Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-103 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-103
§24–103.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, this title applies to:

(1) A receivership for an interest in real property and any personal property that is:

(i) Related to the real property; or

(ii) Used in operating the real property;

(2) A receivership established under § 3–411 or § 3–415 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or

(3) Any other receivership in which a receiver is appointed to take possession and control of all or substantially all of a person’s property with authority to liquidate the property and, in the case of a business for which the receiver is appointed, wind up the affairs of the business.

(b) This title does not apply to a receivership for an interest in real property improved by one to four dwelling units unless:

(1) The interest is used for agricultural, commercial, industrial, or mineral extraction purposes, other than incidental uses by an owner occupying the property as the owner’s primary residence;

(2) The interest secures an obligation incurred at a time when the property was used or planned for use for agricultural, commercial, industrial, or mineral extraction purposes;

(3) The owner planned or is planning to develop the property into one or more dwelling units to be sold or leased in the ordinary course of the owner’s business; or

(4) The owner is collecting or has the right to collect rent or any other income from the property from a person other than an affiliate of the owner.

(c) This title does not apply to a receivership authorized by a local law or a State law other than this title in which the receiver is a governmental unit, a person acting in an official capacity on behalf of the governmental unit, or a person appointed as receiver at the request of the governmental unit, unless:

(1) The governmental unit, the person acting in an official capacity on behalf of the unit, or the person appointed as receiver at the request of the governmental unit elects to have the provisions of this title apply to the receivership;

(2) A court, for good cause, orders that the provisions of this title apply to the receivership; or

(3) The law authorizing the receivership in which the receiver is a governmental unit or a person acting in an official capacity on behalf of the governmental unit provides that this title applies to the receivership.

(d) Subsection (c)(2) of this section does not apply to a delinquency proceeding initiated by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner under Title 9, Subtitle 2 of the Insurance Article.
Md. Code, Land Use § 24-308 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-308
§24–308.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the parties to an agreement may amend the agreement by mutual consent.

(b) (1) The parties to an agreement may not amend the agreement unless:

(i) there has been a public hearing on the proposed amendment; and

(ii) the district council or County Executive, as appropriate, approves any substantial amendment.

(2) A county planning board may not amend an agreement unless the county planning board determines that the proposed amendment is consistent with the Commission’s general plan.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-2201 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 22 / Section 24-2201
§24–2201.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-111.3 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-111.3
§24–111.
Status: in_force

§24–111.3.

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

(2) “Local government agency” means an agency of a local jurisdiction that is authorized to issue a citation for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or of local traffic laws or regulations.

(3) “Local jurisdiction” means a county or municipal corporation.

(4) (i) “Owner” means the registered owner of a motor vehicle.

(ii) In Baltimore County, “owner” does not include:

1. A motor vehicle rental or leasing company; or

2. The holder of an interchangeable registration under Title 13, Subtitle 9, Part III of this article.

(5) “Recorded image” means an image recorded by a vehicle height monitoring system:

(i) On:

1. A photograph;

2. A microphotograph;

3. An electronic image;

4. Videotape; or

5. Any other medium; and

(ii) Showing:

1. The front or side of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles;

2. At least two time–stamped images of the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles that include the same stationary object near the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles; and

3. On at least one image or portion of tape, a clear and legible identification of the entire registration plate number of the motor vehicle.

(6) “Vehicle height monitoring system” means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors that is capable of producing recorded images of vehicles whose height exceeds a predetermined limit.

(b) This section applies only in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford County, and Prince George’s County.

(c) (1) A vehicle height monitoring system may be used to record images of vehicles traveling on a highway in a local jurisdiction under this section only if the use of vehicle height monitoring systems is authorized by local law adopted by the governing body of the local jurisdiction after reasonable notice and a public hearing.

(2) Before a local jurisdiction places or installs a vehicle height monitoring system at a particular location, it shall:

(i) Conduct an analysis to determine the appropriateness of the location; and

(ii) Obtain the approval of the chief official of the local government agency or the chief official’s designee.

(3) Before activating a vehicle height monitoring system, a local jurisdiction shall:

(i) Publish notice of the location of the vehicle height monitoring system on its website and in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction; and

(ii) Ensure that all signs stating restrictions on the presence of certain vehicles during certain times approaching and within the segment of highway on which the vehicle height monitoring system is located include signs that:

1. Are in accordance with the manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the State Highway Administration under § 25–104 of this article; and

2. Indicate that a vehicle height monitoring system is in use.

(d) A vehicle height monitoring system operator shall fill out and sign a daily set–up log for a vehicle height monitoring system that:

(1) States that the operator successfully performed the manufacturer–specified self–test of the vehicle height monitoring system before producing a recorded image;

(2) Shall be kept on file; and

(3) Shall be admitted as evidence in any court proceeding for a violation of this section.

(e) (1) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles received a citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, the owner of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is recorded by a vehicle height monitoring system while being operated in violation of a State or local law restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times.

(2) A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed:

(i) For a second violation by the owner of the motor vehicle, $250; and

(ii) For a third or subsequent violation by the owner of the motor vehicle, $500.

(3) For purposes of this section, the District Court shall prescribe:

(i) A uniform citation form consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and § 7–302 of the Courts Article; and

(ii) A civil penalty, which shall be indicated on the citation, to be paid by persons who choose to prepay the civil penalty without appearing in District Court.

(f) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a local government agency or, in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation shall mail to an owner liable under this section a citation that shall include:

(i) The name and address of the registered owner of the motor vehicle;

(ii) The registration number of the motor vehicle involved in the violation;

(iii) The violation charged;

(iv) The location at which the violation occurred;

(v) The date and time of the violation;

(vi) A copy of the recorded image;

(vii) The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which the civil penalty should be paid;

(viii) A signed statement by a duly authorized law enforcement officer commissioned by the local government agency that, based on inspection of the recorded image, the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles was being operated in violation of a State or local law restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times;

(ix) A statement that the recorded image is evidence of the violation;

(x) Information advising the owner alleged to be liable under this section of the manner and time in which liability as alleged in the citation may be contested in the District Court; and

(xi) Information advising the owner alleged to be liable under this section that failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of liability.

(2) A local government agency or, in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation shall, for a first violation, mail a warning notice instead of a citation to an owner liable under this section.

(3) A citation issued under this section shall be mailed no later than 30 days after the alleged violation.

(4) A person who receives a citation under this section may:

(i) Pay the civil penalty, in accordance with instructions on the citation, directly to the local jurisdiction; or

(ii) Elect to stand trial in the District Court for the alleged violation.

(5) To mail the citation or warning notice, a local government agency or, in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation shall use:

(i) The current mailing address on file with the Administration; or

(ii) If a mailing address is unavailable, the current residential address on file with the Administration.

(g) (1) A certificate alleging that a violation of a State or local law restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times occurred and that the requirements under subsections (c) and (d) of this section have been affirmed by a duly authorized law enforcement officer commissioned by a local government agency, based on inspection of the recorded image produced by the vehicle height monitoring system, shall be:

(i) Evidence of the facts contained in the certificate; and

(ii) Admissible in a proceeding alleging a violation under this section without the presence or testimony of the vehicle height monitoring system operator.

(2) If a person who received a citation under this section desires the vehicle height monitoring system operator to be present and testify at trial, the person shall notify the court and the State in writing no later than 20 days before trial.

(3) Adjudication of liability shall be based on a preponderance of evidence.

(h) (1) The District Court may consider in defense of a violation:

(i) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, that the motor vehicle or the registration plates of the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the owner at the time of the violation; and

(ii) Any other issues and evidence that the District Court deems pertinent.

(2) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner shall submit proof that a police report regarding the stolen motor vehicle or registration plates was filed in a timely manner.

(i) A violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this section:

(1) Is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points under § 16–402 of this article;

(2) May not be recorded by the Administration on the driving record of the owner of the vehicle;

(3) May not be treated as a parking violation for purposes of § 26–305 of this article; and

(4) May not be considered in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.

(j) (1) In consultation with the appropriate local government agency, the Chief Judge of the District Court shall adopt procedures for the issuance of citations, the trial of civil violations, and the collection of civil penalties under this section.

(2) The standards and requirements for the use, processing, and disposal of recorded images and associated data established under § 12–113.1 of this article apply to citations issued under this section.

(k) (1) A local government agency or, in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, or a contractor designated by the local government agency or, in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, shall administer and process civil citations issued under this section in coordination with the District Court.

(2) If a contractor operates a vehicle height monitoring system on behalf of a local jurisdiction, the contractor’s fee may not be contingent on the number of citations issued or paid.

(l) (1) This subsection applies only in Baltimore County and Harford County.

(2) Before the installation of any vehicle height monitoring systems, the governing body of the local jurisdiction shall:

(i) Establish a workgroup including commercial transportation industry representatives to assist the local government in:

1. Evaluating existing truck routes;

2. Identifying areas for vehicle height monitoring enforcement; and

3. Evaluating existing signage and identifying locations where signage could be improved; and

(ii) Adopt a local law limiting the overall number of vehicle height monitoring systems that may be placed in the local jurisdiction.

(3) The governing body of the local jurisdiction may adopt a local law exempting certain vehicles from the enforcement of height restrictions by a vehicle height monitoring system in the local jurisdiction.

(m) (1) This subsection applies only in Prince George’s County.

(2) Before the installation of any vehicle height monitoring systems, the governing body of Prince George’s County and the President of the Prince George’s County Municipal Association shall jointly establish a workgroup to assist in:

(i) Identifying the entity responsible for the installation costs, collection of revenue, and distribution of revenue relating to vehicle height monitoring enforcement;

(ii) Evaluating existing signage and identifying any locations where signage could be improved;

(iii) Determining the overall number of vehicle height monitoring systems that may be placed within a municipal corporation; and

(iv) Clarifying which vehicles may be exempt from enforcement of height restrictions.

(n) (1) This subsection applies only in Prince George’s County.

(2) Before the installation of any vehicle height monitoring systems, the governing body of the local jurisdiction shall:

(i) Establish a workgroup including commercial transportation industry representatives to assist the local government in:

1. Evaluating existing truck routes;

2. Identifying areas for vehicle height monitoring enforcement; and

3. Evaluating existing signage and identifying locations where signage could be improved; and

(ii) Adopt a local law limiting the overall number of vehicle height monitoring systems that may be placed in the local jurisdiction.

(3) The governing body of the local jurisdiction may adopt a local law exempting certain vehicles from the enforcement of height restrictions by a vehicle height monitoring system in the local jurisdiction.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-104.2 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-104.2
§24–104.
Status: in_force

§24–104.2.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and subject to § 24–104.1 of this subtitle and subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a person may operate a semitrailer (single) in combination with a truck tractor that exceeds 48 feet in length up to a length not to exceed 53 feet.

(b) (1) A vehicle combination described under subsection (a) of this section may be operated only on:

(i) Those parts of the national interstate highway system and those State highways that are designated by the Secretary, after consultation with either the county executive, the county commissioners, the County Council of Talbot County or Wicomico County, or the Mayor of Baltimore City, or their designees, as appropriate;

(ii) Except in Baltimore City, a highway, authorized by the Secretary, that is the shortest practical access route between a highway designated under item (i) of this paragraph and:

1. A truck terminal;

2. A port;

3. A point of origin or destination; or

4. For a distance not to exceed one-half mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest; or

(iii) In Baltimore City, a street authorized by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee in conjunction with the Secretary that is the safest practical route between a highway designated under item (i) of this paragraph and:

1. A truck terminal;

2. A port facility;

3. A point of origin; or

4. A point of destination.

(2) The Secretary shall adopt regulations establishing designated highways, a method for approving access routes, and other criteria necessary to implement this subsection.

(c) A vehicle combination operating under this section may operate in this State only under the following conditions:

(1) The wheelbase of the semitrailer, measured as the distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear tandem axles, may not exceed 41 feet in length.

(2) The kingpin setback, measured as the distance from the kingpin to the front of the semitrailer, may not exceed 4 feet in length.

(3) The rear overhang, measured as the distance from the center of the rear tandem axles to the rear of the semitrailer, may not exceed 35 percent of the wheelbase of the semitrailer.

(4) (i) The width of the semitrailer shall be at least 96 inches and not more than 102 inches.

(ii) The distance between the outside edges of the semitrailer’s tires shall be equal to the width of the semitrailer.

(5) The semitrailer shall be equipped with:

(i) Vehicle lights which comply with or exceed federal standards; and

(ii) After December 31, 1993, or a date established by the Secretary that is at least 6 months after the effective date of the applicable federal standards, whichever is later, reflective material that is consistent with the standards for conspicuity promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

(6) The semitrailer shall be equipped with a rear underride guard of sufficient strength to prevent a motor vehicle from penetrating underneath the semitrailer. The rear underride guard shall extend across the rear of the semitrailer to within 4 inches of the lateral extremities of the semitrailer, and placed at a height not exceeding 22 inches from the surface as measured when the semitrailer is on a level surface.

(7) Conspicuous warnings shall be displayed on the semitrailer, in a manner prescribed by the Administration, indicating that the vehicle combination has a wide turning radius.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if the Secretary determines that the provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section are violated by a substantial number of persons or if specific provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section are held invalid by a binding determination of the Federal Highway Administration or a court of competent jurisdiction:

(1) The Department, after a public hearing, may issue a special permit to allow a semitrailer (single), when operating in combination with a truck tractor, to exceed 48 feet in length up to a length not to exceed 53 feet;

(2) A person may not drive or permit to be driven on any publicly maintained highway a semitrailer (single), when operating in combination with a truck tractor, that exceeds 48 feet in length up to a length not to exceed 53 feet, unless a valid special permit issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection or a facsimile of a valid special permit is carried in or on the vehicle combination; and

(3) The Secretary may adopt regulations:

(i) That are consistent with the standards established in this section, for the issuance of permits for vehicle combinations described under subsection (a) of this section; and

(ii) That exempt from the requirements of, or provide alternative requirements to, subsection (c) of this section for a vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1991, if the vehicle cannot meet the requirements.

