Md. Code, Local Government § 20-804 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 8 / Section 20-804
§20–804.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Dwelling type” means a single family detached home, town house, or multifamily housing unit.

(3) “New residential development” means the development of land that results in the issuance of a use and occupancy permit for a residential dwelling unit.

(4) “New school capacity construction bonds” means 10–year bonds issued by the County Commissioners of Charles County under § 19–616 of this article.

(b) (1) By local law, the County Commissioners of Charles County may impose a fair share school construction excise tax against the owner of real property that is improved by new residential development.

(2) Before enacting a local law under this section, the county commissioners shall hold a public hearing and provide reasonable notice of the hearing.

(c) (1) (i) For fiscal year 2003, the tax may not exceed:

1. for a single–family detached home, $9,700;

2. for a town house, $9,200; and

3. for a multifamily housing unit, $7,000.

(ii) For fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 2015, the tax may not exceed the limits set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph altered by the same percentage as the change in the producer price index for the materials and components for construction, as reported by the United States Department of Labor, for the fiscal year preceding the year for which the amount is being calculated.

(iii) The county commissioners may alter the base tax rates for each dwelling type for fiscal year 2016 and for every fourth fiscal year thereafter to reflect the number of students generated by each dwelling type and the cost of school construction in the county.

(iv) For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 in which the base tax rates are not adjusted under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the tax rates may not exceed the rates imposed in the preceding fiscal year altered by the same percentage as the change in the average statewide per–square–foot school building cost as calculated by the Interagency Commission on School Construction in the calendar year preceding the year for which the amount is being calculated.

(2) Before setting the rate of the tax for each fiscal year, the County Commissioners of Charles County shall conduct a study to determine:

(i) the current amount of total costs incurred to construct new capacity for public elementary, middle, and high school facilities in the county, including:

1. costs for land acquisition, architectural and engineering design, infrastructure, new classrooms, equipment, interest on bond principal, and bond issuance; and

2. an amount equal to the total square footage of new public elementary, middle, and high school facilities in the county multiplied by the State square foot construction allowance, less the State funding share; and

(ii) the current average number of students in the county by dwelling type.

(d) (1) The tax:

(i) shall be collected and secured in the same manner as general ad valorem taxes unless otherwise provided by local law; and

(ii) is subject to the same penalties and the same procedure, sale, and lien priority in case of delinquency as provided for general ad valorem taxes.

(2) (i) The tax shall be collected annually over a period of 10 years at level amortized payments of principal and interest.

(ii) The rate of interest payable by a property owner shall be set at the rate of interest paid by the county on the new school capacity construction bonds issued in the first year the tax is imposed on that property owner.

(3) The tax shall constitute a lien on all taxable real or personal property of the taxpayer for a period of 10 years or until the lien is satisfied by repayment.

(4) Prior to the sale or transfer of real property in Charles County that is improved by new residential development, the seller or transferor shall provide notice to the buyer or transferee that includes:

(i) a statement that the tax may be imposed on the property; and

(ii) the amount of the tax for the dwelling type on the property.

(e) The revenues from the tax shall be used to pay the principal and interest on the new school capacity construction bonds as they become due.

(f) (1) On or before August 1 each year, the County Commissioners of Charles County shall report to the General Assembly, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, covering the preceding fiscal year.

(2) The report shall include:

(i) the amount of the tax set by the county commissioners for each dwelling type;

(ii) the amount of proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of the county’s new school capacity construction bonds;

(iii) the number of parcels of real property improved by new residential development in Charles County; and

(iv) the number of square feet of new public school capacity approved for construction in Charles County by the Interagency Commission on School Construction.
Md. Code, Transportation § 20-107 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-107
§20–107.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person shall, within 15 days after the accident, report the matter in writing to the Administration.

(b) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury or death of any person shall, within 15 days after the accident, file with the report evidence of liability insurance or other security that satisfies the requirements of Title 17 of this article.

(c) In addition to any other information required by the Administration, the evidence required under subsection (b) of this section shall contain:

(1) The name and address of the insurance carrier or other provider of security for the person making the report;

(2) The policy or other identifying number of the liability insurance or other security; and

(3) The name and address of the local insurance producer for the insurance carrier or other provider of security.

(d) If the driver is physically incapable of making the report or is unavailable or refuses to do so, the Administration in its discretion may require instead a report of the accident from the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident. In that case, the owner shall report the matter and file the evidence of insurance as required of the driver.

(e) The Administration may require the driver or owner of the vehicle to file supplemental written reports if, in its opinion, the original report is insufficient.

(f) A written accident report is not required under this section:

(1) If the accident has been investigated by a police officer and a report by the police officer has been filed with the Department of State Police; or

(2) From any person while that person is physically incapable of making the report.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-433 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-433
§20–433.
Status: in_force

§20–433. IN EFFECT

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a municipality shall set the rate of the hotel rental tax.

(b) The hotel rental tax for a municipality may not exceed 2%.

§20–433. ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2027 PER CHAPTER 638 OF 2025 **

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a municipality shall set the rate of the hotel rental tax.

(b) The hotel rental tax for a municipality may not exceed 2%.

(c) If a municipality modifies a hotel rental tax rate under this section, the municipality shall:

(1) modify the rate effective on July 1 of the year that the municipality designates; and

(2) notify the Comptroller in writing of the rate change on or before January 1 preceding the effective date of the rate change.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-604 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-604
§20–604.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, by ordinance, the County Council for Prince George’s County may impose a sales or use tax on any form of energy or fuel used in Prince George’s County.

(2) The percentage of a tax imposed under this section may not exceed the percentage in effect on July 1, 1992.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section does not apply to:

(i) motor vehicle fuels;

(ii) fuels used in the production of other forms of energy that are subject to the tax imposed under this section; or

(iii) energy or fuel used by a municipality in Prince George’s County.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the sale or use of energy or fuel used by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in Prince George’s County is not exempt from the tax imposed under this section.

(3) The County Council for Prince George’s County may provide exemptions from the tax imposed under this section that are in addition to the exemptions under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) The County Council for Prince George’s County:

(1) shall provide for the refund of the tax imposed under this section to a person who is eligible for:

(i) a tax credit under § 9–102 or § 9–104 of the Tax – Property Article; or

(ii) weatherization or energy assistance from the State; and

(2) may provide for the refund of the tax imposed under this section to a person who is not eligible for a refund under item (1) of this subsection.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the tax imposed under this section:

(i) shall be either a percentage of the net energy or fuel bill or an amount per unit of fuel or energy;

(ii) shall be itemized on the bill;

(iii) may not be considered part of the price charged for the energy or fuel; and

(iv) is not subject to the approval of the Public Service Commission.

(2) (i) A heating fuel vendor may include the tax imposed under this section as part of the price charged for fuel oil.

(ii) If the local tax is included in the price, the fuel oil bill shall state that clearly.

(3) The vendor shall collect the tax on behalf of Prince George’s County.

(e) The net proceeds of the tax imposed under this section shall be used only:

(1) for funding of the public ethics provisions under Title 5, Subtitle 8, Part V of the General Provisions Article; or

(2) to meet the county’s funding requirements under § 5–235(a) of the Education Article.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-412 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-412
§20–412.
Status: in_force

To provide for the orderly, systematic, and thorough administration of the hotel rental tax, a county may adopt regulations that:

(1) are consistent with this part; and

(2) conform to the applicable provisions and regulations for the sales and use tax under Title 11 of the Tax – General Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-2201 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 22 / Section 20-2201
§20–2201.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 20-208 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-208
§20–208.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Trustees may not pay an allowance that exceeds the limit on benefit accruals established from time to time under § 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Agency shall reduce:

(1) an allowance to the extent that it exceeds the dollar limit on an annual benefit established from time to time under § 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations adopted thereunder; and

(2) the contributions and other additions to any defined contribution plan maintained by the Board of Trustees to the extent that they exceed the limit on annual additions established from time to time under § 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations adopted thereunder.

(c) (1) The dollar limit on an annual benefit is the amount set forth in § 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue under § 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1 of each calendar year.

(2) The dollar limit for a calendar year applies to a State system’s fiscal year ending within that calendar year.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Agency shall pay a participant whose allowance was reduced under subsection (b) of this section any postretirement adjustment if payment of the postretirement adjustment does not exceed the dollar limit on benefits.

(2) The postretirement adjustment may not exceed a participant’s basic allowance as increased by any postretirement adjustments allowable under the applicable State system.

(e) If an individual participates in any other retirement or pension system that must be aggregated with the State system administered by the Board of Trustees, the individual’s annual benefit accrual or annual addition shall first be reduced by the other retirement or pension system to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of § 415 of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations adopted thereunder before any reduction is made by the Board of Trustees.

(f) (1) This subsection does not apply to an individual who is a member of a State system on or before June 30, 1999.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Agency may not allow a member to purchase prior service credit other than in accordance with the limitations and conditions set forth in § 415(n) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(g) A member may purchase prior service credit using funds from any fund source that is not specifically prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-305 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-305
§20–305.
Status: in_force

(a) The Fund shall provide each commercial policyholder with a notice stating the expiration date of the current policy at least 45 days before the expiration of the current policy.

(b) If a commercial policyholder requests a rewritten policy with the Fund and the policyholder’s fund producer is unable to generate a new rewritten policy quote without the assistance of the Fund, the Fund shall provide the policyholder’s fund producer with a rewritten policy quote within 7 days after the Fund has received all necessary information from the fund producer.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1012 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1012
§20–1012.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 60 days after an election is made under § 20–1007 of this subtitle, the Commission shall file a civil action in the circuit court for the county where the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred.

(b) If the court finds that an unlawful employment practice occurred, the court may provide the remedies specified in § 20–1009(b) of this subtitle.

(c) If the Commission seeks compensatory damages under this section:

(1) any party may demand a trial by jury; and

(2) the court may not inform the jury of the limitations on compensatory damages imposed under § 20–1009(b)(3) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-125 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-125
§20–125.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county that:

(1) is a charter county that imposes, by law, development fees, surcharges, or excise taxes;

(2) is a code county with public local laws that require the payment of development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes; or

(3) is a commission county that:

(i) has been authorized to enact development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes; and

(ii) has enacted, by local law, development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes.

(b) On or before July 1 each year, each county shall report to the Department of Planning the following information relating to the collection and expenditure of development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes for the prior calendar year:

(1) the total amount of development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes paid by new construction or development projects;

(2) the portion of the development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes paid to the county;

(3) the address and location of the development within the county where the impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes were derived; and

(4) except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, the portion of development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes used to fund capital improvement projects that are related to transportation improvements or maintenance, school construction or maintenance, or any other capital improvement project that received funding from development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes.

(c) If the funding under subsection (b)(4) of this section is collected under Subtitle 8 of this title, the report may exclude the information otherwise required under subsection (b)(4) of this section.

(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a county shall make the report publicly available on the county’s website.

(2) A county that does not maintain a website shall make the report publicly available by other reasonable means.

(3) A county may submit the report as part of another report required under this article.

(e) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, each county shall submit a report to the Department of Planning that identifies any local law that authorizes the collection and expenditure of development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes.

(2) After July 1, 2026, each county shall submit a report to the Department of Planning each time the county enacts or amends a local law that authorizes the collection and expenditure of development impact fees, surcharges, or excise taxes.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-2402 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 24 / Section 20-2402
§20–2402.
Status: in_force

§20–2402. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTER 844 OF 2024 //

(a) (1) There is a Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission.

(2) The purpose of the Commission is to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times.

(b) The Commission consists of the following members:

(1) The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;

(2) The Executive Director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, or the Executive Director’s designee;

(3) The Executive Director of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, or the Executive Director’s designee;

(4) The Executive Director of the Maryland Health Care Commission, or the Executive Director’s designee; and

(5) The following members, appointed by the Secretary:

(i) Two individuals who have operations leadership responsibilities over a hospital emergency department in the State, including one emergency department physician;

(ii) One individual with professional experience in an emergency department who is not a physician or an advanced practice provider, such as a nurse or care manager;

(iii) One representative of a local emergency medical service;

(iv) One representative of a managed care plan with experience in care management or care coordination;

(v) One representative of an advanced primary care practice;

(vi) One representative of the Maryland Hospital Association;

(vii) One representative of a patient advocacy organization; and

(viii) One representative of a behavioral health provider.

(c) The Secretary of Health and the Executive Director of the Health Services Cost Review Commission shall cochair the Commission.

(d) The Health Services Cost Review Commission shall provide staff for the Commission.

(e) A member of the Commission:

(1) May not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but

(2) Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 20-306 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-306
§20–306.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first April 30 that comes:

(1) after the effective date of the license; and

(2) in an even–numbered year.

(b) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee:

(1) a renewal application form; and

(2) a notice that states:

(i) the date on which the current license expires;

(ii) the date by which the Secretary must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and

(iii) the amount of the renewal fee.

(c) Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2–year term if the licensee:

(1) submits to the Secretary a renewal application on the form that the Secretary provides;

(2) signs the renewal application under oath;

(3) updates the information submitted in the original application and states that the information is current;

(4) except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, agrees to comply with each requirement applicable to the original application;

(5) states that the licensee:

(i) has not violated this title;

(ii) has not been convicted of an offense specified in § 20–307 of this subtitle; and

(iii) has not had a similar license denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;

(6) otherwise is entitled to be licensed; and

(7) pays to the Secretary a renewal fee of $265.

(d) The Secretary may require a licensee to submit a national and State criminal history records check with the renewal application.

(e) The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.

(f) A license is not transferable and may be used only to benefit the licensee.

(g) (1) A licensee may change the place of business for which a license is issued only if the licensee:

(i) submits to the Secretary an application to transfer the license to a new business location on a form that the Secretary provides; and

(ii) receives the written approval of the Secretary.

(2) Within 45 days after the application is filed with the Secretary, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the application and notify the licensee of the approval or disapproval in writing.

(3) If the Secretary approves a proposed change of place of business, the licensee shall attach the written approval of the Secretary to the license until an amended license is received by the licensee.

(h) The Secretary may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1904 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 19 / Section 20-1904
§20–1904.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall frame the license and display the license conspicuously in the licensed premises.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-406 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-406
§20–406.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a Class 7 micro–brewery license in the county.

(b) Notwithstanding § 2–209(b) of this article, the license may be issued only to a holder of:

(1) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant in the county; or

(2) a Class MEC license that is issued for use on the premises of the Class MEC license if the premises is located in the Ballenger (23rd) election district.

(c) The license holder is not subject to the manufacturing and licensing prohibitions under § 2–209(e) of this article.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-2403 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 24 / Section 20-2403
§20–2403.
Status: in_force

§20–2403. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTER 844 OF 2024 //

The Commission shall develop strategies and initiatives to recommend to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers to reduce emergency department wait times, including:

(1) Initiatives that:

(i) Ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting to reduce unnecessary use of emergency departments;

(ii) Improve hospital efficiency, including by increasing emergency department and inpatient throughput; and

(iii) Improve postdischarge resources to facilitate timely emergency department and inpatient discharges;

(2) By identifying and recommending improvements for the collection and submission of data that is necessary to monitor and reduce emergency department wait times;

(3) By making recommendations to State and local agencies, hospitals, and health care providers; and

(4) By facilitating the sharing of best practices for reducing emergency department wait times.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-431 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-431
§20–431.
Status: in_force

§20–431. IN EFFECT

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

(b) “Hotel” has the meaning stated in § 20–401 of this subtitle.

