Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 4-301.1 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-301.1
§4–301.
Status: in_force

§4–301.1.

(a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a student who has completed at least 80 hours of training at a school of barbering may practice barbering or provide barber–stylist services, without a license, at the school.

(2) A student may practice barbering or provide barber–stylist services under this subsection only:

(i) in the course of the practical work required as part of the training of the student;

(ii) while the student is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the requirements established by the Department of Education for public school programs or the Maryland Higher Education Commission for private school programs; and

(iii) if the individual to whom a service is to be provided agrees to the service after being informed that a student in training is to provide the service.

(b) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a student who has completed at least 850 hours of training at a school of barbering may practice barbering or provide barber–stylist services, without a license, in a:

(i) hospital;

(ii) nursing home; or

(iii) correctional facility that does not house a barber school.

(2) A student may practice barbering or provide barber–stylist services under this subsection only:

(i) in the course of the practical work required as part of the training of the student;

(ii) while the student is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the requirements established by the Department of Education for public school programs or the Maryland Higher Education Commission for private school programs; and

(iii) if the individual to whom a service is to be provided:

1. is confined to a hospital, nursing home, or correctional facility that does not house a barber school; and

2. agrees to the service after being informed that a student in training is to provide the service.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-105 — MD Code / Article get / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-105
§4–105.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a will, or any part of it, may not be revoked in any manner.

(b) A will may be revoked under the following circumstances:

(1) By provision in a subsequent, validly executed will that:

(i) Revokes any prior will or part of it either expressly or by necessary implication; or

(ii) Expressly republishes an earlier will that had been revoked by an intermediate will but is still in existence;

(2) By burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating the will, by the testator, or by some other person in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s express direction and consent;

(3) By subsequent marriage of the testator followed by the birth, adoption, or legitimation of a child by the testator provided the child or the child’s descendant survives the testator; and all wills executed before the marriage shall be revoked; or

(4) By an absolute divorce of a testator and the testator’s spouse or the annulment of the marriage, either of which occurs subsequent to the execution of the testator’s will; and all provisions in the will relating to the spouse, and only those provisions, shall be revoked unless otherwise provided in the will or decree.
Md. Code, Education § 4-402 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-402
§4–402.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other powers granted to, and duties imposed on, a county superintendent under this article, the County Superintendent has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this section.

(b) The County Superintendent shall be responsible for:

(1) The overall administration of the Prince George’s County public school system;

(2) Subject to the provisions of Title 6 of this article, and after a budget is submitted by the county board and approved by the County Council at the beginning of each fiscal year, the day–to–day management and oversight of the fiscal affairs of the Prince George’s County public school system, including the management of activities related to:

(i) Administration;

(ii) Mid–level administration;

(iii) Instructional salaries;

(iv) Textbooks and other classroom instructional supplies;

(v) Instructional costs;

(vi) Special education;

(vii) Student personnel services;

(viii) Health services;

(ix) Student transportation;

(x) Operation of plants and equipment;

(xi) Plant maintenance;

(xii) Fixed charges;

(xiii) Food services; and

(xiv) Capital planning and expenditures; and

(3) The development and implementation of the curriculum taught and the instruction provided in the Prince George’s County public school system.

(c) The County Superintendent:

(1) Shall hire and set the salaries of a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, a chief academic officer, a chief of staff, a board liaison, and any other necessary executive staff in the office of the County Superintendent; and

(2) May delegate the responsibilities established under subsection (b) of this section to appropriately qualified individuals as determined and deemed necessary by the County Superintendent.

(d) (1) The County Superintendent shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that relates to the provision of policy analysis and advice to the county board with the following institutions of higher education:

(i) The University of Maryland, College Park Campus;

(ii) The University of Maryland Global Campus;

(iii) Bowie State University; and

(iv) Prince George’s Community College.

(2) The County Superintendent may include additional institutions of higher education in the memorandum of understanding required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-215 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-215
§4–215.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation or stormwater management plan adopted or approved under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both for each violation with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.

(2) The court may order the person to restore the area unlawfully disturbed.

(3) Each day upon which the violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(b) Any agency whose approval is required under this subtitle or any interested person may seek an injunction against any person who violates or threatens to violate any provision of this subtitle or any regulation or stormwater management plan adopted or approved under this subtitle.

(c) (1) In addition to any other sanction under this subtitle, the Department or the Department of Natural Resources, as appropriate, or a political subdivision may bring a civil action against any person for any violation of this subtitle or any regulation or stormwater management plan adopted or approved under this subtitle.

(2) The action may seek the imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 against the person, an injunction to prohibit the person from continuing the violation or both.

(d) For purposes of a civil action brought under subsection (c) of this section, each day during which a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

(e) (1) In addition to any other remedies available at law and after an opportunity for a hearing which may be waived in writing by the person accused of a violation, the Department may impose a penalty for violation of any provision of this subtitle or any regulation or plan adopted or approved under this subtitle.

(2) The penalty imposed on a person under this subsection shall be:

(i) Up to $1,000 for each violation, but not exceeding $20,000 total for any action; and

(ii) Assessed with consideration given to:

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

2. Any actual harm to the environment or to human health, including injury to or impairment of the use of the waters of this State or the natural resources of this State;

3. The cost of cleanup and the cost of restoration of natural resources;

4. The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare, health, and property;

5. The extent to which the location of the violation, including location near waters of this State or areas of human population, creates the potential for harm to the environment or to human health or safety;

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

7. The degree of hazard posed by the particular pollutant or pollutants involved;

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

9. Whether or not penalties were assessed or will be assessed under other provisions of this subtitle.

(3) Each day a violation occurs is a separate violation under this subsection.

(4) Any penalty imposed under this subsection is payable to this State and collectible in any manner provided at law for the collection of penalties.

(f) If a county or municipality fails to enforce any provision of this subtitle, the Department may request the Attorney General to take appropriate legal action to correct the violation and to recover penalties under this section, provided that the county or municipality has been given prior written notification of the violation by the Department and has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to take enforcement action.
Md. Code, Transportation § 4-101 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-101
§4–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Authority” means the Maryland Transportation Authority.

(c) “Cost”, as applied to any transportation facilities project, includes the cost of and all expenses incident to the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, improvement, extension, alteration, modernization, planning, maintenance, and repair of the project, including the cost and expenses of:

(1) All property acquired in connection with it;

(2) Financial, architectural, consulting, engineering, and legal services;

(3) Plans, specifications, surveys, estimates, feasibility reports, and direct and indirect labor, material, equipment, and administrative expenses; and

(4) Financing the project, including financing charges and interest before, during, and for 1 year after completion of construction.

(d) “Outstanding and unpaid” does not include:

(1) Bonds purchased and held in sinking funds by or for the Authority; or

(2) If the money for their payment or redemption has been provided:

(i) Matured bonds not presented for payment; or

(ii) Bonds called for redemption but not presented for redemption.

(e) “Refunding” means the retirement and cancellation of bonds, including revenue bonds of prior issues, after their acquisition by or for the Authority, whether before, at, or after maturity, either in exchange for other bonds or by payment, purchase, or redemption with the proceeds of the sale of other bonds.

(f) “Resolution”, as used with respect to the Authority, means a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members of the Authority and concurred in by the Chairman.

(g) “Revenue bonds of prior issues” means:

(1) “State of Maryland Bridge and Tunnel Revenue Bonds” dated as of October 1, 1954;

(2) “State of Maryland Northeastern Expressway Revenue Bonds” dated as of January 1, 1962;

(3) “State of Maryland Bridge and Tunnel Revenue Bonds”:

(i) “(Series 1968)” dated as of October 1, 1968; and

(ii) “(Series 1975)” dated as of July 1, 1975; and

(4) Any other revenue bonds issued under the same provisions of law that authorized the issuance of the bonds listed in this subsection.

(h) “Transportation facilities project” includes:

(1) The Susquehanna River Bridge, the Harry W. Nice/Thomas “Mac” Middleton Potomac River Bridge, the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Chesapeake Bay Bridge and parallel Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, the Fort McHenry Tunnel, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, together with their appurtenant causeways, approaches, interchanges, entrance plazas, toll stations, and service facilities;

(2) A vehicle parking facility located in a priority funding area as defined in § 5–7B–02 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;

(3) Any other project for transportation facilities that the Authority authorizes to be acquired or constructed; and

(4) Any additions, improvements, or enlargements to any of these projects, whenever authorized.

(i) “Transportation facility” has the meaning stated in § 3–101 of this article.

(j) “Vehicle parking facility” means a controlled entrance and exit building, structure, surface lot, and other facility for parking vehicles, for which fees or charges are established for the use of the facility.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-803 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-803
§4–803.
Status: in_force

There is a Maryland Home Financing Program.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-1101 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 4 / Subtitle 11 / Section 4-1101
§4–1101.
Status: in_force

§4–1101. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 364 of 2021 //

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

(b) “Eligible county” means:

(1) a county that does not provide defendants with pretrial services; or

(2) a county that does provide defendants with pretrial services, but seeks to improve the pretrial services to comply with § 4–1104 of this subtitle.

(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.

(d) “Fund” means the Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund.

(e) “Pretrial risk scoring instrument validation” means an independent validation study of a pretrial risk scoring tool under § 5–103 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

(f) “Pretrial services program” means a program established in accordance with § 4–1104 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-12A-20 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4A / Subtitle 12A / Section 4A-12A-20
§4A–12A–20.
Status: in_force

§4A–12A–20. NOT IN EFFECT

** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2026 PER CHAPTERS 198 AND 199 OF 2025 **

(a) A limited worker cooperative association may establish, through the articles of organization or cooperative agreement, a system of internal capital accounts to reflect the book value and to determine the redemption price of membership interests and written notices of allocation.

(b) The articles of organization or cooperative agreement:

(1) May allow the periodic redemption of written notices of allocation; and

(2) Shall provide for recall and redemption of membership interests on termination of membership in the limited worker cooperative association.

(c) (1) A limited worker cooperative association may allocate a portion of retained net earnings and net losses to a collective reserve account.

(2) Earnings of a limited worker cooperative association assigned to a collective reserve account may be used for any purpose determined by:

(i) In the case of a collective worker cooperative, the members; or

(ii) In the case of a limited worker cooperative association other than a collective worker cooperative, the board of representatives.
Md. Code, State Government § 4-106 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-106
§4–106.
Status: reserved

(a) Subject to the limitation in subsection (b) of this section, the Comptroller may transfer any staff, funds, or equipment from any unit in the Office of the Comptroller to another unit in the Office.

(b) The class and grade of staff who are transferred may not be reduced by reason of the transfer.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-806 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-806
§4–806.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall:

(1) manage the Program in a manner that:

(i) serves all areas of the State; and

(ii) does not create or aggravate low-income concentrations that adversely affect communities;

(2) periodically set upper limits on adjusted annual income;

(3) use federal or State programs that complement or facilitate carrying out the Program; and

(4) adopt regulations to carry out the Program.

(b) The Department shall adopt policies to ensure that each loan made under the Program is made only to:

(1) a household that:

(i) when the loan is made, has an adjusted annual income at or below the applicable upper limit that the Secretary sets under § 4-807 of this subtitle; and

(ii) cannot qualify for conventional or other available departmental financing to enable the owner to continue to occupy the home, or to acquire, acquire and rehabilitate with or without demolition or lot consolidation, or refinance a home;

(2) a developer that the Department reasonably believes can build or rehabilitate housing that a household of limited income can afford; and

(3) an owner-occupant of a residential building with not more than four units if each unit other than the owner’s will be occupied by a household of limited income.

(c) (1) For each type of loan described in § 4–804 of this subtitle, the Department periodically shall set:

(i) appropriate terms, including deferred payments on principal and interest; and

(ii) a preferred interest rate that may be as low as 0.0% or as high as is reasonable in light of the incomes of the proposed occupants.

(2) In setting these terms and interest rates, the Department shall take into account rates available in the conventional private housing market and the adjusted annual income and assets of prospective borrowers.
Md. Code, Local Government § 4-508 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-508
§4–508.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A merging municipality shall transfer its assets and liabilities to the unified municipality.

(2) The merging municipality shall transfer the assets and liabilities by legal instruments separate from the unified charter and resolution.

(3) The invalidity of a legal instrument that transfers or disposes of any property of a merging municipality does not affect the validity of the unified charter.

(b) Within 60 days after the unified charter is adopted, the legislative bodies of the merging municipalities jointly shall send the information concerning the charter to the Department of Legislative Services as provided in § 4–109 of this title.

(c) The exact text of the unified charter adopted under this subtitle, including any amendments, shall be included in any edition or codification of the charter.
Md. Code, Education § 4-319 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-319
§4–319.
Status: reserved

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

(2) “Baltimore City School System” means the system of free public schools in Baltimore City.

(3) “Center” means the Baltimore City Alternative Learning Center.

(b) There is a Baltimore City Alternative Learning Center in the Baltimore City School System.

(c) (1) The Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners shall appoint a Director of the Center.

(2) The Director may employ a staff or retain consultants, including psychologists, social workers, guidance counselors, and teachers.

(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 7–305(g) and 7–305.1 of this article, a student in the Baltimore City School System may be transferred to the Center if the student:

(i) Assaults a teacher, teacher’s aide, student teacher, other professional or paraprofessional school employee, or other student;

(ii) Carries a gun, rifle, knife, or other deadly weapon onto school property; or

(iii) Commits any other act that would be a crime if committed by an adult.

(2) The Director shall review recommendations for admission of students to the Center and admit or deny admission for each student based on an assessment of the student’s amenability to the services, programs, and treatment available in the Center.

(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a student who is admitted to the Center shall attend classes at the Center until the Director orders the student to be transferred to another school in the Baltimore City School System.

(2) A student may not attend the Center for more than 1 calendar year.

(f) The Director shall develop and provide the following programs within the Center:

(1) Elementary and secondary education programs;

(2) Special education programs that meet the social and emotional needs of the students at the Center and that require the participation of the parents or guardians of the students; and

(3) Vocational and rehabilitative training programs.

(g) The Chief Executive Officer shall report annually to the members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the General Assembly on the progress of the students in the Center.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-221 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-221
§4–221.
Status: in_force

(a) A project or undertaking, including the real, personal, and mixed property involved, qualifies as a public purpose project if it is planned, acquired, owned, developed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, repaired, renovated, or improved with the financial assistance of the Administration or the assistance of federal low-income housing credits authorized by the Internal Revenue Code, and it is:

(1) eligible wholly or partly for federal low-income housing credits; or

(2) located in a distressed area designated under subsection (e) of this section.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a public purpose project:

(1) shall provide in substantial part for existing or new housing; and

(2) may include:

(i) any improvements, such as streets, roads, sewer lines, and water lines; and

(ii) public or private commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, community, or civic facilities.

(c) A public purpose project may include a greater proportion of public or private facilities if the Secretary determines that to do so would promote sound community development.

(d) All or part of the housing portion of a public purpose project shall be occupied by families of limited income.

(e) At the request of a political subdivision, the Secretary may designate a distressed area of the political subdivision after considering factors including:

(1) the availability, cost, and condition of housing and neighborhood facilities, including the age and number of abandoned and substandard structures;

(2) the incomes of residents relative to State or area-wide regional median incomes, including the number of individuals who are welfare recipients, unemployed, or living in poverty;

(3) the need to finance housing or public or private facilities to upgrade the social and economic conditions of the distressed area;

(4) the plans and financial commitment of the political subdivision to undertake improvements in the distressed area; and

(5) other standards and criteria that the Secretary considers relevant, including standards established for other State or federal programs.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-2104 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 21 / Section 4-2104
§4–2104.
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor shall designate as chair of the Council a member who is a secretary or a secretary’s designee with decision–making authority on issues that relate to the work of the Council.

(b) The term of the chair is 2 years.

(c) The chair may not serve consecutive terms.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-2A-02 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 2A / Section 4-2A-02
§4–2A–02.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that: (1) It is the policy of this State to conserve species of fish for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to insure their perpetuation as viable components of their ecosystems; (2) Species of fish normally occurring within the State which may be found to be threatened or endangered within the State should be accorded the protection necessary to maintain and enhance their numbers; (3) The State should assist in the protection of species of fish which are determined to be “threatened” or “endangered” elsewhere pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 87 Stat. 884, by prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale, offer for sale, or shipment within this State of endangered species and by carefully regulating these activities with regard to the threatened species. Exceptions to these prohibitions, for the purpose of enhancing the conservation of these species, may be permitted as set forth in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-702 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-702
§4–702.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Community Program Fund.

