorized under § 10-628 of this subtitle, at least $8,000,000;

2. agree, not later than the date of the Authority’s bond issuance as authorized under § 10-628 of this subtitle, to pay:

A. an additional $12,100,000; and

B. all actual acquisition and capital costs of construction of the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility to the extent the costs exceeded $60,000,000; and

3. agree that any savings from acquisition or capital costs on completion of the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility shall be paid to the Authority.

(f) The Authority shall secure a written agreement with the University System of Maryland, as approved by the Board of Public Works, under which the University System of Maryland agrees to transfer to the Authority fee title to the property known as the Hippodrome Theatre, 12 North Eutaw Street, described in the Baltimore City land records in Liber S.E.B. 6259, Folio 38.

(g) The Authority shall secure a written agreement with an Authority affiliate, as approved by the Board of Public Works, by which the Authority affiliate agrees:

(1) to market, promote, and operate or contract, subject to the approval of the Authority, for the marketing, promotion, and operation of the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility;

(2) to maintain and repair or contract, subject to the approval of the Authority, for the maintenance and repair of the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility so as to keep the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility in first class operating condition;

(3) to pay to the Authority for the duration of any bonds issued as authorized under § 10-628 of this subtitle an amount equal to $2 per ticket sold for admission to the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility; and

(4) to be solely responsible for all expenditures relating to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility that may be incurred, including the amount by which expenditures exceed revenues.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-304 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-304
§10–304.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who makes a contribution to a partnership and erroneously but in good faith believes that he has become a limited partner in the partnership is not a general partner in the partnership and is not bound by its obligations by reason of making the contribution, receiving distributions from the partnership, or exercising any rights of a limited partner, if, within 30 days after he knew or should have known of the mistake:

(1) In the case of a person who wishes to be a limited partner, the person causes an appropriate certificate to be executed and filed; or

(2) In the case of a person who wishes to withdraw as a partner from the partnership, the partner takes the necessary action to withdraw.

(b) A person who makes a contribution under the circumstances described in subsection (a) of this section is liable as a general partner to any third party who transacts business with the partnership prior to the occurrence of either of the events referred to in subsection (a) of this section:

(1) If that person knew or reasonably should have known either that no certificate has been filed or that the certificate inaccurately refers to him as a general partner; and

(2) If the third party reasonably relied upon the fact that the person was a general partner at the time of the transaction.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-477 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-477
§10–477.
Status: in_force

(a) The Circuit Court of Baltimore City:

(1) has exclusive original jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings; and

(2) may issue all necessary and proper orders to carry out this subtitle.

(b) If service is made in accordance with the Maryland Rules or other applicable law, a court with subject matter jurisdiction over an action brought under this subtitle also has jurisdiction over:

(1) an officer, director, manager, trustee, organizer, promoter, or attorney in fact of a provider against which a delinquency proceeding has been commenced, in an action resulting from or incidental to the person’s relationship with the provider;

(2) a person that, at the time of or after commencement of the delinquency proceeding, held or was in control of assets in which the receiver claims an interest on behalf of the provider, in an action concerning the assets of the provider; and

(3) a person obligated to the provider in any way, in an action on or incidental to the obligation.

(c) The venue of all delinquency proceedings is in Baltimore City.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-504 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 5 / Section 10-504
§10–504.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any federal grant that is received for a project shall be applied first to the cost of the project.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a State grant for a project may not exceed the lesser of $800,000 or 50% of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after any federal grant is applied.

(3) A State grant to develop a master plan may not exceed the lesser of $15,000 or 50% of the cost of development of the plan.

(b) The Board of Public Works may authorize a grant for a project that exceeds 50% of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after any federal grant is applied, if:

(1) the project involves the conversion, acquisition, renovation, construction, or improvement of a building for use as a senior citizen activities center;

(2) the value of real property and existing improvements made available by the local government equals or exceeds the amount of the State grant; and

(3) the residual value of the real property and existing improvements made available by the local government exceeds the sum of:

(i) any prior amounts used for matching funds under this Program;

(ii) any outstanding State debt relating to the property from another program;

(iii) any prior grant under this Program; and

(iv) any other tangible State investment in the property.

(c) The amount of a State grant for a project shall be determined after consideration of:

(1) the density of the senior population in the area affected by the project;

(2) the proximity of the proposed center to an existing senior citizen activities center; and

(3) other localities eligible for State funding that have not received previous funding under the Program or similar programs.

(d) A grantee who received funds for a project under this subtitle or a prior act authorizing grants for senior citizen activities centers may receive additional grants for the project, but only in an amount that does not exceed the difference between the sum of any prior grants and the maximum funding allowable for the project.

(e) A grantee who received funds for a project under this subtitle for a project at a senior citizen activities center may request an additional grant for a different project at the same senior citizen activities center, if the sum of grants made for any single senior citizen activities center does not exceed $800,000 in any 15–year period.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 10-206 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-206
§10–206.
Status: in_force

Any payments due by the State for the Baltimore Zoo under a lease or sublease agreement shall be included in the annual budget for the Board of Public Works.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10-305 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-305
§10–305.
Status: in_force

A person may not deface, damage, or destroy, attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy, burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on, or damage the real or personal property connected to a building that is publicly or privately owned, leased, or used, including a cemetery, library, meeting hall, recreation center, or school:

(1) because a person or group of a particular race, color, religious belief, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability, or national origin, or because a person or group that is homeless, has contacts or is associated with the building; or

(2) if there is evidence that exhibits animosity against a person or group, because of the race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability, or national origin of that person or group or because that person or group is homeless.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-1404 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 10 / Subtitle 14 / Section 10-1404
§10–1404.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not represent any uncertified commodity as certified under this subtitle.

(b) In addition to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate issued under this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation of this section.

(c) Each uncertified commodity represented as certified constitutes a separate violation of this section.

(d) Penalties collected by the Secretary under this section shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.
Md. Code, Local Government § 10-305 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-305
§10–305.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may enact local laws to provide for:

(1) the establishment of a county board of appeals, whose members shall be appointed by the county legislative body;

(2) the number, qualifications, terms, and compensation of the members of the county board of appeals;

(3) the adoption by the county board of appeals of rules of practice that govern its proceedings; and

(4) a decision by the county board of appeals on petition of any interested person, after notice and opportunity for hearing, on the basis of a record before the board.

(b) The county board of appeals may have original jurisdiction or jurisdiction to review the action of an administrative officer or unit of county government over matters arising under any law, ordinance, or regulation of the county council that concerns:

(1) an application for a zoning variation or exception or amendment of a zoning map;

(2) the issuance, renewal, denial, revocation, suspension, annulment, or modification of any license, permit, approval, exemption, waiver, certificate, registration, or other form of permission or of any adjudicatory order;

(3) the assessment of any special benefit tax; or

(4) the adjudication of a violation of an ordinance delegated in accordance with § 4–406(b) of the Courts Article.

(c) When issuing a decision, the county board of appeals shall file an opinion that shall include a statement of the facts found and the grounds for the decision.

(d) (1) Any person aggrieved by the decision and a party to the proceeding before the county board of appeals may seek review by the circuit court for the county.

(2) The circuit court may:

(i) affirm the decision; or

(ii) if the decision is not in accordance with law:

1. modify the decision with or without remanding the case for rehearing; or

2. reverse the decision with or without remanding the case for rehearing.

(3) Any party to the proceeding in the circuit court aggrieved by the decision of the circuit court may appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland in the same manner provided for civil cases.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-901 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 10 / Subtitle 9 / Section 10-901
§10–901.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the Maryland Constitution:

(1) The laws of the state or country under which a foreign limited partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its limited partners; and

(2) A foreign limited partnership may not be denied registration by reason of any difference between those laws and the laws of this State.

(b) A foreign limited partnership may not do any kind of intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State which the laws of this State prohibit a domestic limited partnership from doing.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-4C-03 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 4C / Section 10-4C-03
§10–4C–03.
Status: in_force

§10–4C–03. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 322 OF 2022 //

(a) To carry out the purposes of the Program, the Corporation shall award financial assistance under this subtitle to eligible applicants for the establishment, expansion, or operating costs of makerspaces in the State.

(b) The Corporation shall award financial assistance from the funds available under the Maryland Makerspace Initiative Fund established under § 10–4C–05 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-847 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 8 / Section 10-847
§10–847.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Center may issue bonds to refund outstanding bonds of the Center, including paying:

(i) any redemption premium;

(ii) interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the bonds; and

(iii) if considered advisable by the Center, any part of the cost of acquiring or improving a project.

(2) Refunding bonds may be issued for any corporate purpose, including:

(i) realizing savings in the effective costs of debt service, directly or through a debt restructuring; or

(ii) alleviating a potential or actual default.

(b) A refunding bond that the Center issues under this section shall be issued in the same manner and is subject to this subtitle to the same extent as any other bond.

(c) (1) The Center may issue refunding bonds in one or more series in an amount greater than the amount of the bonds to be refunded.

(2) (i) In addition to other sources of payment that the Center determines, refunding bonds may be payable from escrowed bond proceeds and earnings and profits on investments.

(ii) Escrowed bond proceeds and earnings and profits on investments used under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph constitute revenues of a project under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 10-720 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 10 / Subtitle 7 / Section 10-720
§10–720.
Status: reserved

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

(2) “Administration” means the Maryland Energy Administration.

(3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, “qualified energy resources” has the meaning stated in § 45(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(ii) “Qualified energy resources” includes any nonhazardous waste material that is segregated from other waste materials and is derived from:

1. any of the following forest–related resources, not including old–growth timber:

A. mill residues, except sawdust and wood shavings;

B. forest thinnings;

C. slash; or

D. brush;

2. waste pallets, crates, and dunnage and landscape or right–of–way trimmings; or

3. agricultural sources, including, but not limited to, orchard tree crops, vineyard, grain, legumes, sugar, and other crop by–products or residues.

(iii) “Qualified energy resources” includes methane gas or other combustible gases resulting from the decomposition of organic materials from an agricultural operation, or from a landfill or wastewater treatment plant using one or a combination of the following processes:

1. anaerobic decomposition; or

2. thermal decomposition.

(4) “Qualified Maryland facility” means a facility located in the State that primarily uses qualified energy resources to produce electricity and is originally placed in service on or after January 1, 2006, but before January 1, 2019.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual or corporation that receives an initial credit certificate from the Administration may claim a credit against the State income tax for a taxable year in an amount equal to 0.85 cents for each kilowatt hour of electricity:

(i) produced by the individual or corporation from qualified energy resources at a qualified Maryland facility during the 5–year period specified in the initial credit certificate; and

(ii) sold by the individual or corporation to a person other than a related person, within the meaning of § 45 of the Internal Revenue Code, during the taxable year.

(2) The annual tax credit under this subsection may not exceed one–fifth of the maximum amount of credit stated in the initial credit certificate.

(c) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection and subsection (d) of this section, on application by a taxpayer, the Administration shall issue an initial credit certificate if the taxpayer has demonstrated that the taxpayer will within the next 12 months produce electricity from qualified energy resources at a qualified Maryland facility.

(2) The initial credit certificate issued under this subsection shall:

(i) state the maximum amount of credit that may be claimed by the taxpayer for electricity produced over a 5–year period;

(ii) state the earliest tax year for which the credit may be claimed; and

(iii) state the 5–year period during which electricity produced from qualified energy resources at the qualified Maryland facility qualifies for the credit.

(3) The maximum amount of credit stated in the initial credit certificate shall, for an energy producer, be in an amount equal to the lesser of:

(i) the product of multiplying 5 times the taxpayer’s estimated annual tax credit, based on estimated annual energy production, as certified by the Administration; or

(ii) $2,500,000.

(4) The Administration shall approve all applications that qualify for an initial credit certificate under this subsection on a first–come, first–served basis.

(5) If a taxpayer over a 3–year period does not claim on average at least 10% of the maximum credit amount stated in the initial credit certificate, the Administration at its discretion may cancel an amount of the taxpayer’s initial credit certificate equal to the product of multiplying:

(i) the amount of the credit on average that was not claimed over the 3–year period; and

(ii) the remaining number of tax years that the taxpayer is eligible to take the credit.

(6) An applicant for an initial credit certificate or a taxpayer whose credits have been canceled under paragraph (5) of this subsection, may appeal a decision by the Administration to the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

(7) The Administration may not issue an initial credit certificate after December 31, 2018.

(8) The Administration may not issue initial credit certificates for credit amounts less than $1,000.

(d) (1) In this subsection, “Reserve Fund” means the Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Tax Credit Reserve Fund established under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(2) (i) There is a Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Tax Credit Reserve Fund that is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(ii) The money in the Reserve Fund shall be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer, and interest and earnings shall be credited to the General Fund.

(3) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, for any fiscal year, the Administration may not issue initial credit certificates for credit amounts in the aggregate totaling more than the amount appropriated to the Reserve Fund for that fiscal year in the State budget as approved by the General Assembly.

(ii) If the aggregate credit amounts under initial credit certificates issued in a fiscal year total less than the amount appropriated to the Reserve Fund for that fiscal year, any excess amount shall remain in the Reserve Fund and may be issued under initial credit certificates for the next fiscal year.

(iii) For any fiscal year, if funds are transferred from the Reserve Fund under the authority of any provision of law other than under paragraph (6) of this subsection, the maximum credit amounts in the aggregate for which the Administration may issue initial credit certificates shall be reduced by the amount transferred.

(4) For each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Governor may include in the budget bill an appropriation to the Reserve Fund.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7–213 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the Governor may not reduce an appropriation to the Reserve Fund in the State budget as approved by the General Assembly.

(6) (i) Except as provided in this paragraph, money appropriated to the Reserve Fund shall remain in the Fund.

(ii) 1. Within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Administration shall notify the Comptroller as to each final credit certificate issued during the quarter:

A. the maximum credit amount stated in the initial tax credit certificate for the producer of electricity from qualified energy resources at a qualified Maryland facility; and

B. the final certified credit amount for the electricity producer.

2. On notification that a final credit amount has been certified, the Comptroller shall transfer an amount equal to the credit amount stated in the initial credit certificate for the electricity producer from the Reserve Fund to the General Fund.

(e) If the credit allowed under this section in any taxable year exceeds the State income tax otherwise payable by the corporation or individual for that taxable year, the corporation or the individual may claim a refund in the amount of the excess.

(f) (1) On January 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, the Administration shall provide to the Comptroller a list of all taxpayers in the prior tax year that have been issued an initial credit certificate and shall specify for each taxpayer the earliest tax year for which the credit may be claimed and the maximum amount of credit allowed.