(c) “Hotel rental tax” means the tax on a transient charge.

(d) (1) “Transient charge” means a hotel charge for sleeping accommodations for a period not exceeding 4 consecutive months.

(2) “Transient charge” does not include any hotel charge for:

(i) services; or

(ii) accommodations other than sleeping accommodations.

§20–431. ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2027 PER CHAPTER 638 OF 2025 **

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

(b) (1) “Accommodation” has the meaning stated in § 11–101 of the Tax – General Article.

(2) “Accommodation” includes the right to occupy any of the following as a transient guest:

(i) an apartment;

(ii) a cottage;

(iii) a hostelry;

(iv) an inn;

(v) a motel;

(vi) a rooming house; or

(vii) a tourist home.

(c) “Accommodations intermediary” has the meaning stated in § 11–101 of the Tax – General Article.

(d) “Accommodations provider” has the meaning stated in § 11–101 of the Tax – General Article.

(e) “Booking transaction” has the meaning stated in § 11–101 of the Tax – General Article.

(f) “Hotel” has the meaning stated in § 20–401 of this subtitle.

(g) “Hotel rental tax” has the meaning stated in § 20–401 of this subtitle.

(h) “Short–term rental unit” has the meaning stated in § 11–101 of the Tax – General Article.

(i) “Taxable price” has the meaning stated in § 11–101 of the Tax – General Article.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1203 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 12 / Section 20-1203
§20–1203.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in Baltimore County.

(b) In accordance with this section, a person that is employed by an employer with fewer than 15 employees and that is subjected to a discriminatory act prohibited by the county code may bring and maintain a civil action against the employer that committed the alleged discriminatory act for relief as provided under subsection (d) of this section.

(c) (1) An action under subsection (b) of this section shall be commenced in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County within 2 years after the occurrence of the alleged discriminatory act.

(2) Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, an action under subsection (b) of this section may not be commenced sooner than 60 days after the aggrieved person files a complaint with the county unit responsible for handling violations of the county discrimination laws.

(d) (1) In a civil action under this section, the court may award the prevailing party:

(i) injunctive relief;

(ii) compensatory damages, including back pay; or

(iii) both injunctive relief and compensatory damages.

(2) A prevailing party may not be awarded punitive damages under this section.

(3) The court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney’s fees.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-205 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-205
§20–205.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board in consultation with the Children’s Cabinet shall:

(1) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle;

(2) Establish standards for the certification of applicants;

(3) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners to improve:

(i) Certification standards; and

(ii) Procedures for enforcing these standards;

(4) Establish a tiered certification structure for residential child and youth care practitioners; and

(5) Devise examinations and adopt investigative procedures to:

(i) Determine whether program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners meet the standards adopted by the Board; and

(ii) Assure that program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners continue to meet these standards.

(b) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board shall:

(1) Maintain a registry of all program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board;

(2) Submit an annual report to the Governor and Children’s Cabinet;

(3) Adopt a code of ethics that the Board considers appropriate and applicable to the program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board;

(4) Establish continuing education requirements for the program administrators certified by the Board;

(5) Establish training and continuing education requirements for the residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board; and

(6) Create committees as it deems appropriate to advise the Board on special issues.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-305 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-305
§20–305.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “reasonable accommodation” means to make a place of public accommodation suitable for access, use, and patronage by an individual with a disability without:

(1) danger to the individual’s health or safety; and

(2) undue hardship or expense to the person making the accommodation.

(b) (1) This subtitle does not require structural changes, modifications, or additions to buildings or vehicles, except as required by this section or as otherwise required by law.

(2) Any building constructed, modified, or altered in compliance with, or in accordance with a waiver from, the Maryland Accessibility Code under § 12–202 of the Public Safety Article is not subject to this subtitle.

(c) If a structural change or modification or the provision of special equipment is necessary to accommodate an individual with a disability, the accommodation shall be a reasonable accommodation.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a private motor coach transportation carrier may not be required to expend more than $2,500 per operating vehicle to make a reasonable accommodation to comply with this title.

(2) At least 10% of the total operating fleet of any private motor coach transportation carrier doing business in the State shall comply with this title.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-501 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-501
§20–501.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Camping shelter” means a tent or other collapsible structure that provides temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.

(3) “Mobile home park” means a mobile home court or park or a trailer park.

(4) “Recreational vehicle” means a trailer or other vehicle that provides temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.

(b) (1) By resolution or ordinance, a county or municipality may impose a tax on the amount paid for:

(i) the rental, leasing, or use of any space, facility, or accommodation in a mobile home park; or

(ii) services provided by a mobile home park.

(2) The tax authorized under this subsection does not apply to a recreational vehicle or camping shelter if:

(i) the recreational vehicle or camping shelter is intended and used only for temporary occupancy of 30 days or less; or

(ii) the county or municipality imposes the tax authorized under subsection (c) of this section.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, by resolution or ordinance, a county or municipality may impose a tax on the amount paid for:

(i) the rental, leasing, or use of any space, facility, or accommodation in a mobile home park for a recreational vehicle or camping shelter, regardless of the period of occupancy; or

(ii) services provided by a mobile home park in connection with the rental, leasing, or use of any space, facility, or accommodation for a recreational vehicle or camping shelter.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the rate of the tax authorized under this subsection may not exceed 3% of the amount subject to the tax.

(3) In Washington County:

(i) the rate of the tax authorized under this subsection is 6%;

(ii) the tax authorized under this subsection applies only to a recreational vehicle or camping shelter intended and used only for temporary occupancy of 30 days or less; and

(iii) the revenue from the tax authorized under this subsection shall be distributed in the same manner as the hotel rental tax under § 20–421 of this title.

(d) A county or municipality may require the operator or owner of a mobile home park to collect a tax authorized under this section and remit the tax collected to the county or municipality or to the agency that the county or municipality designates.

(e) A county or municipality may provide for:

(1) the maintenance of public records relating to a tax authorized under this section and its collection; and

(2) the inspection or publication of the records.

(f) A county or municipality may provide for penalties for failure to comply with the requirements relating to a tax authorized under this section.

(g) This section does not affect any requirement concerning permits to locate a trailer, house trailer, trailer coach, or mobile home.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-502 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-502
§20–502.
Status: reserved

(a) On payment of the premium set by the Fund, the Fund is authorized to and shall sell, issue, and deliver a policy that provides the security required under § 17–103 of the Transportation Article to a person:

(1) that owns a covered vehicle registered with the Motor Vehicle Administration, has a license issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to drive a covered vehicle, or is a lessee under a “lease not intended as security”, as defined in § 11–127.2(b) of the Transportation Article;

(2) that does not owe to the Fund:

(i) an unpaid premium with respect to a policy that has expired or been canceled; or

(ii) a claim payment obtained by fraud;

(3) that:

(i) has attempted in good faith to obtain a policy that provides the security required under § 17–103 of the Transportation Article from at least two Association members and has been rejected or refused the policy by two Association members for any reason other than nonpayment of premiums;

(ii) has had a policy that provides the security required under § 17–103 of the Transportation Article canceled or nonrenewed by an Association member for any reason other than nonpayment of premiums; or

(iii) has had a motor vehicle liability insurance policy but has been uninsured for a continuous period of 12 months or more immediately preceding the effective date of the Fund policy, as verified by a commercial third–party database or a State agency; and

(4) that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.

(b) To be eligible for a policy issued under this subtitle, a person must:

(1) be domiciled in the State;

(2) own, lease, or rent a primary place of residence in the State and, regardless of the person’s domicile, reside in the State for more than 1 year;

(3) maintain a main or branch office or warehouse facility in the State, and base and operate motor vehicles intrastate in the State;

(4) have filed as a State resident for income tax purposes; or

(5) have a nonresident permit issued under § 13–402.1(e) of the Transportation Article.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section does not apply to a person to the extent that the person:

(i) leases a covered vehicle that is a private passenger vehicle to an individual who does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section; or

(ii) garages the covered vehicle principally outside of the State.

(2) This section applies to a person described in paragraph (1) of this subsection who is:

(i) a member, on active duty, of the uniformed services; or

(ii) a student enrolled in an accredited school, college, or university or serving a medical internship.

(d) The eligibility of an applicant for insurance from the Fund shall be certified at a time and in a manner approved by the Fund.

(e) (1) If a prospective insured fails to qualify under this section, any policy issued is void and a commission may not be paid by the Fund to a fund producer.

(2) (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a person fails to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the Fund may charge and collect the greater of:

1. a policy processing fee to cover its expenses; or

2. the amount that the person would have received after the Fund returns to a fund producer, or any other person other than the person who fails to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, any gross unearned premiums that are due under the policy.

(ii) Prior to charging and collecting a policy processing fee or the amount allowed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Fund shall refer to the Insurance Fraud Division in the Administration for investigation and possible prosecution of the person who fails to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1401 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 14 / Section 20-1401
§20–1401.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Advisory Committee” means the Health Equity Resource Community Advisory Committee.

(c) “Commission” means the Community Health Resources Commission.

(d) “Community health worker” has the meaning stated in § 13–3701 of this article.

(e) “Federally qualified health center” has the meaning stated in § 24–1301 of this article.

(f) “Fund” means the Health Equity Resource Community Reserve Fund established under § 20–1407 of this subtitle.

(g) “Health care practitioner” means an individual or, collectively, a group of individuals working together within the same practice, each of whom is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to provide health care services under the Health Occupations Article.

(h) “Health disparity” means a particular type of health difference, such as a difference in rates of hypertension, heart disease, asthma, diabetes, substance abuse, mental health disorders, and maternal and infant mortality, that:

(1) Is closely linked with social, economic, or environmental disadvantage; and

(2) Adversely affects groups of individuals who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health care based on their:

(i) Race or ethnicity;

(ii) Religion;

(iii) Socioeconomic status;

(iv) Gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation;

(v) Age;

(vi) Mental health status;

(vii) Cognitive, sensory, or physical disability;

(viii) Geographic location; or

(ix) Other characteristic historically linked to discrimination or exclusion.

(i) “Health Equity Resource Community” means a contiguous geographic area that:

(1) Demonstrates measurable and documented health disparities and poor health outcomes;

(2) Is small enough to allow for the incentives offered under this subtitle to have a significant impact on improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities, including racial, ethnic, geographic, and disability related health disparities;

(3) Is designated by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle; and

(4) Has a minimum population of 5,000 residents.

(j) “Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of this article.

(k) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of the Education Article.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-521 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-521
§20–521.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to encourage environmentally responsible urban renewal and revitalization through expedited review of development permits required for qualifying redevelopment projects.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1002 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1002
§20–1002.
Status: in_force

There is an Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Department.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 20-204 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-204
§20–204.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who is a member of:

(i) the Employees’ Retirement System; or

(ii) the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the average final compensation of a member equals the average annual earnable compensation of the member for:

(i) the 3 years of employment as a member during which the member’s earnable compensation was highest, if the member was employed at least 3 years as a member; or

(ii) the member’s total period of employment, if the member was employed less than 3 years as a member.

(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the member’s average final compensation does not include a salary increase in the last 3 years of employment if it is an extraordinary salary increase according to regulations that the Board of Trustees adopts.

(4) A salary increase may not be considered an extraordinary salary increase under paragraph (3) of this subsection if the salary increase is:

(i) because of a member’s promotion; or

(ii) subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, related to a review and adjustment to the compensation for a position classification to:

1. address inequities in compensation among employees in the same position classification; or

2. increase the compensation for the position classification to be more consistent with market compensation for the position.

(5) (i) At the time of retirement, a member who has received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection shall file with the State Retirement Agency a form provided by the State Retirement Agency that:

1. is completed by the member’s employer; and

2. certifies that the member received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection.

(ii) A member shall submit to the State Retirement Agency the completed form required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph within 30 days from the date of the State Retirement Agency’s written notice that the member has received an extraordinary salary increase.

(b) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who on or before June 30, 2011, is a member of:

(i) the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; or

(ii) the State Police Retirement System.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the average final compensation of a member equals the average annual earnable compensation of the member for:

(i) the 3 years of employment as a member during which the member’s earnable compensation was highest, if the member was employed at least 3 years as a member; or

(ii) the member’s total period of employment, if the member was employed less than 3 years as a member.

(3) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the member’s average final compensation does not include a salary increase in the last 3 years of employment if it is an extraordinary salary increase according to regulations that the Board of Trustees adopts.

(ii) 1. This subparagraph applies only to a member of the State Police Retirement System.

2. If a member of the State Police Retirement System who transferred from another actuarial retirement system in the State retires after less than 3 years of employment as a member of the State Police Retirement System, the earnable compensation as a member in the other system shall be used in the determination of average final compensation.

(4) A salary increase may not be considered an extraordinary salary increase under paragraph (3)(i) of this subsection if the salary increase is:

(i) because of a member’s promotion; or

(ii) subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, related to a review and adjustment to the compensation for a position classification to:

1. address inequities in compensation among employees in the same position classification; or

2. increase the compensation for the position classification to be more consistent with market compensation for the position.

(5) (i) At the time of retirement, a member who has received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection shall file with the State Retirement Agency a form provided by the State Retirement Agency that:

1. is completed by the member’s employer; and

2. certifies that the member received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection.

(ii) A member shall submit to the State Retirement Agency the completed form required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph within 30 days from the date of the State Retirement Agency’s written notice that the member has received an extraordinary salary increase.

(c) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who on or after July 1, 2011, becomes a member of:

(i) the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; or

(ii) the State Police Retirement System.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the average final compensation of a member equals the average annual earnable compensation of the member for:

(i) the 5 years of employment as a member during which the member’s earnable compensation was highest, if the member was employed at least 5 years as a member; or

(ii) the member’s total period of employment, if the member was employed less than 5 years as a member.

(3) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the member’s average final compensation does not include a salary increase in the last 5 years of employment if it is an extraordinary salary increase according to regulations that the Board of Trustees adopts.

(ii) 1. This subparagraph applies only to a member of the State Police Retirement System.

2. If a member of the State Police Retirement System who transferred from another actuarial retirement system in the State retires after less than 5 years of employment as a member of the State Police Retirement System, the earnable compensation as a member in the other system shall be used in the determination of average final compensation.

(4) A salary increase may not be considered an extraordinary salary increase under paragraph (3)(i) of this subsection if the salary increase is:

(i) because of a member’s promotion; or

(ii) subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, related to a review and adjustment to the compensation for a position classification to:

1. address inequities in compensation among employees in the same position classification; or

2. increase the compensation for the position classification to be more consistent with market compensation for the position.

(5) (i) At the time of retirement, a member who has received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection shall file with the State Retirement Agency a form provided by the State Retirement Agency that:

1. is completed by the member’s employer; and

2. certifies that the member received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection.

(ii) A member shall submit to the State Retirement Agency the completed form required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph within 30 days from the date of the State Retirement Agency’s written notice that the member has received an extraordinary salary increase.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-410 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-410
§20–410.
Status: in_force

(a) There is an Insufficiency Assessment Reserve Fund.

(b) The Insufficiency Assessment Reserve Fund shall be maintained by the Association and shall consist of assessment payments collected by the Association and interest, if any.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Association shall hold money of the Insufficiency Assessment Reserve Fund in trust in a separate interest–bearing account in a financial institution in the State for the use of the Fund.

(2) The Association may authorize the financial institution where the money is deposited to invest all or part of the money in investments allowed for casualty insurers, as provided in §§ 5–601 through 5–609 of this article.