(e) A special permit issued under subsection (d)(1) of this section:

(1) May be issued without a fee;

(2) May be a renewable blanket permit; and

(3) Shall expire on a date determined by the Secretary.
Md. Code, Insurance § 24-211 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-211
§24–211.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Not later than June 30 of each year, the Society shall report to the Commissioner and to the General Assembly:

(i) salaries and other compensation paid to officers, executives, and directors for the preceding calendar year;

(ii) a summary and detailed financial statement for the four preceding calendar years indicating amounts for and changes in:

1. insurance reserves and losses;

2. assets and liabilities;

3. income and expenses; and

4. return on invested surplus; and

(iii) management’s evaluation of the financial position of the Society.

(2) The evaluation under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection shall include an analysis indicating whether sufficient resources exist to justify providing a dividend or similar distribution to members in the current year and, if not, how the current circumstances vary from prior years in which such distributions have been made.

(b) Any rate filing by the Society shall include the information required under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) (1) Before the Society may pay to its members a dividend or similar distribution, the Society shall provide to the Commissioner, using a methodology prescribed by the Commissioner, an analysis indicating the extent to which the distribution results from any excess of premiums collected over accumulated losses for incidents arising in any premium year during which the State provided financial assistance.

(2) (i) To the extent the analysis required under paragraph (1) of this subsection determines that funds available for distribution are attributed to a year in which financial assistance is provided, the Commissioner shall order the Society to pay a portion of the distribution to the State.

(ii) The amount paid to the State shall be determined based on the ratio of State expenditures for financial assistance to total premiums earned for each premium year for which State financial assistance was made.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-2401 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 24 / Section 24-2401
§24–2401.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-305 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-305
§24–305.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) (i) At any time before a court’s approval of a final report under § 24–602 of this title, a receiver may assume or reject an executory contract of the owner if the receiver has provided notice of the contract and an opportunity for a hearing to the counterparty to the contract.

(ii) If the requirement under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is not satisfied, the executory contract shall be deemed rejected.

(2) (i) The court may condition the assumption or rejection of an executory contract on the terms and conditions that the court determines are just and proper under the particular circumstances of the case, except that a condition to assumption shall be a prompt cure of all existing monetary defaults.

(ii) A receiver’s performance of an executory contract before a court order authorizing the assumption or rejection of the contract does not constitute an assumption of the contract or an agreement to assume or otherwise prevent the receiver from seeking the court’s authority to reject the contract.

(b) Notwithstanding the time period for assumption or rejection of an executory contract under subsection (a) of this section, the court, for cause, may order the receiver to assume or reject an executory contract at any time after the receiver’s appointment.

(c) Any obligation or liability incurred by a receiver as a result of the receiver’s assumption of an executory contract shall be treated as an expense of the receivership.

(d) (1) A receiver’s rejection of an executory contract shall be:

(i) Effective on entry of an order of rejection; and

(ii) Treated as a breach of the contract occurring immediately before the entry of the order appointing the receiver.

(2) The receiver’s right to possess or use receivership property under an executory contract shall terminate on rejection of the contract.

(3) A claim for damages for rejection of an executory contract shall be submitted before the later of:

(i) The time for submitting a claim in the receivership case; or

(ii) 30 days after entry of the order approving the rejection.

(e) A receiver may not assume an executory contract of the owner without the consent of the counterparty to the contract if:

(1) Notwithstanding the absence of any provision in the contract expressly restricting or prohibiting an assignment of the owner’s rights or the performance of the owner’s duties, applicable law would excuse a party, other than the owner, from accepting performance from or rendering performance to anyone other than the owner;

(2) The contract is a contract to:

(i) Make a loan to or for the benefit of the owner;

(ii) Extend credit or financial accommodation to or for the benefit of the owner; or

(iii) Issue a security; or

(3) The contract expires before the receiver’s assumption of the contract by the contract’s own terms or under applicable law.

(f) A receiver may not assign an executory contract without assuming the contract, absent the consent of the counterparty to the contract.

(g) (1) This subsection applies to a rejection by the receiver of an executory contract for:

(i) The sale of real property under which the owner is the seller and the purchaser is in possession of the real property;

(ii) The sale of a real property timeshare interest under which the owner is the seller;

(iii) The license of intellectual property rights under which the owner is the licensor; or

(iv) The lease of real property in which the owner is the landlord.

(2) If the receiver rejects an executory contract:

(i) A purchaser, licensee, or tenant:

1. May treat the rejection as a termination of the contract, license agreement, or lease; or

2. A. May remain in possession in accordance with the terms of the contract, license agreement, or lease, and for a lease, any renewal or extension of the lease in accordance with the terms of the lease; and

B. Shall continue to perform all obligations arising under the contract, license agreement, or lease as and when they become due, but may offset against any payments for any damages occurring as a result of the rejection after the rejection occurs;

(ii) A purchaser of real property:

1. Is entitled to receive from the receiver any deed or other instrument of conveyance that the owner is obligated to deliver under the executory contract when the purchaser becomes entitled to receive the deed or other instrument of conveyance; and

2. The deed or other instrument of conveyance has the same force and effect as if delivered by the owner;

(iii) A purchaser, licensee, or tenant that elects to remain in possession under the terms of this subsection has no rights against the receiver on account of any damages arising from the receiver’s rejection except as expressly provided in this subsection; and

(iv) A purchaser of real property that elects to treat rejection of any executory contract as a termination has a lien against the owner’s interest in the real property for the recovery of any portion of the purchase price that the purchaser has paid.

(h) If at the time a receiver is appointed the owner has the right to assign an executory contract relating to receivership property, the receiver may assign the contract with court approval if the receiver:

(1) Assumes the contract; and

(2) Promptly cures all monetary defaults under the contract.

(i) A receiver may not reject an unexpired lease of real property under which the owner is the landlord if:

(1) The tenant occupies the leased premises as the tenant’s primary residence;

(2) The receiver was appointed at the request of a person other than a mortgagee; or

(3) (i) The receiver was appointed at the request of a mortgagee; and

(ii) 1. The lease is superior to the lien of the mortgage;

2. The tenant has an enforceable agreement with the mortgagee or the holder of a senior lien under which the tenant’s occupancy will not be disturbed as long as the tenant performs the tenant’s obligations under the lease;

3. The mortgagee has consented to the lease, either in a signed record or by the mortgagee’s failure to timely object that the lease violated a provision of the mortgage; or

4. A. The terms of the lease were commercially reasonable at the time the lease was agreed to by the tenant and the landlord; and

B. The tenant did not know or have reason to know that the lease violated a provision of the mortgage.

(j) Section 4A–606 of the Corporations and Associations Article may not be affected by a receiver’s rejection of an executory contract under this section.
Md. Code, Insurance § 24-214 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-214
§24–214.
Status: in_force

For policies that take effect on or after January 11, 2005 and through December 31, 2009, the Society may not pay a commission at a rate that exceeds 5% of the premium.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-101 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-101
§24–101.
Status: in_force

This title applies to the State Police Retirement System.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-902 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 9 / Section 24-902
§24–902.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A Program may be established by a local health department or a community–based organization, subject to the provisions of this subtitle.

(2) (i) A county may cooperate with another county to establish a Program.

(ii) A community–based organization may establish a multicounty Program.

(3) This subtitle does not apply to the AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program established under Subtitle 8 of this title.

(b) (1) (i) A local health department or community–based organization shall apply to the Department and a local health officer for authorization to operate a Program.

(ii) A local health department or community–based organization may apply at any time for authorization to operate a Program under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(2) The Department and a local health officer jointly shall issue an authorization determination based on the ability of a Program to meet the requirements of this subtitle.

(3) The Department and a local health officer shall:

(i) Approve or deny an application for authorization to operate a Program within 60 days after receiving a complete application; and

(ii) Provide to the applicant a written explanation of the decision of the Department and local health officer.

(4) (i) A local health department or community–based organization may appeal an adverse decision by the Department and a local health officer to the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.

(ii) The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall:

1. Grant or deny an appeal within 60 days after receiving an appeal; and

2. Provide a written explanation of the Secretary’s or the Secretary’s designee’s decision to the local health department or community–based organization.

(c) If established under subsection (a) of this section, a Program shall:

(1) Provide for substance use outreach, education, and linkage to treatment services to participants, including distribution and collection of hypodermic needles and syringes; and

(2) Operate in accordance with:

(i) The technical assistance of the Standing Advisory Committee; and

(ii) The procedures, plans, and protocols approved by:

1. The local health officer for each county in which a Program is established; and

2. The Department.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-2102 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 21 / Section 24-2102
§24–2102.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may suspend a license for a violation of this article for not less than 15 or more than 90 days.

(b) A petition for judicial review does not stay the order of the Board suspending a license.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-405 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 4 / Section 24-405
§24–405.
Status: in_force

A request by a mortgagee for the appointment of a receiver, the appointment of a receiver, or the application by a mortgagee of receivership property or proceeds to the secured obligation does not:

(1) Make the mortgagee a mortgagee in possession of the real property;

(2) Make the mortgagee an agent of the owner;

(3) Constitute an election of remedies that precludes a later action to enforce the secured obligation;

(4) Make the secured obligation unenforceable; or

(5) Limit any right available to the mortgagee with respect to the secured obligation.
Md. Code, Insurance § 24-212 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-212
§24–212.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Society requests a rate increase of more than 7.5% and, at the time of the rate filing, the Society’s surplus is more than 500% of its authorized control level risk-based capital, the Commissioner may determine whether the Society’s surplus is excessive.

(b) If, after a hearing, the Commissioner determines that the surplus is excessive, the Commissioner may order the rates filed to be reduced.
Md. Code, Education § 24-511 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-511
§24–511.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is a Historic St. Mary’s City Fund.

(2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Historic St. Mary’s City Fund. The funds in the account shall be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer in accordance with the written investment policies of the Commission. Any investment earnings on the funds in the account shall be paid into the Fund.

(3) All unexpended or unencumbered balances of the Fund:

(i) Shall be reported to the Comptroller at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made;

(ii) Do not revert to the General Fund or any other special fund of the State; and

(iii) Shall be available for expenditure through an appropriation contained in a budget bill or through an approved budget amendment.

(4) The Commission shall use the Fund as a continuing, nonlapsing, revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.

(b) The Fund consists of:

(1) Any general funds appropriated to the Commission;

(2) Any fees collected by the Commission; and

(3) Any additional money received or paid to the Commission from any other source authorized by law.

(c) (1) The Commission shall pay all expenses and make all expenditures from the Fund.

(2) Expenditures from the Fund shall be made pursuant to an appropriation approved by the General Assembly in the annual State budget or by the budget amendment procedure provided for in § 7–209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(d) (1) The Commission may pledge and charge all or a portion of the receipts of the Fund for the payment of:

(i) Debt service on bonds of the authority; and

(ii) All reasonable charges and expenses related to borrowing by the Commission and management of the obligations of the Commission.

(2) A pledge made under paragraph (1) of this subsection is effective as provided in § 24–520 of this subtitle and any applicable resolution of the Commission.

(e) For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill a proposed General Fund appropriation to the Commission in an amount not less than the amount of the General Fund operating appropriation to the Commission included in the State budget for fiscal year 1998 as passed by the General Assembly.

(f) (1) The Commission is authorized to make use of its facilities, equipment, and other resources to provide services and charge appropriate fees therefore to generate income for the benefit of Historic St. Mary’s City.

(2) All fees collected shall be deposited in the Historic St. Mary’s City Fund.

(g) (1) The Commission has the responsibility for the governance and management of Historic St. Mary’s City, including the care, control, and maintenance of all of its property and assets.

(2) The Commission annually shall adopt and implement both a capital and operating budget for the maintenance, operation, and development of Historic St. Mary’s City.

(3) The Commission shall submit the budget it has adopted annually to the Governor for inclusion in the State budget.

(4) Subject to the budget amendment procedure provided for in § 7–209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the Commission may spend or encumber, within the fiscal year they are received or any time thereafter, any income, revenues, or other funds received in excess of those estimated by the Commission in the capital or operating budget adopted by the Commission for that fiscal year.

(h) The Fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-303 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-303
§24–303.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A receiver shall obtain court approval before engaging any attorney, accountant, appraiser, auctioneer, broker, or other professional to assist the receiver in performing the receiver’s duties and administering receivership property.

(2) The receiver may request appointment of a professional to provide services to the receivership.

(3) A request under this section shall disclose to the court:

(i) The identity and qualifications of the professional;

(ii) The scope and nature of the proposed engagement;

(iii) Any potential conflict of interest; and

(iv) The proposed compensation.

(b) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if the agreement is disclosed to the court, a person is not disqualified from engagement under this section solely because of the person’s engagement by, representation of, or other relationship with the receiver, a creditor, or any other party.

(ii) The court may disqualify a person under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph if the court determines that there is an actual conflict of interest.

(2) This title does not prevent a receiver from serving in the receivership as an attorney, an accountant, an auctioneer, or a broker when providing the services that will be in the best interest of the receivership estate.

(c) (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a receiver or a professional engaged under subsection (a) of this section shall file with the court an itemized statement of:

(i) The time spent;

(ii) The work performed;

(iii) The billing rate of each person who performed the work; and

(iv) An itemized list of expenses.

(2) Unless objections are filed with the court within the time specified in the Maryland Rules, or unless otherwise ordered by the court, the receiver may pay the fees and expenses related to the services of the professional or the receiver.

(3) The court shall set a hearing for any timely filed objections as the court considers appropriate.

(d) (1) To the extent funds are available, the receiver shall pay the amount authorized in accordance with this section.

(2) In a receivership established under § 24–103(a)(1) of this title in which the property is subject to a single mortgage, a receiver may pay fees and expenses agreed to and stipulated by the mortgagor.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-2702 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 27 / Section 24-2702
§24–2702.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:

(1) shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and

(2) may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.

(b) A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:

(1) the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and

(2) the individual was not a resident of the State.