(b) The purpose of the Fund is to assist:

(1) local law enforcement agencies in establishing community programs; and

(2) agencies of a local government in establishing violence intervention programs.

(c) The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.

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

(2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund, in conjunction with the Executive Director.

(e) (1) The Fund consists of:

(i) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;

(ii) investment earnings of the Fund; and

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

(2) For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Fund of $500,000.

(f) (1) The Fund may be used only to make grants as provided under this subtitle.

(2) The Fund may not be used for administrative expenses.

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

(2) Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-325 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-325
§4–325.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of all records of a person authorized to:

(1) sell, purchase, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm under Title 5, Subtitle 1 of the Public Safety Article; or

(2) carry, wear, or transport a handgun under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article.

(b) A custodian shall allow inspection of firearm or handgun records by:

(1) the individual named in the record; or

(2) the attorney of record of the individual named in the record.

(c) This section may not be construed to prohibit the Department of State Police or the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services from accessing firearm or handgun records in the performance of that department’s official duty.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 4-910 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-910
§4–910.
Status: in_force

A subsidiary savings bank may dissolve in accordance with § 3-803 of this article and subject to any rights provided for in § 4-802(c)(4) of this title.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-705 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-705
§4–705.
Status: in_force

(a) A license does not lapse if the licensee fails to renew or make bona fide use of the license because of the licensee’s deployment in the uniformed services or employment in essential war industries.

(b) The licensee shall inform the Department before the licensee’s deployment and apply to the Department for the renewal of the license within 1 year of the termination of hostilities or from the date of the licensee’s release from deployment in the uniformed services.

(c) If a licensee cannot fish every net for which the licensee was licensed at any time during a war emergency because of some condition arising out of a war, the licensee may not be deprived of the right to a license for these nets thereafter.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4-603 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 4 / Subtitle 6 / Section 4-603
§4–603.
Status: in_force

An employee may elect to exercise the rights available under the collective bargaining agreement as an alternative to the right to a judicial review provided under this subtitle.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-204 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-204
§4–204.
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent that the grant of an application is related to the status of the applicant as a person in interest and except as required by other law or regulation, the custodian may not condition the grant of an application on:

(1) the identity of the applicant;

(2) any organizational or other affiliation of the applicant; or

(3) a disclosure by the applicant of the purpose for an application.

(b) This section does not preclude an official custodian from considering the identity of the applicant, any organizational or other affiliation of the applicant, or the purpose for the application if:

(1) the applicant chooses to provide this information for the custodian to consider in making a determination under Subtitle 3, Part IV of this title;

(2) the applicant has requested a waiver of fees under § 4–206(e) of this subtitle; or

(3) the identity of the applicant, any organizational or other affiliation of the applicant, or the purpose for the application is material to the determination of the official custodian in accordance with § 4–206(e)(2) of this subtitle.

(c) Consistently with this section, an official may request the identity of an applicant for the purpose of contacting the applicant.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 4-301 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-301
§4–301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) If an individual holds the appropriate barber–stylist limited license, the individual may practice barbering in a manner limited to providing barber–stylist services.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a student while the student practices barbering or provides barber–stylist services in accordance with § 4–301.1 or § 4–301.2 of this subtitle;

(2) a registered apprentice barber; or

(3) an individual authorized in the discretion of the Board to practice barbering or to provide barber–stylist services under special circumstances.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-901 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-901
§4–901.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan climate load allocation addendum and updated 2–year milestones that fully offset additional nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads attributable to the impacts of climate change as determined and allocated by the Chesapeake Bay Program.

(b) The Department shall fully implement the addendum and updated milestones under subsection (a) of this section on or before December 31, 2025.
Md. Code, Real Property § 4-105 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-105
§4–105.
Status: in_force

No words of inheritance are necessary to create an estate in fee simple or an easement by grant or by reservation. Unless a contrary intention appears by express terms or is necessarily implied, every grant of land passes a fee simple estate, and every grant or reservation of an easement passes or reserves an easement in perpetuity.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-11A-05 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 11A / Section 4-11A-05
§4–11A–05.
Status: reserved

(a) This section applies to enterprise leases.

(b) (1) The Department may issue an enterprise lease to a person for use in the waters of the State.

(2) The Department may not issue an enterprise lease for the purpose of cultivating a nonnative species, as defined in § 4–205.1 of this title.

(3) A person who wishes to obtain an enterprise lease shall:

(i) Complete and submit an application to the Department on a form the Department requires; and

(ii) Pay a nonrefundable application fee established by the Department in consultation with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council.

(4) An application for an enterprise lease shall include:

(i) A declaration that the applicant intends to actively use the leased area for assessing the feasibility of cultivating aquatic plants for commercial purposes; and

(ii) A proposed plan for active use of the lease that includes:

1. The species of aquatic plants to be cultivated;

2. The source of the aquatic plants to be cultivated;

3. The methods and means that the applicant will use to cultivate the aquatic plants;

4. The quantity of aquatic plants that the applicant expects to grow and harvest during the initial 3 years of the lease; and

5. A description of the labor, materials, and equipment to be used to cultivate the aquatic plants.

(5) The Department may:

(i) Deny an enterprise lease application for reasonable cause; or

(ii) Include any conditions in an enterprise lease.

(c) (1) The term of an enterprise lease may not exceed 5 years.

(2) The size of an enterprise lease may not exceed 2 acres.

(3) The Department shall establish, in consultation with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, an annual amount of rent for an enterprise lease.

(d) (1) An enterprise lease may not be located:

(i) Within 50 feet of a shoreline or any pier without the written permission of the riparian owner at the time of initial application for the lease;

(ii) Within 150 feet of the public shellfish fishery or a registered pound net site;

(iii) Within 150 feet of an oyster harvest reserve area or any Yates Bar located in an oyster sanctuary;

(iv) Within 150 feet of a federal navigational channel;

(v) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, in any creek, cove, bay, or inlet less than 300 feet wide at its mouth at mean low tide;

(vi) In an SAV Protection Zone; or

(vii) In a setback or buffer from the Assateague Island National Seashore established by the Department.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (1)(v) of this subsection do not apply to the riparian owner or a lawful occupant of the riparian property.

(e) (1) An enterprise lease may not be assigned, transferred, or renewed.

(2) Any transfer or assignment of or attempt to transfer or assign an enterprise lease shall void the lease and the interest in the water column shall revert to the State without the necessity of any action by the State.

(f) (1) A person with an enterprise lease in the waters of the State may cultivate aquatic plants in any manner approved by the Department.

(2) The Department may adopt regulations to implement this section, including regulations concerning species that may not be cultivated or gear that may not be used in a leased area.

(g) (1) If the Department determines that an application for an enterprise lease meets the requirements of this section:

(i) The applicant for the lease shall mark the proposed area with a stake; and

(ii) The Department shall:

1. Advertise the application on the website of the Department for at least 2 consecutive weeks;

2. Notify the owners of property directly in front of the proposed activity; and

3. Notify other interested parties that the Department deems appropriate.

(2) (i) Within 37 days after the first day that the notice of the enterprise lease application is posted on the Department’s website, a person may request a public informational meeting on the issuance of the lease.

(ii) The Department shall hold a public informational meeting on the issuance of an enterprise lease on the request of any person under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(3) (i) Within 37 days after the first day that notice of the enterprise lease is posted on the Department’s website, any person who has a specific right, duty, privilege, or interest that is different from that of the general public and may be adversely affected by the proposed lease may file a petition with the Department protesting the issuance of the lease.

(ii) The protest shall be heard in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

(iii) Immediately after termination of the period prescribed in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph for filing a petition or after a final decision dismissing a protest, the Department shall issue an enterprise lease to the applicant.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-407 — MD Code / Article get / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-407
§4–407.
Status: in_force

Subject to the terms of the instrument creating the power, a residuary clause in a will exercises a power of appointment held by the testator only if:

(1) An intent to exercise the power is expressly indicated in the will; or

(2) The instrument creating the power of appointment fails to provide for disposition of the subject matter of the power upon its nonexercise.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-1102 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 11 / Section 4-1102
§4–1102.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An individual in a restaurant, club, or hotel for which a Class B or Class C license allowing the sale of wine is issued may consume wine not purchased from or provided by the license holder only if:

(i) the wine is consumed with a meal during the hours of sale specified by the license;

(ii) the individual obtains the approval of the license holder;

(iii) the wine is not available for sale on the license holder’s wine list; and

(iv) the license holder obtains a permit from the local licensing board before allowing an individual the privilege of consuming wine not purchased from or provided by the license holder.

(2) A license holder may not allow an individual who is under the age of 21 years or who is visibly under the influence of an alcoholic beverage the privilege of consuming the wine.

(b) (1) A local licensing board shall issue a permit at no charge to each license holder who seeks to allow an individual to consume wine under the conditions set out in subsection (a)(1) of this section.

(2) A license holder that obtains the permit may determine and charge the individual a fee for the privilege, on which a sales tax applicable to alcoholic beverages shall be imposed.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder shall dispose of the wine that remains after the meal is finished.

(2) An individual may remove from the licensed premises a bottle of wine, the contents of which are partially consumed with the meal, if the license holder or an employee of the license holder inserts a cork in or places a cap on the bottle.

(3) A bottle of wine that is removed from the licensed premises under paragraph (2) of this subsection is an “open container” for purposes of § 10–125 of the Criminal Law Article.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-11A-04 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 11A / Section 4-11A-04
§4–11A–04.
Status: in_force

(a) In consultation with the Oyster Advisory Commission, the Department shall identify by regulation the public shellfish fishery area in the Chesapeake Bay based on commercial harvesting activity during the 3 years preceding June 1, 2009, any surveys conducted by the Department, and other quantitative data known or made available to the Department.

(b) The public shellfish fishery area may not be leased for shellfish aquaculture.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4-307 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-307
§4–307.
Status: in_force

A court does not have jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief that specifically or generally:

(1) prohibits a person from ceasing or refusing to perform work or to remain in a relation of employment, regardless of a promise to do the work or to remain in the relation;

(2) prohibits a person from becoming or remaining a member of an employer organization or labor organization, regardless of a promise described in § 4–304 of this subtitle;

(3) prohibits a person from paying or giving to, or withholding from, another person any thing of value, including money or strike or unemployment benefits or insurance;

(4) prohibits a person from helping, by lawful means, another person to bring or defend against an action in a court of any state or the United States;

(5) prohibits a person from publicizing or obtaining or communicating information about the existence of or a fact involved in a labor dispute by any method that does not involve the act or threat of a breach of the peace, fraud, or violence, including:

(i) advertising;

(ii) speaking; and

(iii) patrolling, with intimidation or coercion, a public street or other place where a person lawfully may be;

(6) prohibits a person from ceasing:

(i) to patronize another person; or

(ii) to employ another person;

(7) prohibits a person from assembling peaceably to do or to organize an act listed in items (1) through (6) of this section;

(8) prohibits a person from advising or giving another person notice of an intent to do an act listed in items (1) through (7) of this section;

(9) prohibits a person from agreeing with another person to do or not to do an act listed in items (1) through (8) of this section;

(10) prohibits a person from advising, inducing, or urging another person, without the act or threat of fraud or violence, to do an act listed in items (1) through (9) of this section, regardless of a promise described in § 4–304 of this subtitle; or

(11) on the ground that the persons are engaged in an unlawful conspiracy, prohibits a person from doing an act listed in items (1) through (10) of this section in concert with another person.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-409 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-409
§4–409.
Status: in_force

A person who holds multiple licenses may renew the licenses.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-906 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-906
§4–906.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government or nonprofit organization that receives funding under this subtitle shall:

(1) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, provide a cash or in–kind match equivalent to 33% of the amount awarded; and

(2) use the award to supplement and not supplant funding that would otherwise be available to implement evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs.

(b) The matching fund requirement under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be waived if the local government or nonprofit organization can demonstrate good cause, as determined by the Executive Director.

(c) In addition to any other reporting requirements from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, grantees shall submit a report at the end of each grant cycle that shall:

(1) include the following information:

(i) data collected during the duration of the award;

(ii) a discussion of any collaborative efforts between the local government or nonprofit organization, a community–based organization, and any other entity in furtherance of the objectives of the award; and

(iii) an analysis of the progress made in achieving the objectives of the award; and

(2) be posted to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy’s website.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-250 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-250
§4–250.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond or note issued by the Administration under this part is a legal and proper investment for:

(1) a public officer, a political subdivision, or a governmental unit;

(2) a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, investment company, or other person doing a banking business;

(3) an insurance company, insurance association, or other person doing an insurance business;

(4) a personal representative, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary; or

(5) any other person.

(b) For any purpose for which the deposit of a bond or other obligation of the State is authorized by law, a bond issued by the Administration under this part is a security that may legally and properly be deposited with and received by a public officer, a political subdivision, or a governmental unit.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-203 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4A / Subtitle 2 / Section 4A-203
§4A–203.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law or unless otherwise agreed, a limited liability company has the general powers, whether or not set forth in its articles of organization or operating agreement, to:

(1) Have perpetual existence, although existence may be limited to a specified period of time if the limitation is set forth in its articles of organization;

(2) Sue, be sued, complain, and defend in all courts;

(3) Transact its business, carry on its operations, and have and exercise the powers granted by this article in any state and in any foreign country;

(4) Make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, and borrow money;

(5) Sell, lease, exchange, transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge, and otherwise dispose of any of its assets;

(6) Acquire by purchase or in any other manner, take, receive, own, hold, improve, and otherwise deal with any interest in real or personal property, wherever located;

(7) Issue notes, bonds, and other obligations and secure any of them by mortgage or deed of trust or security interest of any or all of its assets;

(8) Purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, loan, pledge, or otherwise dispose of and otherwise use and deal in and with stock or other interests in and obligations of other corporations, associations, general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, business trusts, and individuals;

(9) Invest its surplus funds, lend money in any manner which may be appropriate to enable it to carry on the operations or fulfill the purposes of the limited liability company, and take and hold real property and personal property as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested;

(10) Render professional services within or without this State;

(11) Elect or appoint agents and define their duties and fix their compensation;

(12) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets;

(13) Be a promoter, stockholder, partner, member, associate, or agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, foreign limited liability company, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise;

(14) Indemnify and hold harmless any member, agent, or employee from and against any and all claims and demands, except in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in the articles of organization or operating agreement;

(15) Make and alter operating agreements as provided in § 4A–402(a) of this title;

(16) Cease its activities and dissolve; and

(17) Do every other act not inconsistent with law which is appropriate to promote and attain the purposes of the limited liability company.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4-109 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-109
§4–109.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mediation Service or a board shall make and publish findings about a dispute for settlement of the dispute.

(b) A determination and award of a board is final and binds the disputants.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 4-405 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-405
§4–405.
Status: in_force

A member of the Council:

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

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 4-110 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-110
§4–110.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “restricted firearm ammunition” means a cartridge, a shell, or any other device that:

(1) contains explosive or incendiary material designed and intended for use in a firearm; and

(2) has a core constructed, excluding traces of other substances, entirely from one or a combination of:

(i) tungsten alloys;

(ii) steel;

(iii) iron;

(iv) brass;

(v) beryllium copper;

(vi) depleted uranium; or

(vii) an equivalent material of similar density or hardness.

(b) A person may not, during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of this article, possess or use restricted firearm ammunition.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 4-903 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-903
§4–903.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Commissioner approves the articles of incorporation of the subsidiary savings bank, the incorporators shall file for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation one endorsed copy of the articles of incorporation.

(b) Unless the Commissioner has endorsed the articles of incorporation as approved, articles of incorporation that are filed for record may not be effective.
Md. Code, Family Law § 4-201 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-201
§4–201.
Status: in_force

(a) A spouse may have a domicile that is different from the domicile of the other spouse.

(b) The domicile of each spouse shall be determined by the same factors used to determine the domicile of any individual who is capable of having an independent domicile.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-625 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 6 / Section 4-625
§4–625.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not build, construct, have constructed, or place any wharf, pier, dock, float, or any projection along or running into or over the waters of Deep Creek Lake without first obtaining a written permit from the Department and the lessors of the area.

(b) The Department, for proper fish management, may close as many as three tributaries to the lake for their length, at any one time, or prohibit fishing during the period between one hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise if necessary to police the area properly.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-2003 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 20 / Section 4-2003
§4–2003.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall:

(1) administer the Program;

(2) attach to a Program loan the terms needed to carry out the Program;

(3) establish eligibility standards for Program loans;

(4) establish interest rates that may be as low as 0% or as high as is reasonable to make the project viable; and

(5) adopt regulations to carry out the Program, including regulations designed to increase participation of minority business enterprises in the Program.