(d) An Association member shall deposit with the Association any gross excess surcharges received because of a future assessment not later than October 15 after the surcharge year in which the gross excess surcharge was received.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1014 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1014
§20–1014.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class C (theater) beer and wine license.

(b) The president and two other officers of the theater shall sign the application for the license.

(c) The Board may issue a license for use by a theater with seating.

(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine for on–premises consumption from 1 hour before to 1 hour after:

(1) a regular performance; or

(2) a fund–raiser performance that benefits the theater.

(e) The annual license fee is $100.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-404 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-404
§20–404.
Status: in_force

Except when a program administrator is removed from the position by death or for any other unexpected cause as provided in § 20-301 of this title, a program may not be operated unless it is under the day-to-day management and operation of a certified program administrator.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 20-307 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-307
§20–307.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this subsection, a buyer’s or an applicant’s agents, employees, management personnel, or partners include only those individuals who are directly involved in transactions on behalf of the buyer or applicant.

(2) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 20–308 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee or an agent, an employee, a manager, or a partner of the applicant or licensee:

(i) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another person;

(ii) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(iii) has a similar license denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;

(iv) under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:

1. a felony; or

2. a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to be involved in buying or selling personal property;

(v) knowingly employs or knowingly continues to employ, after being notified by the Secretary, an individual who, under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:

1. a felony; or

2. a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the employee to be involved in buying or selling personal property;

(vi) willfully fails to provide or willfully misrepresents any information required to be provided under this title;

(vii) violates this title; or

(viii) violates a regulation adopted under this title.

(3) (i) Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the Secretary may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.

(ii) To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider:

1. the seriousness of the violation;

2. the harm caused by the violation;

3. the good faith of the licensee; and

4. any history of previous violations by the licensee.

(4) The Secretary shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.

(5) The Secretary shall distribute periodically to all buyers a list of individuals whose licenses have been revoked in the State.

(b) (1) If a licensee is charged with a violation of this title that could result in suspension or revocation of the license, the Secretary may seek from a circuit court an immediate restraining order to prohibit the licensee from:

(i) buying or selling personal property;

(ii) disposing of personal property; or

(iii) disposing of a record about personal property.

(2) The restraining order is in effect until:

(i) the court lifts the order; or

(ii) the charges are adjudicated or dismissed.

(c) The Secretary shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee when an applicant or a licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(2) of this section:

(1) the nature of the crime;

(2) the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;

(3) with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to act as a buyer;

(4) the length of time since the conviction; and

(5) the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1048 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1048
§20–1048.
Status: in_force

(a) In areas of overlapping jurisdiction, the Attorney General and the Commission shall coordinate and make referrals to minimize and eliminate duplication of effort and promote collaboration.

(b) (1) The Attorney General, in coordination with the Commission, shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(2) The Attorney General shall publish proposed regulations under this subsection for notice and comment on or before July 1, 2024.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1009 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1009
§20–1009.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after reviewing all of the evidence, the administrative law judge finds that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act, the administrative law judge shall:

(1) issue a decision and order stating the judge’s findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) issue and cause to be served on the respondent an order requiring the respondent to:

(i) cease and desist from engaging in the discriminatory acts; and

(ii) take affirmative action to effectuate the purposes of the applicable subtitle of this title.

(b) (1) If the respondent is found to have engaged in or to be engaging in an unlawful employment practice charged in the complaint, the remedy may include:

(i) enjoining the respondent from engaging in the discriminatory act;

(ii) ordering appropriate affirmative relief, including the reinstatement or hiring of employees, with or without back pay;

(iii) awarding compensatory damages; or

(iv) ordering any other equitable relief that the administrative law judge considers appropriate.

(2) Compensatory damages awarded under this subsection are in addition to:

(i) back pay or interest on back pay that the complainant may recover under any other provision of law; and

(ii) any other equitable relief that a complainant may recover under any other provision of law.

(3) The sum of the amount of compensatory damages awarded to each complainant under this subsection for future pecuniary losses, emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, or nonpecuniary losses, may not exceed:

(i) $50,000, if the respondent employs not fewer than 15 and not more than 100 employees in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year;

(ii) $100,000, if the respondent employs not fewer than 101 and not more than 200 employees in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year;

(iii) $200,000, if the respondent employs not fewer than 201 and not more than 500 employees in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year; and

(iv) $300,000, if the respondent employs not fewer than 501 employees in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.

(4) If back pay is awarded under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the award shall be reduced by any interim earnings or amounts earnable with reasonable diligence by the person discriminated against.

(5) In addition to any other relief authorized by this subsection, a complainant may recover back pay for up to 2 years preceding the filing of the complaint, where the unlawful employment practice that has occurred during the complaint filing period is similar or related to an unlawful employment practice with regard to discrimination in compensation that occurred outside the time for filing a complaint.

(c) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if the respondent is found to have engaged in or to be engaging in a discriminatory act other than an unlawful employment practice, in addition to an award of civil penalties as provided in § 20–1016 of this subtitle, nonmonetary relief may be granted to the complainant.

(ii) An order may not be issued that substantially affects the cost, level, or type of any transportation services.

(2) (i) In cases involving transportation services that are supported fully or partially with funds from the Maryland Department of Transportation, an order may not be issued that would require costs, level, or type of transportation services different from or exceeding those required to meet U.S. Department of Transportation regulations adopted under 29 U.S.C. § 794.

(ii) An order issued in violation of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is not enforceable under § 20–1011 of this subtitle.

(d) If, after reviewing all of the evidence, the administrative law judge finds that the respondent has not engaged in an alleged discriminatory act, the administrative law judge shall:

(1) state findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) issue an order dismissing the complaint.

(e) Unless a timely appeal is filed with the Commission in accordance with the Commission’s regulations, a decision and order issued by the administrative law judge under this section shall become the final order of the Commission.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-602 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-602
§20–602.
Status: in_force

(a) The maximum amount payable from the Fund, exclusive of interest and costs, for claims filed under this subtitle arising from one accident is:

(1) $30,000 on account of injury to or death of one individual;

(2) subject to the limit specified in item (1) of this subsection, $60,000 on account of injury to or death of more than one individual; and

(3) $15,000 for damages to property.

(b) (1) The following deductions shall be made from the smaller of the applicable maximum amount under subsection (a) of this section and the amount of the judgment:

(i) $250 from a judgment or part of a judgment for damages to property; and

(ii) the total amount that the claimant has received or is likely to receive:

1. from any source toward payment of the settlement or judgment;

2. toward payment of a judgment against a person against whom the claimant has a cause of action, arising out of the same accident, for damages for bodily injury or death or damage to property;

3. under a policy affording indemnity for damage to or destruction of property of the applicant; and

4. by reason of the accident out of which the claim arises under any workers’ compensation law.

(2) For the purposes of this subtitle, medical, hospital, funeral, or other benefits paid or payable for the applicant under the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act shall be considered to be received or receivable by the claimant.

(c) The Fund may recover any amount paid out of the Fund that exceeds the amount authorized under this subtitle by bringing an action against the person that received the excess payment.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding any workers’ compensation law or similar law to the contrary, whenever the amount of a payment by the Fund has been reduced by the amount of benefits paid or to be paid in accordance with a workers’ compensation law or similar law, the employer of an injured person or decedent and the insurer of that employer is not entitled to a lien on payment from the Fund.

(2) Workers’ compensation benefits may not be reduced because of the reduced payment from the Fund.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-601 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-601
§20–601.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 20-602 of this subtitle, a person who knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of an individual who is under the age of 18 years is guilty of female genital mutilation.

(b) Except as provided in § 20-602 of this subtitle, a parent, guardian, or other individual is guilty of female genital mutilation if the individual:

(1) Is legally responsible and charged with the care or custody of a child under the age of 18 years; and

(2) Knowingly consents to the circumcision, excision, or infibulation of the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of the child.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1027 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1027
§20–1027.
Status: in_force

(a) If an election is not made under § 20–1026 of this subtitle, the Commission shall provide an opportunity for a hearing on the record with respect to a charge issued under § 20–1025 of this subtitle.

(b) (1) The Commission shall delegate the conduct of a hearing under this section to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

(2) An administrative law judge shall conduct the hearing in the county where the discriminatory housing practice is alleged to have occurred or is about to occur.

(3) (i) Unless it is impracticable to do so, the administrative law judge shall commence the hearing under this section within 120 days after the issuance of the charge.

(ii) If the administrative law judge is unable to commence the hearing within 120 days after the issuance of the charge, the administrative law judge shall notify the Commission, the aggrieved person on whose behalf the charge was filed, and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.

(4) At a hearing under this section, each party may appear in person, be represented by counsel, present evidence, cross–examine witnesses, and obtain the issuance of subpoenas as authorized by this section.

(5) A hearing under this section shall be conducted as expeditiously and inexpensively as possible, consistent with the needs and rights of the parties to obtain a fair hearing and complete record.

(c) (1) The administrative law judge may issue subpoenas and order discovery in connection with a hearing conducted under this section.

(2) Discovery in administrative proceedings under this section shall be conducted as expeditiously and inexpensively as possible, consistent with the need of all parties to obtain relevant evidence.

(d) After the beginning of the trial of a civil action that is commenced by an aggrieved person under federal or State law and that seeks relief for an alleged discriminatory housing practice, an administrative law judge may not continue administrative proceedings under this section for the same alleged discriminatory housing practice.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 20-201 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-201
§20–201.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Secretary shall adopt and enforce regulations to carry out this title, including regulations that establish:

(1) minimum standards for electronic equipment capable of monitoring 24 hours per day individuals who are under a court order that requires monitoring by a private home detention monitoring agency;

(2) minimum training and experience requirements for a private home detention monitoring agency licensee and for a private home detention monitor; and

(3) the minimum number of private home detention monitors that shall be on duty in relation to the number of defendants being monitored.

(b) The Secretary shall:

(1) maintain a roster of licensed private home detention monitoring agencies that includes:

(i) a telephone number at which a person who operates a licensed private home detention monitoring agency can be reached during normal business hours; and

(ii) a telephone or pager number at which a person who operates a licensed private home detention monitoring agency can be reached during nonbusiness hours;

(2) annually disseminate the roster of licensed private home detention monitoring agencies to:

(i) the administrative judge for the District Court in each district;

(ii) the administrative judge for the circuit court in each county; and

(iii) the Administrative Office of the Courts; and

(3) notify the agencies listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection when the license of a private home detention monitoring agency is suspended or revoked.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-206 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-206
§20–206.
Status: in_force

The County Treasurer shall:

(1) receive all the license fees that the Board collects; and

(2) from the fees, pay all the salaries and expenses of the Board.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-203 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-203
§20–203.
Status: in_force

(a) From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and executive secretary.

(b) The Board shall determine:

(1) The manner of election of officers;

(2) The term of office of each officer; and

(3) The duties of each officer.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-501 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-501
§20–501.
Status: in_force

This part applies only in the regional district.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-613 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-613
§20–613.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a policy from the Fund who is participating in the Program under § 20–612 of this subtitle may:

(1) be considered by the Fund to have met the requirements of § 20–502(a)(3) of this title; and

(2) pay the premium for the policy in installments in accordance with § 20–507(g)(1)(ii)1B of this title, regardless of the amount of the premium.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-402 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-402
§20–402.
Status: in_force

(a) The Association consists of all insurers except for the Fund that are licensed to write on a direct basis motor vehicle liability insurance or motor vehicle physical damage insurance in the State.

(b) As a condition of its authority to write motor vehicle liability insurance or motor vehicle physical damage insurance in the State, an insurer must be and remain an Association member.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-505 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-505
§20–505.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Director shall settle, compromise, or defend claims against the Fund.

(b) Notwithstanding § 9-602 of the Criminal Law Article, the Executive Director may authorize an employee of the Fund to record a telephone conversation with a policyholder, witness, claimant, investigating officer, or other interested party if:

(1) the conversation is relevant to an accident or claim;

(2) the party to be recorded has or might have information that is relevant to the accident or claim; and

(3) before recording, the party to be recorded is advised of and consents to the recording.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-308 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-308
§20–308.
Status: in_force

On the request of the board of trustees of Montgomery Community College, and in accordance with § 16–413 of the Education Article, the Commission may make recommendations to the board concerning real property sites appropriate for acquisition by the board that conform as far as practicable to development plans for land use in Montgomery County.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 20-201 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-201
§20–201.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipal governing body in the county in which an automated purchasing machine is located shall designate by resolution the primary law enforcement unit to receive records in accordance with § 20–402(a)(1) of this title.

(b) If a municipal governing body designates a county police department or sheriff as the primary law enforcement unit under this section, the county may designate the Department of State Police as the primary law enforcement unit.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1042 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1042
§20–1042.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in discrimination prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, the Maryland Constitution, or State or federal law, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in accordance with this part.

(b) The civil action shall be instituted in the circuit court for the county where:

(1) the alleged violator resides or has a principal place of business; or

(2) the alleged violation occurred.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-526 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-526
§20–526.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In Montgomery County, it is a misdemeanor to:

(i) construct, alter structurally, or use any building, structure, or land in violation of this title, a local law adopted under this title, or a decision made under this title; or

(ii) willfully issue a building, use, or occupancy permit in violation of this title, a local law adopted under this title, or a decision made under this title.

(2) The County Council of Montgomery County or the prosecuting official of the county may prosecute any violation under this subsection.

(b) (1) In Prince George’s County, it is a misdemeanor to:

(i) construct, alter structurally, or use any building or other structure in violation of the building code of Prince George’s County;

(ii) use land in violation of this title, a local law adopted under this title, a decision made under this title, or a zoning text amendment adopted under this title; or

(iii) willfully issue any permit, including a building, use, or occupancy permit, in violation of the building code of Prince George’s County, this title, a local law adopted under this title, a decision made under this title, or a zoning text amendment adopted under this title.

(2) The county attorney or the State’s Attorney may prosecute any violation under this subsection.

(c) (1) In addition to all other remedies provided by law, the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may provide by local law for the imposition of civil monetary fines or penalties for a violation of:

(i) this title;

(ii) a local law adopted under this title;

(iii) a decision made under this title; or

(iv) a zoning text amendment adopted under this title.

(2) The governing body may provide for the enforcement of the local law:

(i) as provided in Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article, and not subject to an appeal to the board of appeals; or

(ii) by a hearing by an official or unit of the county, subject to an appeal from the hearing to the board of appeals.

(3) The governing body may provide for the county attorney to prosecute violations for which civil monetary fines or penalties are imposed.

(d) (1) In addition to all other remedies provided by law, the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, public officials of any municipal corporation or political subdivision in the regional district, or any neighboring property owner or occupant may institute a civil action to prevent unlawful construction, alteration, or use of a building or land.

(2) In an action under paragraph (1) of this subsection, any court of competent jurisdiction has jurisdiction to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus, or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1023 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1023
§20–1023.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission may issue subpoenas and order discovery in aid of investigations and hearings under this part.

(b) (1) Witnesses subpoenaed by the Commission to testify in any proceedings under this part are entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as witnesses in proceedings before any circuit court in the State.

(2) The party who requests that a witness be subpoenaed to testify in a proceeding shall pay the fees or, if the party is unable to pay, the Commission shall pay the fees.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-710 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 7 / Section 20-710
§20–710.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall:

(1) cooperate with and provide technical assistance to federal, State, local, and other governmental units or private agencies, organizations, and institutions that are formulating or carrying on programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices;

(2) conduct studies concerning the nature and extent of discriminatory housing practices in representative urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the State; and

(3) publish and disseminate reports, recommendations, and information derived from studies conducted under item (2) of this subsection.