(c) The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-204 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-204
§24–204.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may:

(1) Require a receiver to post a bond or security with the court;

(2) Authorize a receiver to act without posting a bond or other security; or

(3) Authorize a receiver to act before the receiver posts any bond required by the court.

(b) If a court requires a bond to be posted under subsection (a) of this section, the bond shall be:

(1) Conditioned on the faithful discharge of the receiver’s duties;

(2) With one or more sureties approved by the court;

(3) In an amount the court specifies; and

(4) Effective as of the date of the receiver’s appointment.

(c) The court may also authorize a receiver to act without posting a bond or other security.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1707 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 17 / Section 24-1707
§24–1707.
Status: in_force

On or before October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:

(1) The eligible physicians, physician assistants, and medical residents who applied for the Program, including information on:

(i) The specialty of the physician, physician assistant, or medical resident;

(ii) The type and location of the site in which the physician, physician assistant, or medical resident provided services; and

(iii) The geographic area served by the physician, physician assistant, or medical resident; and

(2) The physicians, physician assistants, and medical residents who participated in the Program, including information on:

(i) The amount of assistance provided to each participant;

(ii) The specialty of the participant;

(iii) The type and location of the site in which the participant provided services; and

(iv) The geographic area served by the participant.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-306 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-306
§24–306.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in this section for periods of employment described in subsection (c) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit.

(b) (1) A member who purchases service credit under this section shall:

(i) complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides; and

(ii) pay to the Board of Trustees an amount equal to the annuity reserve and pension reserve required to fund the additional allowance.

(2) The member shall pay for service credit purchased under this section in a single payment at retirement.

(c) A member may purchase service credit for a period of employment not exceeding 10 years for:

(1) federal service; or

(2) out-of-state service with a political subdivision.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-104 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-104
§24–104.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the height of any vehicle and its load may not exceed 13 feet 6 inches.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any person responsible for the operation of a vehicle that collides with any bridge having a clearance of less than 13 feet 6 inches shall save the owner of the bridge harmless from any liability for damages proximately caused by the low clearance.

(c) (1) While a vehicle combination is transporting farm equipment, the overall height of the vehicle combination and its load may extend up to 16 feet if:

(i) The vehicle combination is traveling on a highway for a distance not exceeding 75 miles; and

(ii) The load cannot readily be reduced in height.

(2) Any person responsible for the operation of a vehicle combination described in paragraph (1) of this subsection that collides with any bridge, overhead wire, traffic control device, or light, having a clearance of less than 16 feet, shall save the owner of the bridge, wire, traffic control device, or light harmless from any liability for damages proximately caused by the low clearance.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1306 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1306
§24–1306.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State may recover from either the transferor or transferee or, in the case of a property that has ceased to be a federally qualified health center, from the owner, an amount bearing the same ratio to the then current value of so much of the property as constituted an approved project as the amount of the State participation bore to the total eligible cost of the approved project, together with all costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State in the recovery proceedings, if a property for which funds have been paid under this subtitle:

(i) Is sold or transferred to any person, agency, or organization that would not qualify as an applicant under this subtitle, or that is not approved as a transferee by the Board of Public Works; or

(ii) Ceases to be a federally qualified health center as defined in this subtitle.

(2) The State may not recover under paragraph (1) of this subsection:

(i) If the property was leased by the federally qualified health center, more than 15 years after completion of the project; or

(ii) If the property was owned by the federally qualified health center, more than 30 years after completion of the project.

(b) (1) Before the State makes any funds available for an approved project, the Department shall cause a notice of this right of recovery to be recorded in the land records of the county or Baltimore City where the property is located.

(2) The recording of the notice:

(i) Does not create a lien against the property; but

(ii) Shall constitute notice to any potential transferee, potential transferor, potential creditor, or other interested party of the possibility that the State may obtain a lien under this subtitle.

(c) (1) (i) The Secretary of the Board of Public Works may file a civil complaint under subsection (b) of this section, in the circuit court for the county or Baltimore City where the property is located, against the owner of the property and any other interested parties, including any transferor that the State wishes to make a party.

(ii) The complaint shall be filed with:

1. Sworn affidavits stating facts on which the allegations of default are based; and

2. A detailed justification of the amount claimed.

(2) If the circuit court determines from the State’s initial filing that a default has occurred, pending full determination of the State’s claim, the court shall authorize a temporary lien on the property:

(i) In the amount of the State’s complaint plus any additional amount estimated to be necessary to cover the costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State; or

(ii) In other amounts that the court determines to be reasonable.

(3) (i) A temporary lien shall take effect:

1. On the date of the court’s authorization, if the Secretary of the Board of Public Works records a notice of temporary lien in the land records of the county or Baltimore City where the property is located within 10 days after the court’s authorization; or

2. On the date a notice of temporary lien is recorded.

(ii) While the temporary lien is in effect, neither the owner nor any person who acquired an interest in the property after the State first made funds available in connection with the property may, without the prior written consent of the State:

1. Take any action that would affect the title to the property; or

2. Institute any proceedings to enforce a security interest or other similar rights in the property.

(4) (i) The owner of the property or any other interested party may obtain release of a temporary lien at any time by filing with the court a bond securing the payment in full of the State’s claim and any additional amount necessary to cover the costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State.

(ii) The owner or other interested party may cause the release to be recorded in the land records.

(d) Proceedings to determine the State’s right to recover and the amount of its recovery under this subtitle shall have priority over other civil proceedings in the circuit courts.

(e) (1) (i) At the conclusion of full adversary proceedings on the issue of default and of any disputes over the amount of the State’s recovery, the circuit court shall, if it finds that a default has occurred, issue a final judgment for the amount it finds to be recoverable by the State.

(ii) All parties involved in the default, including in every case the owner of the property, shall be held jointly and severally liable to the State for the amount of the judgment.

(2) (i) Except as the State may otherwise provide by a written subordination agreement, if the amount of the final judgment remains unpaid after 30 days following the court’s final order, the final judgment shall constitute a lien on the property, superior to the lien or other interest of a mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor whose interest became perfected against third persons after the State first made funds available under this subtitle.

(ii) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, a lien takes effect on the date a notice of lien is recorded.

2. A lien takes effect on the 31st day following the court’s final order if the Secretary of the Board of Public Works records a notice of lien in the land records of the county or Baltimore City where the property is located on or before the 41st day following the final order.

(iii) 1. At the time that a lien takes effect, any temporary lien then in effect shall be automatically and fully released.

2. The recorded notice of a lien shall constitute notice of the release of a temporary lien.

(iv) A lien imposed under this subsection may be enforced and foreclosed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Maryland Rules, except that neither the State nor any agent appointed by the State to sell the property need file a bond.

(3) (i) The owner or any other interested party may obtain release of a lien at any time by paying to the State the full amount of the judgment rendered by the circuit court, together with interest from the date of judgment.

(ii) On payment in full, the Secretary of the Board of Public Works shall cause a release to be recorded in the land records.

(4) If the circuit court finds that there has been no default or if the full amount of the court’s judgment is paid to the State within 30 days after the court’s final order, a temporary lien then in effect shall be released immediately and the Secretary of the Board of Public Works shall cause the release to be recorded in the land records.

(f) (1) All funds recovered as a result of this right of recovery shall be deposited in the Annuity Bond Fund and applied to the debt service requirements of the State.

(2) If the Board determines that there is good cause for releasing the transferor, transferee, or owner from the obligation imposed under this subtitle, the Board of Public Works may waive the State’s right of recovery under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-2005 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 20 / Section 24-2005
§24–2005.
Status: in_force

(a) Meetings of the review team shall be closed to the public and are not subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of the review team shall be open to the public and are subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is not discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.

(c) (1) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:

(i) A deceased individual;

(ii) An individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis;

(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis; or

(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.

(2) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed about the involvement of any agency with:

(i) A deceased individual;

(ii) An individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis;

(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis; or

(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.

(d) This section does not prohibit the review team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the review team’s exercise of its purpose and duties.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-110 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-110
§24–110.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued by the Secretary of Health or the State Secretary of Agriculture under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-406 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 4 / Section 24-406
§24–406.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29 of this article other than, or in addition to, the service retirement benefits provided under this subtitle.

(b) (1) This subsection does not apply to an individual receiving a service retirement allowance or a vested allowance from the State Police Retirement System who is:

(i) serving as a sheriff or State’s Attorney for a county that is a participating governmental unit; or

(ii) elected or appointed to the General Assembly and eligible to enroll in the Legislative Pension Plan.

(2) A member is not entitled to receive a pension or retirement allowance from another pension or retirement system supported wholly or in part by the State.

(c) An individual receiving a service retirement allowance or a vested allowance from the State Police Retirement System who is elected or appointed to the General Assembly and eligible to join the Legislative Pension Plan, may only receive an additional retirement allowance from the Legislative Pension Plan.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-106.1 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-106.1
§24–106.
Status: in_force

§24–106.1.

(a) In this section:

(1) “Loose material” includes:

(i) Dirt, sand, gravel, wood chips, or other material that can blow, fall, or spill from a vehicle as a result of movement or of exposure to air, wind, or weather; and

(ii) Any other kind of material that can blow, fall, or spill, as specified in rules and regulations adopted by the Administrator; and

(2) “Loose material” does not include agricultural products, including sod, in their natural state.

(b) A person may not, in violation of this section, carry any loose material in any vehicle on or across any highway in this State.

(c) A person may not, in violation of this section, load any loose material for carrying in any vehicle on or across any highway in this State.

(d) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, the bed of the vehicle carrying a load of loose material shall be fully enclosed:

(i) On both sides, by sideboards or sidepanels;

(ii) On the front, by a board or panel or by the cab of the vehicle; and

(iii) On the rear, by a tailgate, board, or panel.

(2) (i) The enclosures required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be constructed so as to prevent any part of the load from blowing, falling, or spilling out of the vehicle.

(ii) No part of the load touching any of these enclosures may be within 6 inches of the top of the part of the enclosure that it touches, unless the load is covered with a firmly secured canvas or similar type covering.

(iii) If the vehicle manufacturer’s original design specifications for bed enclosures have been altered to increase the vehicle’s load capacity, no part of the load touching any of these enclosures may be within 6 inches of the top of the part of the enclosure that it touches and the highest point of the load may not be higher than any of these enclosures, unless the load is covered with a canvas or other type cover approved by the Administration that is secured as provided in subsection (e)(3) of this section.

(3) This subsection does not apply to:

(i) Any load-carrying vehicle with a compartment that fully encloses the load; or

(ii) A vehicle in which the load is suitably covered or secured by other means that prevent the escape of the loose material.

(e) (1) The provisions of this subsection do not apply to:

(i) Any Class K (farm area) vehicle as defined in § 13–935 of this article;

(ii) Any Class E (truck) vehicle registered or capable of being registered under § 13–917 of this article if the vehicle manufacturer’s original design specifications for bed enclosures have not been altered to increase the vehicle’s load capacity;

(iii) Any construction vehicle working within the confines of a public works construction project site as outlined in the construction project’s plans and specifications, provided the distance traveled does not exceed 1 mile or the distance specified in an extension granted under subsection (g) of this section;

(iv) Any construction vehicle or mining equipment while crossing a highway between construction or mining sites;

(v) Any Class G (trailer) vehicle registered or capable of being registered under § 13–927 of this article, provided no part of the load is higher than 6 inches below the top of any of the enclosures required under subsection (d)(1) of this section; or

(vi) Within the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore for a distance not to exceed 1 mile, any vehicle carrying a load of loose material between a stockpile or storage facility and a vessel docked at the port.

(2) A vehicle carrying a load of loose material shall have its bed fully enclosed on the top by a canvas or other type cover approved by the Administration.

(3) Any cover required under this section shall be secured in a manner to prevent:

(i) Any part of the load from blowing, falling, or spilling out of the vehicle; and

(ii) The cover from blowing off the vehicle.

(f) (1) This subsection does not apply to any construction vehicle or mining equipment that:

(i) Is moving between construction barricades on a public works project; or

(ii) Only is crossing a highway.

(2) A vehicle used for carrying loose material may not be operated on any highway unless:

(i) All spillage from loading loose material is removed from the nonload-carrying parts of the vehicle;

(ii) Whether the vehicle is loaded or empty, the tailgate is closed securely to prevent spillage of a load or of any residue;

(iii) The bed does not have any holes, cracks, or openings through which loose material can escape; and

(iv) After unloading loose material, all residue is removed from the nonload-carrying parts of the vehicle.

(g) (1) Upon application by the supervisor of a construction project of the Department, the Department may grant a reasonable extension of the 1-mile limitation established in subsection (e)(1)(iii) of this section if the Department determines that the extension request meets the criteria developed under paragraph (2) of this subsection and the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(2) (i) The Department shall adopt regulations establishing criteria for granting an extension under this subsection.

(ii) In adopting regulations under this subsection, the Administration shall consider:

1. The size of the construction project;

2. The likely adverse impact that granting the extension will have on surrounding highways and motorist safety; and

3. The likely adverse impact of the cover requirement on construction costs and timely completion of the project.

(3) An extension granted under this subsection may not exceed the confines of the Department’s construction project.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-401 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 4 / Section 24-401
§24–401.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (i) This paragraph applies to an individual who is a member on or before June 30, 2011.

(ii) A member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:

1. on or before the date of retirement, the member:

A. has at least 22 years of eligibility service; or

B. is at least 50 years old; and

2. the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees, on the form that the Board of Trustees provides, stating the date when the member desires to retire.

(2) (i) This paragraph applies to an individual who becomes a member on or after July 1, 2011.

(ii) A member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:

1. on or before the date of retirement, the member:

A. has at least 25 years of eligibility service; or

B. is at least 50 years old; and

2. the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees, on the form that the Board of Trustees provides, stating the date when the member desires to retire.

(b) (1) Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, the Secretary of State Police may order a member who is at least 50 years old to retire on the first day of the month after the member is notified of the Secretary’s order.

(2) Before approving the Secretary’s order, the Board of Trustees shall give the member at least 30 days’ notice and an opportunity to be heard.