(2) (i) On or before October 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, the Comptroller and the Administration jointly shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly a written report regarding:

1. the number of certifications and taxpayers claiming the credit under this section;

2. the name and physical location of each taxpayer issued an initial credit certificate;

3. the maximum credit amount approved for each taxpayer;

4. the geographical distribution of the credits claimed; and

5. any other available information the Administration determines to be meaningful and appropriate.

(ii) The Comptroller shall ensure that the information is presented and classified in a manner consistent with the confidentiality of tax return information.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-821 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 8 / Section 10-821
§10–821.
Status: in_force

The Center may:

(1) acquire, develop, improve, manage, market, license, sublicense, maintain, lease as lessor or lessee, or operate a project in the State to carry out its purposes;

(2) acquire, directly or indirectly, from a person or governmental unit, by purchase, gift, or devise any property, rights–of–way, franchises, easements, or other interests in land, including submerged land and riparian rights:

(i) as necessary or convenient to improve or operate a project to carry out its purposes; and

(ii) on the terms and at the prices that it considers reasonable; and

(3) enter into a project with a manufacturer to carry out its purposes.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 10-323.1 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-323.1
§10–323.
Status: in_force

§10–323.1.

(a) Every motor fuel distributor required to be registered under this subtitle shall report the volume of sales, for each type of motor fuel sold in this State, made to end users that are exempt from the motor fuel tax.

(b) Reporting shall be on a frequency established by the Comptroller through regulations, but may not be more frequent than once per calendar month.

(c) Reporting shall be on forms furnished by the Comptroller.

(d) Completed reports shall be forwarded to and be received by the Comptroller within 15 calendar days of the end of the report period.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 10-107 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-107
§10–107.
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal may deputize the chief or another member of a local fire department or another qualified official to inspect, investigate, and receive applications for permits.
Md. Code, State Government § 10-205 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-205
§10–205.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a board, commission, or agency head authorized to conduct a contested case hearing shall:

(i) conduct the hearing; or

(ii) delegate the authority to conduct the contested case hearing to:

1. the Office; or

2. with the prior written approval of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, a person not employed by the Office.

(2) A hearing held in accordance with § 4-608(f) or § 5-610(f) of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may not be delegated to the Office.

(3) With the written approval of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, a class of contested case hearings may be delegated as provided in paragraph (1)(ii)2 of this subsection.

(4) This subsection is not intended to restrict the right of an individual, expressly authorized by a statute in effect on October 1, 1993, to conduct a contested case hearing.

(b) An agency may delegate to the Office the authority to issue:

(1) proposed or final findings of fact;

(2) proposed or final conclusions of law;

(3) proposed or final findings of fact and conclusions of law;

(4) proposed or final orders or orders under Title 20 of this article; or

(5) the final administrative decision of an agency in a contested case.

(c) Promptly after receipt of a request for a contested case hearing, an agency shall:

(1) notify the parties that the authorized agency head, board, or commission shall conduct the hearing;

(2) transmit the request to the Office so that the Office shall conduct the hearing in accordance with the agency’s delegation; or

(3) request written approval from the Chief Administrative Law Judge to appoint a person not employed by the Office to conduct the hearing.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an agency’s delegation and transmittal of all or part of a contested case to the Office is final.

(2) If an agency has adopted regulations specifying the criteria and procedures for the revocation of a delegation of a contested case, delegation of authority to hear all or part of a contested case may be revoked, by the agency head, board, or commission, in accordance with the agency’s regulations, at any time prior to the earlier of:

(i) the issuance of a ruling on a substantive issue; or

(ii) the taking of oral testimony from the first witness.

(e) (1) The Office shall:

(i) conduct the hearing; and

(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection or as otherwise required by law, within 90 days after the completion of the hearing, complete the procedure authorized in the agency’s delegation to the Office.

(2) The time limit specified in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may be extended with the written approval of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-420 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-420
§10–420.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Program is to promote entrepreneurship and the creation of jobs in technology-related industry by establishing and operating effective incubators throughout the State that provide adequate physical space designed, and programs intended, to increase or accelerate business success in the field of technology.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-111 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-111
§10–111.
Status: in_force

The Maryland Judiciary Case Search may not in any way refer to the existence of a criminal case in which:

(1) possession of cannabis under § 5–601 of the Criminal Law Article is the only charge in the case; and

(2) the charge was disposed of before July 1, 2023.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-410 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-410
§10–410.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (i) The Department may allow a person to hunt on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons in:

1. Allegany County;

2. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Calvert County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

3. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Caroline County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

4. Cecil County;

5. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Charles County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

6. Subject to subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, Dorchester County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

7. Garrett County;

8. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Queen Anne’s County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

9. St. Mary’s County;

10. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Somerset County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

11. Washington County;

12. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Worcester County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; and

13. Subject to subparagraph (v) of this paragraph, Wicomico County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.

(ii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)10 and 12 of this paragraph do not apply:

1. On each Sunday of the deer firearms season; and

2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season.

(iii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)2, 3, 5, and 8 of this paragraph do not apply:

1. On each Sunday during the deer firearms season;

2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November during the deer bow hunting season; and

3. On each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season.

(iv) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)6 of this paragraph do not apply:

1. On each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January, inclusive; and

2. On each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season.

(v) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)(13) of this paragraph do not apply:

1. On the first Sunday of the deer firearms season; and

2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season.

(2) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January, inclusive, in:

(i) Carroll County; and

(ii) Frederick County.

(3) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department may allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting seasons from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in:

1. Kent County;

2. Montgomery County; and

3. Talbot County.

(ii) The time restrictions under this paragraph do not apply:

1. To a participant in a junior deer hunt authorized under this subtitle;

2. On one Sunday designated by the Department during the deer firearms season;

3. In Kent County, on each Sunday during the deer bow hunting season and the deer muzzle loader season;

4. In Montgomery County, on one Sunday designated by the Department during the deer bow hunting season; and

5. In Talbot County, on the last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November during the bow hunting season.

(4) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer firearms season:

(i) On each Sunday in Harford County; and

(ii) On the first Sunday in Anne Arundel County.

(5) The Department may allow a person to hunt deer during the deer bow hunting season on:

(i) The last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November in Harford County; and

(ii) The first Sunday in November in Anne Arundel County.

(6) The Department may allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season in:

(i) Carroll County;

(ii) Kent County; and

(iii) Talbot County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.

(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department may allow a person with a deer management permit to shoot deer on any Sunday throughout the year in accordance with the terms of the permit.

(8) The Department may allow a person using a State certified raptor to hunt game birds or mammals on each Sunday during the open season for the game birds or mammals.

(9) The Department may allow an unarmed person participating in an organized fox chase to chase foxes on Sunday.

(10) The Department may allow a person shooting pen–reared game birds or tower–released flighted mallard ducks to hunt on Sunday at a regulated shooting ground in accordance with § 10–906 of this title.

(11) The Department may allow a person who is 16 years old or younger to hunt on Sunday if participating in a junior hunt established by the Department in accordance with this subtitle.

(12) Except as provided in paragraphs (8) through (10) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, a person may not hunt on Sunday in:

(i) Baltimore City;

(ii) Baltimore County;

(iii) Howard County; or

(iv) Prince George’s County.

(13) A person may not hunt migratory game birds on Sunday.

(14) A person may not hunt on public land within the State park system on Sunday.

(15) (i) The Department may not allow a person to hunt on public land designated for hunting by the Department on Sunday except in:

1. Allegany County;

2. Cecil County;

3. Garrett County;

4. St. Mary’s County;

5. Washington County;

6. Dorchester County, for turkey during the spring turkey hunting season;

7. Frederick County, for deer from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January of the following year, inclusive;

8. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Somerset County, on public land leased to a hunt club from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.;

9. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, Worcester County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; and

10. Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, Wicomico County, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.

(ii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)8 and 9 of this paragraph do not apply:

1. On each Sunday of the deer firearms season; and

2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season.

(iii) The time restrictions under subparagraph (i)10 of this paragraph do not apply:

1. On the first Sunday of the deer firearms season; and

2. On the last three Sundays in October and the first two Sundays in November of the deer bow hunting season.

(b) A person may not hunt any game bird or mammal, except raccoon and opossum, at nighttime.

(c) (1) A person may not shoot at any species of wildlife from an automobile or other vehicle or, except as provided in § 4–203(b) of the Criminal Law Article and Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article, possess in or on an automobile or other vehicle a loaded handgun or shotgun, or a rifle containing any ammunition in the magazine or chamber.

(2) If this subsection is violated by an occupant of a vehicle which has 2 or more occupants and it cannot be determined which occupant is the violator, the owner of the vehicle, if present, shall be presumed to be responsible for the violation. In the absence of the owner of the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle shall be presumed to be responsible for the violation.

(3) Provisions of this subsection do not apply to a disabled person who obtains a special permit under § 10–307 of this title.

(d) (1) (i) For the purposes of this subsection, “off–road vehicle” means a motorized vehicle designed for or capable of cross–country travel on land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain.

(ii) “Off–road vehicle” includes four–wheel drive or low–pressure tire vehicles, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles and related two–wheel vehicles, amphibious machines, ground–effect or air–cushion vehicles, snowmobiles, boats, farm–type tractors, earth–moving or construction equipment, lawn mowers, snowblowers, garden or lawn tractors, or golf carts.

(2) A person may not pursue wildlife with an off–road vehicle.

(e) (1) A person or 2 or more persons together may not hunt or attempt to hunt at nighttime any species of wild bird or wild quadruped with a light, including the headlights of any vehicle, and a person may not cast the rays of any artificial light when the rays emanate from a vehicle on any woods, fields, orchards, livestock, wild animals or birds, dwellings, or buildings. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the normal use of headlights of a vehicle traveling on any public or private road in a normal manner, to any police, emergency or utility company vehicle using spotlights in the performance of their duties, or to any farmer or landowner on the farmer’s or landowner’s own or leased land using artificial lights to check on the farmer’s or landowner’s land, crops, livestock, or poultry. However, raccoons, fox, or opossum may be hunted on foot at nighttime during open season with the use of a dog or light, or both.

(2) (i) In Baltimore City and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties only, a person may cast the rays of an artificial light from a vehicle on woods, fields, orchards, livestock, wild animals, or wild birds for the sole purpose of observing or photographing wildlife until 9:00 p.m.

(ii) If a person casts the rays of any artificial light under this paragraph, the person has the burden of establishing that the person was doing so for the purposes of observing or photographing wildlife.

(iii) If a person casting artificial light under this paragraph or anyone with the person casting artificial light has a firearm or bow in the person’s possession, the person shall be presumed to be in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(f) A person may not shoot at any species of wildlife on, from, or across any paved public highway or the shoulder of the highway. A person may not shoot from any public highway, whether paved or unpaved, in Kent County and Queen Anne’s County or shoot from any public road, whether paved or unpaved, within the boundaries of the Hanover municipal waterworks property in Carroll County.

(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person, other than the owner or occupant, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal may not shoot or discharge any firearm or other deadly weapon within 150 yards, known as the “safety zone”, of a dwelling house, residence, church, or other building or camp occupied by human beings, or shoot at any wild bird or mammal while it is within this area, without the specific advance permission of the owner or occupant.

(2) A person, while hunting for any wild bird or mammal, may not shoot or discharge any firearm within 300 yards of a public or nonpublic school during school hours or at a time when a school–approved activity is taking place.

(3) (i) For archery hunters in Allegany County, Calvert County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Montgomery County, St. Mary’s County, Washington County, Worcester County, or Wicomico County, the safety zone described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 50 yards from a dwelling house, residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings.

(ii) For archery hunters in Anne Arundel County, the safety zone described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 100 yards from a dwelling house, residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by human beings.

(iii) In Howard County, for archery hunters who are hunting under the authority of a deer management permit, or who are actively participating in a hunting program administered by the county, the safety zone described in paragraph (1) of this subsection extends for 50 yards from a dwelling house, residence, church, or any other building or camp occupied by humans.

(4) During any open hunting season, a person, other than the owner or occupant, may not hunt or chase willfully any wild bird or mammal within the safety zone without the specific advance permission of the owner or occupant.

(5) In Harford County, an archery hunter shall use a tree stand when hunting any wild bird or mammal within 50 to 100 yards of a dwelling house, residence, church, public or nonpublic school, or other building or camp occupied by human beings.

(6) (i) In Montgomery County or Washington County, an archery hunter shall be in an elevated position that allows the hunter to shoot in a downward trajectory when hunting any wild bird or mammal within 50 to 100 yards of a dwelling house, residence, church, public or nonpublic school, or other building or camp occupied by human beings.

(ii) In Howard County, for archery hunters who are hunting under the authority of a deer management permit, or who are actively participating in a hunting program administered by the county, shall be in an elevated position that allows the hunters to shoot in a downward trajectory when hunting any wild bird or mammal within 50 to 150 yards of a dwelling house, residence, church, public or nonpublic school, or other building or camp occupied by human beings.

(h) A person may not dig in or drive a motor vehicle on any cleared field while hunting, except with the permission of the owner, tenant, or other person in charge of the land, or park or leave standing any motor vehicle so that the motor vehicle blocks the means of ingress or egress to any person’s property, cattle ways, or fields.

(i) A person may not carry a firearm to hunt any wild bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or any narcotic drug.

(j) (1) A person may not hunt or attempt to hunt wild birds or mammals from an aircraft within the State.

(2) Any person who violates provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.

(k) A person may not set any trap, except box traps for rabbits, net, or snare of any description to take any game birds or mammals, except fur–bearing mammals. A trap, net, or snare found in the possession of any person shall be prima facie evidence that the device was used to violate this subsection. A law enforcement officer of the State shall confiscate and destroy the device. A person may not place traps of any description on another person’s property without the other person’s written permission.

(l) A person may not hunt with any ferret or weasel.

(m) A person may not kill, attempt to kill, or injure by poison wildlife or domestic poultry.

(n) A person may not smoke, burn, injure, hunt, or molest any game birds or mammals in any den or damage or destroy the den of any game bird or mammal.

(o) (1) In Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties, a person may not use, set, place, or maintain any steel jaw leghold trap on land. The steel jaw leghold trap may be used for the capture of fur–bearing mammals in water only.

(2) This subsection does not apply to:

(i) Traps set on farmland by the owner of the farmland, by the owner’s agent or tenant, owner’s lessee, or by any member of the owner’s or tenant’s immediate family who resides on the farmland; or

(ii) Traps set by an authorized agent of the Maryland Forest, Park and Wildlife Service who exercises the agent’s duties for wildlife control under guidelines established by the Department.