(b) The Commission may:

(1) cooperate with local units charged with the administration of local fair housing laws;

(2) with the consent of the local units, utilize the services and employees of the local units;

(3) enter into written agreements with local units to further cooperative efforts to carry out the purposes of this subtitle; and

(4) notwithstanding any other law, reimburse local units and their employees for services provided to assist in carrying out this subtitle.

(c) To further the purposes of this subtitle, the Commission may conduct educational and conciliatory activities, including:

(1) conferences to acquaint interested persons with the provisions of this subtitle and the plans for implementation of this subtitle;

(2) in consultation with interested persons, programs of voluntary compliance and of enforcement; and

(3) consultations with interested persons and State and local officials to learn:

(i) the extent, if any, to which housing discrimination exists in the State or local political subdivisions; and

(ii) how State or local enforcement programs may be used to combat housing discrimination in connection with, or instead of, the Commission’s enforcement of this subtitle.

(d) (1) In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, the Commission may adopt regulations to implement this subtitle and Subtitle 10, Part II of this title.

(2) The Commission shall adopt regulations requiring local units that are certified as substantially equivalent by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under 42 U.S.C. § 3610 to file annual reports with the Commission containing the information specified by the Commission.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-503 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-503
§20–503.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the per diem license and accept returns on the same day.

(b) The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 20-106 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-106
§20–106.
Status: in_force

This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Interparty Agreement Act.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-201 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-201
§20–201.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.

(b) The Fund is independent of all State units.

(c) The Fund is a member of the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation.

(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Fund is subject to the provisions of this article.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Fund is not subject to any law, including § 6–106 of the State Government Article, that affects governmental units.

(3) The Fund is subject to:

(i) Title 4 of the General Provisions Article;

(ii) the Maryland Public Ethics Law;

(iii) Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article with respect to regulations adopted under Subtitle 6 of this title;

(iv) Title 12 of the State Government Article; and

(v) Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.

(4) Paragraph (2) of this subsection does not affect the exemption from property tax under § 7–210 of the Tax – Property Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1317 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 13 / Section 20-1317
§20–1317.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a basket of cheer permit.

(b) The Board shall grant the permit at no cost to a holder of a Class C per diem beer and wine license or a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.

(c) The permit authorizes the permit holder to provide as a prize at a benefit performance a basket of cheer of alcoholic beverages consisting of:

(1) for a holder of a Class C per diem beer and wine license, not more than:

(i) 288 ounces of beer; and

(ii) 2.25 liters of wine; and

(2) for a holder of a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license, not more than:

(i) 288 ounces of beer;

(ii) 2.25 liters of wine; and

(iii) 2.25 liters of liquor.

(d) The alcoholic beverages contained in a basket of cheer shall be for off–premises consumption.

(e) A holder of the permit:

(1) shall obtain the alcoholic beverages contained in a basket of cheer from a holder of a retail license; and

(2) may raffle off not more than 10 baskets of cheer at each benefit performance.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-207 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-207
§20–207.
Status: in_force

A person shall have immunity from the liability described under § 5–723 of the Courts Article for giving information to the Board or otherwise participating in its activities.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-502 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-502
§20–502.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “mobile home” means a form of housing that:

(1) is commonly known as a trailer or house trailer;

(2) is or can be used for residential purposes; and

(3) (i) is permanently attached to land; or

(ii) is connected to water, gas, electric, or sewage facilities.

(b) By ordinance, Charles County may impose a tax on the use of a mobile home located in the county.

(c) The tax authorized under this section does not apply to a mobile home that is:

(1) unoccupied;

(2) held for sale on a sales lot; or

(3) located on property used as a mobile home park.

(d) The tax authorized under this section may not exceed $250 each year for each mobile home.

(e) (1) An owner of property on which a mobile home subject to the tax under this section is located shall pay the tax to the county office that the County Commissioners of Charles County designate by ordinance.

(2) (i) If the occupant of a mobile home subject to the tax under this section rents from the property owner the mobile home or the property on which the mobile home is located, the property owner shall collect the tax from the occupant of the mobile home.

(ii) The property owner may collect the tax from the occupant under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph as a part of the rental fees.

(iii) If an occupant fails to pay the tax as required under this paragraph, the property owner may exercise any right available to the property owner for nonpayment of rental fees.

(iv) A property owner required to collect the tax from an occupant of a mobile home under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may be personally liable for the tax collected or required to be collected.

(f) If the county imposes the tax authorized under this section, the county, by ordinance, may provide for:

(1) assessment of the tax as of the date of finality for the real property taxes of the property owner;

(2) maintenance of records relating to the tax and its collection;

(3) pro rata assessment of the tax when a mobile home is occupied less than 12 months per year;

(4) other requirements relating to the administration of the tax; and

(5) penalties for failure to comply with the requirements relating to the tax.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-405 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-405
§20–405.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a Class 6 pub–brewery license in the county.

(b) Section 2–208(d) of this article does not apply in the county.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-113 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-113
§20–113.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a physician treats any patient for any form of breast cancer, the physician shall educate the patient of alternative methods of treatment that may be medically practicable.

(b) The Maryland Department of Health shall:

(1) Provide a standardized written summary in layman’s language that:

(i) Lists all effective methods of treatment for breast cancer that may be medically practicable including surgical, radiological, chemotherapeutic, and combinations of those treatments; and

(ii) Describes the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and procedures associated with each method of treatment listed;

(2) Update the standardized written summary annually; and

(3) Distribute the standardized written summary to each hospital, clinic, and physician’s office and other facility that performs treatments of breast cancer.

(c) A physician satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this section if:

(1) The physician provides a breast cancer patient with the standardized written summary described in subsection (b) of this section in language that the patient understands;

(2) The patient receives the standardized written summary within 5 days of the start of the treatment for breast cancer; and

(3) The patient signs a statement provided by the Maryland Department of Health acknowledging the receipt of the standardized written summary.

(d) This section does not apply if the attending physician certifies that:

(1) Treatment for breast cancer occurred within 5 days of the physician informing the patient of the diagnosis; and

(2) Treatment within this period of time was necessary to save the life of the patient.

(e) A physician who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is subject to the provisions of § 14–404(a)(27) of the Health Occupations Article.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-106 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-106
§20–106.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Phototherapy device” means any equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation and is used in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or injury.

(3) “Tanning device” means any equipment that emits radiation used for tanning of the skin, including sunlamps, tanning booths, or tanning beds.

(4) “Tanning facility” means any place where a tanning device is used for a fee, membership dues, or other compensation.

(b) (1) This section does not apply to the use of any phototherapy device by a health care practitioner acting within the scope of the license of the health care practitioner or by order of a health care practitioner acting within the scope of the license of the health care practitioner.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be construed to authorize a prescription to be written for a minor for the use of a tanning device.

(c) An owner, employee, or operator of a tanning facility may not allow a minor under the age of 18 years to use a tanning device.

(d) The owner, employee, or operator of a tanning facility shall:

(1) Require appropriate documentation to verify the age of an individual before allowing the individual access to a tanning device; and

(2) Ensure that the notice developed under subsection (e) of this section is posted in a conspicuous place in the tanning facility.

(e) The Department shall develop and make available to each tanning facility a notice that includes the following information:

(1) That it is unlawful for a tanning facility owner, employee, or operator to allow a minor to use any tanning device;

(2) That a tanning facility owner, employee, or operator that violates one or more provisions of this section may be subject to a civil penalty;

(3) That an individual may report a violation of one or more provisions of this section to the local law enforcement agency; and

(4) The health risks associated with tanning, including skin cancer, premature skin aging, injuries including burns, and adverse reactions when combined with certain medications, foods, and cosmetics.

(f) (1) The Secretary may impose on a person who violates this section:

(i) For a first violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $250;

(ii) For a second violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $500; and

(iii) For each subsequent violation, a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.

(2) The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement and carry out this section.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1802 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 18 / Section 20-1802
§20–1802.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department, in collaboration with MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, the Maryland Nurses Association, the Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives, the Maryland Psychological Association, and any other health professional association or public health entity in the State identified by the Department, shall identify and develop training programs that improve early identification of postpartum depression and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

(b) The programs developed under subsection (a) of this section shall include continuing medical education programs developed by organizations that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1033 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1033
§20–1033.
Status: in_force

In an administrative proceeding under § 20–1027 of this subtitle, a court proceeding arising from the administrative proceeding, or a civil action under § 20–1032 of this subtitle, the administrative law judge or the court may allow the prevailing party, including the Commission, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-422 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-422
§20–422.
Status: in_force

Wicomico County shall distribute the hotel rental tax revenue as follows:

(1) a reasonable sum for hotel rental tax administrative costs, not to exceed 5%, to the general fund of the county;

(2) if the county authorizes a hotel rental tax rate of 6%:

(i) 16.7% of the revenue to the Salisbury Zoological Park; and

(ii) 16.7% of the revenue to the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center to be used for its improvement and renovation; and

(3) the remaining balance to the general fund of the county to underwrite the Wicomico County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1005 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1005
§20–1005.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) After a complaint is filed, the Executive Director of the Commission shall:

(i) consider the complaint; and

(ii) refer it to the Commission’s staff for prompt investigation and fact–finding.

(2) (i) If the complaint alleges a failure to make a reasonable accommodation under § 20–305 of this title, the investigation shall include an initial determination whether an accommodation is a reasonable accommodation.

(ii) In making the determination for buildings, the Commission may consult with the Department of Housing and Community Development and any other persons that may be useful in determining the cost and feasibility of any structural changes, modifications, or additions or the provision of special equipment.

(3) The Commission’s staff shall:

(i) issue the results of the investigation as written findings;

(ii) provide a copy of the written findings to the complainant and the respondent; and

(iii) send a copy of the written findings of an investigation of a real estate broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate salesperson to the State Real Estate Commission.

(b) If there is a finding of probable cause to believe that a discriminatory act has been or is being committed, the Commission’s staff immediately shall endeavor to eliminate the discrimination by conference, conciliation, or persuasion.

(c) (1) If an agreement is reached to eliminate the discrimination as a result of the conference, conciliation, or persuasion:

(i) the agreement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the respondent; and

(ii) the Commission shall enter an order setting forth the terms of the agreement.

(2) If an agreement cannot be reached, the Commission’s staff shall:

(i) make a written finding to that effect; and

(ii) provide copies of the written finding to the complainant and the respondent.

(3) The Commission may not enter an order at this stage of the proceedings unless it is based on a written agreement.

(d) (1) If there is a finding of no probable cause to believe that a discriminatory act has been or is being committed, the complainant may file a request for reconsideration of the finding in accordance with the Commission’s regulations.

(2) Unless the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint, a denial of a request for reconsideration of a finding of no probable cause by the Commission is a final order appealable as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-435 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-435
§20–435.
Status: in_force

A municipality that imposes a hotel rental tax under this part shall distribute to a convention and visitors bureau in the county where the municipality is located at least the same percentage of the hotel rental tax collected that the county distributes to the convention and visitors bureau from any county hotel rental tax.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1301 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 13 / Section 20-1301
§20–1301.
Status: in_force

(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

(1) § 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”);

(2) § 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);

(3) § 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);

(4) § 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and

(5) § 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).

(b) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:

(1) § 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”), which is superseded by § 20–1312 of this subtitle;

(2) § 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”), which is superseded by § 20–1313 of this subtitle; and

(3) § 4–1205 (“License fees”), which is superseded by §§ 20–1312 and 20–1313 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-2301 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 23 / Section 20-2301
§20–2301.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “plain language” means language that is clear, concise, and well–organized and complies with other best practices, including generally accepted guidelines regarding compliance with the federal Plain Writing Act of 2010, appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience.

(b) The Department shall:

(1) Create and distribute to dental practices plain language materials regarding:

(i) The importance of regular dental appointments for an individual’s overall health; and

(ii) Various dental procedures, as determined by the Department; and

(2) Encourage dentists and dental hygienists to distribute the plain language materials created in accordance with item (1) of this subsection to their patients.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-501 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-501
§20–501.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, “covered vehicle” means a vehicle for which the Fund is required to provide coverage under this subtitle.

(b) “Covered vehicle” includes:

(1) any motor vehicle required to be registered under Title 13 of the Transportation Article;

(2) a moped; and

(3) a motor scooter.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1021 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1021
§20–1021.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An aggrieved person may file a complaint with the Commission alleging a discriminatory housing practice.

(2) The complaint shall be filed within 1 year after the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurred or terminated.

(b) The Commission may:

(1) file a complaint on the Commission’s own initiative; and

(2) investigate housing practices to determine whether a complaint should be filed under this section.

(c) A complaint shall:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be in the form that the Commission requires; and

(3) contain the information that the Commission requires.

(d) After a complaint is filed, the Commission shall serve notice on the aggrieved person acknowledging the filing and advising the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of forums provided under this part.

(e) Within 10 days after a complaint is filed or an additional respondent is identified under § 20–1022(b) of this subtitle, the Commission shall serve on the respondent:

(1) a copy of the original complaint; and

(2) a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising the respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of respondents under this part.

(f) (1) Each respondent may file an answer to the complaint.

(2) The answer shall be filed within 10 days after receipt of the copy of the complaint and notice from the Commission under subsection (e) of this section.

(g) Complaints and answers:

(1) shall be under oath; and

(2) may be reasonably amended at any time.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1010 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1010
§20–1010.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class C (private business club) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) Three officers of the private business club shall apply for the license.

(c) The Board may issue the license for use by a private business club that:

(1) is organized for business and professional persons;

(2) is nonprofit;

(3) has been incorporated since at least 1 year before the application for the license was made;

(4) has at least 75 members;

(5) prepares and serves meals to members and their guests during regular operating hours; and

(6) has made at least $100,000 in capital expenditures for tenant improvements, equipment, and furnishings used in the private business club.

(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to members and their guests for on–premises consumption.

(e) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 20–2005 of this title.

(f) The annual license fee is $2,000.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-2604 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 26 / Section 20-2604
§20–2604.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed establishment.

(b) (1) The Board may petition the circuit court if a witness refuses to produce a subpoenaed record.

(2) The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the refusal had been by a witness summoned to appear in a case pending before the court.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-2802 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 28 / Section 20-2802
§20–2802.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may impose a fine not exceeding $3,000 for each offense or suspend a license or both for a violation that is cause for suspension of a license.

(b) The Board may reduce a suspension by allowing the license holder to pay an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each week the suspension is reduced.

(c) Fines collected under this section shall be paid into the general fund of the county.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1004 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1004
§20–1004.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class B–CC (conference center) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) (1) The Board may issue the license for an establishment that is equipped with:

(i) at least 150 bedrooms for the accommodation of the public;

(ii) at least one dining area with facilities for preparing and serving regular meals;

(iii) rooms for meetings, displays, banquets, balls, dancing, and live entertainment; and

(iv) a nightclub equipped with a bar and an entertainment or a dancing area.

(2) The total average daily receipts from the renting of meeting rooms and bedrooms and the sale of food in the establishment shall exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(c) The license authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and liquor for consumption throughout the licensed premises, both indoors and outdoors, including meeting and banquet rooms, patios, verandas, and green spaces.

(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor on Monday through Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

(e) The annual license fee is $2,000.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1305 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 13 / Section 20-1305
§20–1305.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “Festival” means the Frederick County Wine Festival.