(c) Except for the Secretary of State Police, a member shall retire with a normal service retirement allowance not later than the first day of the month after the member becomes 60 years old.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals 2.55% of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by each year of the member’s years of creditable service.

(2) A member’s normal service retirement allowance may not exceed 71.4% of the member’s average final compensation.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, if a member’s annuity is greater than the member’s normal service retirement allowance calculated under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the member’s normal service retirement allowance shall equal the member’s annuity.

(e) Subject to §§ 29–401, 29–402, and 29–403 of this article, a retiree, or a beneficiary of a retiree, who retires on or before June 30, 1999 with a service retirement allowance, shall receive an annual retirement allowance adjustment as of July 1, 1999, as follows:

(1) for a retiree who has been retired not more than 5 years, $1,200;

(2) for a retiree who has been retired more than 5 years but not more than 10 years, $1,500;

(3) for a retiree who has been retired more than 10 years but not more than 15 years, $1,800; and

(4) for a retiree who has been retired more than 15 years, $2,100.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-2001 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 20 / Section 24-2001
§24–2001.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Mayor” means the Mayor of Baltimore City.

(c) “Review team” means the Baltimore City Behavioral Health Crisis Incident Review Team established under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Education § 24-701 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-701
§24–701.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Center” means the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center.

(c) (1) “Child welfare data” means data relating to a child’s experience with child protective services, family preservation services, and State–sponsored out–of–home services.

(2) “Child welfare data” includes:

(i) Out–of–home placement data, including:

1. Supervising jurisdiction;

2. Removal reason;

3. Characteristics at the time of removal;

4. Return reason;

5. Placement start and end dates; and

6. Placement type;

(ii) Family preservation services data, including:

1. Supervising jurisdiction;

2. Type of family preservation service; and

3. Service start and end dates; and

(iii) Child protective services data, including:

1. Responsible jurisdiction;

2. Type of child protective service response;

3. Date on which child protective services responded;

4. Alleged maltreatment type;

5. Disposition of an investigative response by child protective services; and

6. Date on which child protective services completes a response.

(d) “De–identified data” means a data set in which parent and student identity information, including the State Assigned Student Identifier and student Social Security number, has been removed.

(e) “Governing Board” means the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center.

(f) (1) “Industry certificate” means a certificate or license awarded by an industry certifier that prepares an individual to work in a career field.

(2) “Industry certificate” does not include a business license or vocational certificate.

(g) “Industry certifier” means a nationally recognized, third–party entity using predetermined standards for knowledge and skills that prepare an individual to work in a career field.

(h) “License” means an occupational or professional license issued to an individual under the Business Occupations and Professions Article, the Business Regulation Article, or the Health Occupations Article.

(i) “Licensing authority” means a State entity that issues a license to an individual.

(j) (1) “Personally identifiable information” means data that can be used to identify a particular individual and match that individual’s student or workforce record across different data sources.

(2) “Personally identifiable information” includes:

(i) Name;

(ii) Date of birth; and

(iii) Social Security number, SASID, or other government–assigned identification number.

(k) “State Assigned Student Identifier” or “SASID” means the identifier assigned to each student by:

(1) A local education agency based on the identifier system developed by the State Department of Education; or

(2) An institution of higher education, if the student has not been assigned an identifier by a local education agency.

(l) (1) “Student data” means data relating to or impacting student performance.

(2) “Student data” includes:

(i) State and national assessments;

(ii) Course–taking and completion;

(iii) Grade point average;

(iv) Remediation;

(v) Retention;

(vi) Degree, diploma, or credential attainment;

(vii) Enrollment;

(viii) Demographic data;

(ix) Juvenile delinquency records;

(x) Elementary and secondary school disciplinary records;

(xi) Child welfare data;

(xii) License, industry certificate, or vocational certificate;

(xiii) Personally identifiable information; and

(xiv) Student disability data by specific disability category.

(3) “Student data” does not include:

(i) Criminal and CINA records; and

(ii) Medical and health records.

(m) “Vocational certificate” means a certificate or license awarded by an institution of postsecondary education approved to operate under § 11–202 of this article on completion of a course of study, including credit–bearing and noncredit courses, that prepares an individual to work in a career field.

(n) “Workforce data” means data about employees relating to:

(1) Employment status;

(2) Wage information;

(3) Geographic location of employment;

(4) Employer information; and

(5) Personally identifiable information.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1307 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1307
§24–1307.
Status: in_force

A Class C per diem beer license, a Class C per diem beer and wine license, and a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may be issued, for a period not exceeding 3 days, to a:

(1) religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, or charitable organization, association, club, or society; or

(2) hospital supporting organization.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-201 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-201
§24–201.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “County road” has the meaning stated in § 8-101 of this article.

(c) “State highway” has the meaning stated in § 8-101 of this article.
Md. Code, Local Government § 24-102 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-102
§24–102.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) By resolution, the governing body of any county or municipality may establish, organize, and participate in a council.

(2) A council may include a county, city, or town outside the State.

(b) A council may be established to:

(1) study governmental problems of mutual interest and concern; and

(2) make recommendations for review and action by its members.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1304 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1304
§24–1304.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a beer, wine, and liquor tasting (BWLT) license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A license.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption for tasting of:

(1) beer, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer license;

(2) wine, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A wine license;

(3) beer and wine, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer and wine license; and

(4) beer, wine, and liquor, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.

(d) The license authorizes the holder to allow an individual to taste in 1 day not more than:

(1) 2 ounces of beer from each offering and 6 ounces from all offerings of beer;

(2) 2 ounces of wine from each offering and 4 ounces from all offerings of wine; and

(3) one–half ounce of liquor from each offering and 1.5 ounces from all offerings of liquor.

(e) In addition to a fee for any other license held by the license holder, the annual fee for a BWLT license is $200.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1902 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 19 / Section 24-1902
§24–1902.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is a Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program Fund for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff.

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

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

(4) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.

(5) Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.

(b) The Fund consists of:

(1) Revenue generated through a permanent funding structure recommended to the General Assembly by a stakeholder workgroup convened by the Department;

(2) Any available federal funds;

(3) Interest earnings; and

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

(c) Expenditures from the Fund shall be made by an appropriation in the annual State budget or by an approved budget amendment as provided under § 7–209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(d) The money in the Fund shall be used by the Office of the Comptroller to administer the Program.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-106.2 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-106.2
§24–106.
Status: in_force

§24–106.2.

(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles used to carry piling, poles, mill logs, unfinished or unfabricated lumber, pipe, steel, or other materials of a similar kind, size, shape, or characteristic may not be driven on any highway unless its load is fastened securely to both the front and rear of the vehicle at both the front and rear of the load, as provided in this section.

(b) The fastening of a load to a vehicle shall be:

(1) By two separate common coil B.B. chains, the links of which may not be less than:

(i) 3/8 of an inch in diameter for loads of 3 tons or less; or

(ii) 1/2 of an inch in diameter for loads over 3 tons;

(2) If they have at least as much tensile strength as the chains, by:

(i) Wire rope not less than 5/16 of an inch in diameter;

(ii) Steel strapping; or

(iii) Logistic webbing of synthetic fibers; or

(3) As specified in Part 393 of the federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and adopted jointly by the Administration and the Department of State Police.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-104.1 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-104.1
§24–104.
Status: in_force

§24–104.1.

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

(2) “Automobiles” means all assembled motor vehicles:

(i) Capable of being operated on a highway; and

(ii) Authorized under this article to be operated on a highway.

(3) “Backhaul” means the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.

(4) “Maxi–cube vehicle” means a nonarticulating straight truck:

(i) In combination with a semitrailer which does not exceed 34 feet, and is designed to be loaded and unloaded through the semitrailer; or

(ii) In combination with a trailer that does not exceed 28 feet.

(5) “Saddle–mount and full–mount combinations” means a truck tractor or unloaded truck towing one or more other truck tractors or unloaded trucks in combination.

(6) “Stinger–steered automobile transporter” means a truck tractor and semitrailer combination:

(i) Designed for the transportation of automobiles or boats; and

(ii) In which the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame behind and below the rear axle of the power unit.

(b) (1) For purposes of this subtitle, the length of a vehicle or combination of vehicles:

(i) Includes its front and rear bumpers and any part of its load that extends beyond the vehicle or combination of vehicles; and

(ii) Does not include:

1. Nonload–bearing safety and energy conservation devices, such as marker lamps, steps and handholds for entry and egress, front–mounted refrigeration units, and front–mounted air compressors; or

2. Nonproperty carrying devices or their components that do not extend more than 24 inches beyond the rear of the vehicle and are needed for loading or unloading cargo.

(2) The measurement of a combination of vehicles engaged in the transportation of automobiles or boats shall not include the overhang of the transported vehicles or boats or any retractable device on the rear of the combination when in use to support a transported vehicle.

(c) (1) This section does not apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying:

(i) Piling, poles, or mill logs that do not exceed 75 feet in length; or

(ii) Crew or racing shells.

(2) This section does not prohibit:

(i) The use of a combination of vehicles to carry an indivisible load if the load is not over 70 feet long; or

(ii) A backhaul by an automobile transporter.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section:

(1) A bus, single unit truck, or Class M motor home may not be over 40 feet long; and

(2) A publicly owned rigid bus may not be over 41 feet long.

(e) (1) This subsection does not apply to a publicly owned rigid bus.

(2) A bus or a Class M motor home may be over 40 feet long but may not be over 45 feet long:

(i) When operated on an interstate highway or any part of the State highway system designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the United States Department of Transportation; or

(ii) When operated on a highway that is not specified in item (i) of this paragraph if the bus or motor home is using the highway to travel the shortest practical route between a highway specified in item (i) of this paragraph and:

1. The point of origin or destination of the bus or motor home on a particular day;

2. A bus terminal; or

3. For a distance not to exceed 1 mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a publicly owned articulated three–axle bus may not be over 60 feet long.

(g) Any other vehicle may not exceed a length of 35 feet.

(h) When a semitrailer and a trailer (double) are being operated in combination with a truck tractor, the combination of vehicles shall not be subject to an overall length limitation. This combination may only be operated on any part of the interstate system or other State system highways that are designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation, or on a highway that is the shortest practical route between a designated highway and a truck terminal, or point of origin/destination for cargo, or for a distance not to exceed 1 mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest. A semitrailer or trailer being operated in this combination may not exceed 28 feet in length for each unit.

(i) When a semitrailer (single) is being operated in combination with a truck tractor, the combination of vehicles shall not be subject to an overall length limit, however, the semitrailer may not exceed 48 feet in length.

(j) Except as otherwise provided in this section, and subject to § 24–105 of this subtitle:

(1) In a combination of vehicles with a power unit that is a cargo–carrying vehicle, the overall length of the combination may not exceed 62 feet;

(2) Any other combination of vehicles may not exceed 55 feet; and

(3) (i) 1. A truck or truck tractor and semitrailer combination designed for and engaged in the transportation of automobiles or boats may not exceed 65 feet in length;

2. A stinger–steered automobile transporter may not exceed 80 feet in length;

3. A. A maxi–cube vehicle described in subsection (a)(4)(i) of this section may not exceed 65 feet in length; and

B. A maxi–cube vehicle described in subsection (a)(4)(ii) of this section may not exceed 60 feet in length; and

4. Saddle–mount and full–mount combinations may not exceed 97 feet in length;

(ii) No other length requirements may be applied to the combinations of vehicles described in item (i) of this item; and

(iii) The combinations of vehicles described in item (i) of this item may only be operated on any part of the interstate system or other State system highways that are designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation, or on a highway that is the shortest practical route between a designated highway and:

1. A truck terminal;

2. A point of origin/destination for cargo; or

3. For a distance not to exceed 1 mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest.

(j–1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j) of this section, when a semitrailer is being operated in combination with a power unit that is equipped with a dromedary box being used to transport explosives and munitions classified under 49 C.F.R. Part 173.50 that are intended for use by the United States Department of Defense, the combination of vehicles is not subject to an overall length limit, but the semitrailer may not exceed 48 feet in length.

(k) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (h) of this section, nothing shall prevent the operation of a combination of vehicles in which the semitrailer (single) does not exceed 48 1/2 feet in length or a combination of vehicles in which the semitrailer or trailer (double) does not exceed 28 1/2 feet in length for each unit; provided, the combination has been lawfully operated on the highways of this State prior to December 1, 1982.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j)(1) of this section, nothing shall prevent a power unit, which was equipped with a dromedary box, deck, or plate and was legally operated in Maryland prior to December 1, 1982, in combination with a semitrailer or trailer from exceeding the overall length limit of 55 feet.

(l) (1) In this subsection, “vehicle” means:

(i) A semitrailer as defined in § 11–158 of this article; or

(ii) A trailer as defined in § 11–169 of this article.

(2) Notwithstanding the overall length of the combination, a truck tractor may not be operated on a highway in the State in combination with more than 2 vehicles.

(m) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a combination of noncommercial vehicles consisting of a power unit and a travel trailer may not exceed 65 feet in length.

(2) The combination of vehicles exceeding 55 feet but authorized under this subsection may only be operated on:

(i) Any part of the interstate system or other State system highways that are designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation; or

(ii) A highway that is the shortest practical route between a designated highway and:

1. A point of origin or destination on a particular day; or

2. For a distance not to exceed 1 mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1310 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1310
§24–1310.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to volunteer fire companies.

(b) Alcoholic beverages may be stored on the licensed premises between individual licensed events if the alcoholic beverages:

(1) are in a specially identified locked and secured location; and

(2) are not sold or consumed except during licensed event hours for licensed event purposes.

(c) (1) A license holder shall keep complete and accurate records of all alcoholic beverages purchased and sold on the licensed premises.

(2) The records shall be:

(i) maintained on the licensed premises for 2 years; and

(ii) available for inspection by authorized personnel of the Comptroller, the Executive Director, and the Board.

(3) The records shall include a completed pre– and post–inventory of all alcoholic beverages for each individual event.

(d) Authorized personnel of the Comptroller, the Executive Director, and the Board may inspect the premises of a license holder as provided under § 6–202 of this article.