(b) In setting the terms and interest rates for Program loans, the Department may:

(1) offer preferred interest rates and terms for loans used to finance net–zero homes; and

(2) establish different interest rates based on the projected energy efficiency of the home to be constructed.

(c) The Department may:

(1) contract for services related to the Program;

(2) contract with private mortgage servicers to perform on behalf of the Department functions the servicers ordinarily perform, including foreclosure and employment of counsel;

(3) charge a nonrefundable application fee and other customary loan fees;

(4) enter into agreements with lenders or other entities to provide credit enhancement or collectively lend money for the construction of net–zero and low–energy homes;

(5) purchase or commit to purchase from mortgage lenders notes or mortgages that meet the requirements of this subtitle, any regulations adopted under this subtitle, and appropriate Program directives;

(6) modify the interest rate, the time or amount of payment, or any other term of a Program loan to facilitate repayment of the Program loan and to achieve the purpose of the Program; and

(7) without approval or execution by the Board of Public Works:

(i) assign a mortgage for value;

(ii) release a mortgage;

(iii) foreclose a mortgage;

(iv) acquire property that secures a loan in default; and

(v) encumber, sell, or otherwise dispose of property acquired in connection with a loan in default.

(d) On or before January 1 each year, the Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on regulations adopted under subsection (a)(5) of this section to increase participation of minority businesses in the Program and the outcome of that effort.
Md. Code, Local Government § 4-107 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-107
§4–107.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not require an individual to own or control an interest in property to participate in an election or hold office in the municipality.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-246 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-246
§4–246.
Status: in_force

(a) By written determination, the Administration may provide for the issuance of notes to renew its notes, and bonds to pay its notes or to fund or refund its bonds, whether or not the bonds to be refunded have matured, including the payment of any redemption premium and any interest accrued or to accrue on the notes or bonds to be renewed, paid, or refunded.

(b) The issuance and incidents of renewal notes and refunding bonds are governed by applicable provisions of this part.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 4-101 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-101
§4–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Board” means the State Board of Dental Examiners.

(c) “Dental appliance” means any:

(1) Oral prosthesis;

(2) Orthodontic appliance;

(3) Regulatory appliance;

(4) Supportive appliance; or

(5) Other intraoral appliance or restoration.

(c–1) “Dental assistant” means an individual who directly assists a dentist in the practice of dentistry.

(d) “Dental hygienist” means an individual, other than a dentist, who practices dental hygiene.

(e) “Dental laboratory” means any commercial laboratory or workroom in which a person engages in dental laboratory work.

(f) “Dental laboratory work” means making, repairing, or altering a dental appliance extraorally.

(f–1) “Dental professional corporation” means:

(1) A corporation solely owned by an individual or individuals licensed by the Board to practice dentistry and formed under Title 5 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or

(2) A professional service limited liability company owned solely by an individual or individuals licensed by the Board to practice dentistry and formed under Title 4A of the Corporations and Associations Article.

(g) “Dentist” means an individual who practices dentistry.

(g–1) “Expanded function dental assistant” means a dental assistant who is certified by the Board to perform specific intraoral procedures.

(h) (1) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to:

(i) Practice dentistry; or

(ii) Practice dental hygiene.

(2) “License” includes, unless the context requires otherwise:

(i) A general license to practice dentistry;

(ii) A limited license to practice dentistry;

(iii) A teacher’s license to practice dentistry;

(iv) A general license to practice dental hygiene;

(v) A teacher’s license to practice dental hygiene;

(vi) A retired volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry;

(vii) A retired volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene;

(viii) A volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry;

(ix) A volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene;

(x) A temporary volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry; and

(xi) A temporary volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene.

(i) (1) “Licensed dental hygienist” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a dental hygienist who is licensed by the Board to practice dental hygiene.

(2) “Licensed dental hygienist” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a holder of:

(i) A general license to practice dental hygiene;

(ii) A teacher’s license to practice dental hygiene;

(iii) A retired volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene;

(iv) A volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene; or

(v) A temporary volunteer dental hygienist’s license to practice dental hygiene.

(j) (1) “Licensed dentist” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a dentist who is licensed by the Board to practice dentistry.

(2) “Licensed dentist” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a holder of:

(i) A general license to practice dentistry;

(ii) A limited license to practice dentistry;

(iii) A teacher’s license to practice dentistry;

(iv) A retired volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry;

(v) A volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry; or

(vi) A temporary volunteer dentist’s license to practice dentistry.

(k) “Practice dental hygiene” means to:

(1) Perform a preliminary dental examination;

(2) Perform a complete prophylaxis, including the removal of any deposit, accretion, or stain from the surface of a tooth or a restoration;

(3) Polish a tooth or a restoration;

(4) Chart cavities, restorations, missing teeth, periodontal conditions, and other features observed during preliminary examination, prophylaxis, or polishing;

(5) Apply a medicinal agent to a tooth for a prophylactic purpose;

(6) Take a dental X ray;

(7) Perform a manual curettage in conjunction with scaling and root planing;

(8) Administer local anesthesia in accordance with § 4–206.1 or § 4–206.3 of this title;

(9) Administer nitrous oxide in accordance with § 4–206.2 of this title; or

(10) Perform any other intraoral function that the Board authorizes by a rule or regulation adopted under § 4–206 of this title.

(l) (1) “Practice dentistry” means to:

(i) Perform or attempt to perform any intraoral dental service or intraoral dental operation;

(ii) Diagnose, treat, or attempt to diagnose or treat any disease, injury, malocclusion, or malposition of a tooth, gum, or jaw, or structures associated with a tooth, gum, or jaw if the service, operation, or procedure is included in the curricula of an accredited dental school or in an approved dental residency program of an accredited hospital or teaching institution;

(iii) Perform or offer to perform dental laboratory work;

(iv) Place or adjust a dental appliance in a human mouth; or

(v) Administer anesthesia for the purposes of dentistry and not as a medical specialty.

(2) “Practice dentistry” includes:

(i) Patient evaluation, diagnosis, and determination of treatment plans;

(ii) Determination of treatment options, including the choice of restorative and treatment materials and diagnostic equipment; and

(iii) Determination and establishment of dental patient protocols, dental standards of care, and dental practice guidelines.

(3) “Practice dentistry” does not include the responsibilities of a supervising dentist under § 4–104 of this subtitle.

(m) Except as provided in § 4–308(f)(2) of this title, “supervision” means supervision of a dental hygienist by a dentist, where the dentist may or may not be present when the dental hygienist performs the dental hygiene procedures but is available on the premises.

(n) “Temporary dental clinic permit” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a temporary permit issued by the Board to a bona fide charitable organization to provide dental services to the poor, elderly, or disabled at a dental clinic.

(o) “Third party” means any person who collects premiums, assumes financial risks, pays claims, or provides administrative services relating to any:

(1) Insurance policy;

(2) Insurance contract;

(3) Health prepayment contract;

(4) Health care plan; or

(5) Nonprofit health service plan contract.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 4-311.5 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-311.5
§4–311.
Status: in_force

§4–311.5.

(a) (1) There is an “Egg Law Fund”.

(2) All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall be credited to the Fund.

(b) The Fund shall be used to partially defray the expenses of administering this subtitle.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 4A-305 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 4A / Subtitle 3 / Section 4A-305
§4A–305.
Status: in_force

(a) If a funds transfer is completed but execution of a payment order by the receiving bank in breach of § 4A-302 of this subtitle results in delay in payment to the beneficiary, the bank is obliged to pay interest to either the originator or the beneficiary of the funds transfer for the period of delay caused by the improper execution. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, additional damages are not recoverable.

(b) (1) If execution of a payment order by a receiving bank in breach of § 4A-302 of this subtitle results in:

(i) Noncompletion of the funds transfer;

(ii) Failure to use an intermediary bank designated by the originator; or

(iii) Issuance of a payment order that does not comply with the terms of the payment order of the originator, the bank is liable to the originator for its expenses in the funds transfer and for incidental expenses and interest losses, to the extent not covered by subsection (a) of this section, resulting from the improper execution.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, additional damages are not recoverable.

(c) In addition to the amounts payable under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, damages, including consequential damages, are recoverable to the extent provided in an express written agreement of the receiving bank.

(d) (1) If a receiving bank fails to execute a payment order it was obliged by express agreement to execute, the receiving bank is liable to the sender for its expenses in the transaction and for incidental expenses and interest losses resulting from the failure to execute.

(2) Additional damages, including consequential damages, are recoverable to the extent provided in an express written agreement of the receiving bank, but are not otherwise recoverable.

(e) (1) Reasonable attorney’s fees are recoverable if demand for compensation under subsection (a) or (b) of this section is made and refused before an action is brought on the claim.

(2) If a claim is made for breach of an agreement under subsection (d) of this section and the agreement does not provide for damages, reasonable attorney’s fees are recoverable if demand for compensation under subsection (d) of this section is made and refused before an action is brought on the claim.

(f) Except as stated in this section, the liability of a receiving bank under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may not be varied by agreement.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 4-509 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-509
§4–509.
Status: in_force

Any contractual provision that could be interpreted to limit, restrict, or prevent a dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, or other person from testifying or providing information to the Board, the General Assembly, or a court of competent jurisdiction concerning a potential violation of this title shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to the public policy of the State.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-501 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-501
§4–501.
Status: in_force

Subject to Division II of this article, this subtitle applies statewide.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-211 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-211
§4–211.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Executive agency” means a unit of the Executive Branch of State government.

(3) “Identification card” means a security card issued by the Department to a State employee or other individual authorized by the Secretary, including a contractor, regulated lobbyist, media personnel, local government official, or volunteer.

(b) (1) The Department may include a notation on an identification card indicating that the holder is a veteran if the individual issued the identification card presents a certification of veteran status obtained from the Department of Veterans and Military Families in accordance with § 9–905 of the State Government Article, a DD Form 214, or other documentation acceptable to the Department.

(2) The Department may limit the notation authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection to a certain category or categories of identification card holders.

(c) (1) If the Department provides an option for a notation on an identification card that indicates that the holder is a veteran, the Department shall include on the application for the identification card the option for the applicant to:

(i) indicate that the applicant is a veteran; and

(ii) consent to being contacted by appropriate executive agencies regarding the individual’s eligibility for State or federal veterans’ benefits.

(2) (i) In accordance with Title 4, Subtitle 3 of the General Provisions Article and any other applicable law, and on request by an executive agency, the Department shall transmit to the executive agency appropriate information about each identification card holder who has given consent under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.

(ii) Unless otherwise authorized or required by law, the Department may not transmit information obtained on an application for an identification card that relates to the applicant’s status as a veteran unless the applicant has given consent under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.

(d) The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4-404 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-404
§4–404.
Status: in_force

(a) Once during each calendar year, each stockholder of a close corporation may present to any officer of the corporation a written request for a statement of its affairs.

(b) Within 20 days after a request is made for a statement of a close corporation’s affairs, the corporation shall prepare and have available on file at its principal office a statement verified under oath by its president or treasurer or one of its vice-presidents or assistant treasurers which sets forth in reasonable detail the corporation’s assets and liabilities as of a reasonably current date.
Md. Code, Transportation § 4-312.1 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-312.1
§4–312.
Status: in_force

§4–312.1.

The Maryland Transportation Authority shall take whatever steps may be necessary to obtain a modification of the trust agreement, dated as of July 1, 1978, between the Authority and Maryland National Bank, as trustee, to permit free access to and from the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway from the ramps in Harford County and Cecil County. Upon the execution of this modification of the trust agreement, and after the cost of obtaining this modification has been recouped by the State through the accumulated revenues produced by the ramp tolls on the Kennedy Highway in Harford County and Cecil County, the Authority shall eliminate the ramp tolls on the Kennedy Highway in Harford County and Cecil County and may not thereafter charge or collect tolls at these ramps.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 4-125 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-125
§4–125.
Status: in_force

(a) Any livestock carcass, part of it, or meat food product of any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock that is transported in intrastate commerce, or is held for sale or donation in the State after transportation, and that (1) is or has been prepared, sold, transported, or distributed, or offered or received for distribution, in violation of this subtitle, or (2) is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded, or (3) in any other way violates this subtitle, shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned on a libel of information in the circuit court of any county within whose jurisdiction the article is found.

(b) Upon condemnation and entry of the decree, the article shall be destroyed or sold as the court directs and, if sold, the proceeds, less the court costs, fees, storage, and other proper expenses, shall be paid into the State Treasury. The article may not be sold contrary to the provisions of this subtitle or federal law.

(c) Upon execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the article may not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to this subtitle or federal law, the court may direct that the article be delivered to the owner subject to the supervision of the Secretary to insure compliance with this subtitle.

(d) When a decree of condemnation is entered against the article and it is released under bond or destroyed, court cost, fees, storage and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person intervening as claimant of the article.

(e) The proceedings in libel cases shall conform to proceedings in admiralty to the extent possible. However, either party may demand a jury trial of any issue of fact joined in any case. All proceedings shall be at the suit of or in the name of the State.

(f) This section does not derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of this subtitle or other laws.
Md. Code, Education § 4-315 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-315
§4–315.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may levy and collect taxes on the assessable property in Baltimore City necessary to pay all the expenses they incur for educational purposes.

(2) These taxes shall be levied and collected as are other taxes.

(b) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may adopt ordinances:

(1) For the protection of public school buildings and other school property; and

(2) To punish any person who disturbs the sessions of the public schools.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 4-803 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-803
§4–803.
Status: in_force

(a) The savings bank shall:

(1) File with the Commissioner for examination the application for approval of reorganization; and

(2) At the time of filing of an application for approval of reorganization, pay to the Commissioner a fee of $1,500.

(b) The Commissioner shall investigate the proposed articles of incorporation of the subsidiary savings bank and determine if:

(1) The articles are framed in accordance with law;

(2) The character, responsibility, and general fitness of the incorporators and directors named in the articles command confidence and warrant belief that the business of the proposed subsidiary savings bank will be conducted honestly and efficiently in accordance with the intent of this article; and

(3) Allowing the proposed subsidiary savings bank to engage in business:

(i) Will promote public convenience and advantage; and

(ii) Is expedient and desirable.

(c) After investigating the proposed articles of incorporation of the subsidiary savings bank, the Commissioner may require any change in the articles of incorporation that the Commissioner considers necessary.

(d) As to the proposed articles of incorporation of the subsidiary savings bank:

(1) Within 3 months after the application is filed for examination, the Commissioner shall sign, date, and endorse each copy of the articles of incorporation as “approved” or “refused”.

(2) If formation of the subsidiary savings bank is refused, the Commissioner shall return one of the endorsed copies of the articles of incorporation to the incorporators.

(3) If formation of the subsidiary savings bank is approved, the Commissioner shall:

(i) Return one of the endorsed copies of the articles of incorporation to the incorporators; and

(ii) Keep and record one of the endorsed copies.

(e) Within 3 months after the application for approval of reorganization is filed for examination, the Commissioner shall approve or reject the application. The Commissioner may not approve the application unless the Commissioner determines:

(1) That the plan of reorganization is:

(i) Reasonably required to protect the welfare of the general economy of this State;

(ii) Not detrimental to the public interest or the savings bank; and

(iii) In compliance with the regulations and conditions that the Commissioner adopts;

(2) That if the reorganization is pursuant to an acquisition by the mutual holding company of all the stock of a savings and loan association:

(i) Exigent circumstances exist that make the acquisition necessary to maintain the viability or prevent the probable failure of the savings and loan association acquired; and

(ii) The mutual holding company agrees to obtain federal insurance for the deposits of the acquired savings and loan association within the time limitation imposed by the Commissioner;

(3) That immediately before the reorganization, the depositors of the savings bank are entitled to deposits in the subsidiary savings bank of like amounts, interest rates, and other terms, without interruption of interest;

(4) That all deposits continue to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the maximum amount provided by law; and

(5) That the applicant has met all the requirements of this subtitle and Subtitle 9 of this title.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-1032 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 10 / Section 4-1032
§4–1032.
Status: in_force

Advisory committees shall be formed in each county where soft-shell clams may be caught by hydraulic clam dredge. Each committee shall be composed of five persons, four of whom possess a hydraulic clam dredge license and one who possesses a soft-shell clam dealer’s and shipper’s license. Committee members shall be elected by persons possessing a hydraulic clam dredge license or a soft-shell clam dealer’s and shipper’s license. The Department shall confer with the elected committees on any matter affecting the management of the soft-shell clam fishery.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 4-510 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-510
§4–510.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council may:

(1) conduct a statewide survey of resources and needs in the arts;

(2) determine the extent to which existing resources can fill the needs;

(3) design new or expanded programs in the arts on its own or with arts organizations;

(4) encourage and assist in the formation and activities of community arts councils;

(5) provide technical and consultative assistance to arts organizations throughout the State;

(6) provide logistical and financial assistance to encourage the touring of outstanding professional performances and exhibitions of art, from inside and outside the State, to communities throughout the State;

(7) make awards for excellence in the arts;

(8) make grants to arts organizations and individual artists;

(9) cooperate with educational institutions and organizations to establish a higher level of education in and appreciation of the arts by students throughout the State;

(10) explore the feasibility of regional arts programming in neighboring states and program exchange with other states, and implement the programs the Council considers advisable;

(11) make recommendations to the Board of Public Works concerning appropriate aesthetic decorations, embellishments, accessories, and ornamentation to State projects, buildings, and property; and

(12) conduct other programs consistent with this subtitle.