(b) There is a wine festival (WF) license.

(c) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.

(d) The license authorizes the holder to display and sell wine that is distributed in the State.

(e) A license holder shall display and sell wine:

(1) at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and

(2) during the hours and days designated for the Festival.

(f) The Board:

(1) may choose two weekends each year for the Festival;

(2) shall choose locations that are not already licensed; and

(3) shall ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland wine.

(g) A license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.

(h) The license fee is $20.

(i) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-2401 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 24 / Section 20-2401
§20–2401.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-301 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-301
§20–301.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subtitle, “nuisance” means a condition that is dangerous to health or safety including:

(1) An inadequately protected swimming pool;

(2) An unprotected open ditch;

(3) An unsanitary outhouse;

(4) A foul pigpen;

(5) An improperly functioning sewage system;

(6) An unkempt junkyard;

(7) An unkempt scrap metal processing facility;

(8) An excessive accumulation of trash or garbage;

(9) A dead animal;

(10) A contaminated water supply;

(11) An inadequately protected water supply;

(12) A rodent harborage;

(13) Poor housekeeping that could endanger the health of the owner, occupant, employee, or a neighbor; or

(14) Any condition that may endanger health that may be transmitted by means including:

(i) Running streams;

(ii) Surface drainage;

(iii) Air currents;

(iv) Birds;

(v) Domestic animals; or

(vi) Human beings.

(b) “Nuisance” does not include:

(1) Any condition resulting from a farm operation following generally accepted agricultural practices that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety; or

(2) Any condition resulting from a commercial fishing or seafood operation following generally accepted industry standards and processes that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-420 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-420
§20–420.
Status: in_force

Somerset County shall distribute the hotel rental tax revenue to the general fund of the county.
Md. Code, Transportation § 20-102 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-102
§20–102.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to another person immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

(2) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to another person immediately shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has complied with § 20–104 of this title.

(b) (1) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another person immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

(2) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another person immediately shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has complied with § 20–104 of this title.

(c) (1) In this subsection, “serious bodily injury” means an injury that:

(i) Creates a substantial risk of death;

(ii) Causes serious permanent or serious protracted disfigurement;

(iii) Causes serious permanent or serious protracted loss of the function of any body part, organ, or mental faculty; or

(iv) Causes serious permanent or serious protracted impairment of the function of any body part or organ.

(2) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.

(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

(3) (i) A person who violates this section and who knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in serious bodily injury to another person and serious bodily injury actually occurred to another person, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

(ii) A person who violates this section and who knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in the death of another person and death actually occurred to another person, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1046 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1046
§20–1046.
Status: in_force

(a) In any civil action brought under this part, or any conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this part, the Attorney General may obtain as a remedy equitable relief, including:

(1) a permanent injunction;

(2) a preliminary injunction;

(3) a temporary restraining order; or

(4) any other order, including:

(i) an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in civil rights violations; or

(ii) an order requiring any appropriate action.

(b) (1) In any civil action brought under this part, or any conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this part, the Attorney General may obtain a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest.

(2) A civil penalty imposed under this subsection shall be in an amount not exceeding:

(i) $10,000 for a first violation; or

(ii) $25,000 for a second or subsequent violation.

(3) The fines provided for in this subsection:

(i) are civil penalties and are recoverable by the State in a civil action; and

(ii) shall be deposited in the Civil Rights Enforcement Fund established under § 20–1047 of this part.

(c) In any civil action brought under this part, or any conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this part, the Attorney General may obtain restitution, including a requirement that the violator or alleged violator:

(1) reimburse the costs of the investigation and litigation to the Attorney General and the Commission;

(2) make restitution to any aggrieved person of money, property, or any other thing received from the aggrieved person in connection with a violation or an alleged violation of this title;

(3) pay economic damages to an aggrieved person; or

(4) post a performance bond or other security.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-405 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-405
§20–405.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “net direct written premiums” means direct gross premiums written on all policies of motor vehicle liability insurance and motor vehicle physical damage insurance less return premiums or dividends paid or credited to policyholders with respect to those policies.

(b) On or before June 30 of each year in which the Board of Directors receives the certification of an actual commercial auto or private passenger auto assessment for a preceding calendar year, the Board of Directors shall perform the duties specified in this section.

(c) The Board of Directors shall obtain from the Commissioner the aggregate net direct written premiums of all Association members during the most recent calendar year determined by the Commissioner for commercial auto and private passenger auto divisions of motor vehicle liability insurance and motor vehicle physical damage insurance.

(d) (1) The Board of Directors shall calculate assessment allocation percentages for commercial auto and private passenger auto divisions by dividing the most recent certified assessment for commercial auto and private passenger auto divisions by the total of:

(i) the respective aggregate net direct written premiums obtained under subsection (c) of this section; and

(ii) the respective total net direct written premiums of the Fund for the same period.

(2) The assessment allocation percentage for the private passenger auto division may not exceed 3%.

(e) The Board of Directors shall give notice of the assessment allocation percentages determined under this section to the Fund, the Commissioner, and all Association members.

(f) The Board of Directors promptly shall assess and collect from each Association member for the commercial auto and private passenger auto divisions an assessment obtained by:

(1) multiplying the Association member’s net direct written premiums in each division for the most recent calendar year determined by the Commissioner by the appropriate assessment allocation percentage, calculated under subsection (d) of this section; and

(2) adjusting the resulting product for any shortfall experienced by the Association member for the previous applicable surcharge year.

(g) An Association member may deduct an assessment payment from a retaliatory tax but may not deduct the payment from any other assessment or tax required by law.

(h) (1) The Association:

(i) first, shall deposit the certified assessment into the Insufficiency Assessment Reserve Fund that is created under § 20–410 of this subtitle and apply the appropriate parts of the certified assessment to the private passenger auto and commercial auto divisions of the Insufficiency Assessment Reserve Fund; and

(ii) then, shall pay to the Fund the entire certified assessment in one sum, less the part of the certified assessment allocated to the Fund.

(2) Any money in the Insufficiency Assessment Reserve Fund from a previous year shall be paid to the Fund on December 31 of each year.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-404 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-404
§20–404.
Status: in_force

§20–404. IN EFFECT

(a) The hotel rental tax does not apply to the sale of a right to occupy a room or lodgings as a transient guest at a dormitory or other lodging facility that:

(1) is operated solely in support of the headquarters, a training facility, a conference facility, an awards facility, or the campus of a corporation or other organization;

(2) provides lodging solely for employees, contractors, vendors, and other invitees of the corporation that owns the dormitory or lodging facility; and

(3) does not offer lodging services to the general public.

(b) By resolution, Calvert County and St. Mary’s County may provide a tax exemption for classes of hotels.

(c) In Carroll County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a hotel with 10 or fewer sleeping rooms.

(d) Cecil County may impose the hotel rental tax only on a transient charge paid to a hotel located in any part of Cecil County that:

(1) is specified by the governing body of Cecil County as a population center;

(2) is not larger than 10 square miles in geographic area; and

(3) has a population of at least 6,000 residents.

(e) In Frederick County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a hotel with:

(1) 10 or fewer sleeping rooms in its main building; and

(2) not more than 20 additional sleeping rooms in auxiliary structures on the hotel’s property.

(f) In Washington County, the hotel rental tax does not apply to a transient charge paid to a hotel by:

(1) the federal government;

(2) a state; or

(3) a unit or instrumentality of a state or the federal government.

§20–404. ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2027 PER CHAPTER 638 OF 2025 **

(a) The hotel rental tax does not apply to the sale of a right to occupy an accommodation as a transient guest at a dormitory or other lodging facility that:

(1) is operated solely in support of the headquarters, a training facility, a conference facility, an awards facility, or the campus of a corporation or other organization;

(2) provides lodging solely for employees, contractors, vendors, and other invitees of the corporation that owns the dormitory or lodging facility; and

(3) does not offer lodging services to the general public.

(b) A county may not impose a higher tax rate on the sale of a right to occupy a short–term rental unit than it imposes on the rental of any other accommodation.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-408 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-408
§20–408.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class DDS permit.

(b) The permit may be issued to a holder of a Class 1 distillery license.

(c) The permit serves as the on–premises consumption permit required under § 2–202(e) and (i) of this article.

(d) The permit holder may sell:

(1) food and nonalcoholic beverages; and

(2) brandy, rum, whiskey, alcohol, and neutral spirits that are distilled, rectified, blended, and bottled at the distillery for on– and off–premises consumption to the extent the permit holder is allowed under the license holder’s Class 1 distillery license.

(e) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section and to set the annual permit fee.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-601 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-601
§20–601.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this section, “qualified person” means:

(i) a resident of the State;

(ii) the owner of a motor vehicle registered in the State, unless the owner is not a resident of the State and the motor vehicle bears temporary registration plates issued under Title 13, Subtitle 6, Part I of the Transportation Article;

(iii) a resident of another state or foreign country that affords recourse to residents of this State that is substantially similar to that provided under this title; or

(iv) an individual injured by an uninsured motorist who later files for bankruptcy or other protection from creditors that bars the Fund from a subrogation recovery.

(2) “Qualified person” does not include:

(i) an automobile collision insurer or other insurer that seeks by subrogation to recover payment for damages to a motor vehicle or real or other personal property, or injuries to individuals under any insurance coverages, including collision, fire, theft, medical payments, and uninsured motorist coverages;

(ii) a holder of a certificate of self-insurance under this article; or

(iii) an insured under a policy provision that:

1. provides coverage for damages sustained by the insured as a result of the operation of an uninsured motor vehicle; and

2. is authorized to be included in an automobile liability policy delivered or issued for delivery in the State.

(b) To the extent that a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance does not provide coverage, a claim that arises out of circumstances described in subsection (c), (d), or (e) of this section may be made against the Fund if:

(1) the claim is for:

(i) damage to property greater than $250; or

(ii) the death of or personal injury to a qualified person;

(2) (i) at the time of the accident, the claimant was not driving or riding in an uninsured motor vehicle owned by the claimant or a member of the claimant’s family who resides in the claimant’s household; and

(ii) the claimant is not the personal representative of the individual who was driving or riding in the uninsured motor vehicle; and

(3) (i) at the time of the accident, the claimant was not driving a motor vehicle with a certificate of registration that was suspended, canceled, or revoked, or was holding a driver’s license that was suspended, canceled, or revoked; and

(ii) the claimant is not the personal representative or a member of the family who resides in the household of the individual who was driving the motor vehicle.

(c) A claim that arises out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in the State may be made against the Fund if:

(1) the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met;

(2) (i) the identity of the motor vehicle and of its driver and owner cannot be established; or

(ii) the identity of the individual who was driving the motor vehicle cannot be established and it is established that, at the time of the accident, the motor vehicle was in the possession of an individual other than the owner without the owner’s consent;

(3) the claimant has a cause of action against the driver or owner of the motor vehicle; and

(4) all reasonable efforts to establish the identity of the motor vehicle and of its owner and driver are unsuccessful.

(d) A claim that arises out of ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in the State may be made against the Fund if:

(1) the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met;

(2) the claimant has a cause of action against the driver or owner of the motor vehicle;

(3) despite all reasonable efforts, the driver or owner of the motor vehicle cannot be located; and

(4) (i) at the time of the accident the motor vehicle was an uninsured motor vehicle; or

(ii) despite all reasonable efforts, it is impossible to establish whether the motor vehicle was insured.

(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a claim that arises out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in the State may be made against the Fund if:

(i) the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met;

(ii) the driver or owner of the motor vehicle is uninsured and can be located for service of process;

(iii) 1. the claimant is not the uninsured driver’s spouse who resides in the uninsured driver’s household or another family member who resides in the uninsured driver’s household; and

2. the claimant is not the personal representative of the spouse who resided in that household;

(iv) the claim is not made for damage to or destruction of an uninsured motor vehicle owned wholly or partly by the claimant; and

(v) the claimant is not eligible to make a claim arising from the same accident against the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation under Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article.

(2) A claim under this subsection may not be made by or for:

(i) an insurer under a policy that makes the insurer liable to pay, wholly or partly, the amount of the claim; or

(ii) an insurer for any amount sought or claimed for damages or destruction to the property of the claimant or an insured by reason of:

1. collision with a motor vehicle or other object, or by upset of the motor vehicle; or

2. coverage of the insured that provides indemnification from injury or damages caused by uninsured motorists.

(3) The amount to be paid out of the Fund may not be sought, wholly or partly, to:

(i) take the place of making a claim or receiving a payment that is payable under a policy specified in paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection; or

(ii) reimburse or otherwise indemnify an insurer for an amount paid or payable under a policy specified in paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-432 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-432
§20–432.
Status: in_force

§20–432. IN EFFECT

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a municipality may impose, by ordinance or resolution, a hotel rental tax.

(b) (1) In this subsection, “hotel rental tax revenue sharing arrangement” includes:

(i) a requirement under §§ 20–415 through 20–422 of this subtitle that a county distribute revenue from a county hotel rental tax to a municipality; or

(ii) any other hotel rental tax revenue sharing requirement, agreement, or arrangement between a county and a municipality.

(2) A municipality in a county that has a hotel rental tax revenue sharing arrangement between the municipality and the county may not impose a hotel rental tax under this part.

(c) A municipality may not impose a hotel rental tax if the municipality is located in a county that:

(1) distributes at least 50% of total county hotel rental tax revenues to promote tourism in the county; or

(2) does not impose a tax on a transient charge paid to a hotel.

§20–432. ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2027 PER CHAPTER 638 OF 2025 **

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a municipality may impose, by ordinance or resolution, a hotel rental tax.

(b) (1) In this subsection, “hotel rental tax revenue sharing arrangement” includes:

(i) a requirement under §§ 20–415 through 20–422 of this subtitle that a county distribute revenue from a county hotel rental tax to a municipality; or

(ii) any other hotel rental tax revenue sharing requirement, agreement, or arrangement between a county and a municipality.

(2) A municipality in a county that has a hotel rental tax revenue sharing arrangement between the municipality and the county may not impose a hotel rental tax under this part.

(c) A municipality may not impose a hotel rental tax if the municipality is located in a county that:

(1) distributes at least 50% of total county hotel rental tax revenues to promote tourism in the county; or

(2) does not impose a tax on the taxable price paid to a hotel or an accommodations provider.

(d) A municipality may not:

(1) impose a tax on the rental of an accommodation, including a short–term rental, except as authorized under this section; or

(2) impose a higher tax rate on short–term rental units than on other accommodations.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-903 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 9 / Section 20-903
§20–903.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may impose, by resolution, a home amenity rental tax.

(b) (1) This subsection applies only to Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary’s County.

(2) The governing body of a county shall hold a public hearing before imposing a home amenity rental tax.

(3) The hearing:

(i) shall be advertised twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 10 days before the hearing; and

(ii) may not be part of the annual budget hearing.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1101 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 11 / Section 20-1101
§20–1101.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, during an investigation of a complaint alleging a discriminatory act, and until the matter reaches the stage of public hearings:

(i) the activities of all members and employees of the Commission in connection with the investigation shall be conducted in confidence and without publicity; and

(ii) the members and employees of the Commission may not disclose any information relating to the investigation, including the identity of the complainant and the respondent.

(2) (i) Information may be disclosed at any time if both the complainant and respondent agree to the disclosure in writing.

(ii) The identity of the complainant may be disclosed to the respondent at any time.