(e) A license holder who violates this section is subject to:

(1) for the first offense, a fine of $100; and

(2) for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 and denial of future requests for a license for an individual event or a special multiple event license.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-403 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 4 / Section 24-403
§24–403.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Section 2–208(d) of this article does not apply in the county.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1205 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 12 / Section 24-1205
§24–1205.
Status: in_force

(a) If the University establishes a police department under this subtitle, the University shall establish a University Police Accountability Board.

(b) The purpose of the Accountability Board is to:

(1) Enable community members to share community concerns regarding the police department directly with police department leadership;

(2) Review police department metrics;

(3) Provide feedback on existing police department policies and practices, including police department standards for hiring and recruitment; and

(4) Suggest ideas for improving police department policies, procedures, and performance, including ideas for community–based public safety initiatives.

(c) (1) The Accountability Board shall be composed of 15 individuals, including:

(i) Students, faculty, and staff of the University;

(ii) Members of the Baltimore City community from the neighborhoods adjacent to the campus area; and

(iii) A member of the Johns Hopkins University Black Faculty and Staff Association.

(2) The Accountability Board shall include at least one community representative who is unaffiliated with the University from each of the following neighborhoods:

(i) The neighborhood adjacent to the University’s Homewood campus;

(ii) The neighborhood adjacent to the University’s East Baltimore campus; and

(iii) The neighborhood adjacent to the University’s Peabody campus.

(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, University leadership shall appoint the individuals to the Accountability Board with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(4) (i) The Mayor of Baltimore City and the Baltimore City Council President each shall appoint an individual to the Accountability Board.

(ii) University leadership, in consultation with the Baltimore City Council, shall appoint the community representatives specified under paragraph (2) of this subsection with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(d) The Accountability Board shall have the authority to:

(1) Review police department metrics involving crime;

(2) Review current and prospective police department policies, procedures, and training; and

(3) Provide recommendations to the University on current and prospective police department policies, procedures, and training.

(e) The Accountability Board shall:

(1) Meet at least quarterly;

(2) Hold at least one public meeting each year to seek input on police department policies, procedures, and training from community members of Baltimore City; and

(3) Post the minutes from each meeting in a prominent manner on a website available to the public.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-201 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-201
§24–201.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may appoint a receiver:

(1) Before judgment, to protect a party that demonstrates an apparent right to property that is the subject of the action, if the property or the revenue–producing potential of the property:

(i) Is being subjected to or is in danger of waste, loss, dissipation, or impairment; or

(ii) Has been or is about to be the subject of a fraudulent conveyance voidable under Title 15, Subtitle 2 of this article;

(2) After judgment, to:

(i) Carry the judgment into effect; or

(ii) Preserve nonexempt property:

1. Pending appeal; or

2. When an execution has been returned unsatisfied and the owner refuses to apply the property in satisfaction of the judgment;

(3) In an action seeking dissolution of a corporation under § 3–411 or § 3–415 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or

(4) To a receivership under § 24–103(a)(3) of this title.

(b) (1) In connection with or anticipation of a foreclosure or any other enforcement of a mortgage, a mortgagee is entitled to the appointment of a receiver.

(2) On request, a court shall appoint a receiver for the mortgaged property if:

(i) There is a default under the mortgage; and

(ii) 1. Appointment of a receiver is necessary to protect the property from waste, loss, transfer, dissipation, or impairment;

2. The mortgagor agreed in a signed record, including the mortgage or an assignment of leases and rents, to the appointment of a receiver on default;

3. The owner agreed, after default and in a signed record, to the appointment of a receiver;

4. The property and any other collateral held by the mortgagee are not sufficient to satisfy the secured obligation;

5. The owner fails to turn over to the mortgagee proceeds or rent the mortgagee was entitled to collect; or

6. The holder of a subordinate lien obtains the appointment of a receiver for the property.

(c) (1) A court may condition appointment of a receiver without prior notice under § 24–501(b)(1) of this title, or without a prior hearing under § 24–501(b)(2) of this title, on the giving of security by the person seeking the appointment for:

(i) The payment of damages;

(ii) Reasonable attorney’s fees; or

(iii) If the court concludes that the appointment was not justified, costs incurred by any person.

(2) If the court later concludes that the appointment was justified, the court shall release the security.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-905 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 9 / Section 24-905
§24–905.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall:

(1) Adopt regulations for the implementation of this subtitle, in consultation with the Standing Advisory Committee and the Maryland Association of County Health Officers; and

(2) Ensure the provision of technical assistance to a Program about best practices, best practice protocols, and other subject areas.

(b) The regulations adopted under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall establish:

(1) Procedures for ensuring the security of Program locations and equipment;

(2) An appeals process for appeals authorized by § 24–902(b)(4) of this subtitle, including the standard of review that the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee must apply when reviewing a decision of the Department and a local health officer; and

(3) Procedures for data collection and Program evaluation.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1105 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 11 / Section 24-1105
§24–1105.
Status: in_force

(a) The Trust Fund may only be used in accordance with this section.

(b) In accordance with an appropriation approved by the General Assembly in the State budget, the Comptroller shall transfer:

(1) The investment earnings of the Developmental Disabilities Administration account of the Trust Fund into the Waiting List Equity Fund established under § 7–205 of this article; and

(2) The proceeds and investment earnings of the Behavioral Health Administration account of the Trust Fund into the Mental Health Community–Based Services Fund established under § 10–208 of this article.

(c) For fiscal year 2026 only, the Developmental Disabilities Administration may use money in the Trust Fund for provider reimbursements.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1102 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 11 / Section 24-1102
§24–1102.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class D license.

(b) An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.

(c) The hours of sale for the permit:

(1) begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and

(2) end at midnight.

(d) The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

(e) The Board may charge annual permit fees of up to:

(1) $50 for an applicant who holds an underlying license with an off–sale privilege; or

(2) $500 for an applicant who holds an underlying license without an off–sale privilege.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 24-105 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-105
§24–105.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In those parts of Prince George’s County that are not in the sanitary district, the Commission’s plumbing regulations:

(i) apply to plumbing installations that began on or after June 1, 1965; but

(ii) do not apply to plumbing installations that existed on July 1, 1965.

(2) (i) The owner of the property where plumbing installations existed on July 1, 1965, is not required to change the plumbing until water or sewer service is obtained from a Commission system.

(ii) If water or sewer service is obtained from a Commission system, this section and the Commission’s regulations apply to the property and the plumbing as if the property were in the sanitary district.

(b) (1) The Commission may enter into an agreement with Prince George’s County under which the county will issue the necessary permit and perform the necessary inspection for and in the name of the Commission in those areas that are not in the sanitary district, if the agreement provides that the plumbing regulations of the Commission will be applied.

(2) This subsection or an agreement entered into under this subsection does not affect the power of the Commission:

(i) to adopt regulations to install plumbing in Prince George’s County as the Commission considers necessary for the public health; or

(ii) to regulate public and semipublic water supply and sewer systems under this section and § 24–102 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1001 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 10 / Section 24-1001
§24–1001.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class B (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(b) The Board may issue the Class B (bed and breakfast) license for the use of a bed and breakfast that:

(1) is licensed by the county to operate as a bed and breakfast; and

(2) excluding the resident management quarters, has not more than three rooms that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time.

(c) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a guest for on–premises consumption if:

(1) the name and address of the guest appears on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and

(2) the guest is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.

(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 24–2004 of this title.

(e) The license does not authorize the sale of beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered as a guest at the bed and breakfast only to obtain beer, wine, and liquor.

(f) If the bed and breakfast ends operations as a bed and breakfast, the license is void.

(g) The annual license fee is $350.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-2602 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 26 / Section 24-2602
§24–2602.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department and the State Department of Education jointly shall conduct an assessment of the school health and wellness personnel workforce in the State each year to:

(1) Identify the ratio of school health and wellness personnel to students and schools by jurisdiction;

(2) Obtain information from each local school system and local health department regarding vacancy rates for each type of provider of school health and wellness services; and

(3) Obtain feedback from each local school system, each local health department, associations of school health and wellness professionals, and other stakeholders on strategies to improve the recruitment and retention of school health and wellness personnel.

(b) On or before December 1, 2027, and each December 1 thereafter, the Department and the State Department of Education jointly shall:

(1) Submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the findings of the assessment conducted under this section; and

(2) Publish the report on the website of each agency.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-2702 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 27 / Section 24-2702
§24–2702.
Status: in_force

(a) Each health care facility may screen each patient for information on the patient’s eligibility as a service member community member and include in the patient’s medical record whether the patient is a service member community member.

(b) For the purpose of improving health care equity for service member community members, each health care facility may identify service member community members as a vulnerable population and comply with the standards associated with the National Patient Safety Goal to Improve Health Care Equity established by The Joint Commission.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-602 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 6 / Section 24-602
§24–602.
Status: in_force

The Board of Public Works, upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Department, may make grants to qualified applicants for the construction, acquisition, renovation, and equipping of community mental health facilities, addiction facilities, and developmental disabilities facilities, including the plans, specifications, site improvements, surveys, and applicable architects’ and engineers’ fees.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1801 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 18 / Section 24-1801
§24–1801.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-606 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 6 / Section 24-606
§24–606.
Status: reserved

(a) In accordance with this section, the State:

(1) Shall have the right to recover funds disbursed under this subtitle; and

(2) May not:

(i) Recover funds disbursed under this subtitle from the federal government if the federal government is the lessor of real property on which a project is constructed or a facility is operated; or

(ii) Create a lien against real property that is leased from the federal government on which a project is constructed or a facility is operated.

(b) Subject to subsection (a)(2) of this section, in the event of failure to complete a project or failure to commence operation of a facility, the State may recover from the recipient of the funds disbursed for the project or facility or the owner of the property an amount equal to the amount of State funds disbursed for the project, together with all costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State in the recovery proceedings.

(c) Subject to subsection (a)(2) of this section, if, within 30 years after completion of a project, a community mental health facility, addiction facility, or developmental disabilities facility with respect to which funds have been paid under this subtitle is sold or transferred to any person, agency, or organization that would not qualify as an applicant under this subtitle, or that is not approved as a transferee by the Board of Public Works, or if, within the same period, a community mental health facility, addiction facility, or developmental disabilities facility ceases to be a “facility” as defined in this subtitle, then the State may recover from either the transferor or transferee or, in the case of a community mental health facility, addiction facility, or developmental disabilities facility that has ceased to be a “facility” as defined in this subtitle, from the owner, an amount bearing the same ratio to the then current fair market value of so much of the property as constituted an approved project as the amount of the State participation bore to the total eligible cost of the approved project, together with all costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State in the recovery proceedings.

(d) (1) The Department shall cause notice of the State’s right of recovery to be recorded in the land records of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located before the State makes any funds available for the approved project.

(2) The recording of the notice shall not create any lien against the property; however, subject to subsection (a)(2) of this section, it shall constitute notice to any potential transferee, potential creditor, or other interested party of the possibility that the State may obtain a lien under this subtitle.

(e) (1) In the event of a failure to complete the project or commence operations of the facility as described in subsection (b) of this section, or in the event of an alleged sale or transfer as described in subsection (c) of this section, or in the event that a property is alleged to have ceased to be a “facility” as defined in this subtitle, the Secretary of the Board of Public Works may authorize the Department to file, in the circuit court of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located, a claim under this subtitle (styled as a civil action against the owner of the property and any other interested parties, including any transferor that the State wishes to make a party), together with a sworn affidavit stating facts on which the allegations of default are based, as well as a detailed justification of the amount claimed.

(2) If the circuit court determines from the State’s initial filing that there is probable cause to believe that a default has occurred, the court shall authorize a temporary lien on the property, in the amount of the State’s claim, plus any additional amount estimated to be necessary to cover the costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the State, or other amounts as the court determines to be reasonable, pending full determination of the State’s claim.

(3) The temporary lien takes effect on the date of the court’s authorization if the State records a notice of temporary lien in the land records of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located within 10 days thereafter; otherwise, the temporary lien takes effect on the date a notice of temporary lien is recorded. While the temporary lien is in effect, neither the owner nor any person who acquired an interest in the property after the State first made funds available in connection with the property under this subtitle may take any action that would affect the title to the property or institute any proceedings to enforce a security interest or other similar rights in the property, without the prior written consent of the State.

(4) The owner of the property or any other interested party may obtain release of this temporary lien at any time by filing with the court a bond securing the payment in full of the State’s claim any additional amount necessary to cover the costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State. The owner or other interested party may cause the release to be recorded in the land records.

(f) (1) Proceedings to determine the State’s right to recover and the amount of its recovery under this subtitle shall have priority over other civil proceedings in the circuit courts.

(2) At the conclusion of full adversary proceedings on the issue of default and on any disputes over the amount of the State’s recovery, the circuit court shall, if it finds that a default has occurred, issue a final judgment for the amount it finds to be recoverable by the State. All parties involved in the default, including in every case the owner of the property, shall be held jointly and severally liable to the State for the amount of the judgment. This amount, if it remains unpaid after the expiration of 30 days following the court’s final order, shall be a lien on the property, superior (except as the State may by written subordination agreement provide otherwise) to the lien or other interest of any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor whose interest became perfected against third persons after the State first made funds available in connection with the property under this subtitle.

(3) This lien takes effect on the 31st day following the court’s final order if the State records a notice of lien in the land records of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located on or before the 41st day following the final order; otherwise, the lien takes effect on the date a notice of lien is recorded. At the time this lien takes effect, any temporary lien then in effect shall be automatically and fully released, and the recorded notice of this lien shall constitute notice of the release of the temporary lien.

(4) This lien may be enforced and foreclosed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Maryland Rules, except that neither the State nor any agent appointed by the State to sell the property need file a bond.

(5) The owner or any other interested party may obtain release of this lien at any time by paying the State the full amount of the judgment rendered by the circuit court, together with interest from the date of judgment. On payment in full, the State shall cause a release to be recorded in the land records.

(6) If the circuit court finds that there has been no default or if the full amount of the court’s judgment is paid to the State within 30 days after the court’s final order, any temporary lien then in effect shall be released immediately and the State shall cause a release to be recorded in the land records.