(b) The Council:

(1) shall publish an annual report; and

(2) may publish other material.
Md. Code, Insurance § 4-102 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-102
§4–102.
Status: in_force

(a) To engage in the insurance business in the State, an insurer must:

(1) be in compliance with its charter powers and with this article; and

(2) be an incorporated stock insurer, incorporated mutual insurer, or reciprocal insurer.

(b) An insurer may not be authorized to engage in the insurance business in the State if the insurer has or uses a name that is so similar to the name of an insurer already so authorized as to tend to cause uncertainty or confusion or that tends to deceive or mislead about the type of organization of the insurer.

(c) (1) A foreign insurer may not be authorized to engage in the insurance business in the State if:

(i) the voting control or ownership of the foreign insurer is held in whole or substantial part by a government or governmental unit; or

(ii) the foreign insurer is operated for or by a government or governmental unit.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, membership in a mutual insurer, subscribership in a reciprocal insurer, ownership of stock of an insurer by the alien property custodian or similar official of the United States, or supervision of an insurer by a public insurance supervisory authority are not considered to be ownership, control, or operation of the insurer.

(d) (1) In this subsection, “Lloyds underwriters” means an aggregation of individuals who, under a common name, engage in the insurance business for profit through an attorney in fact who has authority, within the limits specified in the power of attorney, to obligate the underwriters severally on insurance contracts made or issued by the attorney in fact, in the name of the aggregation of individuals, to and with any person insured.

(2) A Lloyds underwriter may not be organized in the State and a foreign or alien Lloyds underwriter may not be authorized to engage in the insurance business in the State.

(3) This subsection does not restrict the right of insurers to place surplus lines coverages in and to cede reinsurance to foreign or alien Lloyds underwriters, if the surplus lines and reinsurance transactions are otherwise allowed under this article.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-213 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-213
§4–213.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, before the Department exercises its authority under § 4-208 or § 4-209 of this subtitle, the Department shall:

(1) Notify the county or municipality of the violation and the Department’s intended action; and

(2) Conduct a joint inspection with a representative of the county or municipality.

(b) If the Department determines that there is a substantial threat to the environment, the Department may take appropriate enforcement action without first conducting a joint inspection under subsection (a)(2) of this section.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-322 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-322
§4–322.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Broker rebate fee” is a commission sharing payment based on an established commission rebate percentage.

(3) “Fund” means the Department of General Services Broker Rebate Fee Fund.

(b) There is a Department of General Services Broker Rebate Fee Fund.

(c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to support the actions of the Secretary in implementing, regulating, administering, and enforcing this part.

(d) The Secretary shall:

(1) administer the Fund; and

(2) direct any broker rebate fees collected under this part to the Fund.

(e) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of this article.

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

(f) The Fund consists of:

(1) revenue distributed to the Fund from broker rebate fees received in connection with any lease of building space by the State under this part;

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

(3) interest earnings; and

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

(g) The Fund may be used only to cover the expenses, including administrative expenses, of the Department in carrying out the requirements of this title.

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

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

(i) Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 4-403 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-403
§4–403.
Status: in_force

The Board shall register and issue a certificate of registration to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 4-311.1 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-311.1
§4–311.
Status: reserved

§4–311.1.

(a) The Board shall reinstate an expanded function dental assistant certificate that is expired only if the holder:

(1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, has completed the continuing education requirements set by rule and regulation of the Board;

(2) Has submitted a renewal application to the Board before the deadline set by the Board; and

(3) Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board.

(b) The Board shall adopt regulations requiring continuing education, including clinical hands–on training, for expanded function dental assistants to be offered by:

(1) State–based dental professional societies affiliated with national dental organizations; and

(2) Entities listed in § 4–302.1(e) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 4-315 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-315
§4–315.
Status: in_force

(a) A contestant shall be allowed to enter the ring only if:

(1) a physician approved by the Commission declares the contestant to be physically fit; and

(2) the contestant has complied with § 4–304.1 of this subtitle.

(b) (1) Each contestant in a contest shall submit to:

(i) a chemical test of the urine or blood of the contestant to detect the presence of a controlled dangerous substance defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article or other substance that the Commission prohibits by regulation; and

(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a test of the blood or urine of the contestant to detect the presence of performance enhancing drugs, including:

1. human growth hormones; and

2. anabolic steroids.

(2) A contestant shall be required to submit to a blood or urine test under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection if:

(i) there is reasonable cause to believe the contestant has used a substance prohibited by regulation;

(ii) the contestant was randomly selected by lottery; or

(iii) the contestant has a documented or otherwise verified history of drug use within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the contest.

(c) The Commission shall set the length in rounds of each contest.

(d) (1) The Commission shall adopt regulations to ensure the safety of individuals who participate in amateur or professional mixed martial arts contests.

(2) In developing the regulations, the Commission shall consider:

(i) appropriate limits on acceptable maneuvers;

(ii) time limits for contest rounds; and

(iii) rules for termination of a contest.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-206 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4A / Subtitle 2 / Section 4A-206
§4A–206.
Status: in_force

(a) Articles and certificates required by this title to be filed with the Department shall be executed in the following manner:

(1) Articles of organization shall be executed by any individual authorized to do so by the persons forming the limited liability company; and

(2) Articles of amendment, articles of merger, certificates of correction, articles of dissolution, articles of continuation, articles of conversion, articles of cancellation, and articles of reinstatement shall be executed by an authorized person.

(b) (1) An authorized person may sign any articles or certificates by an attorney in fact.

(2) Powers of attorney relating to the signing of articles or certificates by an attorney in fact need not be sworn to, verified, or acknowledged, and need not be filed with the Department.

(c) Any document required to be certified, acknowledged, or verified under this title shall be so acknowledged, verified, or certified in accordance with the procedure set forth in Title 1, Subtitle 3 of this article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-901 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-901
§4–901.
Status: in_force

Subject to Division II of this article, this subtitle applies statewide.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-1104 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 11 / Section 4-1104
§4–1104.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a refillable container permit.

(b) A refillable container permit authorizes the permit holder to:

(1) sell draft beer for off–premises consumption in a refillable container that meets the standards set out in subsection (d) of this section; and

(2) sell and refill a refillable container that meets the standards set out in subsection (d) of this section.

(c) (1) The term of a refillable container permit is the same as that of the underlying license.

(2) The hours of sale for a refillable container permit are the same as those for the underlying license.

(3) An applicant who holds an underlying license without an off–sale privilege shall meet the same advertising, posting of notice, and public hearing requirements as those for the underlying license.

(d) (1) To be used as a refillable container for beer under the authority of a refillable container permit, a container shall:

(i) have a capacity of not less than 32 ounces and not more than 128 ounces;

(ii) be sealable;

(iii) be branded with an identifying mark of the seller of the container;

(iv) bear the federal health warning statement required for containers of alcoholic beverages under 27 C.F.R. 16.21;

(v) display instructions for cleaning the container; and

(vi) bear a label stating that:

1. cleaning the container is the responsibility of the consumer; and

2. the contents of the container are perishable and should be refrigerated immediately and consumed within 48 hours after purchase.

(2) The Executive Director may adopt standards regarding containers that qualify for use as refillable containers for beer, including containers originating from outside the State.

(3) The holder of a refillable container permit may refill a refillable container originating from inside or outside the State that meets the standards adopted by the Executive Director under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 4-505 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-505
§4–505.
Status: in_force

Each year the Council shall select a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer from its membership.
Md. Code, Education § 4-311 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-311
§4–311.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the board shall establish a personnel system governing certificated and noncertificated employees, including a performance–based system–wide personnel evaluation system for teachers, principals, and administrators.

(2) To carry out the requirements of this section, the board may:

(i) Establish and abolish positions;

(ii) Determine employee qualifications;

(iii) Establish terms of employment, including compensation, benefits, holiday schedules, and leave policies; and

(iv) Determine any other matters concerning employees.

(b) The personnel system shall provide fair and equitable procedures for:

(1) The redress of employee grievances; and

(2) The hiring, promotion, and termination of employees in accordance with law.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-807 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-807
§4–807.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person desiring to engage in the business of picking, canning, or packing crabs, except a person picking and selling crab meat for local family trade, first shall obtain a license. “Local family trade” means the selling of picked crab meat directly to the consumer by the picker, with the meat being picked entirely from crabs harvested by the picker or family of the picker. Nothing in this section exempts persons engaged in picking, canning, or packing crabs from the applicable Maryland Department of Health requirements.

(b) This section does not require any person licensed to catch crabs to obtain a license to sell the crabs caught, or require a license for retail crab sellers who purchase crabs from a person licensed under this section.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-106 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-106
§4–106.
Status: in_force

If a State or federal unit undertakes any construction as defined in § 4–105(a)(1) of this subtitle, the Department or the Department’s designee shall review and approve this action and enforce the provisions of this subtitle and any plans approved under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 4-702 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-702
§4–702.
Status: in_force

(a) A savings bank may dissolve voluntarily as provided in this section.

(b) A proposed voluntary dissolution shall be approved by:

(1) The affirmative vote, in person or by proxy, of two thirds of the members; or

(2) If there are no members, the unanimous vote of the board of directors.

(c) (1) After a proposed dissolution is approved, the board of directors of the savings bank shall give the following notices.

(2) The board shall give written notice to the Commissioner of the impending dissolution. This notice shall be certified under the corporate seal of the savings bank by its president and by its treasurer.

(3) The board also shall give notice to creditors of the savings bank to present for payment any claim against it. This notice shall be published once each week for 8 consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the savings bank has its principal banking office.

(d) After publication of the required notice to creditors, the directors of a savings bank shall execute and file with the Commissioner a statement that the savings bank is dissolved.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-203 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-203
§4–203.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the custodian shall grant or deny the application promptly, but not more than 30 days after receiving the application.

(2) The custodian shall grant or deny an application that is the subject of § 4–356 of this title not more than 50 days after receiving the application.

(b) (1) A custodian who approves the application shall produce the public record immediately or within a reasonable period that is needed to retrieve the public record, but not more than 30 days after receipt of the application.

(2) If the custodian reasonably believes that it will take more than 10 working days to produce the public record, the custodian shall indicate in writing or by electronic mail within 10 working days after receipt of the request:

(i) the amount of time that the custodian anticipates it will take to produce the public record;

(ii) an estimate of the range of fees that may be charged to comply with the request for public records; and

(iii) the reason for the delay.

(3) Failure to produce the public record in accordance with this subsection constitutes a denial of an application that may not be considered the result of a bona fide dispute unless the custodian has complied with paragraph (2) of this subsection and is working with the applicant in good faith.

(c) (1) A custodian who denies the application shall:

(i) within 10 working days, give the applicant a written statement that gives:

1. the reasons for the denial;

2. if inspection is denied under § 4–343 of this title:

A. a brief explanation of why the denial is necessary; and

B. an explanation of why redacting information would not address the reasons for the denial;

3. the legal authority for the denial;

4. without disclosing the protected information, a brief description of the undisclosed record that will enable the applicant to assess the applicability of the legal authority for the denial; and

5. notice of the remedies under this title for review of the denial; and

(ii) allow inspection of any part of the record that is subject to inspection.

(2) A custodian may not ignore an application to inspect public records on the grounds that the application was intended for purposes of harassment.

(d) Any time limit imposed under this section:

(1) with the consent of the applicant, may be extended for not more than 30 days; and

(2) if the applicant or custodian seeks resolution of a dispute under Subtitle 1A or 1B of this title, shall be extended pending resolution of that dispute.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-503 — MD Code / Article get / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-503
§4–503.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to § 4–506 of this subtitle, an anatomical gift may be made during the life of a donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education by:

(1) (i) A donor who is an adult; or

(ii) A donor who is a minor, if the minor is:

1. Emancipated; or

2. Authorized under State law to apply for a driver’s license because the donor is at least 15 years and 9 months old;

(2) An agent of a donor, unless a power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;

(3) A parent of a donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or

(4) A guardian of a donor.

(b) A donor may make an anatomical gift:

(1) By authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor’s driver’s license or identification card;

(2) By will;

(3) During a terminal illness or an injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or

(4) As provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) (1) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under this section may make a gift by:

(i) A donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift; or

(ii) Authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry.

(2) If a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under this section is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and shall:

(i) Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or other person; and

(ii) State that the record has been signed and witnessed as provided in item (i) of this paragraph.

(d) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver’s license or an identification card that indicates an anatomical gift does not invalidate the gift.

(e) (1) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect on the donor’s death whether or not the will is probated.

(2) If a will that makes an anatomical gift is invalidated after the donor’s death, the anatomical gift does not become invalid.

(f) On or after July 1, 2022, a person who elects to be a donor may designate any of the following purposes for the anatomical gift:

(1) Research and education; and

(2) Transplantation and therapy.

(g) (1) By July 1, 2022, the organ procurement organization or its designated affiliate shall produce and provide to each Motor Vehicle Administration location educational materials that include definitions of:

(i) Anatomical gift;

(ii) Research and education; and

(iii) Transplantation and therapy.

(2) Each Motor Vehicle Administration location shall prominently display the educational materials and make available the educational materials to prospective donors on request.

(h) The Motor Vehicle Administration shall adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, to carry out subsections (f) and (g) of this section.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1306 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 13 / Section 4-1306
§4–1306.
Status: in_force

A residential well owner is eligible for a grant under this subtitle if the residential well owner:

(1) tests a well and finds that it contains radium or gross alpha levels above the levels recommended by the federal Environmental Protection Agency;

(2) installs a water treatment system to remove excess levels of radium or gross alpha from well water; and

(3) does not earn more than 110% of the statewide or Washington, D.C. Metropolitan statistical area median income.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 4-102 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-102
§4–102.
Status: in_force

A State’s Attorney may charge by information:

(1) in a case involving a felony that does not involve a felony within the jurisdiction of the District Court, if the defendant is entitled to a preliminary hearing but does not request a hearing within 10 days after a court or court commissioner informs the defendant about the availability of a preliminary hearing; or

(2) in any other case, if a court in a preliminary hearing finds that there is probable cause to hold the defendant.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 4-316 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-316
§4–316.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a court issues a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute, the plaintiff shall post bond with the court.

(b) (1) Bond under this section shall be in an amount sufficient to compensate each person who is enjoined for any loss, expense, or damages that improvident or erroneous issuance of the temporary restraining order or temporary injunction causes.

(2) The amount shall include reasonable counsel fees and other reasonable costs that a defendant incurs in defending against other injunctive relief in the same case if the court denies the injunctive relief.

(c) Bond under this section signifies an agreement between the plaintiff and surety to submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of being liable on the bond.

(d) This section does not prevent a party who has a claim on or under a bond from bringing an action to pursue an ordinary remedy in court.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 4-302 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-302
§4–302.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle does not apply to:

(1) intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling;

(2) amateur boxing conducted under the supervision of a nationally recognized amateur organization;

(3) martial arts where:

(i) contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;

(ii) contact to the head is not permitted; and

(iii) no contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent; or

(4) a mixed martial arts exhibition.

(b) Each boxer shall wear protective headgear in each amateur boxing match or exhibition.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-806 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-806
§4–806.
Status: reserved

The personal representative or special administrator of the deceased license holder may apply for and obtain any refund to which the deceased license holder would have been entitled if the license had been surrendered for cancellation on the date of the license holder’s death if:

(1) the business of a license holder is not continued under § 4–803 of this subtitle; and

(2) the license is not transferred under § 4–804 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 4-309 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-309
§4–309.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to § 4–605 of this title, while a master barber license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to:

(1) practice barbering; and

(2) supervise an apprentice barber.