(b) A member or employee of the Commission who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 20-201 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-201
§20–201.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and except as otherwise expressly provided, this title and Titles 21 and 29 of this article apply to each State system.

(b) Title 21, Subtitle 4 and Titles 22 through 31 of this article do not apply to the Legislative Pension Plan.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-2701 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 27 / Section 20-2701
§20–2701.
Status: in_force

(a) The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

(1) § 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”);

(2) § 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);

(3) § 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);

(4) § 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”);

(5) § 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);

(6) § 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);

(7) § 6–310 (“Providing free food”);

(8) § 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);

(9) § 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);

(10) § 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);

(11) § 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);

(12) § 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);

(13) § 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);

(14) § 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);

(15) § 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);

(16) § 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);

(17) § 6–322 (“Possession of open container”);

(18) § 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);

(19) § 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);

(20) § 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);

(21) § 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);

(22) § 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and

(23) § 6–330 (“Perjury”).

(b) Section 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 20–2702 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-404 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-404
§20–404.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a Class 4 limited winery license in the county.

(b) A holder of the license may sell wine in any election district of the county.

(c) A holder of the license may provide tables and chairs on the premises of the plant for the sale, by the glass, of wine and pomace brandy made at the plant to an individual who:

(1) (i) is participating in a guided tour of the plant; or

(ii) is attending a scheduled promotional event or other organized activity at the plant; and

(2) has attained the Maryland legal drinking age.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-306 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-306
§20–306.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Closed captioning” means a transcript or dialog of the audio portion of a television program that is displayed on a television receiver screen when the user activates the feature.

(3) “Closed–captioning television receiver” means a receiver of television programming that has the ability to display closed captioning, including a television, digital set top box, and any other technology capable of displaying closed captioning.

(4) “Closed movie captioning” means the written display of the dialog and certain nonspeech information of a motion picture that is generally delivered to individual patrons on a captioning device in a motion picture house.

(5) “Open movie captioning” means a transcript or dialog of the audio portion of a motion picture that is displayed on a motion picture screen that cannot be turned off by a viewer.

(6) “Public area” means a part of a place of public accommodation that is open to the general public.

(7) “Regular hours” means the hours of any day in which a place of public accommodation is open to members of the general public.

(b) (1) On request, a place of public accommodation may not fail to keep closed captioning activated on any closed–captioning television receiver that is in use during regular hours in any public area.

(2) This subsection does not require a place of public accommodation to make closed captioning available in a public area of the place of public accommodation if:

(i) no television receiver of any kind is available in the public area; or

(ii) the only public television receiver available in the public area is not a closed–captioning television receiver.

(c) (1) A place of public accommodation that is a motion picture house shall provide access to fully operational and well–maintained closed movie captioning technology for the general public for each screening of a motion picture that is produced and available with closed movie captioning as required by Title III of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

(2) (i) This paragraph does not apply to motion pictures screened fewer than five times from Friday through Thursday in a 7–day period in the motion picture house.

(ii) This paragraph applies only to the first 3 weeks after a motion picture premieres in the motion picture house.

(iii) If a motion picture is produced and available to motion picture houses with open movie captioning, a place of public accommodation that controls, operates, owns, or leases a motion picture house with eight or more screens in the State shall provide open movie captioning for at least two screenings for each motion picture it screens each week.

(iv) Beginning 3 weeks after a motion picture premieres, a place of accommodation that controls, operates, owns, or leases a motion picture house with eight or more screens in the State may provide open movie captioning with reasonable notice.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-2206 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 22 / Section 20-2206
§20–2206.
Status: in_force

§20–2206. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2026 PER CHAPTER 679 OF 2022 //

(a) The Hub shall develop and publish criteria for evaluating whether media or a media campaign follows best practices for the promotion of health literacy.

(b) (1) If a person submits its media or media campaign to the Hub for review, the Hub shall use the criteria developed under subsection (a) of this section to evaluate whether the media or media campaign follows best practices for the promotion of health literacy.

(2) The Department and the Hub shall encourage persons that promote public health, health education, or health awareness to submit media for evaluation by the Hub under this section.

(c) When awarding grants, the Department and local health departments shall give special consideration, in a manner determined to be appropriate by the department awarding the grant, to entities that are designated by the Hub to meet health literacy criteria under subsection (b) of this section.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 20-207 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-207
§20–207.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to an individual who is a member of a State system on or before June 30, 1996.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for plan years beginning on or after July 1, 1996, the annual compensation that may be taken into account when determining the retirement allowance payable to a member of a State system may not exceed the compensation limit under § 401(a)(17)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations adopted thereunder.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-520 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-520
§20–520.
Status: in_force

This part applies only in Prince George’s County.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-201 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-201
§20–201.
Status: in_force

The commissioners from each county are designated as the Montgomery County Planning Board or the Prince George’s County Planning Board, respectively.
Md. Code, Transportation § 20-106 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-106
§20–106.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other requirements of this title, if a motor vehicle strikes and injures a domestic animal, the driver of the motor vehicle immediately shall notify the appropriate State or local police of the accident.

(b) On receipt of notice under this section, the police shall notify the local organization or governmental agency designated by the appropriate local government to give such injured animals medical care.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-502 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-502
§20–502.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person may not construct or alter structurally a building or other structure in the regional district without a building permit.

(2) A building permit shall conform to this division and any local law enacted by the appropriate district council.

(b) A building permit may not be required for a building or structure to be used exclusively for agriculture on land used exclusively for agriculture.

(c) A local law enacted under this division may not require the Commission to approve a building permit.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-202 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-202
§20–202.
Status: reserved

(a) There is a Board of Trustees of the Fund.

(b) (1) The Board of Trustees consists of nine members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2) Of the nine members:

(i) at least three shall have insurance industry expertise; and

(ii) at least two shall have financial management expertise.

(3) Of the members described in paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection, at least one shall be appointed from a list of two or more individuals recommended by the Board of Directors.

(c) A member may not be actively affiliated with an insurance agency, insurance producer, insurer, or premium finance company that does business with the Fund.

(d) (1) Each member shall be a resident of the State.

(2) In deciding which individuals to appoint, the Governor, to the extent practicable, shall consider the geographic and demographic, including race and gender, diversity of the State.

(e) Before taking office, each appointee to the Board of Trustees shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.

(f) (1) The term of a member is 5 years.

(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board of Trustees on October 1, 2013.

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

(4) A member may not serve for more than:

(i) two full terms; or

(ii) a total of 10 years.

(5) If a member of the Board of Trustees ceases to be a member of the Board, the Governor shall appoint a successor for the unexpired term.

(g) The Board of Trustees shall choose a chair from among its members.

(h) The Governor may remove a member of the Board of Trustees for incompetence or misconduct.

(i) (1) Each member of the Board of Trustees is entitled to:

(i) reasonable compensation:

1. in the form of salary for work performed for the benefit of the Fund; and

2. as provided in the budget of the Board of Trustees; and

(ii) reimbursement for expenses:

1. incurred in the performance of the member’s duties; and

2. as provided in the budget of the Board of Trustees.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection requires a member of the Board of Trustees to take compensation if the member has a conflict of interest with other employment that precludes the member from taking compensation for work performed for the benefit of the Fund.

(j) The Board of Trustees:

(1) shall adopt rules, bylaws, and procedures; and

(2) may adopt any policy to carry out this title.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 20-401 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-401
§20–401.
Status: in_force

(a) A private home detention monitoring agency shall:

(1) monitor individuals in accordance with any applicable orders of court;

(2) monitor 24 hours a day and 7 days a week individuals who are under a court order that requires monitoring by a private home detention monitoring agency; and

(3) utilize electronic equipment or other monitoring methods that meet or exceed standards established in regulations by the Secretary.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on determining that a defendant subject to private home detention monitoring under the provisions of § 5–201(b) of the Criminal Procedure Article has violated a condition of home detention monitoring, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring the defendant shall notify within 24 hours:

(i) the court that ordered private home detention monitoring as a condition of the defendant’s pretrial release; and

(ii) the designated law enforcement agency, as determined by the court, in Baltimore City or the county where the court is located.

(2) On determining that a defendant subject to private home detention monitoring under the provisions of § 5–201(b) of the Criminal Procedure Article has tampered with home detention monitoring equipment or failed to maintain home detention monitoring equipment as required by a court order, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring the defendant shall notify within 1 hour:

(i) the court that ordered private home detention monitoring as a condition of the defendant’s pretrial release; and

(ii) the designated law enforcement agency, as determined by the court, in Baltimore City or the county where the court is located.

(3) On determining that a defendant subject to private home detention monitoring under the provisions of § 5–201(b) of the Criminal Procedure Article has entered an area that the defendant is expressly prohibited from entering as a condition of pretrial release, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring the defendant shall notify immediately:

(i) the court that ordered private home detention monitoring as a condition of the defendant’s pretrial release; and

(ii) the designated law enforcement agency, as determined by the court, in Baltimore City or the county where the court is located.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on determining that an individual who is subject to private home detention monitoring as a condition of probation has violated a condition of home detention monitoring, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring the individual shall notify within 24 hours the Division of Parole and Probation.

(2) On determining that an individual who is subject to private home detention monitoring as a condition of probation has tampered with home detention monitoring equipment, or failed to maintain home detention monitoring equipment as required by a court order, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring the individual shall notify within 1 hour the Division of Parole and Probation.

(3) On determining that an individual who is subject to private home detention monitoring as a condition of probation has entered an area that the individual is expressly prohibited from entering as a condition of pretrial release, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring the individual shall notify immediately the Division of Parole and Probation.

(d) (1) A private home detention monitoring agency may not knowingly fail to give notice as required by this section.

(2) The Secretary may impose a civil penalty on a private home detention monitoring agency for a violation of this subsection that does not exceed:

(i) $1,000 for the first day for which the private home detention monitoring agency fails to give notice; and

(ii) $250 for each subsequent day the private home detention monitoring agency fails to give notice.

(e) On request by the Division of Parole and Probation, the private home detention monitoring agency responsible for monitoring an individual who is subject to monitoring as a condition of probation shall forward a report of the individual’s compliance during the monitoring period.

(f) A report under subsection (e) of this section, at a minimum, shall include:

(1) the conditions of monitoring set by the sentencing court;

(2) all infractions that the individual has committed during the monitoring period, even if the infraction did not result in a reported violation to the Division of Parole and Probation or the sentencing court; and

(3) any other information in the possession of the private home detention monitoring agency concerning the individual that the Division of Parole and Probation determines is relevant.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-116 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-116
§20–116.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax collector shall:

(1) investigate each claim for a refund; and

(2) at the request of the claimant, conduct a hearing before a final determination on the claim.

(b) (1) A claim for a refund may not be allowed unless the chief fiscal officer approves the claim.

(2) A claim for refund may not be approved unless all other taxes, fees, and charges due to the State, a county, or a municipality by the person entitled to the refund have been paid.

(c) The tax collector shall give the claimant written notice of:

(1) the final determination of the claim for refund; and

(2) any delay in the payment of an allowed claim.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1001.3 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1001.3
§20–1001.
Status: reserved

§20–1001.3.

(a) There is a barbershop beer and wine license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a barbershop permit under § 4–501 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article.

(c) The license authorizes the license holder to provide no more than 6.5 ounces of wine by the glass or 12 ounces of beer for on–premises consumption by a barbershop customer:

(1) when the customer is provided a service described in § 4–101(l) of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; or

(2) while the customer is attending a fund–raising event at the barbershop for which the Department of Permits and Inspections, if required, has issued a permit.

(d) The license may not be transferred to another location.

(e) The license holder may provide beer and wine for on–premises consumption during normal business hours but not later than 9 p.m.

(f) The annual license fee is $100.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1036 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1036
§20–1036.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission may commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court if the Commission has probable cause to believe that:

(1) (i) a person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this part and Subtitle 7 of this title; or

(ii) any group of persons has been denied any of the rights granted by this part and Subtitle 7 of this title; and

(2) the resistance or denial raises an issue of general public importance.

(b) The Commission or other party at whose request a subpoena is issued under this part may enforce a subpoena in appropriate proceedings in the circuit court for the county in which the person to whom the subpoena was addressed resides, was served, or transacts business.

(c) (1) In a civil action under subsection (a) of this section, the court may:

(i) award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of Subtitle 7 of this title as necessary to ensure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by Subtitle 7 of this title;

(ii) award other relief the court considers appropriate, including monetary damages to aggrieved persons; and

(iii) to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent:

1. in an amount not exceeding $50,000, for a first violation; and

2. in an amount not exceeding $100,000, for any subsequent violation.

(2) In a civil action under this section, the court may allow the prevailing party, including the Commission, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

(d) (1) On timely application, a person may intervene in a civil action commenced by the Commission under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, if the action involves:

(i) an alleged discriminatory housing practice to which the person is an aggrieved person; or

(ii) a conciliation agreement to which the person is a party.

(2) The court may grant any appropriate relief to any intervening party that is authorized to be granted to a plaintiff in a civil action under § 20–1035 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-2202 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 22 / Section 20-2202
§20–2202.
Status: in_force

§20–2202. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2026 PER CHAPTER 679 OF 2022 //

The General Assembly finds that health literacy is:

(1) Part of the State’s critical public health and health systems infrastructure; and

(2) An essential contributor to health equity.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 20-314 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-314
§20–314.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 20-316 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:

(1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;

(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3) while not licensed, willfully engages in a business providing private home detention monitoring services in the State;

(4) while not licensed, willfully advertises as a private home detention monitoring agency;

(5) willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation that an individual is or was in the employ of the applicant or licensee;

(6) has a felony conviction;

(7) knowingly employs or knowingly continues to employ a private home detention monitor after being notified by the Secretary that the individual has a felony conviction;

(8) willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation in any renewal application, in any annual statement, or in any other report or document that the Secretary requires to be submitted;

(9) fails to notify the Secretary about any change in the address of the private home detention monitoring agency or any branch office of a licensee;

(10) fails to maintain a bond as required by § 20-601 of this title;

(11) fails to maintain the liability insurance required under § 20-602 of this title;

(12) violates any other provision of this title; or

(13) violates a regulation adopted under this title.

(b) For purposes of this section, an act or omission of any principal, agent, or employee of an applicant or licensee may be construed to be the act or omission of the applicant or licensee, as well as of the principal, agent, or employee.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-602 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-602
§20–602.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class B beer license.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at a hotel or restaurant at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.

(2) (i) This paragraph does not apply to a license holder that held the license on December 31, 1993, or to a person who has a permit for a building that was under construction on that date.

(ii) Except for recreational use premises such as bowling alleys and pool halls, the area normally used as a restaurant for the preparation and consumption of food and beverages on the licensed premises may not occupy less than 80% of the total area of the licensed premises.

(c) The annual license fee is $130.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-706 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 7 / Section 20-706
§20–706.
Status: in_force

A municipal corporation in the regional district that is not a prior established municipal corporation in the county may not exercise any planning, zoning, or subdivision power unless expressly authorized in this division.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1009.2 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1009.2
§20–1009.
Status: in_force

§20–1009.2.

(a) There is a Class B–MGC (miniature golf course) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a miniature golf course that:

(1) is open to the public;

(2) has a miniature course of at least 18 holes; and

(3) has accommodations that are predominantly dedicated to miniature golf.

(c) An applicant for a Class B–MGC (miniature golf course) beer, wine, and liquor license shall submit to the Board a floor plan or layout of the proposed licensed premises that illustrates that the proposed licensed premises is predominantly dedicated to miniature golf.