(p) (1) (i) “Snare trap” means a device made of wire, synthetic cord, or other material that:

1. Is in the form of a noose with a slipknot, stop, swivel, or eyelet holes; and

2. Is designed or set with the intent of capturing an animal by the neck.

(ii) “Snare trap” includes:

1. A pole snare;

2. A hanging snare; and

3. A neck snare.

(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties, a person may not use, sell, possess, set, place, or maintain a snare trap.

(ii) In Anne Arundel County, from July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1992, a person may sell or possess a snare trap.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-362 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-362
§10–362.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tribunal of this State does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order.

(b) An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 10-207 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-207
§10–207.
Status: reserved

(a) To the extent included in federal adjusted gross income, the amounts under this section are subtracted from the federal adjusted gross income of a resident to determine Maryland adjusted gross income.

(b) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes a distribution, to a beneficiary, of accumulated income on which a fiduciary has paid the income tax.

(c) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes interest or dividends attributable to an obligation of the United States or an authority, commission, instrumentality, possession, or territory of the United States.

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

(ii) “Mutual fund” means a regulated investment company as defined under § 851 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(iii) “United States government obligation” means an obligation of the United States or an authority, commission, instrumentality, possession, or territory of the United States.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes a distribution or dividend by a mutual fund of interest or dividends attributable to a United States government obligation.

(d) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes income attributable to an employer–provided official vehicle used in accordance with law by a member of a State, county, or local:

(1) police force; or

(2) fire department.

(e) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes a payment from a pension system to an individual for a disability or injury that arose out of and in the course of the individual’s employment as a policeman or fire fighter.

(e–1) (1) In this subsection, “law enforcement officer” means a law enforcement officer as defined in § 1–101 of the Public Safety Article or other sworn law enforcement officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes:

(i) a payment from a pension system to the surviving spouse or other beneficiary of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter whose death arises out of or in the course of employment as a law enforcement officer or fire fighter; and

(ii) a payment of a death benefit under a collective bargaining agreement from a county or municpality in the State to the surviving spouse or other beneficiary of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter whose death arises out of or in the course of employment as a law enforcement officer or fire fighter.

(f) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes income that:

(1) is received by withdrawing money from a retirement account known as a Keogh Plan and established under Subchapter D of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(2) is attributable to:

(i) money contributed by an individual before 1967 for which the individual was not allowed a deduction at the time of contribution to the account; or

(ii) interest or dividends paid on the account on which a State tax on income was paid at the time that the interest or dividends accumulated in the account.

(g) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes a payment received under a fire, rescue, or ambulance personnel length of service award program that is funded by any county or municipal corporation of the State.

(h) Repealed.

(i) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes profit realized from the sale or exchange of a bond issued by the State or a political subdivision of the State.

(j) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes a payment received:

(1) under Title II of the Social Security Act; or

(2) as a benefit under the Railroad Retirement Act.

(k) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes payment for relocation and assistance under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of the Real Property Article.

(l) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes that portion of an annuity received by a retiree of a retirement or pension system:

(1) for which pickup contributions were made under § 21–313 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and

(2) that is included in federal adjusted gross income under § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(m) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes a refund of tax on income received from a state or a political subdivision of a state.

(n) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes any income that federal law or treaty exempts from a state but not federal tax on income.

(o) (1) In this subsection, “remaindermen” includes a person whose remainder interest is vested, contingent, or vested subject to divestment.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes:

(i) income derived from intangible personal property that is held in trust for the benefit of a nonresident or a corporation not doing business in the State; and

(ii) to the extent not included under item (i) of this paragraph, capital gain income derived from the sale or other disposition of intangible personal property that is held in trust, if the proceeds thereof are added to the principal of the trust, and if all the remaindermen in being are:

1. nonresidents during the entire taxable year; or

2. corporations not doing business in the State.

(3) The subtraction allowed under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection does not apply if there are no remaindermen of the trust in being.

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

(ii) “Military pay” means pay received as a result of military service.

(iii) “Military service” has the meaning stated in subsection (q)(1) of this section.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the first $15,000 of military pay that is:

(i) received by an individual who is in active military service; and

(ii) attributable to military service of the individual outside the United States.

(3) The amount of the subtraction under paragraph (2) of this subsection:

(i) is reduced dollar for dollar in the amount by which military pay received by the individual exceeds $15,000; and

(ii) is reduced to zero if the amount of military pay received by the individual exceeds $30,000.

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

(ii) “Armed forces” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.

(iii) “Military retirement income” means retirement income, including death benefits, received as a result of military service.

(iv) “Military service” means:

1. induction into the armed forces for training and service under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 or a subsequent act of a similar nature;

2. membership in a reserve component;

3. membership in an active component of the armed forces; or

4. active duty with the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes:

(i) if, on the last day of the taxable year, the individual is under the age of 55 years, the first $12,500 of military retirement income received by an individual during the taxable year; and

(ii) if, on the last day of the taxable year, the individual is at least 55 years old, the first $20,000 of military retirement income received by an individual during the taxable year.

(r) (1) In this subsection, “modified Maryland adjusted gross income” means Maryland adjusted gross income determined separately for each spouse on a joint return without regard to the subtraction allowed under this subsection.

(2) For a two–income married couple filing a joint return, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the lesser of $1,200 or the modified Maryland adjusted gross income of the spouse with the lesser modified Maryland adjusted gross income for the taxable year.

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

(ii) “Qualified beneficiary” has the meaning stated in § 18–1901 of the Education Article.

(iii) “Qualified designated beneficiary” means a qualified designated beneficiary as defined in § 18–19A–01 or § 18–19B–01 of the Education Article.

(iv) “Qualified higher education expenses” has the meaning stated in § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes any amount included in federal adjusted gross income as a result of a distribution to:

(i) a qualified beneficiary pursuant to a prepaid contract under the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust;

(ii) a qualified designated beneficiary from an investment account under the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan; or

(iii) a qualified designated beneficiary from an investment account under the Maryland Broker–Dealer College Investment Plan.

(3) The subtraction under paragraph (2) of this subsection does not apply to:

(i) a refund under the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust; or

(ii) a distribution that is not used by the qualified beneficiary or qualified designated beneficiary for qualified higher education expenses.

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

(ii) “Holocaust victim” means an individual who died or lost property as a result of discriminatory laws, policies, or actions targeted against discrete groups of individuals based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or national origin, whether or not the individual was actually a member of any of those groups, or because the individual assisted or allegedly assisted any of those groups, between January 1, 1929 and December 31, 1945, in the country of Nazi Germany, areas occupied by Nazi Germany, those European countries allied with Nazi Germany, areas occupied by those European countries allied with Nazi Germany, or any other neutral European country or area in Europe under the influence or threat of invasion by Nazi Germany or by any European country allied with or occupied by Nazi Germany.

(iii) “Nazi Germany” means:

1. for the period from 1929 to 1933, the Republic of Germany, commonly referred to as the Weimar Republic; and

2. for the period from 1933 through 1945, Deutsche Reich.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes:

(i) income of an individual related to tangible or intangible property that was seized, misappropriated, or lost as a result of the actions or policies of Nazi Germany toward a Holocaust victim; and

(ii) amounts received by an individual as reparations or restitution for the loss of liberty or damage to the health of the individual because the individual is:

1. a Holocaust victim; or

2. a spouse or descendant of a Holocaust victim.

(3) The subtraction under paragraph (2) of this subsection includes interest on the proceeds receivable as insurance under policies issued to a Holocaust victim by European insurance companies prior to and during World War II.

(4) The subtraction under paragraph (2) of this subsection does not include:

(i) assets acquired with the assets described in paragraph (2) of this subsection; or

(ii) assets acquired with the proceeds from the sale of the assets described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(5) The subtraction under paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection shall only apply if the individual:

(i) is the first recipient of the assets described in paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection after their recovery; and

(ii) is:

1. a Holocaust victim; or

2. a spouse or descendant of a Holocaust victim.

(u) Repealed.

(v) (1) In this subsection, “artistic work”, “arts and entertainment district”, and “qualifying residing artist” have the meanings stated in § 4–701 of the Economic Development Article.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of income derived within an arts and entertainment district by a qualifying residing artist from the publication, production, or sale of an artistic work that the artist created, wrote, composed, or executed in the arts and entertainment district.

(3) For the purpose of determining whether income is derived within an arts and entertainment district for the purpose of this subsection, a qualifying residing artist shall allocate receipts and expenses as the Comptroller may require.

(w) (1) In this subsection:

(i) except as provided in item (ii) of this paragraph, “foreign earned income” means foreign earned income within the meaning of § 911(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to the limitation under § 911(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(ii) “foreign earned income” includes amounts paid by the United States or an agency of the United States to an employee of the United States or of an agency of the United States.

(2) Subject to the limitation under paragraph (3) of this subsection, for each taxable year beginning after December 31, 2006, but before January 1, 2010, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the foreign earned income of an individual earned as an employee of the United States or of an agency of the United States.

(3) The amount subtracted under this section:

(i) does not include any amount subtracted under any other provisions of this section; and

(ii) may not exceed $3,500 for any taxable year.

(x) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes an amount received as a grant under the Solar Energy Grant Program under § 9–2007 of the State Government Article.

(y) (1) In this subsection, “principal residence” has the meaning stated in § 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of a gain resulting from a payment from the Maryland Department of Transportation to an individual for the acquisition of a portion of the individual’s property on which the individual’s principal residence is located.

(3) The amount subtracted under this subsection may not exceed the amount that may be excluded from income on the condemnation of an individual’s principal residence under § 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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

(ii) “Lost pay” means wages, salary, or other compensation attributable to services performed, or that would have been performed but for a claimed violation of law, as an employee, a former employee, or a prospective employee.

(iii) 1. “Noneconomic damages” means amounts received by a claimant in satisfaction of a claim of unlawful discrimination, other than compensation for lost pay or punitive damages.

2. “Noneconomic damages” includes amounts received as a result of a claim of unlawful discrimination:

A. whether by judgment or other order or by settlement; and

B. whether payable in a lump sum or periodic payments.

(iv) “Unlawful discrimination” has the meaning stated in § 62(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes any amount received by a claimant for noneconomic damages as a result of a claim of unlawful discrimination.

(aa) (1) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of student loan indebtedness discharged.

(2) To qualify for the subtraction modification provided under this subsection, an individual must attach to the individual’s income tax return or otherwise file with the Comptroller a copy of the notice stating that the loans have been discharged.

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

(ii) “Designated beneficiary” means a designated beneficiary as defined in § 18–19C–01 of the Education Article.

(iii) “Qualified disability expenses” has the meaning stated in § 18–19C–01 of the Education Article.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes any amount included in federal adjusted gross income as a result of a distribution to a designated beneficiary from an ABLE account under the Maryland ABLE Program.

(3) The subtraction under paragraph (2) of this subsection does not apply to:

(i) a refund under the Maryland ABLE Program; or

(ii) a distribution that is not used for the benefit of the designated beneficiary for qualified disability expenses.

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

(ii) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of the Public Safety Article.

(iii) “Law enforcement officer” means an individual who:

1. in an official capacity is authorized by law to make arrests; and

2. is a member of the Maryland–National Capital Park Police, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Police Force, or a law enforcement agency, including a law enforcement officer who serves in a probationary status or at the pleasure of the appointing authority of a county or municipal corporation.

(iv) “Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission” means the unit established under § 3–202 of the Public Safety Article.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the first $5,000 of income earned by a law enforcement officer if:

(i) 1. the law enforcement officer resides in the political subdivision in which the law enforcement officer is employed; and

2. the crime rate in the political subdivision exceeds the State’s crime rate;

(ii) 1. the law enforcement officer is a member of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police or any other State law enforcement unit; and

2. the law enforcement officer resides in a political subdivision in which the crime rate exceeds the State’s crime rate;

(iii) 1. the law enforcement officer is a member of the Maryland–National Capital Park Police;

2. the law enforcement officer resides in a political subdivision that lies wholly or partially within the Maryland–Washington Regional District established under § 20–101 of the Land Use Article; and

3. the crime rate in the political subdivision exceeds the State’s crime rate; or

(iv) 1. the law enforcement officer is a member of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Police Force;

2. the law enforcement officer resides in a political subdivision that lies wholly or partially within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District; and

3. the crime rate in the political subdivision exceeds the State’s crime rate.

(3) On or before September 1, 2016, and every 3 years thereafter, the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall certify to the Comptroller the political subdivisions in which the crime rate exceeds the State’s crime rate.

(dd) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes an amount contributed by the State into an investment account under § 18–19A–04.1 of the Education Article.

(ee) (1) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount that would have been allowed for indebtedness discharged for qualified principal residence indebtedness under the federal Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, as amended, prior to its expiration on December 31, 2012, and without regard to the date limitation in § 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) The subtraction under paragraph (1) of this subsection applies only to an owner–occupied principal residence.

(3) The subtraction under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not exceed:

(i) $100,000 for an individual; or

(ii) $200,000 for a married couple filing a joint return or an individual described in § 2 of the Internal Revenue Code as a head of household or as a surviving spouse.

(ff) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes:

(1) the value of any medal given by:

(i) the International Olympic Committee;

(ii) the International Paralympic Committee;

(iii) the Special Olympics International Committee; or

(iv) the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf; and

(2) any prize money or honoraria received from the United States Olympic Committee that is the result of a performance at the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Special Olympic Games, or the Deaflympic Games.

(gg) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the first $50,000 of compensation received by an individual during the taxable year in exchange for the sale of a perpetual conservation easement on real property located in the State.

(hh) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the value of a subsidy for rental expenses received by a resident of Howard County under the “Live Where You Work” program of the Downtown Columbia Plan.

(ii) (1) In this subsection, “Pimlico site” has the meaning stated in § 10–601 of the Economic Development Article.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes:

(i) the amount of gain recognized as a result of the direct or indirect transfer or conveyance of:

1. any property located, or used, at or within the Pimlico site; and

2. any portion of the Bowie Race Course Training Center property; and

(ii) the amount of income recognized as a result of any expenditure of funds directly or indirectly by the State or Baltimore City with respect to the Pimlico site.

(jj) (1) In this subsection, “coronavirus relief payment” means a federal, State, or local government grant or loan:

(i) for which a person applied on or after March 5, 2020; and

(ii) that was provided to the person for the purpose of assisting with the economic hardships resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

(2) For a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2019, but before January 1, 2022, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of a coronavirus relief payment, including any amount of a coronavirus relief loan that has been forgiven, received by the person during the taxable year.