(b) Subject to § 4–605 of this title, while a barber license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to practice barbering.

(c) Subject to § 4–605 of this title, while a barber–stylist limited license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide barber–stylist services.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-701 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-701
§4–701.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, “Board” means the State Board of Architectural Review.
Md. Code, Local Government § 4-311 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-311
§4–311.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) At the end of each calendar year, the Department of Legislative Services shall ask each municipality whether any charter enactments have been adopted during that calendar year or the last fiscal year.

(2) The municipality promptly shall:

(i) answer the inquiry; and

(ii) verify, by a signed and notarized statement, that copies of the charter enactments already have been sent to the Department of Legislative Services.

(b) (1) The Department of Legislative Services promptly shall certify to the State Comptroller if a municipality does not comply with subsection (a) of this section or § 4–310(c) or (d) of this subtitle.

(2) If the Department of Legislative Services certifies noncompliance, the Comptroller may discontinue all funds, grants, or State aid that the municipality is entitled to under State law relating to:

(i) the income tax;

(ii) the tax on racing;

(iii) the recordation tax;

(iv) the admissions and amusement tax; and

(v) license taxes or fees.

(c) The Department of Legislative Services shall:

(1) arrange in a logical and convenient order the titles or the full text of the laws of the municipalities that amend the municipal charters; and

(2) publish on the General Assembly website each title, identified as a title of the laws of the municipality, or the full text of each law of the municipalities that amends the municipal charters.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-903 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-903
§4–903.
Status: in_force

The Department shall adopt regulations governing the conservation of diamondback terrapin.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-503 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-503
§4–503.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail dealer may not employ a solicitor or salesperson outside of the licensed place of business to solicit orders for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the State.

(b) The sale of alcoholic beverages may not occur outside of the licensed premises.

(c) This section does not prohibit:

(1) receiving orders by mail, telephone, or messenger;

(2) the filling of orders by delivery; or

(3) the payment for orders at the place of delivery.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-704 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-704
§4–704.
Status: in_force

Except for the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority in connection with the construction of roads, bridges, or highways, each State agency shall refer to the Board any major architectural problem or plan concerning the construction, reconstruction, or repair of a State building.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-1009 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 10 / Section 4-1009
§4–1009.
Status: in_force

(a) During the closed season for taking oysters, a person may take seed oysters from the natural bars of the State marked by the Department for a period not exceeding one month in any one year, at times designated by the Department. The seed oysters shall be taken only in accordance with rules and regulations the Department prescribes, sold only to lessees of private oyster grounds, delivered only on leased oyster bottoms and subject to the provisions of § 4–1103(c) of this title.

(b) The Secretary may establish by rule or regulation daily catch limits on the quantities of oysters which may be caught from the waters of the State except leased areas and aquaculture enterprise zones, and may amend the daily catch limits to conserve the public oyster resource. Notice of the establishment or amendment of these catch limits, including all applicable reasons for the Department’s action, shall be given before publication, to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review and by publication of the notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the State, in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the affected waters are located, and on the website of the Department not less than one week prior to the effective date.

(c) A person may not land, sell, or attempt to land or sell on any day oysters from the waters of the State exceeding the daily catch limit established by the Secretary by more than 10 percent. However, in emergencies, the Department may authorize unloading up to two daily catch limits in 1 day. A licensed oyster buyer or dealer may sell or attempt to sell oysters which he shows were purchased from another catcher.

(d) All oysters landed or offered for sale on any day by any person licensed to catch oysters which are in excess of the daily catch limit shall become the property of the State, and payment shall be made directly to the State by the buyer or receiver of the oysters at the same price paid the catcher for the balance of his catch. All funds received under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Fisheries Research and Development Fund and shall be used for repletion of the natural oyster bars of the State.
Md. Code, State Government § 4-114 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-114
§4–114.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “dashboard” means the procurement transparency data dashboard required to be published on the Board of Public Works’ website in accordance with this section.

(b) (1) The Comptroller shall develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works’ website a procurement transparency data dashboard.

(2) A governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board of Public Works from the offices of the Governor, the Comptroller, and the State Treasurer shall review the contents of the dashboard for accuracy and completeness.

(c) The dashboard shall:

(1) be public, interactive, and searchable; and

(2) include information related to State procurement, including:

(i) Board of Public Works meeting announcements, agendas, and related materials, including contract spending amounts; and

(ii) information on State procurement preference programs established under Title 14 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, including:

1. the minority business enterprise participation goal established under § 14–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and

2. the veteran–owned small business enterprise goal established under § 14–602 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(d) For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation in an amount necessary for:

(1) at least one full–time position in the Comptroller’s Office to develop and maintain the dashboard; and

(2) software necessary to develop and maintain the dashboard.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-1501 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 4 / Subtitle 15 / Section 4-1501
§4–1501.
Status: in_force

(a) The P.R.O.T.E.C.T. (Public Resources Organizing to End Crime Together) Program is established to maximize the use of State, local, and community resources to combat neighborhood decline in the City of Baltimore and throughout the State, support comprehensive strategies to reduce crime and fear in those communities, and ensure that Baltimore Police Department sworn officers are utilized in direct public safety roles.

(b) In this subtitle, “State law enforcement agencies” includes:

(1) the Maryland State Police;

(2) the Maryland Transportation Authority Police;

(3) the Maryland Department of General Services Police; and

(4) the Maryland Capitol Police.

(c) The Department of State Police, the Division of Parole and Probation within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Department of Juvenile Services shall establish and operate a warrant apprehension task force partnership.

(d) The Baltimore Police Department, the Department of Juvenile Services, and the Division of Parole and Probation shall establish and operate collaborative district officer supervision teams that provide intensive supervision, including increased home visits, of adult and juvenile violent offenders.

(e) (1) The State and Baltimore City may enter into a memorandum of understanding to give State law enforcement agencies and the Baltimore Police Department concurrent jurisdiction over I–83 and I–295 in Baltimore City.

(2) A memorandum of understanding entered into under this subsection shall be reviewed annually and submitted, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the House Judiciary Committee, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee by December 31, 2020, and each December 31 thereafter.

(f) (1) The Baltimore Pretrial Complex shall be staffed by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(2) Baltimore Police Department sworn officers may not be used to staff the Baltimore Pretrial Complex.

(g) State law enforcement agencies, the Baltimore Police Department, the Department of Juvenile Services, and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services:

(1) shall make diligent efforts to fully implement the requirements of this section as quickly as possible; and

(2) may adopt regulations necessary to implement the requirements of this section.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-206 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-206
§4–206.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Indigent” means an individual’s family household income is less than 50% of the median family income for the State as reported in the Federal Register.

(3) “Reasonable fee” means a fee bearing a reasonable relationship to the recovery of actual costs incurred by a governmental unit.

(b) (1) Subject to the limitations in this section, the official custodian may charge an applicant a reasonable fee for:

(i) the search for, preparation of, and reproduction of a public record prepared, on request of the applicant, in a customized format; and

(ii) the actual costs of the search for, preparation of, and reproduction of a public record in standard format, including media and mechanical processing costs.

(2) The staff and attorney review costs included in the calculation of actual costs incurred under this section shall be prorated for each individual’s salary and actual time attributable to the search for and preparation of a public record under this section.

(c) The official custodian may not charge a fee for the first 2 hours that are needed to search for a public record and prepare it for inspection.

(d) (1) If another law sets a fee for a copy, an electronic copy, a printout, or a photograph of a public record, that law applies.

(2) The official custodian may charge for the cost of providing facilities for the reproduction of the public record if the custodian did not have the facilities.

(e) The official custodian may waive a fee under this section if:

(1) the applicant asks for a waiver; and

(2) (i) the applicant is indigent and files an affidavit of indigency; or

(ii) after consideration of the ability of the applicant to pay the fee and other relevant factors, the official custodian determines that the waiver would be in the public interest.

(f) If the custodian of a public record for a local school system charges an applicant a fee under subsection (b) of this section, the custodian shall provide written notice to the applicant that the applicant may file a complaint with the Board to contest the fee.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-207 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-207
§4–207.
Status: in_force

(a) A local licensing board may not issue a license to a minor without a special order granted by a judge.

(b) A judge may grant a special order for the local licensing board to issue a license to a minor only on the recommendation of at least 10 residents of the district in which the license will be operative.

(c) If a local licensing board issues a license to a minor, the minor:

(1) is responsible for each contract made in conducting business under the license; and

(2) may be sued under each contract in a State court.

(d) The responsibility of the minor does not affect the responsibility of the parent of the minor under State and local law.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 4-318.1 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-318.1
§4–318.
Status: in_force

§4–318.1.

(a) The Board may order the summary suspension of a license if the Board determines there is a substantial likelihood that a licensee poses a risk of harm to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, based on information gathered during an investigation or otherwise provided to the Board, the Board shall issue a notice of intent to summarily suspend a license before executing an order of summary suspension that includes:

(i) A proposed order of summary suspension, that is unexecuted and includes:

1. The statutory authority for the proposed action;

2. The factual allegations on which the Board has based its determination that there is a substantial likelihood that the licensee poses a risk of harm to the public health, safety, or welfare; and

3. Notice to the licensee of the right to request a full hearing on the merits of the summary suspension if the Board executes the proposed order of summary suspension; and

(ii) An order or a summons to appear before the Board to show cause why the Board should not execute the order of summary suspension that provides notice to the licensee of the consequences of failing to appear.

(2) If the Board issues a notice of intent to summarily suspend a license, the Board shall offer the respondent the opportunity to appear before the Board to show cause as to why the respondent’s license should not be suspended before the Board executes the order of summary suspension.

(3) The Board may order the summary suspension of a license without first issuing a notice of intent to summarily suspend a license or providing a licensee with an opportunity for a pre–deprivation hearing if:

(i) The Board determines that the public health, safety, and welfare require the immediate suspension of the license without prior notice and an opportunity to be heard; and

(ii) The licensee is provided with an opportunity for a hearing before the Board at the Board’s next regularly scheduled meeting but not to exceed 30 days from the date of the licensee’s request.

(c) The Board shall issue a final decision on a summary suspension within 60 days after the final day of an evidentiary hearing held under § 4–318 of this subtitle, if applicable.

(d) (1) If the Board issues a notice of intent to summarily suspend a license before summarily suspending a license, after the show cause hearing under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the Board may vote to:

(i) Order a summary suspension;

(ii) Deny the summary suspension;

(iii) Enter into an order agreed on by the parties; or

(iv) Enter into any interim order warranted by the circumstances of the case, including an order to stay the summary suspension subject to specified conditions.

(2) If the Board orders a summary suspension before a show cause hearing under subsection (b)(2) of this section, at the conclusion of a subsequent hearing, the Board may vote to:

(i) Affirm its order of summary suspension;

(ii) Rescind the order for summary suspension;

(iii) Enter into an order agreed on by the parties; or

(iv) Enter into any interim order warranted by the circumstances of the case, including an order to stay the summary suspension subject to specified conditions.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 4-215 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-215
§4–215.
Status: in_force

(a) An item is finally paid by a payor bank when the bank has done any of the following:

(1) Paid the item in cash;

(2) Settled for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearing-house rule, or agreement; or

(3) Made a provisional settlement for the item and failed to revoke the settlement in the time and manner permitted by statute, clearing-house rule, or agreement.

(b) If provisional settlement for an item does not become final, the item is not finally paid.

(c) If provisional settlement for an item between the presenting and payor banks is made through a clearing house or by debits or credits in an account between them, then to the extent that provisional debits or credits for the item are entered in accounts between the presenting and payor banks or between the presenting and successive prior collecting banks seriatim, they become final upon final payment of the item by the payor bank.

(d) If a collecting bank receives a settlement for an item which is or becomes final, the bank is accountable to its customer for the amount of the item and any provisional credit given for the item in an account with its customer becomes final.

(e) Subject to (i) applicable law stating a time for availability of funds and (ii) any right of the bank to apply the credit to an obligation of the customer, credit given by a bank for an item in a customer’s account becomes available for withdrawal as of right:

(1) If the bank has received a provisional settlement for the item, - when the settlement becomes final and the bank has had a reasonable time to receive return of the item and the item has not been received within that time;

(2) If the bank is both the depositary bank and the payor bank, and the item is finally paid, - at the opening of the bank’s second banking day following receipt of the item.

(f) Subject to applicable law stating a time for availability of funds and any right of a bank to apply a deposit to an obligation of the depositor, a deposit of money becomes available for withdrawal as of right at the opening of the bank’s next banking day after receipt of the deposit.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 4-205 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-205
§4–205.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission may set a temporary rate for any public service company that is higher or lower than the rate previously in effect.

(b) The Commission may set a temporary rate after hearing only if the Commission finds that:

(1) pending a final rate proceeding, the rate in force is not a just and reasonable rate; and

(2) the temporary rate is necessary in the interest of justice in view of the length of time that must elapse before a final order may be entered.

(c) If the order involves a temporary rate increase, and refund to the consumer is practicable, the public service company shall post a bond, with security and in an amount that the Commission approves, payable to the State and conditioned to ensure prompt refund with interest to each consumer of each amount received by the public service company from the consumer above the final rates that the Commission sets.

(d) Any temporary change in rate shall equal the amount found by the Commission to be higher or lower than a just and reasonable rate.

(e) (1) The temporary change in rate under subsection (d) of this section shall remain in effect for an initial period of not more than 9 months.

(2) The Commission may order the temporary change to be extended by not more than 3 months.

(f) (1) If the final rate set is higher than the rate set in the order for a temporary rate, the public service company may amortize and recover over a period that the Commission sets, through a temporary increase over the final rate set, the difference between the operating revenue obtained under the order for a temporary rate and the operating revenue that would have been obtained from the same volume of business from the final rate set.

(2) If the rate in the order for a temporary rate is higher than the final rate set, the Commission shall order a refund, charge off, or amortization under § 4-204(c) of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Local Government § 4-108.1 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-108.1
§4–108.
Status: in_force

§4–108.1.

As to voting in a municipal election:

(1) a person is subject to the offenses and penalties related to voting specified under § 16–201 of the Election Law Article; and

(2) the State Prosecutor or the State’s Attorney for the county in which the municipal election was held and where the offense is alleged to have occurred may prosecute the person for the offense.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-411 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-411
§4–411.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or report in a document required to be submitted to the Department under an agreement relating to a Program loan.

(2) A loan applicant may not knowingly make or cause a false statement or report to be made to influence the action of the Department on a Program loan application or to influence action of the Department affecting a Program loan already made.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 4-108 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-108
§4–108.
Status: in_force

(a) In making an averment as to an instrument, whether the instrument consists wholly or partly of writing, print, or figures, a charging document may describe the instrument by its usual name or designation or by its purport, without setting out a copy of the instrument or part of the instrument.

(b) (1) This subsection applies to a charging document for:

(i) counterfeiting, issuing, disposing of, altering, stealing, embezzling, destroying, or passing any kind of instrument; or

(ii) theft by the obtaining of property by false pretenses.

(2) A charging document is sufficient if the charging document alleges that the defendant acted with the intent to defraud, without alleging the intent of the defendant to defraud any particular person.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-601 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 6 / Section 4-601
§4–601.
Status: in_force

This title may be cited as the Public Information Act.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-1001 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 10 / Section 4-1001
§4–1001.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Buy boat” means any boat engaged or used in buying, selling, or transporting oysters caught by other boats.

(c) “Chesapeake Bay” means the waters, commonly known as the Chesapeake Bay as defined by the charts of the Oyster Survey of 1906 to 1912, and its amendments.

(d) “County waters” means the waters lying within the territorial limits of any county in the State as defined by the charts of the Oyster Survey of 1906 to 1912, and its amendments.

(e) “Diving apparatus” means any diving equipment that is supplied with air from the surface through a hose, or diving equipment generally referred to as scuba, the use of which allows a person to catch oysters by hand beneath the water.

(f) “Dredge” includes any dredge, scoop, scrape, or similar device used in catching oysters or clams by dragging.

(g) “Dredge boat” means any sailboat which does not have a screw, propeller, engine, turbine, or other device for self–propulsion, used in catching oysters or clams by dredge.

(h) “Dunnaged boat” means any boat having a false bottom, partition, ceiling, or deck, designed to diminish or having the effect of diminishing visible cargo space.