(g) (1) All funds recovered as a result of the State’s right of recovery shall be deposited in the Annuity Bond Fund and applied to the debt service requirements of the State.

(2) The Board of Public Works may waive the State’s right of recovery if the Board determines that there is good cause for releasing the transferor, transferee, or owner from this obligation.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1208 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 12 / Section 24-1208
§24–1208.
Status: in_force

(a) If the University establishes a police department under this subtitle, on or before October 1 each year, the University shall report for the previous fiscal year:

(1) The total number of University police officers employed by the University;

(2) The following information relating to individuals who applied to join the University police department workforce:

(i) The total number of individuals who applied, reported by county, state, and zip code of residence;

(ii) The total number of individuals who were hired as members of the workforce, reported by county, state, and zip code of residence;

(iii) The number of applicants, reported by county, state, and zip code of residence, who were disqualified during the application process for failing to meet the certification requirements of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;

(iv) The number of applicants, reported by county, state, and zip code of residence, who were disqualified by failing an assessment that evaluates an applicant based on the standards adopted under § 24–1203(a)(2) of this subtitle; and

(v) The number of Baltimore City residents, reported by zip code of residence, who were hired as members of the workforce;

(3) The following information, reported by county, state, and zip code of residence, for the Johns Hopkins University Campus Security workforce:

(i) The number of applicants to the workforce; and

(ii) The number of individuals hired to the workforce;

(4) The amount of funds used to maintain the police department;

(5) The total number of crimes that resulted in a University police officer arresting an individual;

(6) The types of crimes that resulted in a University police officer arresting an individual;

(7) The total number of traffic stops;

(8) (i) The number, type, and disposition of complaints filed against University police officers; and

(ii) The number and type of individuals who filed complaints, including whether the individual who filed the complaint was a student, a faculty member, a staff member, or an individual unaffiliated with the University;

(9) A description of the complaint review process the University uses to review a complaint filed against a University police officer;

(10) The number of officers disciplined, including the type of discipline administered;

(11) The number of University police officer–involved shootings, line–of–duty deaths, and in–custody deaths;

(12) A description of the number of community outreach events by the police department; and

(13) A list of any surveillance technologies used by the police department.

(b) The information required under subsection (a) of this section shall be:

(1) Disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, age, and, when applicable, officer rank; and

(2) Reported in a manner, consistent with federal law, that protects the confidentiality of the individual who filed the complaint to the extent possible.

(c) The University shall report the information specified in subsection (a) of this section to:

(1) The Mayor of Baltimore City;

(2) The Baltimore City Council;

(3) In accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and

(4) The Accountability Board.

(d) The University shall submit all incident reports to the Baltimore Police Department using the standard reporting policies and systems of the Baltimore Police Department.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-803 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 8 / Section 24-803
§24–803.
Status: in_force

The Program shall:

(1) Be designed and maintained to provide security measures and processes required to safely distribute hypodermic needles and syringes and account for the number of hypodermic needles and syringes exchanged and distributed by the Baltimore City Health Department and the number of hypodermic needles and syringes in storage;

(2) Be operated to allow participants to exchange used hypodermic needles and syringes at available mobile syringe services sites;

(3) Include appropriate levels of staff expertise in working with injecting drug users and adequate staff training in providing community service provider referrals, counseling, and preventive education;

(4) Provide for the dissemination of other preventive means for decreasing the risk of HIV transmission;

(5) Provide referrals to drug counseling and treatment services, and follow–up to those referrals to assure that participants receive the treatment they desire;

(6) Educate injecting drug users on the risk of transmitting HIV or the hepatitis B virus through high–risk needle–sharing practices and sexual behaviors;

(7) Include policies and procedures for the screening of applicants to the Program in order to preclude noninjecting drug users from participating in the Program; and

(8) Implement procedures for identifying Program participants that are consistent with the confidentiality provisions of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Education § 24-520 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-520
§24–520.
Status: in_force

(a) A pledge by the Commission of revenues as security for an issue of bonds shall be valid and binding from the time when the documents evidencing the pledge are executed by the Commission.

(b) (1) The revenues that the Commission pledges may be made immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or further act.

(2) The lien of any pledge of revenue is valid and binding against any person who has any claim in tort, contract, or otherwise against the Commission, whether or not the person has notice.

(c) In order to perfect the lien on the revenue pledged by the Commission against third persons, a resolution, trust agreement or financing statement, continuation statement, or other instrument that the Commission adopts or enters into need not be filed or recorded in any public record other than the records of the Commission.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-802 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 8 / Section 24-802
§24–802.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class A beer and wine license.

(b) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine, at retail, at the place described in the license.

(2) The license holder shall sell the beer and wine in a sealed package or container.

(3) The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not be consumed on the premises where the beer or wine is sold.

(c) The annual license fee is $350.
Md. Code, Education § 24-521 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-521
§24–521.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the Commission, or any person executing the bonds, is not liable personally on the bonds or subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by an applicable resolution or trust agreement, a holder of bonds issued under this subtitle, or a trustee acting under a trust agreement entered into under this subtitle, may, by any suitable form of legal proceedings, protect and enforce any rights granted under the laws of this State or by any applicable resolution or trust agreement.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-113 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-113
§24–113.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this section is to:

(1) Facilitate the obtaining of permits;

(2) Eliminate undue hardships to political subdivisions, contractors, and the movers of heavy or large equipment; and

(3) Make possible, when circumstances justify, the issuing of permits under which more than one move can be made.

(b) The State Highway Administration and the Department of State Police jointly may formulate rules and regulations that:

(1) Implement the statutes on the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles; and

(2) Establish fees and charges under these statutes.

(c) (1) Before a rule or regulation may be adopted or amended under this section, the State Highway Administration shall hold a public hearing on it.

(2) After the hearing, the State Highway Administration may adopt the proposed rule, regulation, or amendment or any appropriate modification to it.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-208 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-208
§24–208.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who drives or moves any vehicle or any other object on any State, county, or municipal highway is liable for all damage that the State, county, or municipal highway sustains as a result of:

(1) Any illegal driving or moving of the vehicle or object;

(2) The driving or moving of any vehicle or object that weighs more than the maximum statutory weight specified in this title, unless the overweight is authorized by a permit issued under this title and the vehicle is operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit; or

(3) The driving or moving of any vehicle or object that exceeds the maximum statutory height or width specified in this title, unless the oversize is authorized by a permit issued under this title and the vehicle is operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.

(b) Any person liable for damages in excess of $25,000 under subsection (a)(3) of this section is also liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.

(c) If the driver is not the owner of the vehicle or object, but is driving or moving it with the express or implied permission of the owner, the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable for the damage to the State, county, or municipal highway and any civil penalty assessed under this section.

(d) A civil action for damages to a State, county, or municipal highway and any civil penalty under this section may be brought by the authority in control of it.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1207 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 12 / Section 24-1207
§24–1207.
Status: in_force

If the University establishes a police department under this subtitle, the police department shall establish at least one Police Athletic/Activity League in Baltimore City through the National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc., at its own expense.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-301 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-301
§24–301.
Status: in_force

A member is entitled to:

(1) eligibility service as provided in §§ 24-303 through 24-306 of this subtitle; and

(2) creditable service as provided in § 24-307 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-806 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 8 / Section 24-806
§24–806.
Status: in_force

(a) The Baltimore City Health Department shall include in its Program operating procedures measures to collect the following data:

(1) The number of participants served by the Program;

(2) The length of time a participant is served by the Program;

(3) Demographic profiles of participants served by the Program that include:

(i) Age;

(ii) Sex;

(iii) Race; and

(iv) Zip code of residence;

(4) The number of hypodermic needles and syringes exchanged;

(5) The number of participants referred to addiction treatment; and

(6) The number of referrals made by the Program for addiction treatment for people who inject drugs.

(b) With the advice of the oversight committee, the Baltimore City Health Department shall develop and implement a plan for Program evaluation that shall include the following issues:

(1) The estimated prevalence and incidence of HIV among Program participants;

(2) The strengths and weaknesses of the Program; and

(3) The advisability of continuing the Program.

(c) As part of its plans for data collection and Program evaluation described under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Baltimore City Health Department shall develop and implement a methodology to collect returned needles and syringes and send them to the Rapid Analysis of Drugs program operated by the Center for Harm Reduction at the Maryland Department of Health.

(d) On or before December 31 of each year, the Baltimore City Health Department shall report to the oversight committee, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the number of hypodermic needles and syringes exchanged as part of the Program.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-707 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-707
§24–707.
Status: in_force

The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-201 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-201
§24–201.
Status: in_force

This subtitle applies only to:

(1) a police employee as defined in § 2-101 of the Public Safety Article; and

(2) a Maryland State Police cadet.
Md. Code, Insurance § 24-302 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-302
§24–302.
Status: reserved

The General Assembly finds and determines that:

(1) employers’ access to affordable workers’ compensation insurance is of utmost importance to the economy of the State;

(2) the Fund has been the State’s insurer of last resort for workers’ compensation insurance since 1914;

(3) since its creation, the Fund was permitted to compete with the private insurance market; however, the Fund did not become an effective competitive insurer until the General Assembly exempted the Fund from most laws that apply to State government agencies and required the Fund to be a regulated insurer;

(4) the most effective way to ensure that Maryland’s workers’ compensation system remains stable and affordable is to encourage and create as much competition in the marketplace as possible;

(5) the long–term competitive success of the Fund would be enhanced if the final barriers to full competition were eliminated by converting the Fund into a fully competitive, fully regulated, private insurer;

(6) converting the Fund into a private, nonstock, nonprofit insurer would level the competitive playing field for all workers’ compensation insurers operating in the State;

(7) converting the Fund into a private, nonstock, nonprofit insurer would provide assurance to Maryland employers that the financial success of the Fund would inure to their benefit as policyholders through dividends and lower rates and that surplus funds could not be transferred to the State’s General Fund;

(8) the interests of the State would be protected if the Fund’s statutory purpose of insurer of last resort for workers’ compensation insurance is preserved and the Governor retains the right to appoint two members of the board of the new company;

(9) (i) the interests of the employees of the Fund would be satisfied by ensuring that current employees have the option to remain State employees of the Fund after the conversion of the Fund to a private, nonstock, nonprofit insurer; and

(ii) the interests of employees of the Fund would further be satisfied by ensuring that current long–term State employees who remain State employees of the Fund after the conversion of the Fund to a private, nonstock, nonprofit insurer shall remain in the State retirement system and, therefore, would not be unfairly penalized by being prematurely forced out of the State retirement system due to the conversion; and

(10) the interests of the residents of the State, both employers and employees, will be best met by converting the Fund into a private, nonstock, nonprofit, fully regulated, competitive insurer.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-111.1 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-111.1
§24–111.
Status: in_force

§24–111.1.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, as to any vehicle found to exceed the weight limits permitted under this subtitle, if the overweight does not exceed 5,000 pounds, a police officer may require the driver to unload the excess weight.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, as to any vehicle found to exceed the weight limits permitted under this subtitle, if the overweight exceeds 5,000 pounds, the vehicle may not be moved until the excess weight is unloaded.

(c) Except on interstate highways, if an overweight vehicle bears registration plates issued by this State and is transporting liquid milk in bulk from the producer, the vehicle may be granted a 5 percent tolerance on the applicable registration or statutory gross weight limit. However, a tolerance granted under this subsection may not permit the gross weight of the vehicle to exceed 80,000 pounds.

(d) As to an overweight vehicle carrying an indivisible load:

(1) If it is the first indivisible load overweight violation by the driver of the vehicle, the vehicle may be allowed to proceed, after a permit to do so is obtained from the State Highway Administration; and

(2) If it is a second or subsequent indivisible load overweight violation by the driver of the vehicle, the vehicle shall return with its load to its place of entry or origin in this State, after a permit to do so is obtained from the State Highway Administration.

(e) As to an overweight vehicle carrying perishable products as its only load, the vehicle shall be allowed to proceed to its destination if:

(1) It is the first perishable load overweight violation by the driver of the vehicle following a period of at least 365 consecutive days without a perishable load overweight violation; and

(2) The overweight does not exceed 5,000 pounds.

(f) All material or cargo unloaded under this section shall be cared for by the motor carrier or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the motor carrier or operator.

(g) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (b), (d)(2), or (e) of this section is subject to:

(1) For a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000;

(2) For a second offense, a fine not exceeding $2,000; and

(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $3,000.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-505 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-505
§24–505.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not apply to:

(1) Private homes, residences, including residences used as a business or place of employment, unless being used by a person who is licensed or registered under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article to provide child care, and private vehicles, unless being used for the public transportation of children, or as part of health care or child care transportation;

(2) A hotel or motel room rented to one or more guests as long as the total percent of hotel or motel rooms being so used does not exceed 25%;

(3) A retail tobacco business that is a sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise, in which:

(i) The primary activity is the retail sale of tobacco products and accessories; and

(ii) The sale of other products is incidental;

(4) Any facility of a manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor of tobacco products or of any tobacco leaf dealer or processor in which employees of the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, distributor, or processor work or congregate; or

(5) A research or educational laboratory for the purpose of conducting scientific research into the health effects of environmental smoke.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1602 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 16 / Section 24-1602
§24–1602.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Community Dental Clinics Grant Program.

(b) On the recommendation of the Secretary, the Board of Public Works may make grants to counties, municipal corporations, and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of supporting the provision of dental services by community dental clinics through:

(1) The conversion of public buildings or parts of public buildings to community dental clinics;

(2) The acquisition of existing buildings or parts of buildings for use as community dental clinics;

(3) The renovation of community dental clinics;

(4) The purchase of capital equipment for community dental clinics; or

(5) The planning, design, and construction of community dental clinics.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-2401 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 24 / Section 24-2401
§24–2401.
Status: in_force

§24–2401. NOT IN EFFECT

** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2025 PER CHAPTERS 798 AND 799 OF 2024 **

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

(b) “Birthing facility” means a freestanding birthing center or a hospital that provides obstetric care.