(3) (i) The Comptroller shall publish guidance to taxpayers regarding eligibility for the subtraction allowed under this subsection, including a list of grants and loans that are eligible for the subtraction.

(ii) Within 30 days after the effective date of Chapter 39 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021, or if created after the effective date of those Acts, within 30 days after creating a coronavirus relief payment program, a unit of State government or a local government shall provide to the Comptroller the name of the coronavirus relief payment programs administered by the unit or local government.

(iii) On request by the Comptroller, a unit of State government or a local government that administers a coronavirus relief payment program shall provide to the Comptroller, within 30 days of the date of the request and in the manner requested by the Comptroller, the following information:

1. the names of the coronavirus relief payment programs administered by the unit or local government;

2. a list of recipients of a coronavirus relief payment, including the name, address, and tax identification number of each recipient;

3. the amount of the coronavirus relief payment provided to the person;

4. the date that the coronavirus relief payment was provided to the person; and

5. any other information requested regarding a coronavirus relief payment.

(kk) For a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, but before January 1, 2022, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of any State economic impact payment received by an individual in accordance with Chapter 39 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021.

(ll) For a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, but before January 1, 2022, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of utility arrearages forgiven during the taxable year, if the forgiveness of the utility arrearages was offered through grants provided to utilities in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of Chapter 39 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021.

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

(ii) “Correctional officer” means an individual who:

1. was employed in:

A. a State correctional facility, as defined in § 1–101 of the Correctional Services Article;

B. a local correctional facility, as defined in § 1–101 of the Correctional Services Article;

C. a juvenile facility included in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article; or

D. a facility of the United States that is equivalent to a State or local correctional facility or a juvenile facility included in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article; and

2. is eligible to receive retirement income attributable to the individual’s employment under item 1 of this subparagraph.

(iii) “Emergency services personnel” means emergency medical technicians or paramedics.

(iv) “Employee retirement system” has the meaning stated under § 10–209(a) of this subtitle.

(v) “Public safety employee” means an individual who is a retired correctional officer, law enforcement officer, or fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel of the United States, the State, or a political subdivision of the State.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the first $15,000 of income from an employee retirement system that is attributable to service as a public safety employee, if the income is received by an individual who is at least 55 years old on the last day of the taxable year.

(nn) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the first $100,000 of income received by an individual during a taxable year if the individual is at least 100 years old on the last day of the taxable year.

(oo) The subtraction allowed under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of union dues paid by an individual during the taxable year that were allowed as a deduction under § 162 of the Internal Revenue Code prior to January 1, 2018, without regard to the limitation imposed by § 67 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(pp) (1) In this subsection, “benefit payment” means a payment that is provided to an individual or the family member of an individual as a result of the individual being injured or killed in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024.

(2) For a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2023, but before January 1, 2026, the subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of any benefit payment received by an individual.

(qq) (1) In this subsection, “legislative energy relief refund” means a credit against a person’s electric utility bill that is offered through grants provided to electric companies in accordance with § 9–20B–05(i)(3) of the State Government Article.

(2) The subtraction under subsection (a) of this section includes the amount of a legislative energy relief refund received by a person during the taxable year.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-243 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-243
§10–243.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject fingerprints or other approved forms of positive identification shall be submitted with all requests for criminal history records checks for noncriminal justice purposes.

(b) Each request for a criminal history records check utilizing the national indices made under any approved state statute shall be submitted through that state’s criminal history records repository. A state criminal history records repository shall process an interstate request for noncriminal justice purposes through the national indices only if such request is transmitted through another state criminal history records repository or the FBI.

(c) Each request for a criminal history records check utilizing the national indices made under federal authority shall be submitted through the FBI or, if the state criminal history records repository consents to process fingerprint submissions, through the criminal history records repository in the state in which such request originated. Direct access to the National Identification Index by entities other than the FBI and state criminal history records repositories shall not be permitted for noncriminal justice purposes.

(d) A state criminal history records repository or the FBI:

(1) may charge a fee, in accordance with applicable law, for handling a request involving fingerprint processing for noncriminal justice purposes; and

(2) may not charge a fee for providing criminal history records in response to an electronic request for a record that does not involve a request to process fingerprints.

(e) (1) If a state criminal history records repository cannot positively identify the subject of a record request made for noncriminal justice purposes, the request, together with fingerprints or other approved identifying information, shall be forwarded to the FBI for a search of the national indices.

(2) If, with respect to a request forwarded by a state criminal history records repository under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the FBI positively identifies the subject as having a III System-indexed record or records:

(i) the FBI shall so advise the state criminal history records repository; and

(ii) the state criminal history records repository shall be entitled to obtain the additional criminal history records information from the FBI or other state criminal history records repositories.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-1001 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 10 / Section 10-1001
§10–1001.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Aging and Disability Resource Center” has the meaning stated in 42 U.S.C. § 3002(4).

(c) “Long–term services and supports” means the broad range of assistance needed by older adults and individuals with disabilities.

(d) “Options counseling” means an interactive process that:

(1) considers an individual’s needs, preferences, values, and circumstances;

(2) assists and supports the individual and others the individual requests to participate in the process;

(3) determines the individual’s goals for independent living; and

(4) develops an appropriate long–term services and supports plan to achieve those goals.

(e) “Program” means the Aging and Disability Resource Center Program established under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-1506 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 10 / Subtitle 15 / Section 10-1506
§10–1506.
Status: in_force

(a) After February 1, 2008, to receive a credit payment a certified ethanol or biodiesel producer shall file a claim with the Board by the end of January, April, July, and October of each year.

(b) A claim filed under this section shall state:

(1) (i) The producer’s total ethanol production in the State during the previous quarter, categorized by ethanol produced from small grains and ethanol produced from other agricultural products; or

(ii) The producer’s total biodiesel production in Maryland during the previous quarter, categorized by biodiesel produced from:

1. Soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004, or under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of which occurred after December 31, 2004; and

2. Other feedstock, including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004;

(2) The location of the producer;

(3) The average number of Maryland citizens employed by the producer in the previous quarter;

(4) (i) For an ethanol producer, the number of bushels of Maryland-grown small grains and other agricultural commodities used by the producer in the previous quarter; or

(ii) For a biodiesel producer, the number of gallons of Maryland-produced soybean oil and other bio-based oils used by the producer in the previous quarter; and

(5) Any other information that the Board requires.

(c) A claim filed under this section shall be reviewed by an independent certified public accountant with respect to, as appropriate:

(1) The total ethanol production;

(2) The breakdown between ethanol produced from small grains and ethanol produced from other agricultural products;

(3) The total biodiesel production; and

(4) The breakdown between biodiesel produced from:

(i) Soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004, or under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of which occurred after December 31, 2004; and

(ii) Other feedstock, including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004.

(d) A claim submitted to the Board under this section is not subject to disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 10-204 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-204
§10–204.
Status: in_force

If the Comptroller finds that a person is willfully marketing in the State motor fuel regulated by this title that does not meet minimum specifications set by the Comptroller or otherwise willfully marketing motor fuel in violation of this title or the Tax - General Article or any regulation adopted under this title or the Tax - General Article, the Comptroller:

(1) shall order the person to stop the violation, including any sale or distribution; and

(2) if the violation continues, shall sue for an injunction to stop the violation.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-303 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-303
§10–303.
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that, for the benefit of the people of the State, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and the improvement of their health and living conditions:

(1) it is essential that:

(i) people have the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop intellectual capacities;

(ii) educational institutions in the State have the appropriate means to assist people in achieving required levels of learning and development of intellectual capacities;

(iii) health care institutions in the State have appropriate means to expand and establish hospitals and other related health care facilities; and

(iv) educational institutions and health care institutions in the State are able to finance projects at the least cost to their users;

(2) existing facilities for education and health care and existing financing vehicles available to these institutions are insufficient to meet these needs; and

(3) these institutions are not able with present means to improve and adequately finance sufficient facilities, in order to provide the facilities at the least cost to their users.

(b) The purposes of the Authority are to:

(1) assist educational institutions and health care institutions in the acquisition, improvement, and financing of projects; and

(2) provide assistance that enables educational institutions and health care institutions to finance, at the least cost to their users, the facilities and structures that are needed to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Insurance § 10-804 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 10 / Subtitle 8 / Section 10-804
§10–804.
Status: in_force

(a) A self–service storage producer is not required to have a separate limited lines license for each self–service storage facility where insurance is offered or sold.

(b) A self–service storage producer shall notify the Commissioner of:

(1) any additional locations of self–service storage facilities in the State where the self–service storage producer will do business under the limited lines license within 30 days after commencing business at those locations; and

(2) those locations of self–service storage facilities in the State where the self–service storage producer will cease to do business under the limited lines license within 30 days after ceasing business at those locations.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 10-305 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-305
§10–305.
Status: in_force

(a) The type of test administered to the defendant to determine alcohol concentration shall be the test of breath except that the type of test administered shall be:

(1) A test of blood if:

(i) The defendant is unconscious or otherwise incapable of refusing to take a test to determine alcohol concentration;

(ii) Injuries to the defendant require removal of the defendant to a medical facility;

(iii) The equipment for administering the test of breath is not available; or

(iv) The defendant is required to submit to a test of one specimen of blood under § 16-205.1(c)(1)(ii) of the Transportation Article; or

(2) Both a test of the person’s breath and a test of one specimen of the person’s blood if the defendant is required to submit to both a test of the person’s breath and a test of one specimen of the person’s blood under § 16-205.1(c)(1)(iii) of the Transportation Article.

(b) The type of specimen obtained from the defendant for the purpose of a test or tests to determine drug or controlled dangerous substance content shall be a blood specimen.

(c) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of test refusal shall be deemed not to have withdrawn consent.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 10-206 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-206
§10–206.
Status: in_force

When a clerk of any court has replaced worn and dilapidated records in his office, and certified the new records as accurate copies of the old ones, the new records are substituted for and become the records of the court in lieu of the old records. The certified and substituted new records are admissible evidence to the same extent the old ones were.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-608 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-608
§10–608.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If a limited partner has received the return of any part of his contribution without violation of the certificate, partnership agreement, or this title, he is liable to the limited partnership for a period of 1 year thereafter for the amount of the returned contribution, but only to the extent necessary to discharge the limited partnership’s liabilities to creditors who extended credit to the limited partnership during the period the contribution was held by the limited partnership.

(2) If a limited partner has received the return of any part of his contribution in violation of the certificate, partnership agreement, or this title, he is liable to the limited partnership for a period of 6 years thereafter for the amount of the contribution wrongfully returned.

(b) A limited partner receives a return of his contribution to the extent that, after a distribution to him, his share of the fair value of the net assets of the limited partnership is less than the value of his total contribution as reflected in the certificate minus all distributions in return of his contribution made prior to the distribution.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 10-106 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-106
§10–106.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a permit shall provide:

(1) workers’ compensation coverage as required by the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; and

(2) for operators not covered by workers’ compensation, approved accident insurance coverage in amounts that the State Fire Marshal prescribes.
Md. Code, Transportation § 10-201 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-201
§10–201.
Status: in_force

(a) In the Compact set forth in this subtitle, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, “article”, “section”, and “title” mean an article, section, and title, respectively, of the Compact.

(b) The definitions in § 1-101 of this article do not apply to the Compact set forth in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-207 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-207
§10–207.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Authority:

(1) is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:

(i) Title 2, Subtitles 4 (Water and Sewerage Systems) and 5 (Facilities for the Handicapped);

(ii) Title 4, Subtitles 7 (State Board of Architectural Review) and 8 (Energy);

(iii) §§ 5A–304 and 5A–305 (Historic Landmarks; certain architectural easements);

(iv) § 7–114.1 (Archeological Costs);

(v) §§ 8–127, 8–128, and 8–129 (Certain Restrictions on State General Obligation Debt);

(vi) Part V of Title 8, Subtitle 1 (State Revenue Anticipation Notes);

(vii) Title 10 (Board of Public Works – Miscellaneous Provisions); and

(viii) Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article (General Procurement Laws); and

(2) may construct developments and projects without obtaining the consent of any other unit of State government and without any proceeding, the satisfaction of any condition, or the occurrence of any event.

(b) (1) In carrying out its duties relating to developments and projects, the Authority shall comply with Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article (Minority Business Participation).

(2) The Authority shall take affirmative steps to include minority businesses in its markets to at least the same extent as applicable to a procurement subject to Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(c) A development or project is subject to applicable State health laws and regulations of the Secretary of Health and the Secretary of the Environment.

(d) A development or project is subject to all zoning and subdivision regulations of the political subdivision in which the development or project is located.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-104 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-104
§10–104.
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that:

(1) the State’s economy continues to experience technological change and restructuring;

(2) technological change may result in economic contraction and dislocation, but affords opportunities to expand productive employment and expand the State’s economy and tax base;

(3) the establishment of a public corporation to acquire or improve projects:

(i) serves the public interest by accomplishing one or more of the Corporation’s legislative purposes listed in subsection (b) of this section; and

(ii) complements existing State marketing programs administered by the Department and through the Department’s financial assistance programs including the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority and the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority under Title 5 of this article; and

(4) the State lacks and needs direct property development capability for economic development purposes.

(b) The legislative purposes of the Corporation are to:

(1) relieve unemployment in the State;

(2) encourage the increase of business activity and commerce and a balanced economy in the State;

(3) help retain and attract business activity and commerce in the State;

(4) promote economic development; and

(5) promote the health, safety, right of gainful employment, and welfare of residents of the State.

(c) The General Assembly intends that:

(1) the Corporation operate and exercise its corporate powers in all areas of the State;

(2) without limiting its authority to otherwise exercise its corporate powers, the Corporation exercise its corporate powers to assist governmental units and State and local economic development agencies to contribute to the expansion, modernization, and retention of existing enterprises in the State as well as the attraction of new business to the State;

(3) the Corporation cooperate with workforce development boards, private industry councils, representatives of labor, and governmental units in maximizing new economic opportunities for residents of the State;

(4) the Corporation accomplish at least one of the purposes listed in subsection (b) of this section and complement existing State marketing and financial assistance programs by:

(i) owning projects;

(ii) leasing projects to other persons; or

(iii) lending the proceeds of bonds to other persons to finance the costs of acquiring or improving projects that the persons own or will own; and

(5) the Corporation not own and operate a project unless:

(i) the Board determines by resolution that the private sector has not demonstrated serious and significant interest and development capacity to own and operate the project; or

(ii) a representative of a governmental unit requests in writing that the Corporation own and operate the project.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-125 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-125
§10–125.
Status: in_force

Except as provided for in § 10-123 of this subtitle, the court may not cause a copy of the earnings withholding order to be served on any employer of the obligor until the court receives a request for service of the earnings withholding order under § 10-126 of this subtitle and the requirements of §§ 10-127 and 10-133 of this subtitle have been met.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-205 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-205
§10–205.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the police department of the Johns Hopkins University, established in accordance with Title 24, Subtitle 12 of the Education Article, shall function as a criminal justice unit for the purposes of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-220 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-220
§10–220.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a criminal justice unit and the Central Repository may not maintain or disseminate criminal history record information in a way that is inconsistent with § 3-8A-27 of the Courts Article.