(i) “Handscrape” means any dredge cast and hauled by hand and without any winch, winder, or spool.

(j) “Hard–shell clams” means mollusks of the species Mercenaria mercenaria.

(k) “Harvest” means to take, kill, trap, gather, catch or in any manner reduce any hard–shell clam, soft–shell clam, or oyster to personal possession or to attempt to engage in this conduct.

(l) “Harvest reserve area” means an area designated by the Department for the restoration and harvesting of oysters on a rotational basis.

(m) “Hydraulic clam dredge” means any device used for dredging clams which consists of a manifold through which water is forced under pressure for the purpose of digging clams and working them into the mouth of the dredge where the clams then are brought up to boat level by means of an escalator. “Hydraulic clam dredge” includes the vessel on which the dredge is carried.

(n) “Marketable oyster” means any oyster measuring 3 inches or more from hinge to mouth.

(o) “Natural oyster bar” means any submerged oyster bar, reef, rock, or area represented as an oyster bar on the charts of the Oyster Survey of 1906 to 1912 and its amendments.

(p) “Packer” means any person having a fixed place of business and buying, selling, packing, shucking, or preparing oysters for sale, trade, barter, or shipment to any dealer, merchant, or retailer.

(q) “Patent tongs” means any pincers, nippers, tongs, or similar device used to catch oysters and clams raised with rope, cable, or other hoisting gear.

(r) “Shinnecock rake” means a tool used to catch hard–shell clams or oysters that:

(1) Is towed from a vessel under power; and

(2) Consists of a tooth bar with projecting long, outwardly, and upwardly curving teeth which are progressively smaller towards the ends, form a basket, and are set transversely at the end of a long, usually wooden handle.

(s) “Soft–shell clams” means mollusks of the species Mya arenaria and of the species Genus Tagelus.

(t) (1) “Tong” means any pincers, nippers, tongs, or similar device used in catching oysters and clams and consisting of 2 shafts or handles and a metal body composed of 2 opposable and complementary baskets that:

(i) Are opened, closed, and emptied entirely by hand; and

(ii) 1. Are lifted by hand; or

2. May use power to assist lifting the tongs with a single lifting cable or rope attached at only a single point on 1 shaft of the tongs.

(2) “Tong” includes:

(i) Shaft tongs; and

(ii) Hand tongs.

(3) “Tong” does not include a patent tong.

(u) “Tong boat” means any boat on or from which tongs or patent tongs are used in catching oysters.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 4-316 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-316
§4–316.
Status: in_force

(a) On its own initiative or on a written complaint filed with the Board by any person, the Board may commence proceedings under § 4-315 of this subtitle.

(b) If a person who is not a member of the Board files a complaint, the complaint shall:

(1) Be in writing;

(2) Be verified by a person who is familiar with the alleged facts;

(3) Request Board action; and

(4) Be filed with the secretary of the Board.

(c) (1) The Board shall investigate each complaint filed with the Board if the complaint:

(i) Alleges facts that are grounds for action under § 4-315 of this subtitle; and

(ii) Meets the requirements of this section.

(2) If the Board begins action on its own initiative or if after investigation it elects to substitute its own complaint for one filed by a person who is not a member of the Board, the Board shall prepare a written complaint.

(d) If, after performing any preliminary investigation, the Board determines that an allegation involving fees for professional or ancillary services does not constitute grounds for discipline or other action, the Board may refer the allegation concerning a member of a professional society or association composed of providers of dental care to a committee of the Society for Mediation.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 4-102 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-102
§4–102.
Status: in_force

(a) Meat, meat by-products, and meat food products are an important source of the supply of human food in the State and legislation assuring these food supplies are not adulterated or misbranded is in the public interest. Therefore, it is the policy of the State to provide, at certain establishments, for the inspection of slaughtered livestock, carcasses, parts of them, meat and meat food products prepared for human food and to impose other requirements to prevent the distribution in intrastate commerce of livestock carcasses, parts of them, meat and meat food products which are adulterated or misbranded and are capable of use as human food.

(b) The Secretary may accept from the United States Secretary of Agriculture (i) advisory assistance planning and otherwise developing the State program; and (ii) technical and financial and other aid for administration of the program. The Secretary may spend public funds of the State, appropriated for administration of this subtitle, to pay the share of the estimated total cost of the cooperative program as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the United States Secretary of Agriculture. It is the intent of the General Assembly that, whenever possible, all State expenses incurred pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle shall be matched by the federal government on an equal or greater basis.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-2105 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 21 / Section 4-2105
§4–2105.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the members then serving on the Council is a quorum.

(b) The Council shall determine the times and places of its meetings.

(c) A member of the Council:

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

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-309 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-309
§4–309.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or report in a document required to be submitted to the Department under an agreement relating to a Program loan.

(2) A loan applicant may not knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or report to influence an action of the Department on a Program loan application or a Program loan already made.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-204 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-204
§4–204.
Status: in_force

(a) After July 1, 1984, unless exempted, a person may not develop any land for residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional use without submitting a stormwater management plan to the county or municipality that has jurisdiction, and obtaining approval of the plan from the county or municipality. A grading or building permit may not be issued for a property unless a stormwater management plan has been approved that is consistent with this subtitle.

(b) The developer shall certify that all land clearing, construction, development, and drainage will be done according to the plan.

(c) Each county or municipality may provide by ordinance for the review and approval of stormwater management plans by the local soil conservation district.

(d) (1) Each governing body of a county or municipality may adopt a system of charges to fund the implementation of stormwater management programs, including the following:

(i) Reviewing stormwater management plans;

(ii) Inspection and enforcement activities;

(iii) Watershed planning;

(iv) Planning, design, land acquisition, and construction of stormwater management systems and structures;

(v) Retrofitting developed areas for pollution control;

(vi) Water quality monitoring and water quality programs;

(vii) Operation and maintenance of facilities; and

(viii) Program development of these activities.

(2) The charges shall take effect upon enactment by the local governing body.

(3) The charges may be collected in the same manner as county and municipal property taxes, have the same priority, and bear the same interest and penalties.

(4) The charges shall be assessed in a manner consistent with § 4–202.1(e)(3) and (f) of this subtitle.

(e) (1) This subsection applies to a system of charges established by Montgomery County under subsection (d) of this section.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, the county may not impose the charge established under this section on a veterans’ organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(4) or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code, a regularly organized volunteer fire department that is used for public purposes, or on roads, not including parking areas, that are owned by a homeowners association that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code if the roads qualify for a State or county roadway maintenance reimbursement fund.

(3) Property owned by the State or a unit of State government in the county may be charged under the system of charges adopted by the county under this section if:

(i) The State or a unit of State government and the county agree to the collection of the charge from the State or a unit of State government that is based on the share of stormwater management services related to property of the State or a unit of State government located within the county;

(ii) The county agrees to appropriate into its own local watershed protection and restoration fund, on an annual basis, an amount of money that is based on the share of stormwater management services related to county property on an annual basis; and

(iii) The county demonstrates to the satisfaction of the State or a unit of State government that the charge collected under item (i) of this paragraph and the money appropriated under item (ii) of this paragraph were deposited into the county’s local watershed protection and restoration fund.

(4) (i) The county may establish a program to exempt from the system of charges adopted under this section a property whose owner is able to demonstrate substantial financial hardship.

(ii) The county may establish a separate hardship exemption program or include a hardship exemption as part of a system of offsets to account for on–site and off–site systems, facilities, services, or activities that reduce the quantity or improve the quality of storm water discharged from the property.

(5) The county may impose the charge established under this section on property owned by a veterans’ organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(4) or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code or a regularly organized volunteer fire department if:

(i) The county determines that the creation of a nondiscriminatory program for applying the charge to federal properties under the federal facilities pollution control section of the Clean Water Act is necessary in order for the county to receive federal funding for stormwater remediation; and

(ii) A veterans’ organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(4) or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code and a regularly organized volunteer fire department that is used for public purposes are provided with the opportunity to apply for an alternate compliance plan established under § 4–202.1(k)(3) of this subtitle instead of paying a charge imposed by the county under item (i) of this paragraph.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-401 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4A / Subtitle 4 / Section 4A-401
§4A–401.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection or in the operating agreement, each member is an agent of the limited liability company for the purpose of its business.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the act of each member, including the execution in the name of the limited liability company of any instrument, for apparently carrying on in the usual way the business of the limited liability company of which the person is a member, binds the limited liability company, unless:

(i) The member so acting has in fact no authority to act for the limited liability company in the particular matter; and

(ii) The person with whom the member is dealing has actual knowledge of the fact that the member has no such authority.

(3) If the articles of organization contain a statement that the authority of members to act for the limited liability company solely by virtue of their being members is limited:

(i) No member of the limited liability company is an agent of the limited liability company solely by virtue of being a member, and no member has authority to act for the limited liability company solely by virtue of being a member; and

(ii) Each person dealing with a member is presumed to have knowledge that the member has no authority to act for the limited liability company solely by virtue of being a member.

(b) Notwithstanding a statement in the articles of organization or the operating agreement that the authority of a member to act for the limited liability company solely by virtue of being a member is limited, a person dealing with a member may establish:

(1) That the member is an agent of the limited liability company; or

(2) That the limited liability company should be estopped from denying that the member was its agent.

(c) Unless the act of a member is authorized by the limited liability company, the act of a member that is not apparently for the carrying on of the business of the limited liability company in the usual way does not bind the limited liability company.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-1204 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 12 / Section 4-1204
§4–1204.
Status: in_force

(a) If a Natural Resources police officer or any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that any fish or device is possessed, in violation of this title, and it is not possible or feasible to secure a search warrant in time to seize the fish or device, then he may examine without a warrant any boat, railway car, box, crate, package, or game bag.

(b) In this event, a Natural Resources police officer, in uniform or accompanied by a uniformed police officer, may stop and search an automobile, any vehicle, or trailer for the purpose of examining the fish bag. He also may determine whether the person has an appropriate license.

(c) However, this section does not permit entering a dwelling house without first procuring a search warrant.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 4-305.1 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-305.1
§4–305.
Status: in_force

§4–305.1.

(a) An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a certificate to be an expanded function dental assistant is entitled to be examined as provided for in this section.

(b) The Board shall notify each qualified applicant of the time and place of the examination.

(c) The Board shall determine the subjects, scope, form, and passing score for examinations given under this section.

(d) An applicant shall pay to the Board an examination fee set by the Board in an amount that does not exceed the costs of administering the examination.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-724 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-724
§4–724.
Status: in_force

A person may not drag or set any haul seine to catch fish in the waters of Monie Bay and its tributaries easterly of a straight line drawn from Long Point to Wingate Point in Somerset County.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 4-405 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-405
§4–405.
Status: in_force

(a) Possession or use of a machine gun is presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose when:

(1) the machine gun:

(i) is on premises not owned or rented for bona fide permanent residence or business occupancy by the person in whose possession the machine gun is found;

(ii) is in the possession of, or used by, an unnaturalized foreign-born person or a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence in any state or federal court of the United States; or

(iii) is not registered as required under § 4-403 of this subtitle; or

(2) empty or loaded shells that have been used or are susceptible of being used in the machine gun are found in the immediate vicinity of the machine gun.

(b) A person may not possess or use a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

(d) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-204 — MD Code / Article get / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-204
§4–204.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney who has custody of a will may dispose of the will in accordance with this section if:

(1) The attorney is licensed to practice law in the State;

(2) At least 25 years have elapsed since the date of the execution of the will;

(3) The attorney has no knowledge of and, after diligent inquiry cannot ascertain, the address of the testator; and

(4) To the best of the attorney’s knowledge, the will is not subject to a contract to make or not to revoke a will or devise.

(b) (1) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, an attorney authorized to dispose of a will under this section shall file the will with the register of the county where the testator resided when the will was executed along with an affidavit certifying that the conditions of subsection (a) of this section have been met.

(2) The register shall charge and collect any fee established under § 2–206 of this article for the filing of the will and affidavit.

(3) On the filing of the will and affidavit under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the register may destroy the will but shall retain an electronic copy of the will and affidavit.

(c) An attorney authorized to dispose of a will under this section may destroy the will without notice to any person or court if the will has not been offered for probate within 10 years following the death of the testator.

(d) (1) The disposal or destruction of a will in accordance with this section may not be construed as a revocation of the will under § 4–105 of this title.

(2) The contents of a will disposed of or destroyed in accordance with this section may be proven by other types of evidence.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 4-101 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-101
§4–101.
Status: in_force

In this title, “just and reasonable rate” means a rate that:

(1) does not violate any provision of this article;

(2) fully considers and is consistent with the public good; and

(3) except for rates of a common carrier, will result in an operating income to the public service company that yields, after reasonable deduction for depreciation and other necessary and proper expenses and reserves, a reasonable return on the fair value of the public service company’s property used and useful in providing service to the public.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 4-103 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-103
§4–103.
Status: in_force

(a) The admissions and amusement tax may not be imposed by:

(1) a county on gross receipts derived from any source within a municipal corporation located in that county, if the municipal corporation imposes an admissions and amusement tax on any gross receipts or specifically exempts any gross receipts from the admissions and amusement tax;

(2) Baltimore County on gross receipts:

(i) of a nonprofit community association that is organized and operated to promote the general welfare of the community that the association serves and the net earnings of which do not inure to the benefit of any stockholder or member of the association; or

(ii) derived from any admissions and amusement charge for any activities related to agricultural tourism;

(3) Calvert County on gross receipts that are subject to the sales and use tax;

(4) Washington County on gross receipts from an amusement device that is subject to the license and permit requirements of Title 17, Subtitle 4, Part V of the Business Regulation Article;

(5) Montgomery County on gross receipts derived within an area designated as an enterprise zone under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Economic Development Article from a charge for:

(i) admission to a nightclub or room in a hotel, restaurant, hall, or other place where dancing privileges, music, or other entertainment is provided; or

(ii) merchandise, refreshment, or a service sold or served in connection with entertainment at a nightclub or room in a hotel, restaurant, hall, or other place where dancing privileges, music, or other entertainment is provided; and

(6) Harford County on gross receipts derived from:

(i) any admissions and amusement charge for golf entertainment;

(ii) any admissions and amusement charge in connection with a business that provides drive–in movie entertainment;

(iii) any admissions and amusement charge for any activities related to agricultural tourism; or

(iv) any admissions and amusement charge by a roller skating rink.

(b) The admissions and amusement tax may not be imposed by a county or municipal corporation on gross receipts:

(1) derived from any charge for merchandise, refreshments, or a service sold or served at a place where:

(i) dancing is prohibited; and

(ii) the only entertainment provided is mechanical music, radio, or television;

(2) derived from any charge for admission to:

(i) a live boxing or wrestling match; or

(ii) a concert or theatrical event presented or offered by a nonprofit group that:

1. is organized and operated to present or offer an annual series of scheduled musical concerts; or

2. is organized and operated for a cultural purpose and receives a grant directly or indirectly from the Maryland State Arts Council;

(3) derived from any charge for admission to or use of:

(i) a facility or equipment in connection with a bingo game that is operated in accordance with § 13–507 of the Criminal Law Article;

(ii) a bowling alley or lane;

(iii) a charter fishing boat; or

(iv) a nontethered hot air balloon;

(4) derived from any charge for admission or for merchandise, refreshments, or a service, if the gross receipts are used exclusively for:

(i) a charitable, educational, or religious purpose;

(ii) a volunteer fire company or nonprofit rescue squad;

(iii) a fraternal, service, or veterans’ organization chartered by a grant of Congress; or

(iv) the improvement, maintenance, or operation of an agricultural fair, if no net earnings inure to the benefit of any stockholder or member of the association that conducts the fair; or

(5) obtained at admission and used for the cost of prizes or as money winnings distributed, as part of its operation, by a commercial bingo game in Anne Arundel County.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 4-703 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-703
§4–703.
Status: in_force

(a) The following political subdivisions may apply to the Secretary to designate an arts and entertainment district:

(1) a political subdivision for an area within that political subdivision;

(2) with the prior consent of the municipal corporation, a county, on its own behalf or on behalf of a municipal corporation, for an area in the municipal corporation; or

(3) two or more political subdivisions jointly for an area astride their common boundaries.