(c) “Freestanding birthing center” has the meaning stated in § 19–3B–01 of this article.

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

(e) “Report card” means the Maryland Report Card for Birthing Facility Maternity Care developed under § 24–2402 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-601 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 6 / Section 24-601
§24–601.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Facility” means:

(1) A public community mental health facility, addiction facility, or developmental disabilities facility that is wholly owned by and operated under the authority of a county or a municipal corporation, or both; or

(2) A nonprofit community mental health facility, addiction facility, or developmental disabilities facility that is wholly owned by and operated under the authority of a nonprofit organization.

(c) “Nonprofit organization” means:

(1) A bona fide religious organization, no part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility, the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the expansion of the facility; or

(2) An organization:

(i) That is chartered as a nonprofit corporation and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as nonprofit; and

(ii) No part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility, the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the expansion of the facility.

(d) “Wholly owned” includes leased, if:

(1) (i) The lease is for a minimum term of 30 years following project completion; or

(ii) The lease agreement extends the right of purchase to the lessee; and

(2) (i) The lessor consents to the recording, in the land records of the political subdivision in which the facility is located, of a notice of the State’s right of recovery, as provided under § 24-606 of this subtitle; or

(ii) The lease agreement is with the State for a State-owned building or State-owned property.
Md. Code, Insurance § 24-301 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-301
§24–301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Board” means the Board for the Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company.

(c) “Company” means the Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company.

(d) “Fund” means the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund established under Title 10 of the Labor and Employment Article.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-105 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-105
§24–105.
Status: in_force

Each permit holder shall keep in a sanitary condition the facility for which the permit is issued.
Md. Code, Education § 24-702 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-702
§24–702.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission, University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Maryland Department of Labor jointly shall establish the Maryland Longitudinal Data System that shall be fully operational by December 31, 2014.

(b) The Maryland Longitudinal Data System is a statewide data system that contains individual–level student data and workforce data from all levels of education and the State’s workforce, and allows the Center to:

(1) Effectively organize, manage, disaggregate, and analyze individual student data; and

(2) Examine student progress and outcomes over time, including preparation for postsecondary education and the workforce.

(c) The linkage of student data and workforce data for the purposes of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System shall be limited to no longer than 20 years from the date of latest attendance in any educational institution in the State.

(d) The purpose of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System is to:

(1) Generate timely and accurate information about student performance that can be used to improve the State’s education system and guide decision makers at all levels; and

(2) Facilitate and enable the linkage of student data and workforce data.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1303 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1303
§24–1303.
Status: in_force

§24–1303. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 677 OF 2021 //

(a) (1) Each Pilot Program shall have an individualized plan designed to prepare the incarcerated individual for success on release.

(2) The individualized plan shall specify a professor or other staff member at the institution of postsecondary education who shall serve as the primary contact responsible for each incarcerated individual’s participation and education in the Pilot Program.

(3) (i) The primary contact shall select at least three students to serve as Pilot Program mentors who are:

1. At least 18 years old;

2. Enrolled in the institution of postsecondary education; and

3. If a Pilot Program is located at a 4–year institution of postsecondary education, enrolled in their junior or senior year.

(ii) A student who participates in the Pilot Program shall receive course credit and a small stipend from the Pilot Program.

(4) To ensure that the incarcerated individual receives the support necessary to succeed, the primary contact shall meet with the incarcerated individual regularly during the incarcerated individual’s participation in the Pilot Program.

(5) The primary contact shall work with the Division to ensure that the timing of course participation and Pilot Program meetings works with an incarcerated individual’s schedule.

(b) Each governing entity shall ensure that an incarcerated individual participating in the Pilot Program is enrolled in a course or courses that:

(1) Are credit bearing and may contribute to course graduation requirements for an institution of postsecondary education; or

(2) Either in isolation or as part of a series of courses, lead to an industry–recognized certificate or license.

(c) Courses provided under this section shall be:

(1) Provided through a suitable format as indicated by the Pilot Program in consultation with the Commission, the Division, and the applicable institution of postsecondary education, whether virtual or nonvirtual; and

(2) Subject to regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Correction under § 3–611 of the Correctional Services Article.

(d) The Division shall:

(1) Ensure that courses and instruction are provided in a suitable manner as indicated by the Pilot Program in consultation with the Commission, the Division, and the applicable institution of postsecondary education, whether virtual or nonvirtual;

(2) Create a safe and reasonable process, whether virtually or in person, by which to confer a degree to an incarcerated individual who is still incarcerated and who completes the requirements for a degree as part of the Pilot Program; and

(3) On or before June 1, 2022, create a process and system in coordination with the Commission to develop a hybrid virtual and in–person learning environment in the Division’s statewide system.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-301 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-301
§24–301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) “Established place of business” means any permanent building or structure from which a permanent business is conducted during normal business hours throughout the year.

(2) “Established place of business” does not include a tent, temporary stand or other temporary quarters, or permanent quarters occupied under a temporary arrangement.

(c) “Mobile seafood or produce vendor” means a person who sells or offers for sale any seafood or produce:

(1) While outdoors on foot;

(2) From any vehicle or conveyance, whether or not the vehicle or conveyance is in operating condition; or

(3) From any tent, temporary stand, roadside stand, roadside market, or other quarters that is not an established place of business.

(d) (1) “Produce” means any fruit or vegetable product of the soil that is intended for human consumption.

(2) “Produce” does not include a canned, frozen, dried, or pickled product.

(e) “Right–of–way” includes any highway area or highway structure and any property adjacent to a highway acquired for the operation or use of the highway.

(f) “Seafood” means any finfish, crustacean, or mollusk, live or dead, or any part, egg, offspring, or body of any finfish, crustacean, or mollusk, that is intended for human consumption.

(g) “Shopping center” means any 5 or more contiguous established places of business which share common parking facilities of 25 parking spaces or more.

(h) “State highway” means any public highway owned by this State.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1408 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 14 / Section 24-1408
§24–1408.
Status: in_force

(a) If a license holder voluntarily surrenders the license before its expiration date, the Board shall grant a refund:

(1) based on the number of whole months remaining before the license expiration date; and

(2) calculated as 1/12 of 95% of the license fee paid for each whole month remaining before the license expiration date.

(b) A refund shall be paid not later than 3 weeks after the license is surrendered to the Board.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-402 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 4 / Section 24-402
§24–402.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and unless otherwise ordered by a court, a person that has possession, custody, or control of receivership property shall turn the receivership property over to the receiver on demand of the receiver.

(2) If a creditor has possession, custody, or control of receivership property and the validity, perfection, or priority of the creditor’s lien on the receivership property depends on the creditor’s possession, custody, or control, subject to § 24–401(c)(2) of this subtitle, the creditor may retain possession, custody, or control until the court enters an order providing adequate protection of the creditor’s lien.

(b) A person that has notice of the appointment of a receiver and owes a debt that is receivership property may not satisfy the debt by payment to the owner.

(c) In the absence of a bona fide dispute with respect to the receiver’s or the respondent’s right to possession, custody, or control of receivership property, the court may sanction as civil contempt a person’s failure to turn the property over when required by this section.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-103 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-103
§24–103.
Status: in_force

A permit expires on the July 1 after its effective date, unless it is renewed for a 1-year term.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-207 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-207
§24–207.
Status: in_force

Membership ends if the member:

(1) is separated from employment for more than 4 years;

(2) withdraws the member’s accumulated contributions;

(3) becomes a retiree;

(4) dies; or

(5) elects to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program established under § 24-401.1 of this title.
Md. Code, Education § 24-517 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-517
§24–517.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds of any issue shall be payable solely from the property or receipts of the Commission, including:

(1) Fees, charges, rents, or other revenues payable to the Commission;

(2) Payments by financial institutions, insurance companies, or others pursuant to letters or lines of credit, policies of insurance, or purchase agreements;

(3) Investment earnings from funds or accounts maintained pursuant to a bond resolution or trust agreement;

(4) Proceeds of refunding bonds; and

(5) Any other source authorized by law.

(b) (1) Bonds issued under the provisions of this title are not a debt of, and do not pledge the faith, credit, or taxing power of the State.

(2) The bonds shall contain on their face a statement that the bonds are not a debt of, and do not pledge the faith, credit, or taxing power of the State, the Commission, or any political subdivision, but are payable solely from the revenues and property provided for therein.

(3) Subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Commission may receive and the State may lease to or lease back to the Commission any property within the enclave of Historic St. Mary’s City and held in the name of the State or any other agency of the State in order to facilitate the issuance of revenue bonds by the Commission under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1201 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 12 / Section 24-1201
§24–1201.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Accountability Board” means the University Police Accountability Board.

(c) (1) “Campus area” means any property that is:

(i) Owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of the University;

(ii) Located on:

1. The Homewood campus, meaning the area bounded by West University Parkway and East University Parkway on the north, East 28th Street and West 28th Street on the south, Remington Avenue and Stony Run stream on the west, and North Calvert Street on the east;

2. The East Baltimore campus, meaning the area bounded by East Eager Street on the north, East Baltimore Street on the south, North Caroline Street on the west, and North Castle Street on the east; or

3. The Peabody campus, meaning the area bounded by West Madison Street and East Madison Street on the north, East Hamilton Street and West Hamilton Street on the south, Cathedral Street on the west, and Saint Paul Street on the east; and

(iii) Used for educational or institutional purposes.

(2) “Campus area” includes the public property that is immediately adjacent to the campus, including:

(i) A sidewalk, a street, or any other thoroughfare; and

(ii) A parking facility.

(d) “Memorandum of understanding” means an agreement between the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Police Department regarding matters related to police jurisdiction and operations.

(e) “Police department” means a University police department established under this subtitle.

(f) “University” means the Johns Hopkins University.

(g) “University police officer” means a police officer of a police department established under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1301 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1301
§24–1301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Federally qualified health center” means a health center that is:

(1) Designated as a federally qualified health center under § 330 of the federal Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 254b; and

(2) Wholly owned by and operated under the authority of a county, municipal corporation, or nonprofit organization.

(c) “Nonprofit organization” means:

(1) A bona fide religious organization, no part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and operation of a facility, the purchase of equipment to be used in a facility, or the expansion of a facility; or

(2) An organization:

(i) That is chartered as a nonprofit corporation and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as nonprofit; and

(ii) No part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and operation of a facility, the purchase of equipment to be used in a facility, or the expansion of a facility.

(d) “Wholly owned” includes leased, if:

(1) (i) The lease is for a minimum term of 15 years following project completion; or

(ii) The lease agreement extends the right of purchase to the lessee; and

(2) The lessor consents to the recording, in the land records of the county or Baltimore City where the facility is located, of a notice of the State’s right of recovery as provided under § 24–1306 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 24-102 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-102
§24–102.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person shall obtain a permit from the Commission before the person may construct a private or semipublic water supply or sewer system for the use of at least two buildings or premises in the sanitary district or areas of Prince George’s County that are not in the sanitary district.

(2) The person shall pay to the Commission a reasonable permit fee.

(b) (1) The private or semipublic water supply or sewer system shall be installed, maintained, and operated under regulations that the Commission adopts.

(2) The owner or operator of the system shall pay to the Commission a reasonable supervision and inspection fee that the Commission sets.

(c) If an owner or operator of a private or semipublic water supply or sewer system fails or refuses to correct, maintain, or operate the system in compliance with the requirements of the Commission, the Commission may:

(1) make the correction or take over the operation of the system for the period necessary; and

(2) collect the costs for the correction or operation from the owner or operator.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-404 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 4 / Section 24-404
§24–404.
Status: in_force

(a) The license may be issued to a holder of a Class D license as well as a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license that is issued for use on the premises of a restaurant.

(b) The hours and days of sale under a Class 7 micro–brewery license are the same as those for a Class D license.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-103 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-103
§24–103.
Status: in_force

A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the County Commissioners under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-302 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-302
§24–302.
Status: in_force

This subtitle does not:

(1) Diminish any authority of Anne Arundel County, Howard County, or a municipal corporation to license and regulate mobile seafood vendors;

(2) Apply to charitable or nonprofit vendors who sell seafood at short–term festivals or other short–term events;

(3) Apply in Calvert County and in St. Mary’s County for those persons selling their own seafood catch; or

(4) Diminish the authority of a county to license and regulate mobile produce vendors.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1301 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 13 / Section 24-1301
§24–1301.
Status: in_force

§24–1301. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 677 OF 2021 //

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

(b) “Commission” means the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

(c) “Division” means the Division of Correction within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(d) “Governing entity” means:

(1) The President of Bowie State University;

(2) The President of Coppin State University;

(3) The Board of Regents of Morgan State University;

(4) The President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; and

(5) The president, board of trustees, board of regents, or any other head of an institution of postsecondary education at which the Commission establishes a Pilot Program under § 24–1302 of this subtitle.

(e) “Institution of postsecondary education” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of this article.

(f) “Pilot Program” means the Inmate Training and Job Pilot Program.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-307 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-307
§24–307.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) This section does not apply to the distribution of a coupon that is redeemable for a tobacco product if the coupon is:

(i) Contained in a newspaper, a magazine, or any other type of publication in which the coupon is incidental to the primary purpose of the publication; or

(ii) Sent through the mail.

(2) This section does not apply to the distribution of a tobacco product or tobacco paraphernalia to an individual under the age of 21 years who is acting solely as the agent of the individual’s employer if the employer distributes tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia for commercial purposes.

(b) (1) A person who distributes tobacco products for commercial purposes, including a person licensed under Title 16, Title 16.5, Title 16.7, or Title 16.9 of the Business Regulation Article, may not:

(i) Distribute to an individual under the age of 21 years:

1. A tobacco product;

2. Tobacco paraphernalia; or

3. A coupon redeemable for a tobacco product;

(ii) Display tobacco products for sale unless the tobacco products are located behind a counter in an area accessible only to the person and employees of the person; or

(iii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, sell tobacco products unless the person verifies that the individual is at least 21 years old.

(2) A person who distributes tobacco products may verify an individual’s age only:

(i) By means of a government–issued photo identification containing the individual’s date of birth; and

(ii) In a direct face–to–face exchange including the assistance of any electronic or mechanical device.