(b) Notwithstanding § 3-8A-27(a) of the Courts Article, criminal history record information on a child and a record of the fingerprinting of a child required under § 10-216(d) of this subtitle need not be maintained separate from such records on adults.

(c) For juveniles arrested and brought to the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center for intake processing, identification, and assessment, the Department of Juvenile Services may:

(1) submit fingerprints to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository; and

(2) obtain juvenile data described under § 9–229 of the Human Services Article.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-413 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-413
§10–413.
Status: in_force

The Corporation is exempt from State and local taxes.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-441 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-441
§10–441.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department may:

(1) inspect a facility that offers continuing care;

(2) examine the facility’s books and records; and

(3) audit or observe a service provided under a continuing care agreement.

(b) If all or part of a facility is subject to licensure by the Maryland Department of Health, the Department shall coordinate its inspections under this section with the Maryland Department of Health to avoid duplication.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-109 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-109
§10–109.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Disclosure of expunged information about criminal charges in an application, interview, or other means may not be required:

(i) by an employer or educational institution of a person who applies for employment or admission; or

(ii) by a unit, official, or employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State of a person who applies for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service.

(2) A person need not refer to or give information concerning an expunged charge when answering a question concerning:

(i) a criminal charge that did not result in a conviction; or

(ii) a conviction that the Governor pardoned.

(3) Refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for:

(i) an employer to discharge or refuse to hire the person; or

(ii) a unit, official, or employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State to deny the person’s application.

(b) (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both for each violation.

(2) In addition to the penalties provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, an official or employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State who is convicted under this section may be removed or dismissed from public service.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-404 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-404
§10–404.
Status: in_force

A general partner may make contributions to the limited partnership and share in the profits and losses of, and in distributions from, the limited partnership as a general partner. A general partner also may make contributions to and share in profits, losses, and distributions as a limited partner. A person who is both a general partner and a limited partner has the rights and powers, and is subject to the restrictions and liabilities, of a general partner and, except as provided in the partnership agreement, also has the powers, and is subject to the restrictions, of a limited partner to the extent of his participation in the limited partnership as a limited partner.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-1201 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 12 / Section 10-1201
§10–1201.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Aging–in–place program” means a program or service that enables an individual to live in the individual’s own home and participate in a community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level.

(3) “Senior village” means a local, member–driven, nonprofit organization that:

(i) supports community members who choose to age in place by:

1. fostering social connections through activities and events; and

2. coordinating volunteer help at home using a neighbor–helping–neighbor model; and

(ii) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) The Department may make grants to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to expand and establish aging–in–place programs for seniors.

(c) Any nonprofit organization or area agency on aging may apply to the Department for a State grant to be applied toward the cost of expanding or establishing an aging–in–place program that provides to seniors:

(1) assistance with the costs of in–home personal care services for activities of daily living, including bathing, personal hygiene and grooming, dressing, toileting, functional mobility, food preparation, laundry, and house cleaning;

(2) psychological, economic, or functional assistance to enable successful health management, access to medical care, or compliance with treatment recommendations;

(3) awareness of and access to resources, services, and benefits;

(4) support services and care coordination;

(5) affordable transportation;

(6) assistance making in–home modifications or repairs to improve safety, mobility, and accessibility; or

(7) the opportunity to live in a senior village.

(d) To be eligible for a State grant to expand an existing aging–in–place program under this section, a nonprofit organization or area agency on aging shall demonstrate an equal match for funds requested.

(e) The Department shall publicize the availability of grant opportunities under the aging–in–place program to eligible organizations at least 6 weeks before grant applications are due.

(f) The amount of the State grant for an aging–in–place program shall be determined after consideration of:

(1) all eligible applicants;

(2) the total amount of State funds available for grants; and

(3) the priorities of area need as may be established by the Department in consultation with area agencies on aging and in alignment with area plans on aging.

(g) (1) For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $100,000 for the purpose of making the State grants under this section.

(2) At least 20% of the funding appropriated under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be used to support senior villages.

(h) The Department shall notify an area agency on aging within 2 weeks after a grant award to a nonprofit located within the jurisdiction of the area agency on aging.

(i) The Department may adopt regulations for receiving and considering applications and for disbursing funds to applicants.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-423 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-423
§10–423.
Status: in_force

(a) After consulting with the Secretary, the Board shall adopt standards to award financial assistance.

(b) The standards shall authorize the award of financial assistance to:

(1) support the development and use of best practices in the incubation process;

(2) provide strategic planning, needs assessments, and feasibility studies; or

(3) help acquire or improve new or expanded space or improve existing space for an incubator, including providing or helping another with:

(i) acquisition of land;

(ii) acquisition of architectural or engineering services;

(iii) payment of administrative costs;

(iv) development or upgrading of communications infrastructure;

(v) acquisition of furnishings or equipment; or

(vi) acquisition of other items associated with tenant build-out.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 10-104 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-104
§10–104.
Status: in_force

(a) The Fund Director may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget. The Fund Director and staff of the Fund are entitled to the salaries provided in the State budget. These salaries are not subject to the authority of the Secretary of Budget and Management.

(b) Technical and professional employees are special appointments in the State Personnel Management System.
Md. Code, Health - General § 10-806 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 10 / Subtitle 8 / Section 10-806
§10–806.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “responsible official” means:

(1) If the individual is held in a Veterans’ Administration hospital, the chief officer of the Veterans’ Administration hospital; or

(2) If the individual is held in any other facility, the Director or the administrative head of the facility.

(b) At the direction of the responsible official, an individual who has been admitted under this title shall be released from a facility or a Veterans’ Administration hospital if the individual:

(1) Does not have a mental disorder; or

(2) Has a mental disorder but:

(i) Does not need inpatient medical care or treatment to protect the individual or another;

(ii) Would not endanger the individual or the person or property of another; and

(iii) Would be cared for properly by the individual or by a responsible person who is able and willing to care for the individual.

(c) (1) At the direction of the responsible official, any individual who has been admitted under this title shall be released conditionally from a State facility within 2 weeks after the responsible official, with the written consent of the individual:

(i) Certifies that the individual:

1. Would not endanger the individual or the person or property of another; and

2. Could live in the community with appropriate assistance under the protective services program provided for in § 14–201 of the Family Law Article; and

(ii) Notifies the provider of the protective services and the local department of social services in the county where the individual would live.

(2) At the direction of the responsible official, any individual who has been admitted under this title may be released conditionally from a facility other than a State facility or from a Veterans’ Administration hospital, if, in the judgment of the responsible official, the individual:

(i) Would be cared for properly by the individual or by a responsible person who is able and willing to care for the individual; and

(ii) Would not endanger the individual or the person or property of another.

(3) The responsible official may set the conditions for release that the responsible official considers reasonable. The conditions may relate to:

(i) The duration of the release; or

(ii) Care or treatment during release.

(4) As resources allow, services shall be provided to individuals released from a State facility in accordance with the aftercare plan required by § 10–809 of this subtitle, as follows:

(i) The Behavioral Health Administration shall provide community mental health services that are suitable to the needs of the individual;

(ii) The Division of Rehabilitation Services shall provide, to individuals determined to be eligible, vocational rehabilitation services and occupational placement opportunities consistent with the assessed needs and abilities of the individual; and

(iii) The Department of Human Services shall provide needed case management services and shall make arrangements for housing suitable to the needs of the individual.

(5) For purposes of annual examination and execution of new admission documents, an individual released conditionally is considered to be held by the facility or Veterans’ Administration hospital from which the individual was released.

(d) A facility shall release an individual who has been admitted to the facility within 1 year after the admission if, before the expiration of that 1–year period:

(1) The individual, whether admitted on a formal, written application or on informal request, does not execute a new application for the voluntary admission;

(2) The parent or guardian does not execute a new request for the voluntary admission of the minor individual; or

(3) The physician and psychologist or 2 physicians do not execute the new certificates required for involuntary admission of the individual.

(e) Each determination on any release of an individual, whether full or conditional, including a summary of the reasons for the determination, shall be made a permanent part of the individual’s record.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-107 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-107
§10–107.
Status: in_force

Transactions validly entered after 12:01 a.m. on February 1, 1964, and before the effective date of this act, and which were subject to the provisions of the original Code and which would be subject to this act as amended if they had been entered into after the effective date of this act and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from such transactions remain valid after the latter date and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by this act. Security interests arising out of such transactions which are perfected when this act becomes effective shall remain perfected until they lapse as provided in this act and may be continued as permitted by this act except as stated in § 10-109 of the prior Code.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-610 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-610
§10–610.
Status: in_force

The Authority may employ or retain, either as employees or as independent contractors, consultants, engineers, architects, accountants, attorneys, financial experts, construction experts and personnel, superintendents, managers and other professional personnel, personnel, and agents as the Authority considers necessary, and set their compensation.
Md. Code, State Government § 10-1308 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 10 / Subtitle 13 / Section 10-1308
§10–1308.
Status: in_force

A unit or nonaffiliated third party that complies with § 501(b) of the federal Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act; 15 U.S.C. § 6801, § 216 of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act; 15 U.S.C. § 1681w Disposal of Records; the federal Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security Standards; and the federal Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice; and any revisions, additions, or substitutions of those enactments, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subtitle.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-4A-02 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 4A / Section 10-4A-02
§10–4A–02.
Status: in_force

There is a Maryland Venture Fund Authority in the Corporation.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-407 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-407
§10–407.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The University of Maryland Extension shall create a “Maryland Native Plants” webpage on the University of Maryland Extension’s website.

(2) The “Maryland Native Plants” webpage shall include:

(i) The Commercial Maryland Native Plant List developed under § 10–404 of this subtitle;

(ii) The lists of certified Maryland Native Plant Growers and certified Maryland Native Plant Retailers developed under § 10–405 of this subtitle; and

(iii) General information on native plants.

(b) The Department shall promote the Program and include on the Department of Agriculture’s “Maryland’s Best” website:

(1) The Commercial Maryland Native Plant List developed under § 10–404 of this subtitle;

(2) The lists of certified Maryland Native Plant Growers and certified Maryland Native Plant Retailers developed under § 10–405 of this subtitle; and

(3) General information about native plants.

(c) A link to the “Maryland Native Plants” webpage shall be posted on the Department of Natural Resources’ native plants website.

(d) For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $150,000 for the University of Maryland Extension to hire one extension agent as a Native Plant Specialist and $100,000 for the Department to hire staff to administer the Program.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-355 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-355
§10–355.
Status: in_force

(a) This part applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention.

(b) In a support proceeding under the Convention, if a provision of this part is inconsistent with Parts I through VI of this subtitle, this part controls.
Md. Code, Health - General § 10-613 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-613
§10–613.
Status: in_force

In this part, “involuntary admission” includes every admission of a minor to a State facility unless the admission is a voluntary admission authorized under Part II of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-340 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-340
§10–340.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Affiliate” means a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.

(c) (1) “Closure cost” means costs incurred in connection with the closure or delicensing of a hospital.

(2) “Closure cost” includes expenses of operating a hospital, payments to employees, employee benefits, fees of consultants, insurance, security services, utilities, legal fees, capital costs, costs of terminating contracts with vendors, suppliers of goods and services and others, debt service, contingencies, and other necessary or appropriate costs and expenses.

(d) “Control” means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person through equity interest, membership interest, or contract other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services, or otherwise, whether or not the power is exercised or sought to be exercised.

(e) “Hospital” means an institution defined as a hospital under § 19–301 of the Health – General Article and that is licensed as a hospital by the Secretary of Health under § 19–318 of the Health – General Article.

(f) “Program” means the Maryland Hospital Bond Program under this part.

(g) (1) “Public obligation” means a bond, note, evidence of indebtedness, or other obligation, to repay borrowed money issued by the Authority, the State, a unit, instrumentality, or public corporation of the State, a governmental entity described in § 19–205(a) of the Local Government Article, a county, or a municipal corporation.

(2) “Public obligation” does not include an obligation, or portion of an obligation, if:

(i) the principal of and interest on the obligation or the portion of the obligation is:

1. insured by an effective municipal bond insurance policy; and

2. issued on behalf of a hospital that voluntarily closed in accordance with § 19–120(l) of the Health – General Article; and

(ii) the proceeds of the obligation or the portion of the obligation are used to finance wholly or partly:

1. a facility or part of a facility that is used primarily to provide outpatient services at a location other than the hospital; or

2. a facility or part of a facility that is used primarily by physicians who are not employees of the hospital to provide services to nonhospital patients.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 10-308 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-308
§10–308.
Status: in_force

(a) The evidence of the analysis does not limit the introduction of other evidence bearing upon whether the defendant was under the influence of alcohol or whether the defendant was driving while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot drive a vehicle safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.

(b) The results of a test or tests to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of a person’s blood:

(1) Are admissible as evidence in a criminal trial only in a prosecution for a violation of § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, § 8-738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article and only if other admissible evidence is introduced that creates an inference that the person was:

(i) Driving or attempting to drive while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; or

(ii) Operating or attempting to operate a vessel while the person was so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not operate a vessel safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; and

(2) Are not admissible in a prosecution other than a prosecution for a violation of § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, § 8-738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-814 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 8 / Section 10-814
§10–814.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section, the Center is exempt from Title 10 and Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(b) (1) The Center is subject to:

(i) the Public Information Act; and

(ii) the Open Meetings Act.

(2) For purposes of the Open Meetings Act, a project site visit or educational field tour may not be considered a meeting of the Center if no organizational business is conducted.

(c) The Board and the officers and employees of the Center are subject to the Public Ethics Law.

(d) The officers and employees of the Center are not subject to the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.

(e) The Center, its Board, and employees are subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(f) The Center is a public body under Title 5, Subtitle 4 of this article, the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority Act, for purposes of applying for, receiving, and making agreements in connection with:

(1) a loan;

(2) a grant;

(3) insurance; or

(4) any other form of financial assistance.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-2101 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 10 / Subtitle 21 / Section 10-2101
§10–2101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Fund” means the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Fund.