(b) The application shall:

(1) be in the form and manner and contain the information that the Secretary requires by regulation;

(2) contain sufficient information to allow the Secretary to determine if the proposed district qualifies under §§ 4-701(c) and 4-704(a) of this subtitle; and

(3) be submitted for a political subdivision by its chief elected officer or, if none, its governing body.
Md. Code, Education § 4-114 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-114
§4–114.
Status: in_force

(a) All property granted, conveyed, devised, or bequeathed for the use of a particular public school or school system:

(1) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (e) of this section, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the school or school system by the appropriate county board or, for real property in Baltimore City, by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; and

(2) Is exempt from all State and local taxes.

(b) Money invested in trust for the benefit of the public schools for any county or city is exempt from all State and local taxes.

(c) (1) A private entity or a county revenue authority may hold title to property used for a particular public school or local school system if the private entity or county revenue authority is contractually obligated to transfer title to the appropriate county board on a specified date.

(2) The conveyance of title of school property to a private entity or a county revenue authority for a specified term under this subsection may not be construed to prohibit the allocation of construction funds to an approved school construction project under the Public School Construction Program.

(3) A county or county board may convey or dispose of surplus land under the jurisdiction of the county or county board in exchange for public school construction or development services.

(d) (1) This subsection applies only to a project that uses an alternative financing method under § 4–126 of this subtitle.

(2) A county board may transfer title to property used for a particular public school or local school system to a county revenue authority or private entity if the county revenue authority or private entity is contractually obligated to operate and maintain the property until:

(i) The property outlives its useful life;

(ii) The property is no longer needed for school purposes; or

(iii) As otherwise agreed to by the parties.

(e) A county revenue authority or private entity may hold title to property leased by a county board to be used for a particular public school or local school system under terms agreed to by the parties.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-704 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 7 / Section 4-704
§4–704.
Status: in_force

(a) There is an Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund.

(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Fund shall be used to:

(1) Reimburse an owner or operator of:

(i) An underground oil storage tank subject to the requirements of § 4–409(b)(3) of this title for site rehabilitation costs incurred on or after October 1, 1993 resulting from contamination caused by releases from an underground oil storage tank;

(ii) An underground oil storage tank not subject to the requirements of § 4–409(b)(3) of this title for site rehabilitation costs incurred on or after October 1, 2000 resulting from contamination caused by releases from an underground oil storage tank; or

(iii) A heating oil tank for site rehabilitation costs incurred on or after October 1, 2000 resulting from contamination caused by releases from a heating oil tank including piping connected to the tank;

(2) Provide funds for site rehabilitation activities carried out by the Department or under the Department’s direction and control; and

(3) To the extent provided in the State budget and in an amount not to exceed 8% of the revenues in the Fund during the fiscal year, provide funds for the Department’s administration of this subtitle.

(c) Twenty–five percent of the revenues credited to the Fund shall be used for reimbursement of heating oil tank site rehabilitation costs as provided in this subtitle.

(d) The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to:

(1) An underground storage tank that is:

(i) Owned by a State, county, or municipal corporation; or

(ii) Owned by a local education agency.

(2) An underground storage tank installed pursuant to Subtitle I of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; or

(3) Owners or operators of underground storage tanks that were not in compliance with the requirements of Subtitle I of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act on December 22, 1998.

(e) (1) Money in the Fund not required to meet the Department’s obligations in the exercise of the Department’s responsibility under this section:

(i) Shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Fund; and

(ii) May be invested as provided by law.

(2) Interest received on the investment of the excess funds shall be credited to the Fund for use for the purposes described in this subtitle.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-1A-08 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 1A / Section 4-1A-08
§4–1A–08.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may send to any custodian in the State any written decision that will provide the custodian with guidance on compliance with this title.

(b) The Attorney General shall post on the website of the Office of the Attorney General all of the Board’s written decisions under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-802 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-802
§4–802.
Status: in_force

Subject to § 4–803 of this subtitle, a license expires when the license holder dies.
Md. Code, Education § 4-306.4 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-306.4
§4–306.
Status: in_force

§4–306.4.

The bonds are investment securities.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-313 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-313
§4–313.
Status: in_force

Any unit whose approval is required under this subtitle or any interested person may seek an injunction against any person who violates or threatens to violate any provision of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Insurance § 4-303 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-303
§4–303.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (i) On or before the filing date, each domestic insurer shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner a report of its RBC levels as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar year.

(ii) The RBC report shall be in the form and shall contain the information required by the RBC instructions.

(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, each domestic insurer shall file its RBC report:

(i) with the NAIC in accordance with the RBC instructions; and

(ii) on written request, with the insurance commissioner of any state in which the insurer is authorized to do business, on or before the later of:

1. 15 days after receipt of the written request to file its RBC report with that state; or

2. the filing date.

(b) If a domestic insurer files an RBC report that, in the judgment of the Commissioner, is inaccurate, the Commissioner shall:

(1) adjust the RBC report to correct the inaccuracy; and

(2) notify the insurer of the adjustment, including a statement of the reason for the adjustment.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-101 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-101
§4–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Apprenticeship permit” means a permit issued by the Department that authorizes the permittee to gain practical experience in the presence of a tidal fish licensee regarding commercial fishing activities.

(c) “Authorization” means an authorization under a tidal fish license issued by the Department which entitles a licensee to engage in a particular fishing activity.

(d) “Catch” includes to take, kill, trap, gather, harvest, or in any manner reduce any fish to personal possession.

(e) “Closed season” means the time during which any particular species of fish may not be caught legally and includes any period of time not included within the open season.

(f) “Commercial fishing pier” means a pier open to the public that charges a fee to fish in the tidal waters of the State.

(g) “County” includes Baltimore City unless otherwise indicated.

(h) “Crew member” means a person who assists a tidal fish licensee during commercial fishing activities including operating a boat, handling fishing related gear, or culling fish.

(i) “Department” means Department of Natural Resources.

(j) “Fish” means, except as provided in § 4–2A–01 of this title, finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, and amphibians and reptiles which spend the majority of their life cycle in water and any part, egg, offspring, or dead body of any of these species.

(k) “Game and freshwater fish” means fish found in nontidal water, including but not limited to, a pond, lake, or canal, whether publicly or privately owned.

(l) “Hailing system” means a communication system used by licensees to notify the Department of a fishing trip, harvest, or other fishing related information as required by the Department.

(m) “Nontidal water” means water above a point where the tide ebbs and flows.

(n) “Open season” means the time during which fish legally may be caught and includes both the first and last day of the season or period designated in this title.

(o) “Person” includes the State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or any of their units, or an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or any other entity.

(p) “Resident” means an individual who:

(1) For more than 6 months of the taxable year maintains a residence in the State; or

(2) Moves to the State with the intent to be domiciled in the State.

(q) “Secretary” means Secretary of Natural Resources.

(r) “Tidal fish license” means a license issued by the Department which authorizes the licensee to guide fishing parties, catch fish for commercial purposes and buy, sell, process, transport, export or otherwise deal in fish which were caught in the tidal waters of Maryland.

(s) “Tidal water” means water below a point where the tide ebbs and flows.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-11A-13 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 11A / Section 4-11A-13
§4–11A–13.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 4–1008 of this title, a leaseholder may plant, cultivate, sow, or protect oysters only of the species known as Crassostrea virginica in the waters of the State.

(b) (1) In this subsection, the word “shellfish” includes live bivalves and bivalve shells.

(2) A person may not import or possess within the State shellfish taken from waters outside the waters of the State for planting in the waters of the State without the approval of the Department.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-916 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4A / Subtitle 9 / Section 4A-916
§4A–916.
Status: in_force

Articles of reinstatement shall include:

(1) The name of the limited liability company at the time its right to do business in Maryland was forfeited;

(2) The name that the limited liability company will use after reinstatement, which shall comply with the provisions of this article with respect to limited liability company names;

(3) The address of the principal office of the limited liability company in this State if different from its principal office in this State at the time the right to do business in Maryland was forfeited; and

(4) The name and address of the resident agent of the limited liability company.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4A-1008 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4A / Subtitle 10 / Section 4A-1008
§4A–1008.
Status: in_force

The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain a foreign limited liability company from doing business in this State in violation of this title.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-11A-12 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 11A / Section 4-11A-12
§4–11A–12.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall maintain a record of leases issued under this subtitle.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, all fees, funds, and revenues derived from the administration of this subtitle shall be paid to the Comptroller of the Treasury and credited to the Fisheries Research and Development Fund.

(2) The Department shall transfer any funds derived from the aquaculture development surcharge to the State Department of Agriculture to be used for development of, and training and grants for, shellfish aquaculture.

(c) In accordance with § 4–742 of this title, the Department of the Environment may close to the catching, planting, or harvesting of shellfish waters in:

(1) The shellfish public fishery area;

(2) An Aquaculture Enterprise Zone;

(3) An area preapproved for leasing in the Atlantic Coastal Bays; or

(4) An area subject to an aquaculture lease, submerged land lease, or demonstration lease.

(d) In consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Wetlands Administrator of the Board of Public Works, the Department shall adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.
Md. Code, Education § 4-143 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 1 / Section 4-143
§4–143.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “telehealth” means a mode of delivering health care services through the use of telecommunications technologies by a health care practitioner to a patient at a different physical location than the health care practitioner.

(b) (1) On or before December 31, 2024, the Department and the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the stakeholders described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, jointly shall develop State guidelines for school health services regarding the availability for student participation in telehealth appointments during the school day on the premises of public middle and high schools in the State.

(2) The Department and the Maryland Department of Health shall consult with a broad range of stakeholders in developing the State guidelines under paragraph (1) of this subsection, including:

(i) Local school systems;

(ii) Middle and high school principals;

(iii) School nurses, other school–based health and behavioral health providers, and other support personnel;

(iv) Health care providers of various practice areas;

(v) Parents; and

(vi) The Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports.

(3) In developing the State guidelines under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department and the Maryland Department of Health shall consider operational, legal, and financial issues, including:

(i) Equity and prioritization of access;

(ii) Student and parental rights and responsibilities, including student privacy, informed consent, parental consent, and communications with parents;

(iii) School system rights and responsibilities;

(iv) The role and responsibilities of health care providers providing telehealth services, including informed consent, collection of medical history and insurance information, follow–up care, and patient communications;

(v) The role and responsibilities of school nurses and other school–based health, behavioral health, and other support personnel;

(vi) The role of the student health plan;

(vii) Telehealth services related to a student’s individualized education program or Section 504 plan;

(viii) Protocols to provide in–person support if telehealth appointments create a challenge to a student returning to the classroom, especially relating to mental health counseling or treatment;

(ix) Protocols for missed instruction due to standing or consistently scheduled appointments;

(x) Operational issues, including coordination of services, approval and verification of appointments, including appointments without parental knowledge or consent, school resource allocation, and the use of treatment space;

(xi) School system, parent, and health care provider liability;

(xii) Health insurance, including Medicaid;

(xiii) The feasibility of designating a school building space that:

1. Is private and safe to allow for confidential conversation between a health care provider and a student;

2. Has Internet access;

3. Includes at least one seating option with a flat surface and a nearby electrical outlet to accommodate placement of a laptop device; and

4. Is not a bathroom or closet; and

(xiv) Any other issues determined relevant by the Department, the Maryland Department of Health, or a stakeholder.

(4) The State Board shall adopt the State guidelines developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) Before the start of the 2025–2026 school year, each county board shall adopt and implement a student telehealth policy in accordance with the State guidelines adopted under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Each county board shall ensure that the local school system:

(1) Publishes the student telehealth policy in the student handbook; and

(2) Makes school personnel aware of student telehealth policy objectives and requirements.

(e) On request, the Department shall provide technical assistance to a county board to establish the student telehealth policy required under this section.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:

(1) Require a school to construct an addition or a new space to a school building to provide a private space to comply with the student telehealth policy required under this section; or

(2) Alter the responsibilities of a health care provider regarding the disclosure of medical records under Title 4, Subtitle 3 of the Health – General Article, including the authority to disclose a medical record in the case of an emergency.
Md. Code, Land Use § 4-304 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-304
§4–304.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of appeals shall adopt rules in accordance with any local law adopted under this division.

(b) A member of a board of appeals shall recuse himself or herself from participating in a matter in which the member may have a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.

(c) (1) (i) A board of appeals shall make a recording of all proceedings with a contemporaneous written record showing the vote of each member on each question or the member’s absence or failure to vote.

(ii) 1. A board of appeals shall immediately file the recording of its proceedings in the office of the board.

2. The recording shall be a public record.

(2) If a recording or a transcript of a recording is not prepared in the normal course of the board’s proceedings, the party who requests a copy of the recording or its transcript shall pay the cost of preparing the recording or transcript.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-813 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-813
§4–813.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for a short-term construction loan under § 4-804(2) of this subtitle, a developer or nonprofit sponsor shall:

(1) provide construction costs, marketing data, and other information the Department requires; and

(2) have a commitment from the Department under § 4-815(j) of this subtitle for permanent financing for the sale of each residence to be built or rehabilitated with the short-term construction loan.

(b) To qualify for a short-term loan under § 4-804(3) of this subtitle, a nonprofit sponsor:

(1) shall provide:

(i) information on the costs of the proposed undertaking;

(ii) marketing data; and

(iii) other information the Department requires; and

(2) shall have:

(i) a commitment from the Department for permanent financing for the sale of each residence built or rehabilitated with the short-term loan; or

(ii) approval from the Department to rent the residence subject to a lease purchase agreement acceptable to the Department.
Md. Code, Family Law § 4-611 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 4 / Subtitle 6 / Section 4-611
§4–611.
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that govern:

(1) the eligibility of displaced homemakers for the programs of the center;

(2) the level of stipends for displaced homemakers in job training programs under § 4-607(2) of this subtitle;

(3) a sliding fee scale, based on ability to pay, for service programs under § 4-607(4) of this subtitle; and

(4) any other matter that the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Local Government § 4-503 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-503
§4–503.
Status: in_force

(a) After both municipalities adopt the proposal of unification, the municipalities shall prepare a unified charter.

(b) (1) Each municipality shall appoint three, four, or five representatives to serve on a charter commission.

(2) Each municipality shall appoint the same number of representatives.

(c) (1) The representatives shall meet as a charter commission.

(2) Within 6 months after the municipalities adopt the proposal of unification, the commission shall draft a proposed unified charter.

(d) (1) The charter commission shall elect officers from among the representatives.

(2) As the representatives consider necessary, the charter commission may adopt rules to govern meetings and expedite the drafting of the unified charter.
Md. Code, Education § 4-312 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-312
§4–312.
Status: in_force

The board shall enter into collective bargaining agreements with the appropriate employee organizations as provided under Title 6, Subtitles 4 and 5 of this article.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-415 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-415
§4–415.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to any capital expenditures by the Department of Transportation or the Maryland Transportation Authority in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways.

(b) Before execution, a contract for the acquisition of land shall be:

(1) reviewed by the Secretary of General Services; and

(2) except as provided in § 12-204 of this article, after that review, approved by the Board of Public Works.

(c) (1) This subsection does not apply to any capital expenditure by:

(i) the Maryland Aviation Administration;

(ii) the Maryland Port Administration; or

(iii) the Maryland Transit Administration.

(2) At least 40 days before the Board of Public Works may act on a land acquisition, the Division shall give written notice of a potential acquisition of land:

(i) to the governing body of the county in which the land is located; and

(ii) if the land is located within a municipal corporation, to the governing body of the municipal corporation.

(3) Within 30 days after receiving notice under this subsection, the governing body may submit written comments to the Division.

(d) The Board of Public Works shall supervise the expenditure of any money that the General Assembly appropriates for the acquisition of land.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-913 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 9 / Section 4-913
§4–913.
Status: in_force

The Department shall include in its request for appropriations for the Program:

(1) an estimate of the interest rates at which Program loans may be made in the next fiscal year;

(2) the total principal amount of Program loans expected to be made at those interest rates in the next fiscal year; and

(3) any other information that the Secretary of Budget and Management requests about Program loans.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 4-302 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-302
§4–302.
Status: in_force

(a) An election to have no board of directors becomes effective at the later of:

(1) The time that the organization meeting of directors and the issuance of at least one share of stock of the corporation are completed;

(2) The time the charter document in which the election is made becomes effective; or

(3) The time specified in the charter document in which the election is made.

(b) A director automatically ceases to be a director when an election to have no board of directors becomes effective.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-219 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-219
§4–219.
Status: in_force

(a) A project or undertaking qualifies as a home improvement project if, by improvement, alteration, addition, or repair, it substantially protects or improves the basic liveability of a residential building that will be occupied in substantial part by families of limited income.