(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption:

(1) if the license holder offers food on–premises at all times when alcoholic beverages are being sold; and

(2) during normal business hours and in accordance with § 20–2005 of this title.

(e) (1) The license holder’s annual sales from:

(i) alcoholic beverages may not exceed 35% of the annual gross sales of the miniature golf course;

(ii) miniature golf games shall be at least 50% of the annual gross sales of the miniature golf course; and

(iii) food shall be at least 15% of the annual gross sales of the miniature golf course.

(2) Before the Board may renew a Class B–MGC (miniature golf course) beer, wine, and liquor license, the license holder shall provide the Board with an annual gross sales report for alcohol, miniature golf games, and food that shows the license holder has met the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(f) The annual license fee is $1,500.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-421 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-421
§20–421.
Status: in_force

(a) Washington County shall distribute the hotel rental tax revenue as follows:

(1) 50% to the general fund of the county to be used to fund the Hagerstown/Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau; and

(2) the remaining balance to a special fund to be used only to:

(i) cover costs for wages, postage, supplies, and legal fees incurred in administering the hotel rental tax;

(ii) develop tourism attractions;

(iii) enhance economic development; and

(iv) support cultural and recreational projects in Washington County.

(b) A municipality in Washington County may apply to the County Commissioners of Washington County for funding from the special fund established under subsection (a)(2) of this section for an eligible project within the municipality.

(c) Each year before adoption of its annual budget, the Hagerstown/Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(d) On or before November 1 of each year:

(1) the County Commissioners of Washington County shall post on the county’s Web site a report on the hotel rental tax revenue collected and the use of the hotel rental tax revenue for the previous fiscal year; and

(2) the Hagerstown/Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau shall report to the County Commissioners of Washington County on the Bureau’s use of the hotel rental tax revenue for the previous fiscal year.
Md. Code, Transportation § 20-105 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-105
§20–105.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property shall attempt to locate the driver, owner, or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or other property and notify him of:

(1) His name and address;

(2) The registration number of the vehicle he is driving; and

(3) The name and address of the owner of that vehicle.

(c) If the driver, owner, or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or other property cannot be located, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property shall leave in a conspicuous, secure place in or on the damaged vehicle or other property a written notice providing the information required under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 20-203 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-203
§20–203.
Status: in_force

On retirement, an Executive Branch official, judge, legislator, or other State employee may not receive benefits as a member of more than one State system for the same period of employment as a member.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-302 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-302
§20–302.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not prohibit the proprietor or employees of any establishment from denying service to any person for failure to conform to the usual and regular requirements, standards, and regulations of the establishment, provided that the denial is not based on discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1403 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 14 / Section 20-1403
§20–1403.
Status: in_force

The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained under § 4–107 of this article on completion of the application process.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-513 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-513
§20–513.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) (i) The County Council may provide for the issuance of permits for the construction, repair, or remodeling of buildings.

(ii) A person may not construct, repair, or remodel a building without obtaining a permit and paying a fee established by the County Council.

(2) The County Council shall:

(i) regulate uniformly the construction, improvement, and demolition of buildings;

(ii) regulate the size of bricks and thickness of walls that are used in houses to be built;

(iii) provide for the entry into and examination of all buildings, lots, yards, enclosures, boats, and vehicles in order to determine their condition for health, cleanliness, and safety;

(iv) 1. provide for the taking down and removal of buildings, walls, structures, or superstructures that are or may become dangerous; or

2. require owners to move the buildings, walls, structures, or superstructures or put them in a safe and sound condition at their own expense;

(v) regulate the building and maintenance of party walls, partitions, fences, parapet walls, fire walls, smoke flues, fireplaces, hot–air flues, boilers, kettles, smokestacks, and stove pipes;

(vi) regulate the storage of gasoline and other combustibles or explosives in any structure listed in item (v) of this paragraph;

(vii) regulate the safe construction, inspection, and repair of private and public buildings;

(viii) regulate, limit, or prohibit the construction of wooden or frame buildings and remove the buildings at the owner’s expense, when constructed or not removed;

(ix) regulate the height, construction, and inspection of new buildings;

(x) regulate the limits in which steps, porticoes, bay windows, or other structural ornaments may be added to houses fronting on a highway, street, avenue, lane, or alley;

(xi) regulate the materials used and the manner of installing electric wiring or piping or laying conduit in any building;

(xii) regulate the location, manner of installation, size, and area per lot of all advertising structures and restrict the projection of advertising structures over public property;

(xiii) adopt and enforce all necessary rules or regulations over public property; and

(xiv) impose fines and penalties for violations of rules or regulations adopted under this paragraph.

(b) (1) A local law is not valid or effective until it is adopted by the County Council at a regular meeting and recorded in the records of the County Council.

(2) Before adopting any local law under this section, the County Council shall publish notice of the date, place, and time, in a newspaper of general circulation in the part of the regional district affected by the local law, of the meeting of the County Council at which the local law is to be presented for adoption.

(3) The notice shall:

(i) state that the meeting will include a hearing on the proposed local law at which all persons will be given an opportunity to express the person’s views on the proposed local law;

(ii) 1. briefly indicate the nature of the local law to be adopted, amended, or repealed; or

2. if a complete and comprehensive building code is to be considered for adoption, provide a statement to that effect; and

(iii) be published at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks before the date of the meeting, but the County Council may provide for more extensive notification.

(c) (1) (i) After local laws are adopted, the County Council shall record the local laws in a book kept for that purpose in the office of the County Council.

(ii) When the local laws are recorded under this paragraph, all persons are deemed to have notice of the local laws and no actual notice need be proven.

(2) (i) The County Council shall print a sufficient number of copies of the adopted and recorded local laws for general distribution.

(ii) If it is necessary to prove the existence of the local laws in any judicial proceeding, a printed copy is prima facie evidence of the existence.

(d) (1) The County Council may wholly or partly amend any local law adopted under this section.

(2) Amendments are valid and effective when recorded as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(e) The County Council may exempt a municipal corporation or special taxing district in the regional district from local laws adopted under this section if the County Council determines that the building regulations and enforcement in the municipal corporation or special taxing district are as adequate and equally effective as the local laws adopted by the County Council.

(f) (1) The County Council, in addition to the remedies provided for by this subtitle and Title 27 of this article, may provide for the enforcement of the local laws adopted under this section by applying to the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County for an injunction.

(2) A violation of the local laws is sufficient cause in itself for the issuance of an injunction when applied for, and no further cause need be alleged or shown.

(g) (1) A building code adopted under this section shall be enforced by the officers designated in the county charter or county code.

(2) All fees and penalties are governed by the law applicable to a charter county.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-514 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-514
§20–514.
Status: in_force

(a) The county board of education shall comply with all building regulations the County Council adopts for the regional district.

(b) The county board of education shall provide:

(1) fire escapes for all school buildings in use before May 7, 1943, if the buildings are more than one story in height; and

(2) fire escapes for all buildings constructed on or after May 7, 1943.

(c) If the county board of education does not comply with this title, the County Council may contract for the performance of the work and deduct costs incurred for the work from the amount allocated for the support of schools in the county.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1047 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1047
§20–1047.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Civil Rights Enforcement Fund.

(b) There is a Civil Rights Enforcement Fund.

(c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for:

(1) civil rights enforcement activities of the Attorney General and the Commission; and

(2) education and outreach in the community relating to civil rights violations.

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

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

(e) The Fund consists of:

(1) civil penalties deposited into the Fund under § 20–1046 of this part;

(2) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and

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

(f) The Fund may be used only:

(1) to reimburse the Attorney General and the Commission for costs associated with investigating and prosecuting civil rights violations; and

(2) education and outreach in the community relating to civil rights violations.

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

(2) Interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.

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

(i) Money of the Fund is not subject to transfer by budget amendment.

(j) Money expended from the Fund for the enforcement activities of the Attorney General and the Commission is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for the Attorney General or the Commission.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-307 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-307
§20–307.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent recorded with the clerk of the circuit court, all unpaid county taxes collected under this subtitle are a lien on the personal and real property of the owner of the personal property in the same manner in which a property tax is a lien on the real property with respect to which the tax is imposed in all subdivisions of the State.

(b) The lien will attach to the real property only after notice of the lien has been recorded and indexed among the judgment records in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the real property is located.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-709 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 7 / Section 20-709
§20–709.
Status: in_force

Each executive unit, including units with regulatory or supervisory authority over financial institutions, shall:

(1) administer its programs and activities in a manner that furthers the purposes of this subtitle; and

(2) cooperate with the Commission to further the purposes of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 20-315 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-315
§20–315.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to this section, the Secretary shall commence proceedings under § 20-316 of this subtitle on the Secretary’s own complaint or on a complaint made to the Secretary by any person.

(2) If a complaint is made by any person other than the Secretary, the complaint shall be made under oath by the person who submits the complaint.

(3) A complaint shall:

(i) be in writing;

(ii) be signed by the complainant; and

(iii) state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based.

(b) On receipt of a complaint that alleges facts that are grounds for action under § 20-314 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall assign an employee to investigate the complaint.

(c) (1) On conclusion of the investigation, the employee who conducted the investigation shall determine whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that there are grounds for disciplinary action under § 20-314 of this subtitle.

(2) If the employee who conducted the investigation finds a reasonable basis as provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall act on the complaint as provided under § 20-316 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-311 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-311
§20–311.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both, if the person:

(1) Interferes with the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer summarily abating a nuisance under § 20-308 of this subtitle; or

(2) Refuses to allow the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer to enter on any property for the purpose of summarily abating a nuisance under § 20-308 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1013 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1013
§20–1013.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a stadium license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to the owner of a professional baseball team franchise, regardless of whether the franchise is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company.

(c) The license authorizes the license holder, at the stadium in which the baseball team plays its home games, to sell beer, wine, and liquor:

(1) in plastic or paper containers on the licensed premises;

(2) for on–premises consumption; and

(3) to an individual present at an event held in the stadium.

(d) The license holder may sell alcoholic beverages from the time the stadium opens for the event until the event ends.

(e) The license holder may not allow an individual to:

(1) carry any alcoholic beverage onto the licensed premises; or

(2) carry any alcoholic beverage from the licensed premises.

(f) The annual license fee is $2,500.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1408 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 14 / Section 20-1408
§20–1408.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Each nonprofit community–based organization, nonprofit hospital, institution of higher education, federally qualified health center, or local government agency that has submitted a successful application for designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community under § 20–1403 of this subtitle shall submit to the Commission a report that includes:

(i) A description of progress made toward the objectives set forth in the application;

(ii) A description of objectives to be met during the immediately following year; and

(iii) Any other information as requested by the Commission.

(2) The reporting required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted periodically in accordance with a schedule determined by the Commission.

(3) The Commission may revoke a designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community if the nonprofit community–based organization, nonprofit hospital, institution of higher education, federally qualified health center, or local government agency that has submitted a successful application for designation of an area as a Health Equity Resource Community fails to meet the objectives provided to the Commission under subsection (a)(1) of this section for a given year.

(b) (1) On or before December 15 each year, the Commission shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly a report that includes:

(i) The number and types of incentives granted in each Health Equity Resource Community;

(ii) Evidence of the impact of the loan repayment incentives in attracting health care practitioners and community health workers to Health Equity Resource Communities;

(iii) Evidence of the impact of the incentives offered in Health Equity Resource Communities in reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes; and

(iv) Evidence of the progress in reducing health costs and hospital admissions and readmissions in Health Equity Resource Communities.

(2) The report described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include data disaggregated by the following:

(i) Race;

(ii) Ethnicity;

(iii) Primary language;

(iv) Gender;

(v) Socioeconomic status; and

(vi) Zip code.
Md. Code, Land Use § 20-302 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-302
§20–302.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over mandatory referrals made under this part from the United States or the State, or any unit of the United States or the State.

(b) A county planning board has exclusive jurisdiction over a mandatory referral under this part by the county planning board’s respective county government or any unit of the county government.

(c) The Montgomery County Planning Board has exclusive jurisdiction over a mandatory referral under this part by the county board of education, a municipal corporation or special taxing district, or a publicly owned or privately owned public utility.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1402 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 14 / Section 20-1402
§20–1402.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of establishing Health Equity Resource Communities is to target State resources to specific areas of the State to:

(1) Reduce health disparities;

(2) Improve health outcomes;

(3) Improve access to primary care;

(4) Promote primary and secondary prevention services; and

(5) Reduce health care costs and hospital admissions and readmissions.

(b) (1) The Commission may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to specify eligibility criteria and application, approval, and monitoring processes for the resources allocated under this subtitle.

(2) (i) The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) shall provide technical assistance to the Commission in implementing the provisions of this subtitle.

(ii) At the request of the Commission, any other unit in the Department shall provide technical assistance to the Commission in implementing the provisions of this subtitle.

(c) Two additional staff shall be added to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1902 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 19 / Section 20-1902
§20–1902.
Status: in_force

A license holder may employ an individual who is:

(1) at least 18 years old to sell, serve, deliver, or otherwise deal with alcoholic beverages; or

(2) at least 14 years old to perform any task other than to sell, serve, or deliver alcoholic beverages.
Md. Code, Transportation § 20-108 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-108
§20–108.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not give any information that he knows or has reason to believe is false in any oral or written report required by this title.

(b) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-202 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-202
§20–202.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a political subdivision of the State that is authorized to impose a gross receipts tax.

(b) A political subdivision of the State may not impose a gross receipts tax on the gross receipts of any person that are received from a sale of:

(1) advertising space:

(i) in any newspaper, magazine, periodical, program, directory, or other printed matter published in the State; or

(ii) on any billboard, structure, vehicle, or airborne device located in the State; or

(2) advertising time on or in connection with any radio or television broadcast originating in the State.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 20-103 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-103
§20–103.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this title shall validate a transaction that is actually or constructively fraudulent.
Md. Code, State Government § 20-1016 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1016
§20–1016.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, in addition to any other relief authorized, if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under Subtitle 3 or Subtitle 4 of this title, the Commission may seek an order awarding monetary relief to the complainant:

(1) if the respondent has not been adjudicated to have committed any prior discriminatory act, in an amount not exceeding $500;

(2) if the respondent has been adjudicated to have committed one other discriminatory act during the 5–year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge, in an amount not exceeding $1,000; and

(3) if the respondent has been adjudicated to have committed two or more discriminatory acts during the 7–year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge, in an amount not exceeding $2,500.

(b) (1) If the discriminatory act is committed by an individual who has been previously adjudicated to have committed one or more discriminatory acts, the time periods set forth in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section do not apply.

(2) If the discriminatory act is committed by the agent or employee of a respondent, the maximum amounts set forth in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section do not apply and the Commission may seek an order awarding monetary relief in an amount not exceeding $25,000, provided that:

(i) the act committed by the agent or employee is determined to be discriminatory; and

(ii) the respondent has not reasonably mitigated the harm caused by the discriminatory act.

(3) The maximum amounts set forth in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section do not apply if the act is found to be malicious.

(c) The Commission may not seek an order awarding monetary relief to a complainant if:

(1) the discriminatory act was limited to a violation relating to accessibility;

(2) the respondent, after being served, takes prompt corrective action; and

(3) the respondent has not previously been the subject of a complaint under § 20–1004 of this subtitle.