(c) “MD FARM” means the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-119 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-119
§10–119.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “License” has the meaning stated in § 11–128 of the Transportation Article.

(3) “Motor Vehicle Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration of the Department of Transportation.

(b) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an obligor with a noncommercial or commercial license who is 120 days or more out of compliance, with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments if:

(i) the Administration has accepted an assignment of support under § 5–312(b)(2) of the Human Services Article; or

(ii) the recipient of support payments has filed an application for support enforcement services with the Administration.

(2) Upon notification by the Administration under this subsection, the Motor Vehicle Administration:

(i) shall suspend the obligor’s license or privilege to drive in the State; and

(ii) may issue a work–restricted license or work–restricted privilege to drive in the State in accordance with § 16–203 of the Transportation Article.

(c) (1) Before supplying any information to the Motor Vehicle Administration under this section, the Administration shall:

(i) send written notice of the proposed action to the obligor, including notice of the obligor’s right to request an investigation on any of the following grounds:

1. the information regarding the reported arrearage is inaccurate;

2. suspension of the obligor’s license or privilege to drive would be an impediment to the obligor’s current or potential employment; or

3. suspension of the obligor’s license or privilege to drive would place an undue hardship on the obligor because of the obligor’s:

A. documented disability resulting in a verified inability to work; or

B. inability to comply with the court order; and

(ii) give the obligor a reasonable opportunity to request an investigation of the proposed action of the Administration.

(2) (i) Upon receipt of a request for investigation from the obligor, the Administration shall conduct an investigation to determine if any of the grounds under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection exist.

(ii) The Administration shall:

1. send a copy of the obligor’s request for an investigation to the obligee by first–class mail;

2. give the obligee a reasonable opportunity to respond; and

3. consider the obligee’s response.

(iii) Upon completion of the investigation, the Administration shall notify the obligor of the results of the investigation and the obligor’s right to appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

(3) (i) An appeal under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

(ii) An appeal shall be made in writing and shall be received by the Office of Administrative Hearings within 20 days after the notice to the obligor of the results of the investigation.

(4) If, after the investigation or appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Administration finds that one of the grounds under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection exists, the Administration may not send any information about the obligor to the Motor Vehicle Administration.

(5) The Administration may not send any information about an obligor to the Motor Vehicle Administration if:

(i) the Administration reaches an agreement with the obligor regarding a scheduled payment of the obligor’s child support arrearage or a court issues an order for a scheduled payment of the child support arrearage; and

(ii) the obligor is complying with the agreement or court order.

(d) (1) If, after information about an obligor is supplied to the Motor Vehicle Administration, the obligor’s arrearage is paid in full, the obligor has demonstrated good faith by paying the ordered amount of support for 6 consecutive months, the obligor is a participant in full compliance in an employment program approved by the Administration, or the Administration finds that one of the grounds under subsection (c)(1)(i) of this section exists, the Administration shall notify the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate the obligor’s license or privilege to drive.

(2) The Administration may request that the Motor Vehicle Administration expunge a record of a suspension of a license or privilege to drive for failure to pay child support:

(i) for an obligor who is enrolled in and compliant with an employment program approved by the Administration; or

(ii) if the information reported by the Administration that led to the suspension was inaccurate.

(e) The Secretary of Human Services, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Office of Administrative Hearings, shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(f) (1) This section does not apply to an obligor whose individual income for the current year is not greater than 250% of the federal poverty guidelines unless the obligor was judicially determined at the time the most recent child support order was entered to be voluntarily impoverished under § 12–204 of this article.

(2) To determine the income of an obligor under this subsection, the Administration may consider:

(i) the income of the obligor at the time the most recent child support order was entered; or

(ii) information on the obligor’s income provided by the obligor or an employer of the obligor.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10-132 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-132
§10–132.
Status: in_force

An individual under the age of 21 years may not possess Salvia divinorum.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-607 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-607
§10–607.
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 10-905 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 10 / Subtitle 9 / Section 10-905
§10–905.
Status: in_force

(a) The investigation or interrogation by the appointing authority or by the Intelligence and Investigative Division of a correctional officer for a reason that may lead to disciplinary action, demotion, or dismissal shall be conducted in accordance with this section.

(b) The investigating officer or interrogating officer shall be a member of the Intelligence and Investigative Division or a designee of the appointing authority.

(c) (1) At least 24 hours before an interrogation, the correctional officer under investigation shall be informed of the name, rank, and command of:

(i) the person in charge of the investigation;

(ii) the interrogating officer; and

(iii) each individual who will be present during the interrogation.

(2) At least 24 hours before an interrogation, the correctional officer under investigation shall be informed in writing by the appointing authority of:

(i) the nature of the investigation; and

(ii) the correctional officer’s rights under this subtitle.

(d) If the correctional officer under interrogation is under arrest, or is likely to be placed under arrest as a result of the interrogation, the correctional officer shall be informed completely of the correctional officer’s constitutional rights before the interrogation begins.

(e) Unless the seriousness of the investigation is of a degree that an immediate interrogation is required, the interrogation shall be conducted at a reasonable hour, preferably when the correctional officer is on duty.

(f) The interrogation shall take place at:

(1) the appointing authority’s office;

(2) the appointing authority’s conference room; or

(3) another reasonable and appropriate place.

(g) (1) All questions directed to the correctional officer under interrogation shall be asked by one person during any one session of interrogation.

(2) Each session of interrogation shall allow for personal necessities and rest periods as reasonably necessary.

(h) The correctional officer under interrogation may not be threatened with criminal prosecution, transfer, dismissal, or disciplinary action.

(i) (1) If requested by or on behalf of the correctional officer under investigation, the correctional officer may not be questioned or interrogated, and any current questioning or interrogation must cease, unless:

(i) 1. the correctional officer is represented by legal counsel selected by the correctional officer;

2. the correctional officer is represented by an agent of the exclusive representative of the correctional officer designated under § 3–406 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or

3. the correctional officer chooses an agent of the employee organization selected by the correctional officer for an investigation under this subtitle if the correctional officer is not within the bargaining unit for which an exclusive representative is designated; and

(ii) the legal counsel or the agent selected by the correctional officer is present and available for consultation at all times during the interrogation.

(2) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if representation is not available, the interrogation shall be suspended until representation is obtained.

(ii) A suspension of interrogation under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not exceed 10 days unless the appointing authority, for good cause shown, extends the period for obtaining representation.

(3) During the interrogation, the correctional officer’s counsel or representative may:

(i) request a recess at any time to consult with the correctional officer;

(ii) object to any question posed; and

(iii) state on the record outside the presence of the correctional officer the reason for the objection.

(j) (1) A complete record shall be kept of the entire interrogation, including all recess periods.

(2) The record shall be made by electronic equipment or by a stenographer.

(3) On completion of the investigation, and on request of the correctional officer or the correctional officer’s counsel or representative, a copy of the record of the interrogation shall be provided within 5 days of the request.

(k) (1) The person assigned to conduct the investigation may order the correctional officer under investigation to submit to blood alcohol tests, blood, breath, or urine tests for controlled dangerous substances, polygraph examinations, or interrogations that specifically relate to the subject matter of the investigation.

(2) If the correctional officer is ordered to submit to a test, examination, or interrogation described in paragraph (1) of this subsection and the correctional officer refuses to do so, the appointing authority may commence an action that may lead to discipline as a result of the refusal.

(3) If a correctional officer is ordered to submit to a test, examination, or interrogation described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the results of the test, examination, or interrogation are not admissible or discoverable in a criminal proceeding against the correctional officer.

(l) (1) If the correctional officer is ordered to submit to a polygraph examination, the results of the polygraph examination may not be used as evidence in a hearing board or an administrative hearing unless the appointing authority and the correctional officer agree to the admission of the results.

(2) The correctional officer’s counsel or representative need not be present during the actual administration of a polygraph examination by a certified polygrapher if:

(i) the questions to be asked are reviewed with the correctional officer or the counsel or representative before the administration of the examination;

(ii) the counsel or representative is allowed to observe the administration of the examination; and

(iii) a copy of the final report of the examination by the certified polygrapher is made available to the correctional officer or the counsel or representative within a reasonable time, not exceeding 10 days, after completion of the examination.

(m) On completion of an investigation and at least 20 days before a hearing, the correctional officer under investigation shall be:

(1) notified of the name of each witness and of each charge and specification against the correctional officer; and

(2) provided with a copy of the investigatory file and any exculpatory information, if the correctional officer and the correctional officer’s counsel or representative agree to execute a confidentiality agreement with the appointing authority or the Intelligence and Investigative Division not to disclose any material contained in the investigatory file or exculpatory information for any purpose other than to defend the correctional officer.

(n) A person may not insert adverse material into a file of the correctional officer, except the file of the Intelligence and Investigative Division, unless the correctional officer has an opportunity to review, sign, receive a copy of, and comment in writing on the adverse material.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 10-222 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-222
§10–222.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “tax preference items” mean the items that:

(1) total more than $10,000 for an individual return or $20,000 for a joint return;

(2) are defined under § 57 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(3) are modified and apportioned under § 59 of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(4) are further modified by excluding:

(i) the oil percentage depletion allowance claimed under § 613 or § 613A of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(ii) interest described in § 57(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the interest is attributable to obligations of:

1. the State of Maryland;

2. a political subdivision or authority of the State; or

3. any other entity authorized under Maryland law to issue obligations the interest on which is excluded from gross income under § 103 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Each shareholder of an S corporation shall report the shareholder’s pro rata share of the tax preference items of the corporation.

(c) (1) A nonresident shall include as tax preference items only those items that are based on income taxable in the State.

(2) If the tax preference items are based on income derived both in and out of the State, the nonresident shall include only a fraction:

(i) the numerator of which is the dollar amount of the tax preference items based on income taxable in the State; and

(ii) the denominator of which is the total dollar amount of the tax preference items.
Md. Code, Health - General § 10-208 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-208
§10–208.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) There is a continuing, nonlapsing Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund.

(2) The purpose of the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund is to ensure that funds realized from the sale or lease of Behavioral Health Administration facilities as the result of downsizing, consolidation, or closure are used to provide community–based services.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any Behavioral Health Administration facility is downsized, consolidated, or closed, all State property associated with the facility that is not transferred to another governmental entity shall be sold or leased at fair market value, and the net proceeds of the sale or lease shall be deposited into the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund.

(c) (1) If a facility operated by the Behavioral Health Administration is downsized, consolidated, or closed such that the net resident population declines or if a facility is closed or consolidated and bed capacity levels remained unchanged:

(i) State general funds may be appropriated as necessary, in advance, to assist in the downsizing;

(ii) Any funds in the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund:

1. May not supplant resources for existing community services; and

2. Shall be used to meet the needs of individuals leaving facilities to enter community–based services; and

(iii) Any funds remaining after meeting the needs of individuals identified in subparagraph (ii)2 of this paragraph shall be used to increase the availability of:

1. Affordable housing and employment opportunities for individuals with mental illness; and

2. Community mental health services designed to promote recovery and community integration, including development of the Maryland Mental Health Crisis Response System established under Subtitle 14 of this title.

(2) Funds in the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund shall be spent in accordance with a plan developed by the Behavioral Health Administration in consultation with consumers, family members, providers, and mental health advocates.

(d) On or before January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare a report to be submitted to the General Assembly and the Department of Legislative Services on the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund.

(e) Any unspent portions of the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund and any interest earned on money in the Waiting List Equity Fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State but shall remain in the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund to be used for the purposes specified in this section.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 10-403.1 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-403.1
§10–403.
Status: in_force

§10–403.1.

A transportation network company may not operate in the State unless the Commission has issued a permit to the transportation network company.
Md. Code, Insurance § 10-604 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-604
§10–604.
Status: in_force

(a) A limited lines license to sell insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the rental of a vehicle issued under this subtitle authorizes the motor vehicle rental company to offer or sell, in connection with, and incidental to, a motor vehicle rental agreement in which the rental period does not exceed 30 days, the insurance products specified in paragraph (b) of this section if:

(1) the policies have been filed with and approved by the Commissioner;

(2) the motor vehicle rental company holds an appointment with each authorized insurer, under § 10–118 of this title, that the motor vehicle rental company intends to represent;

(3) prior to completion of the rental transaction, an employee or authorized representative of the motor vehicle rental company provides to the renter disclosures approved by the Commissioner that:

(i) summarize, clearly and correctly, the material terms of coverage, including limitations or exclusions;

(ii) identify the authorized insurer or insurers;

(iii) specify that the policies offered by the motor vehicle rental company may provide a duplication of coverage already provided by a renter’s personal automobile insurance policy, homeowner’s insurance policy, personal liability insurance policy, or other source of coverage;

(iv) specify that the purchase of the coverages offered by the motor vehicle rental company is not required in order for the renter to rent a vehicle;

(v) describe the process by which the renter can file a claim; and

(vi) specify that any excess liability coverage purchased by the renter may duplicate coverage required to be provided under § 18–102(a)(2) of the Transportation Article;

(4) the motor vehicle rental company provides a training program, approved by the Commissioner, for any employee or authorized representative who sells, solicits, or negotiates insurance coverage under this subtitle that includes:

(i) instruction about the kinds of insurance specified in subsection (b) of this section that can be offered to renters;

(ii) instruction that the trainee shall inform a renter that the purchase of any insurance from the motor vehicle rental company is not required in order for the renter to rent a vehicle; and

(iii) instruction that the trainee shall inform a renter that the renter may have insurance policies that already provide the coverage being offered by the motor vehicle rental company; and

(5) an employee or authorized representative who offers or sells insurance coverage on behalf of the motor vehicle rental company informs a renter that the policies offered by the motor vehicle rental company may duplicate coverage already provided by the renter’s personal automobile insurance policy, homeowner’s insurance policy, personal liability insurance policy, or other source of coverage.

(b) A limited lines license to sell insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the rental of a vehicle issued under this subtitle authorizes the motor vehicle rental company to offer or sell insurance policies under this subtitle that are:

(1) in excess of or optional to the coverages required to be provided by the motor vehicle rental company under Title 17 of the Transportation Article and any related regulations; and

(2) one of the following kinds of insurance:

(i) bodily injury liability;

(ii) property damage liability;

(iii) uninsured motorist insurance; or

(iv) if approved by the Commissioner, any other insurance coverage that is appropriate in connection with the rental of a vehicle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 10-103 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-103
§10–103.
Status: in_force

A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the City Council under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-601 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-601
§10–601.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Authority” means the Maryland Stadium Authority.