(b) A home improvement project for a residential building that contains more than four dwelling units is subject to the provisions of this subtitle that apply to a community development project.
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-306 — MD Code / Article ggp / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-306
§4–306.
Status: in_force

A custodian shall deny inspection of a hospital record that:

(1) relates to:

(i) medical administration;

(ii) staff;

(iii) medical care; or

(iv) other medical information; and

(2) contains general or specific information about one or more individuals.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-420 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-420
§4–420.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the removal of heating oil tanks from a residential property, when permanently abandoning the use of heating oil as a fuel at the property, whether by converting a heating system from the use of heating oil to another fuel, or otherwise.

(b) Immediately upon abandonment of the use of heating oil as a fuel at the property, the owner of the heating oil tank shall:

(1) Remove all flammable and combustible liquids from the heating oil tank and from all piping and piping connections;

(2) (i) Remove from the property the heating oil tank, if not in serviceable or operable condition, and all piping and piping connections used for supplying heating oil to the heating system; or

(ii) In the case of an underground heating oil tank, fill in the tank with dirt, sand, gravel, or similar material;

(3) Remove any outside filling pipe or secure the pipe against accidental filling; and

(4) Dispose of all flammable and combustible liquids, and the heating oil tank if required, in accordance with the requirements of this article and other applicable State and federal laws.

(c) If the abandonment of the use of heating oil occurs as a result of conversion to another heating fuel, the converted heating system shall be inspected in accordance with applicable law.
Md. Code, Health - General § 4-218 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-218
§4–218.
Status: in_force

(a) In consultation with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Department shall prepare annually population estimates for this State and each county.

(b) The population estimates shall include categories of age, sex, and race.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-2A-09 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 2A / Section 4-2A-09
§4–2A–09.
Status: in_force

The subtitle may be cited as the Endangered Species of Fish Conservation Act.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-2201 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 22 / Section 4-2201
§4–2201.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Client” means an individual or a family who is in need of housing and is not eligible for other available housing services.

(c) “Program” means the Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1607 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 16 / Section 4-1607
§4–1607.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative body of a covered county that issues bonds under this subtitle shall determine:

(1) the time or times when interest is to be paid on the bonds;

(2) the time or times when the bonds are to be executed, issued, and delivered;

(3) the form, denomination, and tenor of the bonds;

(4) the time or times when the principal of the bonds is to be paid, which may not be more than 40 years after the bonds are issued; and

(5) the place or places where the bonds are to be paid.

(b) The bonds may be secured by:

(1) a pledge of mortgages or notes secured by deeds of trust on any type of interest in real or other property, including the real property or other interests held by stock cooperatives or condominiums and their unit owners;

(2) servicing agreements;

(3) condemnation proceeds;

(4) private, governmental, or other mortgage insurance proceeds;

(5) casualty or special hazard insurance proceeds; or

(6) any other security that the legislative body of the covered county finds appropriate.

(c) The bonds may provide that, at the option of the covered county, the bonds or any one of them may be called for redemption before maturity, at a price and under the terms and conditions that the legislative body of the covered county fixed before issuing the bonds.

(d) The following are exempt at all times from taxation of every kind and nature whatsoever by the State or a county:

(1) the principal of a bond;

(2) the transfer of, interest payable on, or income derived from a bond; and

(3) profit made by the sale or transfer of a bond.

(e) A bond issued under this subtitle is a negotiable instrument.

(f) A covered county may:

(1) issue its bonds in coupon form; or

(2) provide for registration of the bonds as to principal alone or principal and interest.

(g) (1) The bonds shall be signed by a commissioner or other chief executive officer of the covered county.

(2) The seal of the covered county shall be affixed to the bond and attested to by the clerk or the officer exercising the functions of a clerk.

(3) An officer’s signature or countersignature that appears on bonds or coupons is valid even if the officer leaves office before delivery of the bonds.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-809 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-809
§4–809.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in regulations adopted under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not catch or possess soft crabs measuring less than three and one–half inches across the shell from tip to tip of the spike.

(2) (i) The Department shall adopt regulations establishing and governing a permissible bycatch for soft crabs under this subsection.

(ii) The regulations that the Department adopts under this paragraph may not be more restrictive than the applicable restrictions on the permissible bycatch for hard crabs and peeler crabs.

(b) In the waters of Worcester County, a person may not catch, possess, or keep in floats any fat crabs, or any crab known as snot crab, green crab, or buckram crab.

(c) The minimum size of crabs does not apply to mature female crabs, identified by the rounded apron.

(d) The minimum size for peeler crabs set by the Department in regulation does not apply to crabs imported into Maryland during the closed season for catching crabs if the person possessing the imported crabs has a certificate of origin.

(e) Once taken, peelers shall be kept separate from other crabs.
Md. Code, Land Use § 4-211 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-211
§4–211.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “energy generating system” means an energy generating system:

(1) for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is required by State law; or

(2) (i) for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is not required by State law; and

(ii) that is not considered to be an accessory use under the zoning law of the local jurisdiction where the system is located.

(b) If the primary reason for a proposed amendment to change a zoning classification on a parcel of land is the existence of an energy generating system on that parcel of land or on a parcel of land that is adjacent to or in close proximity to that parcel of land, a legislative body may not grant an amendment to change the zoning classification based on a finding that there was:

(1) a substantial change in the character of the neighborhood where the property is located; or

(2) a mistake in the existing zoning classification.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-1014 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 10 / Section 4-1014
§4–1014.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a network of oyster sanctuaries in the five tributaries identified by the Department for large–scale restoration in accordance with the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

(b) In accordance with subsection (a) of this section:

(1) There is an oyster sanctuary in Harris Creek that includes all of the waters of Harris Creek enclosed by a line beginning at a point on the east shore of Tilghman Island defined by Latitude 38 degrees 42.241 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 19.997 minutes west; then running northerly to a point on the south shore of Knapps Narrows, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 42.925 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 19.709 minutes west; then running 49 degrees true to a point on the north shore of Knapps Narrows, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 43.035 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 19.547 minutes west; then running northerly along the west shore of Harris Creek to its headwaters and then southerly along the east shore of Harris Creek to a point on the shore of Change Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 43.008 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 17.656 minutes west; then running 247 degrees true to the point of beginning;

(2) There is an oyster sanctuary in the Little Choptank River that includes all of the waters of the Little Choptank River upstream of a line beginning at a point on the shore of Susquehanna Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 30.642 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 15.492 minutes west; then running 329 degrees true to a point on shore at the south end of Ragged Point Island, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 31.886 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 16.440 minutes west;

(3) There is an oyster sanctuary in the Tred Avon River that includes all of the waters of the Tred Avon River north and east of a line beginning at a point on the shore on the east side of Town Creek, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 41.835 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 9.923 minutes west; then running 255 degrees true to a point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 41.823 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 9.981 minutes west; then running 0 degrees true to a point on the shore of the east side of Plaindealing Creek, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 42.576 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 9.978 minutes west;

(4) There is an oyster sanctuary in the St. Mary’s River that includes all of the waters of the St. Mary’s River beginning at a point on the shore southwest of Deep Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 11.279 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 26.639 minutes west; then running 89 degrees true to a point on the shore at Church Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 11.286 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 26.263 minutes west; and

(5) There is an oyster sanctuary in the Manokin River that includes all of the waters of the Manokin River upstream of a line beginning at a point on the shore of Hazard Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 4.571 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 52.694 minutes west; then running 306 degrees true to a point on the shore at Pin Point on Little Deal Island, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 6.750 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 56.552 minutes west; and east of a line beginning at a point on the shore at the north end of Little Deal Island, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 7.695 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 56.816 minutes west; then running 209 degrees true to a point on the shore on the west side of Lower Thorofare, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 7.652 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 56.847 minutes west; and southeast of a line beginning on the shore on the east side of Laws Thorofare, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 8.904 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 55.964 minutes west; then running 251 degrees true to a point on the west side of Laws Thorofare, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 8.873 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 56.077 minutes west.

(c) (1) This subsection does not apply to a person who engages in aquaculture activities within an oyster sanctuary in accordance with a valid lease issued under Subtitle 11A of this title.

(2) A person may not catch oysters in or remove oyster seed from an oyster sanctuary:

(i) Described in subsection (b) of this section; or

(ii) Established by the Department in regulation.

(d) (1) The Department, in coordination with the Oyster Advisory Commission, the Oyster Interagency Workgroup, and interested stakeholders, shall develop and implement restoration plans for each of the oyster sanctuaries described in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) Each restoration plan shall:

(i) Establish acreage targets that exceed 50% of the currently restorable oyster habitat in the sanctuary, as defined by the Oyster Interagency Workgroup;

(ii) For reef construction, require the use of substrate that has been demonstrated in previous tributary–scale oyster restoration projects to maximize oyster density;

(iii) Establish a project implementation timeline that demonstrates how restoration targets will be achieved by 2025, in accordance with the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; and

(iv) Include plans for continued monitoring of the sanctuary and corrective actions to be taken by the Department if future monitoring indicates that a sanctuary is no longer meeting the following minimum requirements:

1. On restored reefs:

A. A minimum density of 15 oysters per square meter;

B. A minimum biomass of 15 grams dry weight per square meter;

C. A minimum of at least 2–year classes of oysters; and

D. Substrate or oysters present on at least 30% of the reef area; and

2. Within the whole sanctuary, a minimum of 50% of reef habitat, constituting at least 8% of historic oyster habitat, meeting the requirements of item 1 of this item.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-237 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-237
§4–237.
Status: in_force

(a) The Administration may:

(1) purchase or commit to purchase, from a mortgage lender that is eligible under § 4–236 of this subtitle, a note, mortgage, or partial interest in a note or mortgage that evidences:

(i) a residential mortgage loan to a family of limited income;

(ii) a mortgage loan to a sponsor of a community development project or a public purpose project;

(iii) a residential mortgage loan to a homeowner for the purchase or rehabilitation of the homeowner’s primary residence if the primary residence is located in a sustainable community;

(iv) a residential mortgage loan for the refinancing of a residential mortgage loan made by the Department or Administration; or

(v) a residential mortgage loan to a homeowner for:

1. purchasing the homeowner’s primary residence and making payments on the homeowner’s student loan debt; or

2. purchasing the homeowner’s primary residence in conjunction with the homeowner obtaining separate financial assistance from the Administration for making payments on the homeowner’s student loan debt;

(2) make a loan to an eligible mortgage lender in accordance with this subtitle;

(3) finance, with proceeds of its revenue bonds or notes, all or part of a mortgage purchase program or a loan to a mortgage lenders program; and

(4) take any action necessary or convenient to carry out this subsection, including:

(i) settling or compromising an obligation or debt to the Administration, subject to any agreement with bondholders;

(ii) acquiring an interest in real or personal property by gift, purchase, foreclosure, or otherwise, and selling or otherwise disposing of the property;

(iii) obtaining insurance against loss in connection with its property and other assets, including mortgage loans, in the amount and from the insurer that the Administration considers desirable;

(iv) contracting for servicing of a mortgage loan or an interest in a mortgage loan that the Administration holds or takes as collateral; and

(v) making a contract or commitment that relates to the exercise of any of the powers listed in this subsection.

(b) The Administration may adopt regulations or program directives, as appropriate, to carry out this section, including:

(1) procedures to submit requests for the purchase or sale of mortgage loans or for loans to the eligible mortgage lenders;

(2) restrictions as to the number of family units, locations, or other qualifications or characteristics of dwellings to be financed by residential mortgage loans;

(3) restrictions as to:

(i) the interest rates on loans made from the proceeds of purchases of mortgage loans or from the proceeds of loans to eligible mortgage lenders; or

(ii) returns realized by eligible mortgage lenders;

(4) restrictions on maturities and other terms of loans made from the proceeds of purchases of mortgage loans or from the proceeds of loans to eligible mortgage lenders;

(5) requirements as to the application by eligible mortgage lenders of the proceeds of the purchases or loans;

(6) schedules of fees and charges necessary to provide for expenses and reserves of the Administration;

(7) standards for allocating money among areas of the State and among eligible mortgage lenders; and

(8) provisions on warranties, representations, certifications, rights of inspection and audit, program sanctions, and other methods of ensuring compliance with the terms of purchase commitments and loans.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-3003 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 30 / Section 4-3003
§4–3003.
Status: in_force

§4–3003. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2029 PER CHAPTER 212 OF 2024 //

(a) A project qualifies as a housing innovation project if it provides new housing in which:

(1) at least 20% of the units are set aside for households with a gross annual income of not more than 50% of the area median income for a household of like size; or

(2) at least 40% of the units are set aside for households with a gross annual income of not more than 60% of the area median income for a household of like size.

(b) The Department shall prioritize funding for projects that best meet the following guidelines:

(1) the project does not use low–income housing tax credit equity or tax–exempt volume cap;

(2) the affordable set–asides required under subsection (a) of this section remain restricted at elected levels for at least 99 years;

(3) the project remains in public ownership; and

(4) the project includes a commitment to prevailing wage requirements.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-303 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 3 / Section 4-303
§4–303.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission and the commissioners have every power provided for in the Compact and necessary or incidental to carrying out the Compact. It is the policy of the State to carry out the provisions of the Compact to accomplish its purposes. Every State officer shall perform everything within his authority necessary or incidental to effectuate this policy. Every officer, unit, and persons in State government shall furnish the Commission with information and data upon request and aid it by loaning personnel or by other means within their authority.

(b) Any power granted to the Commission is intended to aid and supplement and not limit any power vested in it by other laws of the State, the laws of the member states, by Congress, or the terms of the Compact.
Md. Code, Environment § 4-418 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 4 / Subtitle 4 / Section 4-418
§4–418.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person responsible for a discharge of oil in violation of § 4-410(a) or (b) of this subtitle is:

(1) Guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine or imprisonment or both for each offense as provided in § 4-417(b) of this subtitle;

(2) Subject to the civil penalties set forth in § 4-417(a) of this subtitle; and

(3) Liable for the pecuniary penalty specified in § 4-417(d) of this subtitle.

(b) In addition to any other civil, criminal, or administrative penalty available, a person responsible for a discharge who violates § 4-410(a) or (b) of this subtitle in connection with a discharge or spill of oil exceeding 25,000 gallons is liable for a penalty, which may be recovered in a civil action, of up to $100 for each gallon discharged or spilled.

(c) Clearance of a vessel or barge from a port of the State may be withheld until all penalties assessed under this subtitle and all compensatory fees charged under § 4-408 of this subtitle are paid. The penalties and compensatory fees constitute a lien on the vessel.

(d) All penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-807 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-807
§4–807.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall establish standards and procedures, including energy conservation performance guidelines, for evaluating the efficiency of the design for any proposed State-financed or State-assisted building construction.

(b) The standards shall be based on materials developed by the Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, and on the best currently available methods of evaluating design efficiency, including methods developed or used by:

(1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies;

(2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and

(3) professional societies.

(c) The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration, shall update the standards and procedures by March 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-222 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-222
§4–222.
Status: in_force

(a) A project qualifies as a solar energy project if it:

(1) is an addition, alteration, or improvement to a residential building or a commercial building; and

(2) is designed to reduce the energy requirements of the building by using:

(i) wind energy;

(ii) energy from a wood-burning appliance; or

(iii) solar energy of:

1. the active type based on mechanically forced energy transfer;

2. the passive type based on convective, conductive, or radiant energy transfer; or

3. a combination of these types.

(b) A solar energy project may include:

(1) a solar process heat device;

(2) a solar electric device; and

(3) an earth–sheltered building in which the sheltering substantially reduces the consumption of energy by the building.

(c) A solar energy project may not include a fireplace, unless the fireplace is an integral part of a system designed to use passive solar energy.
Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-505 — MD Code / Article gnr / Title 4 / Subtitle 5 / Section 4-505
§4–505.
Status: in_force

A person may not molest, disturb, destroy, or catch and carry away fish belonging to another person from any boat, live box, crab pot, trot line, or the pocket or crib of any pound net or enclosed or gilled in any fish net of any kind, or take or carry away any net or gear belonging to another person used in catching fish. This section does not apply directly or indirectly to seine haulers actually engaged in laying and taking up nets when making a haul.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-2902 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 4 / Subtitle 29 / Section 4-2902
§4–2902.
Status: in_force

There is a Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program in the Department.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 4-803 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 4 / Subtitle 8 / Section 4-803
§4–803.
Status: in_force

(a) To save both cost and energy, the Department shall project life–cycle costs and perform an energy consumption analysis during the preliminary design phase of the construction or renovation of any building.

(b) Each construction appropriation shall require a State agency, including a district school board, to obtain a projection of life–cycle costs and an energy consumption analysis from the Department.