(d) If the Commission seeks an order awarding monetary relief before an administrative law judge under § 20–1008 of this subtitle, in determining the amount of the monetary relief to be awarded, the administrative law judge shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the discriminatory act;

(2) the good faith of the respondent;

(3) the harmful effect to the public of the discriminatory act;

(4) the harmful effect of the respondent’s actions on the investigatory process of the Commission; and

(5) the respondent’s assets.

(e) Any monetary relief collected under this section shall be paid to the complainant.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-307 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-307
§20–307.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary may investigate any suspected nuisance.

(b) (1) If the Secretary finds that a nuisance exists, the Secretary shall serve a written notice to the person who is causing the nuisance, ordering the person to abate the nuisance within a time specified in the notice.

(2) The notice shall be served:

(i) On the person who is causing the nuisance; or

(ii) If the person who is causing the nuisance cannot be found, on the owner or occupant of the property where the nuisance exists.

(c) (1) The Secretary may file a complaint in the circuit court for the county where the nuisance exists if:

(i) The person served with the notice fails to comply with the requirements of the notice; or

(ii) Although the person served complies with the requirements of the notice, the nuisance is likely to recur on the same property.

(2) A complaint filed under this subsection may seek a court order requiring the person served with the notice to:

(i) Comply with the requirements of the Secretary’s abatement notice;

(ii) Abate the nuisance within a time specified in the order;

(iii) Prevent the nuisance from recurring; or

(iv) Pay a fine of not more than $1,000.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-2004 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 20 / Section 20-2004
§20–2004.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

(2) (i) The Board may grant a special Sunday opening permit to the license holder.

(ii) The permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for off–premises consumption on Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

(iii) The annual permit fee is $140 in addition to the annual fee for the license.

(iv) The permit is not considered a separate class of license and, if it is granted, the privilege shall be incorporated into the license.

(b) A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Sunday, for on– and off–premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

(c) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine on Monday through Sunday, for on–premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-418 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-418
§20–418.
Status: in_force

Dorchester County shall distribute the hotel rental tax revenue as follows:

(1) 80% of the revenues attributable to a hotel located in a municipality to that municipality; and

(2) the remaining balance to the general fund of the county.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1604 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 16 / Section 20-1604
§20–1604.
Status: in_force

This subtitle applies to each part of the organ transplant process.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1103 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 11 / Section 20-1103
§20–1103.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a promoter’s permit.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the permit for use by a for–profit organization that publicizes, sells tickets for, organizes, operates, produces, or stages an event where alcoholic beverages are sold or served.

(2) The permit holder may not hold an alcoholic beverages license under this article.

(c) The permit authorizes the permit holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at an event.

(d) The Board may adopt regulations establishing the requirements for conducting an event described in subsection (b) of this section, including health and safety standards to be met by a permit holder.

(e) The permit fee is:

(1) $50, if the promoter expects that fewer than 500 individuals will attend;

(2) $250, if the promoter expects that from 500 to 1,000 individuals will attend;

(3) $600, if the promoter expects that from 1,001 to 3,000 individuals will attend; and

(4) $1,000, if the promoter expects that more than 3,000 individuals will attend.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 20-205 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-205
§20–205.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an individual who on or before June 30, 2011, is a member of:

(1) the Employees’ Pension System;

(2) the Local Fire and Police System;

(3) the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System; or

(4) the Teachers’ Pension System.

(b) (1) In this subsection, “break in service” means a period of employment in which the member’s employer did not:

(i) deduct the member contributions from the compensation of the member; or

(ii) report the hours worked by the member.

(2) (i) For the purpose of computing benefits under this Division II, the average final compensation of a member equals the average annual earnable compensation of the member, adjusted as provided in this section, during the 3 consecutive years that provide the highest average earnable compensation.

(ii) If the member experienced any break in service during the 3 consecutive years that provide the member’s highest average earnable compensation, the Board of Trustees:

1. may not include in the computation of average final compensation the period of months of the breaks in service, that otherwise would be included in the computation; and

2. in order to generate the highest average earnable compensation for the member, shall extend the 3-year period by an equal number of months immediately preceding or following that period.

(c) (1) This subsection applies to a member of the Employees’ Pension System or Teachers’ Pension System who is subject to the noncontributory pension benefit and who was on authorized leave of absence at partial pay or without pay during the last 3 years of employment as a member.

(2) If the period used to determine average final compensation is the period that immediately precedes the date of retirement or other separation from employment, the Board of Trustees:

(i) may not include in the computation of average final compensation the period of months of the leave of absence, not exceeding 12, that otherwise would be included in the computation; and

(ii) shall substitute an equal number of months immediately preceding that period.

(d) (1) This subsection applies to a member whose eligibility service has been adjusted under this Division II to compute creditable service, on the basis of the member having completed less than the normal hours of service for the member’s position.

(2) A member’s earnable compensation shall be adjusted to a full-time basis for any period included in the computation of average final compensation.

(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the member’s average final compensation does not include a salary increase in the last 3 years of employment if it is an extraordinary salary increase according to regulations that the Board of Trustees adopts.

(2) A salary increase may not be considered an extraordinary salary increase under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the salary increase is:

(i) because of a member’s promotion; or

(ii) subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, related to a review and adjustment to the compensation for a position classification to:

1. address inequities in compensation among employees in the same position classification; or

2. increase the compensation for the position classification to be more consistent with market compensation for the position.

(3) (i) At the time of retirement, a member who has received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection shall file with the State Retirement Agency a form provided by the State Retirement Agency that:

1. is completed by the member’s employer; and

2. certifies that the member received a salary increase in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

(ii) A member shall submit to the State Retirement Agency the completed form required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph within 30 days from the date of the State Retirement Agency’s written notice that the member has received an extraordinary salary increase.
Md. Code, Insurance § 20-518 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 20 / Subtitle 5 / Section 20-518
§20–518.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Executive Director shall refer the status of an insured’s driver’s license to the Motor Vehicle Administration for a determination whenever the Executive Director finds that the insured, in the last 12-month period, had three or more chargeable accidents under the rules and rate schedules of the Fund filed with the Commissioner involving third-party liability, regardless of the number of points assessed for those accidents.

(2) The Executive Director may refer any other matter about an insured’s driving record to the Motor Vehicle Administration for a determination.

(b) If, after a hearing, the Motor Vehicle Administration suspends or revokes the insured’s driver’s license, the Executive Director shall cancel or refuse to continue the coverage after having given the notice required under § 27-602 of this article.

(c) If the Motor Vehicle Administration does not suspend or revoke the insured’s driver’s license under subsection (b) of this section, the Executive Director may not cancel or refuse to continue the coverage of the insured.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 20-309 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-309
§20–309.
Status: in_force

A party to a proceeding under this title who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-903 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 9 / Section 20-903
§20–903.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor hotel or motel license.

(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a hotel or motel that:

(1) is an establishment to accommodate the public by providing services ordinarily found in a hotel or motel;

(2) has at least 15 rooms;

(3) has a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving full–course meals for at least 28 individuals at one seating; and

(4) has a capital investment in the hotel or motel facility of at least $400,000.

(c) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the individual drink at any place on the hotel or motel premises.

(2) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the bottle:

1. at any place on the premises for a banquet, party, hospitality room, meeting, or a similar function; and

2. for dinner in the restaurant portion of the premises.

(ii) A customer may not remove from the premises any contents of a bottle sold under this paragraph that remains unused.

(3) (i) The license authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and liquor by the bottle through room service to a registered patron in a hotel or motel room.

(ii) Not more than two bottles may be sold through room service to any one customer in a 24–hour period.

(iii) A bottle sold through room service may be removed from the premises by the customer on checking out from the hotel or motel.

(d) The Board may issue not more than 10 licenses to the same license holder.

(e) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 20–2005(b) of this title.

(f) The annual license fee is $2,000.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-2406 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 24 / Section 20-2406
§20–2406.
Status: in_force

§20–2406. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027 PER CHAPTER 844 OF 2024 //

On or before November 1 each year, beginning in 2025, the Commission shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly a report on its activities and its findings and recommendations, including an update on the development, implementation, and impact of the recommended policies and programs developed to improve emergency department wait times.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 20-310 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-310
§20–310.
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall inform each primary law enforcement unit of each license that is issued, renewed, changed to a new business location, denied, suspended, or revoked.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-604 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 6 / Section 20-604
§20–604.
Status: in_force

A Class D beer license may not be issued in the county.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-201 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 2 / Section 20-201
§20–201.
Status: in_force

There is a State Board for Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals in the Department.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1102.1 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 11 / Section 20-1102.1
§20–1102.
Status: in_force

§20–1102.1.

(a) There is a beer and wine tasting (BWT) permit.

(b) The Board may issue the permit to the holder of a Class A license.

(c) The permit authorizes the holder to allow for on–premises tasting of beer and wine.

(d) (1) An applicant for the permit shall submit to the Board an application on a form that the Board provides.

(2) The Board may issue the permit without a public hearing.

(3) If an initial permit application is denied, the applicant may request a public hearing before the Board.

(4) Renewal of the permit may be made when the license holder’s Class A license is renewed.

(e) An individual may taste beer or wine covered by the permit in a quantity not exceeding:

(1) 12 total ounces of beer; or

(2) 6 total ounces of wine.

(f) The Board shall regulate:

(1) the quantity of beer and wine served to an individual; and

(2) the number of bottles or other containers from which the quantity is served.

(g) (1) The permit authorizes the tasting of beer and wine only on the licensed premises of the holder.

(2) The permit holder may not allow an open container to be taken from the licensed premises.

(3) The permit holder may not serve open alcoholic beverages from a drive–through window.

(h) The annual permit fee is $200.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-308 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-308
§20–308.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after investigation, the Secretary or a local health officer finds that a nuisance exists that presents an immediate hazard to public health, the Secretary or local health officer may summarily abate the nuisance.

(b) Before summarily abating a nuisance under this section, the Secretary or a local health officer shall:

(1) Serve an abatement order on the owner of the property where the nuisance exists or, if the owner cannot be found, on the occupant or tenant of the property; or

(2) If the property is unoccupied and the owner cannot be found, attach an abatement order to the property where the nuisance exists.

(c) (1) The abatement order shall require and state:

(i) A time period within which the owner, occupant, or tenant of the property where the nuisance exists shall abate the nuisance; and

(ii) The work and materials necessary to abate the nuisance.

(2) The time period within which to abate the nuisance may not be less than 24 hours nor more than 5 days from the date and hour that the order is served.

(d) (1) If the owner, occupant, or tenant served with an abatement order fails to abate or only partially abates the nuisance within the time specified in the order, the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer shall:

(i) Enter on the property; and

(ii) At the expense of the owner, occupant, or tenant of the property, do any work and use any materials necessary to abate the nuisance.

(2) The Secretary or local health officer may not expend more than $5,000 to abate the nuisance.

(e) If, within 60 days after the Secretary or local health officer has completed an abatement under this section, the owner, occupant, or tenant does not pay to the Secretary or local health officer the cost of the abatement, the Secretary or local health officer shall file suit against the owner, occupant, or tenant in the District Court for the county where the nuisance was abated.

(f) A person may not:

(1) Interfere with the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer summarily abating a nuisance under this section; or

(2) Refuse to allow the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer to enter on any property for the purpose of summarily abating a nuisance under this section.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-315 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-315
§20–315.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section for an action under § 20–313 of this subtitle, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act, may petition for judicial review as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board under § 20–314 of this subtitle may not appeal to the Secretary but may take a direct judicial appeal as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-1502 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 15 / Section 20-1502
§20–1502.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall identify up–to–date, evidence–based, written information about Down syndrome that:

(1) Has been reviewed by medical experts and national and local Down syndrome organizations;

(2) Is designed for use by an expectant parent who receives a prenatal test result for Down syndrome or a parent of a child who receives a diagnosis of Down syndrome;

(3) Is culturally and linguistically appropriate for potential recipients of the information; and

(4) Includes:

(i) Information addressing physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes, life expectancy, clinical course, and intellectual and functional development and treatment options for individuals with Down syndrome; and

(ii) Contact information for national and local Down syndrome education and support programs and services, including information hotlines, resource centers, and clearinghouses.

(b) The Department shall:

(1) Provide the information identified by the Department under subsection (a) of this section to health care facilities and health care providers that provide prenatal care, postnatal care, or genetic counseling to expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result for Down syndrome and parents of a child diagnosed with Down syndrome; and

(2) Make available the information identified by the Department under subsection (a) of this section on the Department’s website.

(c) (1) On receipt of a positive test result from a test for Down syndrome, a health care facility or health care provider may provide to the expectant parent who receives a prenatal test result for Down syndrome or the parent of the child diagnosed with Down syndrome the written information provided or made available by the Department under subsection (b) of this section.

(2) The information provided under this subsection shall be culturally and linguistically appropriate for the recipient of the information.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-302 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 3 / Section 20-302
§20–302.
Status: in_force

The Secretary or a local health officer may investigate a suspected nuisance and devise means for the control of the nuisance.
Md. Code, Health - General § 20-401 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-401
§20–401.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Born” means the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of human conception from the mother, regardless of the period of gestation, if, after the expulsion or extraction, it breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscle, whether or not the umbilical cord is cut or the placenta is attached.

(c) “Cord blood sampling” means:

(1) Taking a sample of a newborn infant’s blood from the infant’s umbilical cord; or

(2) The act of producing such a sample.

(d) “Footprinting” means:

(1) An ink or other type of impression of the skin patterns located on the sole of a foot; or

(2) The act of producing such an impression.

(e) “Institution” means:

(1) A hospital or related institution as defined in § 19-301 of this article;

(2) A freestanding birthing center as defined in § 19-3B-01(f) of this article; or

(3) Any other facility that delivers an infant from its mother.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 20-1001.2 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 20 / Subtitle 10 / Section 20-1001.2
§20–1001.
Status: in_force

§20–1001.2.

(a) There is a Class B–BF (banquet facility) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) The Board may issue the license for use by a banquet facility that:

(1) accommodates the public for banquets, parties, meetings, and similar functions;

(2) contains a dining room with adequate facilities for preparing and serving full–course meals for at least 100 individuals who are inside the facility or outside on the premises at one seating; and

(3) has a full commercial kitchen and adequate public bathroom facilities.

(c) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail beer, wine, and liquor by the drink or by the bottle for on–premises consumption if:

(i) the beer, wine, and liquor are sold only during the function;

(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder does not sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption;

(iii) the license holder does not allow beer, wine, and liquor to be carried off the premises; and

(iv) food is provided at the function where the beer, wine, and liquor are provided.

(2) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption if the beer, wine, and liquor is:

(i) in a collectible bottle commemorating a special anniversary or event; and

(ii) sold not more than 30 calendar days before the special anniversary or event.

(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 20–2005 of this title.

(e) The annual license fee is $1,500.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 20-402 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 20 / Subtitle 4 / Section 20-402
§20–402.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless authorized to perform the duties of a program administrator or residential child and youth care practitioner under this title, a person may not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is a program administrator or residential child and youth care practitioner in this State.

(b) Unless authorized to practice under this title, a person may not use the title “residential child care program administrator”, “residential child and youth care practitioner”, or any other designation, title, or abbreviation with the intent to represent that the person is authorized to perform the duties of a program administrator or residential child and youth care practitioner.
Md. Code, Local Government § 20-122 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 20 / Subtitle 1 / Section 20-122
§20–122.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who assaults a tax collector who is performing an official duty is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

(b) A person who assaults another person to prevent that person from bidding at a tax collector’s sale or because that person bid at a tax collector’s sale is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.