(c) “Authority affiliate” means a for–profit or nonprofit entity in which the Authority directly or indirectly owns any membership interest or equity interest.

(d) “Baltimore City” means, as the context requires:

(1) the geographic area of the City of Baltimore; or

(2) the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

(e) “Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners” means the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners of the Baltimore City Public School System established under § 3–108.1 of the Education Article.

(f) “Baltimore City Public School Construction Facilities Fund” means the Baltimore City Public School Construction Facilities Fund established under § 10–657 of this subtitle.

(g) “Baltimore City Public School Construction Financing Fund” means the Baltimore City Public School Construction Financing Fund established under § 10–656 of this subtitle.

(h) “Baltimore City public school facility” means a property primarily used for educational instruction that:

(1) is held in trust by Baltimore City or the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the benefit of the Baltimore City Public School System; and

(2) is designated for improvement under the memorandum of understanding between the Authority, Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, and the Interagency Commission on School Construction entered into in accordance with § 10–646 of this subtitle.

(i) “Baltimore City public school site” means the site of any Baltimore City public school facility.

(j) (1) “Baltimore Convention facility” means:

(i) a convention center, trade show facility, meeting hall, or other structure in Baltimore City used to hold conventions, trade shows, meetings, displays, or similar events; and

(ii) offices, parking lots or garages, access roads, hotels, restaurants, railroad sidings, and any other structures, improvements, equipment, furnishings, or other property functionally related to the facilities described in item (i) of this paragraph.

(2) “Baltimore Convention facility” includes the following, if used, useful, or usable in the future as, or in connection with, a Baltimore Convention facility:

(i) land, structures, equipment, property, property rights, property appurtenances, rights–of–way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land;

(ii) land and facilities that are functionally related to a Baltimore Convention facility; and

(iii) patents, licenses, and other rights necessary or useful to construct or operate a Baltimore Convention facility.

(k) “Baltimore Convention Fund” means the Baltimore Convention Financing Fund established under § 10–651 of this subtitle.

(l) “Baltimore Convention site” means all properties within the area bounded by the 200 and 300 blocks of South Charles Street on the east, the 100 and 200 blocks of Conway Street on the south, the 200 and 300 blocks of South Howard Street on the west, and the 100 and 200 blocks of West Pratt Street on the north.

(m) “Bond” includes a note, an interim certificate, a refunding bond, and any other evidence of obligation issued under this subtitle.

(n) “Camden Yards” means the area comprising approximately 85 acres in Baltimore City bounded by Camden Street on the north, Russell Street on the west, Ostend Street on the south, and Howard Street and Interstate 395 on the east.

(o) “Camden Yards Fund” means the Camden Yards Financing Fund established under § 10–652 of this subtitle.

(p) “Convention facility” means the Baltimore Convention facility, the Montgomery County Conference facility, and the Ocean City Convention facility.

(q) (1) “County” means, as the context requires:

(i) the geographic area of the county; or

(ii) the governing body of the county.

(2) “County” includes Baltimore City.

(r) “County board of education” means the board of education of a county and includes the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.

(s) “Facility” means:

(1) a structure or other improvement developed at Camden Yards;

(2) a convention facility;

(3) the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility;

(4) a sports facility;

(5) a Baltimore City public school facility;

(6) a racing facility;

(7) a training facility for thoroughbred horses;

(8) a public school facility;

(9) the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility;

(10) a sports entertainment facility; or

(11) a Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facility.

(t) “Governmental unit” means a county, a municipal corporation, a unit of State or local government, or any other public body created under State or local law.

(u) (1) “Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility” means the sports and events facility located in Hagerstown, Maryland, used for minor league baseball games, other events, and related activities.

(2) “Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility” includes:

(i) fields and field houses;

(ii) offices;

(iii) parking lots and garages;

(iv) access roads;

(v) food service facilities; and

(vi) other functionally related structures, improvements, furnishings, or equipment.

(v) “Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility Fund” means the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility Fund established under § 10–657.4 of this subtitle.

(w) “Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility site” means the site of the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility in Hagerstown, Maryland.

(x) (1) “Hippodrome Performing Arts facility” means the performing arts center facility located at the Hippodrome Performing Arts site.

(2) “Hippodrome Performing Arts facility” includes, at the Hippodrome Performing Arts site:

(i) the Hippodrome theater and offices;

(ii) food service facilities; and

(iii) any other functionally related property, structures, improvements, furnishings, or equipment.

(y) “Hippodrome Performing Arts Fund” means the Hippodrome Performing Arts Financing Fund established under § 10–653 of this subtitle.

(z) “Hippodrome Performing Arts site” means the site of the France–Merrick Performing Arts Center located in Baltimore City at the address generally known as:

(1) 12 North Eutaw Street Building, identified in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation Real Property database as tax identification number Ward 04, Section 08, Block 0631, Lot 001; and

(2) 401 West Fayette Street, identified in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation Real Property database as tax identification number Ward 04, Section 08, Block 0631, Lot 013.

(aa) “Improve” means to add, alter, construct, equip, expand, extend, improve, install, reconstruct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair.

(bb) “Improvement” means addition, alteration, construction, equipping, expansion, extension, improvement, installation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair.

(cc) (1) “MJC Entities” means the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc., Laurel Racing Association Limited Partnership, Laurel Racing Association, Inc., and TSG Developments Investments, Inc.

(2) “MJC Entities” includes an affiliate, an assignee, a designee, a successor, or a transferee of an MJC Entity.

(dd) “Montgomery County” includes the Montgomery County Revenue Authority.

(ee) (1) “Montgomery County Conference facility” means the Conference Center facility located at the Montgomery County Conference site used for conferences, trade shows, meetings, displays, or similar events.

(2) “Montgomery County Conference facility” includes, at the Montgomery County Conference site, offices, parking lots and garages, access roads, food service facilities, and other functionally related property, structures, improvements, furnishings, or equipment.

(3) “Montgomery County Conference facility” does not include the privately owned hotel adjacent to the Montgomery County Conference Center.

(ff) “Montgomery County Conference Fund” means the Montgomery County Conference Financing Fund established under § 10–654 of this subtitle.

(gg) “Montgomery County Conference site” means the site of the Montgomery County Conference Center located in Rockville at the address generally known as 5701 Marinelli Road, identified in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation Real Property database as tax identification number District 04, Account Number 03392987.

(hh) (1) “Ocean City Convention facility” means:

(i) a convention center, trade show facility, meeting hall, or other structure in Ocean City used to hold conventions, trade shows, meetings, displays, or similar events; and

(ii) offices, parking lots or garages, access roads, food service facilities, and any other structures, improvements, equipment, furnishings, or other property functionally related to the facilities described in item (i) of this paragraph.

(2) “Ocean City Convention facility” includes the following, if used, useful, or usable in the future as, or in connection with, an Ocean City Convention facility:

(i) land, structures, equipment, property, property rights, property appurtenances, rights–of–way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land;

(ii) land and facilities that are functionally related to an Ocean City Convention facility; and

(iii) patents, licenses, and other rights necessary or useful to construct or operate an Ocean City Convention facility.

(ii) “Ocean City Convention Fund” means the Ocean City Convention Financing Fund established under § 10–655 of this subtitle.

(jj) “Ocean City Convention site” means the site of the Ocean City Convention Center located in Ocean City at the address generally known as 4001 Coastal Highway, identified in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation Real Property database as tax identification numbers District 10, Account Number 055237; District 10, Account Number 066301; District 10, Account Number 247942; and District 10, Account Number 280346.

(kk) (1) “Pimlico racing facility site” means the portion of the Pimlico site containing the racing facilities.

(2) “Pimlico racing facility site” includes the portion of the site designated to contain:

(i) the clubhouse and events center;

(ii) the dirt, turf, or synthetic racetracks;

(iii) the infield and immediately adjacent area surrounding the perimeter of the racetracks that is contained on the site;

(iv) the stables, barns, and training facilities;

(v) the trackside aprons; and

(vi) associated roadways, walkways, parking areas, green space, fencing, and related structures and areas as designated in the plans approved by the Authority.

(ll) “Pimlico site” means the site in Baltimore City generally bounded by Northern Parkway, Park Heights Avenue, Belvedere Avenue, and Pimlico Road.

(mm) “Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor” means an area, the specific boundaries of which are designated by public local law, in central Prince George’s County in the intersections of Maryland Route 704, Maryland Route 214, and Maryland Route 202.

(nn) (1) “Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facility” means a facility located within the Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor that is:

(i) a convention center;

(ii) an arts and entertainment amphitheater; and

(iii) any other functionally related structures, improvements, infrastructure, furnishings, or equipment of the facility, including parking garages.

(2) “Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facility” does not include a sports facility.

(oo) “Project entities” means each entity or entities or a joint venture entity or entities, that exists or is formed by any combination of MJC Entities, an entity owned by the City of Baltimore (the Baltimore City Entity), or the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for:

(1) the MJC Entities’ conveyance of the Pimlico site;

(2) the operation of the Pimlico racing facility site and training facility site; and

(3) the construction, development, ownership, management, and operation of the racing and community development projects.

(pp) “Program memorandum of understanding” means the memorandum of understanding between the Authority and the Interagency Commission on School Construction entered into in accordance with § 10–650 of this subtitle.

(qq) “Project memorandum of understanding” means the memorandum of understanding between the Authority, the county, and the county board of education entered into in accordance with § 10–650 of this subtitle.

(rr) “Public school facility” means a building, and may include a parking facility, an athletic facility, or any other facility related to educational instruction that:

(1) is held in trust by a county board of education, or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, for the benefit of the county public school system; and

(2) is designated for improvement under a memorandum of understanding entered into in accordance with § 10–650 of this subtitle.

(ss) “Public school site” means the site of any public school facility in the State.

(tt) “Racing and Community Development Facilities Fund” means the Fund established under § 10–657.3 of this subtitle.

(uu) “Racing and Community Development Financing Fund” means the Fund established under § 10–657.2 of this subtitle.

(vv) (1) “Racing and community development projects” means improvements to the Pimlico racing facility site, Pimlico site, and training facility site.

(2) “Racing and community development projects” includes:

(i) predesign and design work;

(ii) architectural and engineering services;

(iii) project consulting services;

(iv) demolition, clean–up, site work, and grading and site drainage;

(v) landscaping;

(vi) signage;

(vii) parking, roadways, fencing, walkways, sidewalks, and green space;

(viii) security systems;

(ix) lighting, sound, video, and communication systems;

(x) pari–mutuel and tote systems;

(xi) plumbing, electric, fiber, cable, utilities, and other infrastructure;

(xii) water, sewer, and storm water management systems;

(xiii) construction and equipping of barns, clubhouses, dormitories or other housing, an equine diagnostic and health facility, a Pimlico thoroughbred racing museum, stables, tracks, training facilities, and other racing and community facilities;

(xiv) design and project contingencies, project allowances, and cost escalators and other specifications for the projects; and

(xv) temporary or permanent improvements and facilities, including at on– or off–site locations, used to maintain year–round racing and training.

(ww) (1) “Racing and community development project costs” means costs and expenses associated with or that relate to the racing and community development projects.

(2) “Racing and community development project costs” includes transition costs and reimbursements and the recycling of project cost savings for the benefit of the racing and community development projects.

(xx) “Racing facility” means the Pimlico site and the training facility site and any facilities or other improvements on the Pimlico site or the training facility site.

(yy) (1) “Sports entertainment facility” means a structure or other improvement in the State at which minor league games are played or other non–major league sporting events are held.

(2) “Sports entertainment facility” includes parking lots, garages, and any other property adjacent and directly related to a facility described under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) “Sports entertainment facility” does not include:

(i) a facility located at Camden Yards;

(ii) a sports facility; or

(iii) a high school, collegiate, or recreational venue that does not generate positive incremental tax benefits to the State.

(zz) “Sports Entertainment Facilities Financing Fund” means the Sports Entertainment Facilities Financing Fund established under § 10–657.5 of this subtitle.

(aaa) (1) “Sports facility” means:

(i) a stadium primarily for professional football, major league professional baseball, or both, in the Baltimore metropolitan region, as defined in § 13–301 of this article;

(ii) practice fields or other areas where professional football or major league professional baseball teams practice or perform; and

(iii) offices for professional football and major league professional baseball teams or franchises.

(2) “Sports facility” includes parking lots, garages, and any other property adjacent and directly related to an item listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) “Sports facility” does not include a sports entertainment facility.

(bbb) “Supplemental Facilities Fund” means the Supplemental Facilities Fund established under § 10–657.1 of this subtitle.

(ccc) (1) “Supplemental facility” means a structure or other improvement developed in Baltimore City outside Camden Yards.

(2) “Supplemental facility” does not include the Baltimore Convention facility or the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility.

(ddd) “Supplemental facility site” means the site of any supplemental facility.

(eee) “Supplemental Public School Construction Facilities Fund” means the Supplemental Public School Construction Facilities Fund established under § 10–658.1 of this subtitle.

(fff) “Supplemental Public School Construction Financing Fund” means the Supplemental Public School Construction Financing Fund established under § 10–658 of this subtitle.

(ggg) “Tax supported debt” has the meaning stated in § 8–104 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(hhh) “Training facility site” means a site for training thoroughbred racehorses seclected or acquired by the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 10-750 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 10 / Subtitle 7 / Section 10-750
§10–750.
Status: in_force

§10–750. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2028 PER CHAPTER 77 OF 2022 //

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

(2) “Donation” means an irrevocable gift of cash.

(3) “Institution of higher education” means Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, or University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

(4) “Qualified permanent endowment fund” means a fund that is:

(i) held in perpetuity by an institution of higher education; and

(ii) used to benefit the institution of higher education or its students.

(b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, for the taxable year in which a taxpayer makes a donation to a qualified permanent endowment fund at an institution of higher education, the taxpayer may claim a credit against the State income tax in the amount stated on the tax credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of this section.

(2) If the credit allowed under this section in any taxable year exceeds the State income tax for that taxable year, any unused credit may be carried forward and applied to succeeding taxable years until the full amount of the credit is used.

(c) (1) On application by a taxpayer, the Comptroller shall issue a credit certificate in the amount of 25% of a proposed donation to a qualified permanent endowment fund at an institution of higher education.

(2) The application shall contain:

(i) the names of the taxpayer, the institution of higher education, and the qualified permanent endowment fund to which the donation will be made;

(ii) the taxable year in which the donation will be made;

(iii) the amount of the donation; and

(iv) any other information that the Comptroller requires.

(3) The Comptroller shall approve all applications that qualify for a tax credit certificate under this subsection:

(i) on a first–come, first–served basis; and

(ii) in a timely manner.

(4) (i) For each taxable year, the total amount of tax credit certificates certified by the Comptroller under this section may not exceed $240,000.

(ii) 1. The Comptroller shall make available 25% of the amount of credits authorized under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph for donations to qualified permanent endowment funds at each institution of higher education.

2. If the total amount of tax credit certificates certified under this section for an institution of higher education during a taxable year is less than the amount made available for the institution of higher education under this subparagraph, any excess amount may be certified under tax credit certificates for the institution of higher education for the next taxable year.

(d) The Comptroller shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including the criteria and procedures for application for, approval of, and monitoring eligibility for the tax credit authorized under this section.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 10-2501 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 10 / Subtitle 25 / Section 10-2501
§10–2501.
Status: in_force

(a) From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:

(1) an establishment open to the public;

(2) a place of public entertainment; or

(3) a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.

(b) An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-208 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-208
§10–208.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the individual’s spouse may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the spouse resides.

(b) An individual who is charged with nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the individual’s minor child resides.
Md. Code, State Government § 10-108 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-108
§10–108.
Status: in_force

In the preparation of a regulation, a unit shall use the term “African American” instead of “Black”, “Negro”, “Afro-American”, or similar terms.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 10-4A-08 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 10 / Subtitle 4A / Section 10-4A-08
§10–4A–08.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 10–4A–04(d) of this subtitle, a provider of electronic communication service, subscriber, or customer aggrieved by a knowing or intentional violation of this subtitle may recover appropriate relief in a civil action against the person or entity that engaged in the violation.

(b) In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief includes:

(1) Appropriate preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief;

(2) Damages under subsection (c) of this section; and

(3) A reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.

(c) The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation, but in no case shall a person entitled to recover receive less than $1,000.

(d) A good faith reliance on any of the following is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this subtitle or any other State law:

(1) A court warrant or order, a grand jury subpoena, a legislative authorization, or a statutory authorization; or

(2) A good faith determination that § 10–402(d) of this title permitted the conduct that is the subject of the action.

(e) A civil action under this section shall be filed within 2 years after the day on which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.
Md. Code, Health - General § 10-633 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-633
§10–633.
Status: in_force

The determination of a hearing officer on an involuntary admission under this subtitle is a final decision of the Department for the purpose of judicial review of a final decision under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Md. Code, Health - General § 10-418 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-418
§10–418.
Status: in_force

There is a Maryland Psychiatric Research Center in the Department.
Md. Code, Family Law § 10-339 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-339
§10–339.
Status: in_force

(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this State.

(b) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this subtitle.
Md. Code, Human Services § 10-305 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-305
§10–305.
Status: in_force

§10–305. IN EFFECT

** IN EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1, 2026 PER CHAPTERS 33 AND 34 OF 2025 **

(a) The Interagency Committee shall meet at least quarterly.

(b) The chair shall designate at least one meeting each year as an executive meeting.

(c) A member of the Interagency Committee may send a designee to represent the member at any meeting that is not an executive meeting.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 10-739 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 10 / Subtitle 7 / Section 10-739
§10–739.
Status: in_force

§10–739. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTER 416 OF 2025 //

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

(2) “Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.

(3) “Licensed physician” means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine under Title 14 of the Health Occupations Article.

(4) “Nurse practitioner” has the meaning stated in § 8–101 of the Health Occupations Article.

(5) “Preceptorship program” means an organized system of clinical experience that, for the purpose of attaining specified learning objectives, pairs a nurse practitioner student enrolled in a nursing education program that is recognized by the State Board of Nursing with a nurse practitioner or licensed physician who meets the qualifications as a preceptor.

(b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a nurse practitioner or licensed physician may claim a credit against the State income tax in the amount stated on the tax credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of this section for the taxable year in which the nurse practitioner or licensed physician served without compensation as a preceptor in a preceptorship program approved by the State Board of Nursing and worked:

(i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 90 hours of community–based clinical training; and

(ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce Development Board.

(2) (i) The total amount of the credit allowed under this section for any taxable year may not exceed the State income tax imposed for that taxable year.

(ii) Any unused amount of the credit for any taxable year may not be carried over to any other taxable year.

(c) (1) On application by a nurse practitioner or licensed physician, the Department shall issue a credit certificate in the amount of $1,000 for each nurse practitioner student rotation of the minimum number of hours required under subsection (b)(1)(i) of this section for which the nurse practitioner or licensed physician served as a preceptor without compensation.

(2) The application shall contain:

(i) the name of the nurse practitioner or licensed physician;

(ii) information identifying the preceptorship in which the nurse practitioner or licensed physician participated;

(iii) the number and names of the nurse practitioner students for whom the individual served as a preceptor without compensation; and

(iv) any other information that the Department requires.

(3) For any taxable year, the amount of tax credit stated in the tax credit certificate may not exceed $10,000.

(4) The Department shall:

(i) approve all applications that qualify for a tax credit certificate under this subsection on a first–come, first–served basis; and

(ii) notify a taxpayer within 45 days of receipt of the taxpayer’s application of its approval or denial.

(5) (i) For each taxable year, the total amount of tax credit certificates that may be issued by the Department under this section may not exceed the lesser of:

1. the total funds in the Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship Tax Credit Fund for that year; or

2. $100,000.

(ii) If the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates issued under this section during a taxable year total less than the amount authorized under this paragraph, any excess amount may be issued under tax credit certificates in the next taxable year.

(d) (1) In this section, “Fund” means the Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship Tax Credit Fund established under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(2) There is a Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship Tax Credit Fund.

(3) The Department shall administer the Fund.

(4) The purpose of the Fund is to offset the costs of the tax credit available under this section.

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

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

(7) The Fund consists of:

(i) revenue distributed to the Fund under § 8–206 of the Health Occupations Article;

(ii) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and

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

(8) The money in the Fund shall be invested and reinvested by the State Treasurer, and interest and earnings shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.

(9) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, money credited or appropriated to the Fund shall remain in the Fund.

(ii) 1. Within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Department shall notify the Comptroller as to each credit certificate issued during the quarter.

2. On notification that a credit certificate has been issued by the Department, the Comptroller shall transfer an amount equal to the credit amount stated in the tax credit certificate from the Fund to the General Fund of the State.

(e) On or before January 31 each taxable year, the Department shall:

(1) report to the Comptroller on the tax credit certificates issued under this section during the prior taxable year; and

(2) report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the utilization of the credit established under this section.

(f) The Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including the criteria and procedures for application for, approval of, and monitoring eligibility for the tax credit authorized under this section.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 10-303 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 10 / Subtitle 3 / Section 10-303
§10–303.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Board shall waive the education and experience requirements of § 10-302(d) of this subtitle for an applicant for an occupational therapist license:

(i) Who applied for a license before July 1, 1979;

(ii) Whose principal residence is in this State;

(iii) Who presents to the Board satisfactory evidence that the applicant practiced occupational therapy in this State for at least 2 years before July 1, 1979; and

(iv) Who has a baccalaureate degree in a health science from an accredited college or university.

(2) Except for an applicant who was licensed as an occupational therapy assistant under subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall waive the education requirements of § 10-302(d) of this subtitle for an applicant for an occupational therapist license who has:

(i) Practiced limited occupational therapy for at least 4 years either as a licensed occupational therapy assistant or as an occupational therapy assistant certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association; and

(ii) Had at least 6 months full-time supervised field work experience.

(b) The Board shall waive the requirements of § 10-302(e) of this subtitle for an applicant for an occupational therapy assistant license:

(1) Who applied for a license before July 1, 1979;

(2) Whose principal residence is in this State;

(3) Who presents to the Board satisfactory evidence that the applicant has practiced limited occupational therapy in this State for at least 2 years before July 1, 1979; and

(4) Who has a high school diploma or has completed successfully a high school equivalency examination or program.
Md. Code, State Government § 10-401 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-401
§10–401.
Status: in_force

Before a State agency issues a license or permit to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the State agency:

(1) a certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; or

(2) the number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 10-201 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 10 / Subtitle 2 / Section 10-201
§10–201.
Status: in_force

No buyer, handler, distributor, dealer, or agent, who purchases or contracts to purchase, from a producer field and livestock products produced on a farm may:

(1) Use duress against, coerce, or boycott any producer of raw agricultural products in the exercise of his right to join and belong to a cooperative agricultural marketing association; or

(2) Discriminate against a producer of raw agricultural products, solely by reason of the producer’s membership in or marketing contract with a cooperative agricultural marketing association.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-837 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 8 / Section 10-837
§10–837.
Status: in_force

The books and records of the Institute are subject to audit:

(1) at any time by the State; and

(2) each year by an independent auditor that the Office of Legislative Audits approves.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 10-717 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 10 / Subtitle 7 / Section 10-717
§10–717.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who is a classroom teacher or a teacher at a State or local correctional facility or a juvenile facility listed in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article and who holds a standard professional certificate or an advanced professional certificate may claim a credit against the State income tax for up to $1,500 of tuition paid by the individual during the taxable year for graduate level courses required to maintain certification if the individual:

(1) successfully completes the courses with a grade of B or better;

(2) is employed by a county board of education, a State or local correctional facility, or a juvenile facility listed in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article;

(3) teaches in a public school, a State or local correctional facility, or a juvenile facility listed in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article and receives a satisfactory performance evaluation for that teaching; and

(4) has not been reimbursed by the State or a county for the tuition paid.

(b) (1) If a county, the State or local correctional facility, or a juvenile facility listed in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article partially reimburses an individual for tuition paid, the individual may claim a tax credit allowed under this section for the balance of the tuition not paid by the county or the State.

(2) The credit allowed under this section may not exceed the State income tax for that taxable year, calculated before the application of the credits allowed under this section and §§ 10–701 and 10–701.1 of this subtitle but after the application of the other credits allowable under this subtitle.

(3) The unused amount of the credit for any taxable year may not be carried over to any other taxable year.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 10-611.2 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 10 / Subtitle 6 / Section 10-611.2
§10–611.
Status: in_force

§10–611.2.

(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Major Sports and Entertainment Event Program Fund.

(b) There is a Major Sports and Entertainment Event Program Fund.

(c) (1) The Major Sports and Entertainment Event Program Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that shall be available to implement the Major Sports and Entertainment Event Program established under § 10–611.1 of this subtitle.

(2) (i) The Authority shall:

1. use the Fund as a revolving fund for carrying out the provisions of § 10–611.1 of this subtitle; and

2. pay expenses from the Fund related to the Major Sports and Entertainment Event Program established under § 10–611.1 of this subtitle.

(ii) The Authority may use the Fund to pay administrative and operating costs of the Program including costs to market and advertise the Program.

(d) The Fund consists of:

(1) money distributed to the Fund under § 9–120(b)(1)(ix) of the State Government Article;

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

(3) any interest earnings of the Fund; and

(4) any additional money made available from any public source for the purposes established for the Fund.

(e) (1) The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State funds.

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

(3) No part of the Fund may revert or be credited to the General Fund or any special fund of the State.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 10-411 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-411
§10–411.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not upon any pretense come to hunt on the lands owned by another person without the written permission of the landowner or the landowner’s agent or lessee.

(b) Any person hunting on this private property is liable for any damage the person causes to the private property while hunting on the private property.

(c) The landowner may not be liable for accidental injury or damage to the person whether or not the landowner or the landowner’s agent gave permission to hunt on the private property.

(d) In Harford County a person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $25 and not exceeding $250.
Md. Code, Insurance § 10-408 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 10 / Subtitle 4 / Section 10-408
§10–408.
Status: in_force

(a) A license expires every other year on the date stated on the license unless renewed as provided in this section.

(b) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Commissioner shall send to the holder of the license, at the last known address or e–mail address of the holder on record a notice that states:

(1) the process for renewing the license;

(2) the date by which the Commissioner must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and

(3) the amount of the renewal fee.

(c) Before a license expires, the holder of the license may renew it for an additional 2–year term, if the holder:

(1) otherwise is entitled to a license;

(2) files with the Commissioner a renewal application:

(i) on the form that the Commissioner provides; or

(ii) in an electronic format that the Commissioner approves;

(3) completes the continuing education requirements under subsection (e) of this section; and

(4) pays to the Commissioner the renewal fee required by § 2–112 of this article.

(d) A license renewed under this section for an individual shall have an expiration date that is the last day of the month in which the license holder was born.

(e) (1) The Commissioner shall require a public adjuster who is not a business entity to receive continuing education as a condition of renewing a license of the public adjuster.

(2) A public adjuster shall complete the continuing education required under paragraph (1) of this subsection not later than 30 days before the expiration date of the public adjuster’s license.

(3) The public adjuster shall successfully complete 24 credit hours of approved continuing education for each 2–year license period as a condition for license renewal unless the Commissioner modifies the requirement by regulation.

(4) Of the required hours of continuing education required for a renewal period under paragraph (3) of this subsection, at least 3 hours shall relate directly to ethics.

(5) The Commissioner may grant a waiver to a public adjuster who has requested a waiver for reasons that the Commissioner determines warrant the waiver.

(6) This subsection may not apply to a holder of a license who has not been licensed for 1 full year before the end of the applicable continuing education period.

(f) A nonresident license holder shall be deemed to have met the continuing education requirements of this section if:

(1) the nonresident license holder satisfies the continuing education requirements of the home state of the nonresident license holder; and

(2) the home state of the nonresident license holder allows a public adjuster who is a resident of this State to satisfy the continuing education requirements of the home state on the same basis by meeting the continuing education requirements of this State.

(g) (1) If mailed, an application for renewal of a license shall be considered made in a timely manner if it is postmarked on or before the expiration date of the license.

(2) If submitted electronically, an application for renewal shall be considered made in a timely manner if, on or before the expiration date of the license, the application:

(i) is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the Administration has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic applications and from which the Administration is able to retrieve the application;

(ii) is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and

(iii) 1. enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person that sent the electronic application on behalf of the sender; or

2. enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the Administration that is under the control of the Administration or an agent of the Administration.

(h) (1) The Commissioner shall renew the license of each holder who meets the requirements of this section.

(2) If the holder of a license files an application for renewal before the license expires, the license shall remain in effect until:

(i) the Commissioner issues a renewal license; or

(ii) 5 days after the Commissioner refuses in writing to renew the license and serves notice of the refusal on the holder.

(i) The Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out this section.