(3) A person who distributes tobacco products is not required to verify the age of an individual at least 30 years old.

(c) (1) A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:

(i) $300 for a first violation;

(ii) $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 24 months after the first violation; and

(iii) $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 24 months after the preceding violation.

(2) The local health departments shall report violations of subsection (b) of this section to the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission.

(3) Issuance of a civil citation for a violation of this section precludes prosecution under § 10–107 of the Criminal Law Article arising out of the same violation.

(4) If a violation is committed by a person acting on behalf of a retailer, the civil penalty imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid by the retailer.

(d) In a prosecution for a violation of subsection (b) of this section, it is a defense that the defendant examined the purchaser’s or recipient’s driver’s license or other valid identification issued by a governmental unit that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as at least 21 years old.

(e) (1) In this subsection, “designee” means a retired sworn law enforcement officer employed by the Secretary or a county health officer or an employee of a local health department trained in civil enforcement.

(2) The Secretary, the Secretary’s designee, a sworn law enforcement officer, a county health officer, or a designee of a county health officer may issue a civil citation for a violation of subsection (b) of this section.

(3) A citation issued under this subsection shall include:

(i) The name and address of the person charged;

(ii) The nature of the violation;

(iii) The location and time of the violation;

(iv) The amount of the civil penalty;

(v) The manner, location, and time in which the civil penalty may be paid;

(vi) A notice stating the person’s right to elect to stand trial for the violation; and

(vii) A warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner in accordance with the citation:

1. Is an admission of liability; and

2. May result in entry of a default judgment that may include the civil penalty, court costs, and administrative expenses.

(4) The Secretary, Secretary’s designee, county health officer, or designee shall retain a copy of the citation issued under this subsection.

(5) (i) A person who receives a citation from the Secretary, the Secretary’s designee, a county health officer, or designee under this subsection may elect to stand trial for the violation by filing a notice of intention to stand trial with the county health officer or designee at least 5 days before the date set in the citation for the payment of the civil penalty.

(ii) After receiving a notice of intention to stand trial under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the county health officer or designee shall forward the notice and a copy of the citation to the District Court.

(6) (i) After receiving a citation and notice under this subsection, the District Court shall schedule the case for trial and notify the defendant of the trial date.

(ii) In a proceeding before the District Court, a violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be handled in the same manner as a municipal infraction under §§ 6–108 through 6–115 of the Local Government Article.

(7) The District Court shall remit any penalties collected for a violation of subsection (b) of this section to the county in which the violation occurred.

(8) Adjudication of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is not a criminal conviction for any purpose.

(f) (1) The Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration and consultation with the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission, local health departments, and local law enforcement agencies, shall develop ongoing strategies for enforcement of § 10–107 of the Criminal Law Article.

(2) On or before October 1 each year, the Department shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:

(i) The development of enforcement strategies required under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and

(ii) Training and assistance to tobacco retailers to improve compliance with § 10–107 of the Criminal Law Article.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-704 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-704
§24–704.
Status: in_force

(a) The allocation and use of State funds under this subtitle are subject to the following terms and conditions.

(b) State funds may be used to acquire an existing building or part of a building for use as an adult day care center, or to plan, design, and construct an adult day care center, only if the local government and the Department certify to the Board of Public Works that no surplus school building or other public building appropriate for use as an adult day care center exists in the area where it is desired to locate a center.

(c) Any federal or other grant that is received for an eligible project shall be applied first to the cost of the project.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, a State grant may not exceed $400,000 or 50 percent of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after all federal and other grants have been applied, whichever is less.

(e) At the discretion of the Board of Public Works, a State grant may exceed 50 percent of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after all federal and other grants have been applied, if:

(1) The project involves the conversion of a public building or part of a building to an adult day care center, the renovation of an adult day care center, or the planning, design, and construction of an adult day care center;

(2) The value of real property and improvements made available by the local government, or the value of the center to be renovated, equals or exceeds the amount of the State grant;

(3) No State funds have been used for the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of any real property and improvements made available by the local government or any building to be converted or renovated; and

(4) The State is not responsible for any bonded indebtedness in connection with any real property and improvements made available by the local government or any building to be converted or renovated.

(f) For a project designated under federal regulations, State plans, or departmental regulations as eligible for poverty area funding, a State grant may cover up to 75 percent of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after all federal and other grants have been applied.

(g) The amount of the State grant for any project shall be determined after consideration of all eligible applications, the total of unallocated State funds available at the time the application is received, and the priorities of area need as may be established by the Department.

(h) No portion of the proceeds of a State grant may be used for the furtherance of sectarian religious instruction, or in connection with the design, acquisition, or construction of any building used or to be used as a place of sectarian religious worship or instruction, or in connection with any program or department of divinity for any religious denomination. Upon the request of the Board of Public Works, the applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that none of the proceeds of the grant have been or are being used for a purpose prohibited by this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-908 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 9 / Section 24-908
§24–908.
Status: in_force

(a) A Program staff member, Program volunteer, or Program participant may not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for violating § 5–601, § 5–619, § 5–620, or § 5–902(c) or (d) of the Criminal Law Article for possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia or drug paraphernalia whenever the possession or distribution of the controlled paraphernalia or drug paraphernalia is a direct result of the employee’s, volunteer’s, or participant’s activities in connection with the work of a Program authorized under this subtitle.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a Program staff member, Program volunteer, or Program participant is not immune from criminal prosecution for any activities not authorized or approved by a Program.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1603 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 16 / Section 24-1603
§24–1603.
Status: in_force

(a) Any county, municipal corporation, or nonprofit organization sponsoring a project involving work specified in § 24–1602 of this subtitle may apply to the Secretary for a State grant to be applied toward the cost of that project.

(b) The application for a grant shall include:

(1) Project plans for the work to be carried out;

(2) A statement listing the personnel employed or to be employed at the community dental clinic, including all remuneration and perquisites for personal services and all other expenses paid or to be paid to the personnel;

(3) All other expenses incurred or to be incurred in operating the community dental clinic; and

(4) The schedule of rates charged or to be charged for services rendered.

(c) On approval of a project and the project plans, the Secretary promptly shall report the application to the Board of Public Works, together with the Secretary’s recommendation that the Board make funds available as provided in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1403 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 14 / Section 24-1403
§24–1403.
Status: in_force

(a) Any county, municipal corporation, or nonprofit organization sponsoring a project under this subtitle may apply to the Department for a State grant to be applied toward the cost of that project.

(b) The application shall be directed to the Secretary of the Department.

(c) On approval of a project and the project plans by the Department, the Secretary shall promptly report the application to the Board of Public Works, together with the Secretary’s recommendation that the Board of Public Works make funds available as provided in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1401 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 14 / Section 24-1401
§24–1401.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Facility” means:

(1) (i) A public nursing facility that is wholly owned by and operated under the authority of a county or a municipal corporation, or both; or

(ii) A nonprofit nursing facility that is wholly owned by and operated under the authority of a nonprofit organization;

(2) A facility that meets the definition of § 19–1401 of this article; and

(3) A facility that is licensed by the Department.

(c) “Nonprofit organization” means:

(1) A bona fide religious organization, no part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility, the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the expansion of the facility; or

(2) An organization:

(i) That is chartered as a nonprofit corporation and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as nonprofit; and

(ii) No part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any individual or is used for any purpose other than the maintenance and operation of the facility, the purchase of equipment to be used in the facility, or the expansion of the facility.

(d) “Wholly owned” includes leased, if:

(1) (i) The lease is for a minimum term of 30 years following project completion; or

(ii) The lease agreement extends the right of purchase to the lessee; and

(2) The lessor consents to the recording, in the land records of the political subdivision in which the facility is located, of a notice of the State’s right of recovery, as provided under § 24–606 of this title; or

(3) The lease agreement is with the State for a State–owned building or State–owned property.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-108 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-108
§24–108.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as otherwise provided in this section, the gross weight imposed on the ground surface by the wheels of an axle of a vehicle may not exceed the following limits:

Single Axle Weight

Registered Gross Gross

Weight of Vehicle Maximum

(in Pounds) Weight

(in Pounds)

Single axle 73,000 or less 22,400

Single axle More than 73,000 20,000

(2) Except for vehicles operated under a permit issued under § 24–112 of this subtitle, the gross weight imposed on the ground surface by the wheels of a front axle of a vehicle combination may not exceed either the lesser of:

(i) The sum of the rated load capacities for each tire on the axle, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section; or

(ii) The sum of the rated load capacities indicated by the manufacturer as to each tire on the axle with which the vehicle is currently equipped.

(3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, any vehicle with a gross maximum weight in excess of 73,000 pounds may travel only on State highways, except while making a delivery or pickup, and then only when traveling by the shortest available legal route to or from the State highway for the purpose of making such delivery or pickup. In Baltimore City, the shortest available legal route shall be only on designated truck routes.

(ii) If approved by the local governing body and the State Highway Administration, in Dorchester County, a vehicle with a gross maximum weight in excess of 73,000 pounds may use the Linkwood Road when traveling between East New Market and Linkwood.

(iii) 1. The County Commissioners of Garrett County may, by ordinance, establish the authorized gross maximum weight of a vehicle that:

A. Has at least 6 axles;

B. Is a truck tractor and semitrailer combination; and

C. Is using any part of Table Rock Road and Wilson Run Road in Garrett County that is owned and maintained by the county.

2. The gross maximum weight established under this subparagraph may not exceed 87,000 pounds.

(iv) In Washington County, if approved by the county governing body, a vehicle with a gross maximum weight not exceeding 95,000 pounds may use Warfordsburg Road from the Lanco–Pennland Dairy Cooperative cheese factory located at 14738 Warfordsburg Road to the Maryland–Pennsylvania border.

(b) Except on interstate highways, a vehicle carrying farm products as defined under § 10–601 of the Agriculture Article or forest products that have been loaded in fields or other off–highway locations is permitted an axle load limit tolerance of 10 percent.

(c) (1) In Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County, garbage and refuse trucks that make collections on a fixed route and are owned by or doing business with any governmental entity in the respective county are permitted rear axle load limit tolerances of 10 percent if:

(i) The overweight is due to bad weather; and

(ii) The truck does not exceed its registered gross weight limit.

(2) A privately owned truck is permitted this tolerance only while actually engaged in the business of the governmental entity.

(d) Any over–the–road bus or any vehicle that is regularly and exclusively used as an intrastate public agency transit passenger bus may not exceed:

(1) A single axle weight limit of 24,000 pounds; or

(2) The tire manufacturer’s rated load capacity for any tire on the vehicle.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 24-304 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-304
§24–304.
Status: in_force

(a) A member who previously terminated membership and withdrew accumulated contributions from either the State Police Retirement System, the Employees’ Retirement System, or the Teachers’ Retirement System may receive service credit for the period of employment during the previous membership if the member redeposits in a single payment the withdrawn accumulated contributions plus regular interest to the date of redeposit.

(b) If a member receives service credit under this section, the member may not retire within 3 years from the date the member enters or reenters the State Police Retirement System.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1502 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 15 / Section 24-1502
§24–1502.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund.

(b) The purpose of the Fund is to make grants to:

(1) Counties and municipalities to provide care coordination services to low–income pregnant and postpartum women and to children from birth to 3 years old; and

(2) Federally qualified health centers, hospitals, and providers of prenatal care to increase access to prenatal care, which may include behavioral and oral health services necessary for maintaining a healthy pregnancy.

(c) The Secretary shall:

(1) Award grants from the Fund; and

(2) Oversee the operation of the Fund.

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

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

(e) The Fund consists of:

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

(2) Investment earnings of the Fund; and

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

(f) (1) In fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Governor shall include in the annual budget an appropriation of $100,000 for the Fund.

(2) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill appropriations in the following amounts for the Fund:

(i) $1,100,000 for fiscal year 2023;

(ii) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2024; and

(iii) $3,100,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.

(g) The Fund may be used only to provide grants to:

(1) Counties and municipalities to provide care coordination services to low–income pregnant and postpartum women and children from birth to 3 years old; and

(2) Federally qualified health centers, hospitals, and providers of prenatal care to provide and promote prenatal care to women who would otherwise not receive prenatal care.

(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, including interest earnings under subsection (e) of this section.

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

(j) Money expended from the Fund for grants under this subtitle is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for care coordination services.

(k) The Fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1201 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 12 / Section 24-1201
§24–1201.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a local caterer’s license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to the holder of:

(1) a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license; or

(2) a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.

(c) The license authorizes a holder to:

(1) (i) provide beer and wine at an event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license is issued; or

(ii) provide beer, wine, and liquor at an event that is held off the premises for which the holder’s Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license is issued; and

(2) exercise the privileges of the license only during the hours and on the days authorized for the holder’s Class B license.

(d) The license holder shall provide food for consumption at the catered event.

(e) The annual license fee is $100.

(f) This section does not require a holder of a Class B restaurant or hotel (on–sale) beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor license to obtain a local caterer’s license for catering on the premises for which the Class B license is issued.
Md. Code, Education § 24-1001 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 10 / Section 24-1001
§24–1001.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Board” means the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology Governing Board.

(c) “Commission” means the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

(d) “Frederick CREST” means the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology.

(e) “Site” means a 4–year institution of higher education that offers Commission–approved undergraduate and graduate programs at Frederick CREST.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-2703 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 27 / Section 24-2703
§24–2703.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:

(1) shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and

(2) may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.

(b) The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-501 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-501
§24–501.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Cannabis” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article.

(c) “Electronic smoking device” has the meaning stated in § 16.7–101 of the Business Regulation Article.

(d) “Employee” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.

(e) “Employer” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.

(f) “Environmental smoke” means:

(1) The complex mixture formed from the escaping smoke of a burning tobacco, cannabis, or hemp product or smoke exhaled by the smoker; or

(2) The complex mixture formed from the escaping aerosol of an electronic smoking device or exhaled as electronic smoking device aerosol.

(g) “Hemp” has the meaning stated in § 14–101 of the Agriculture Article.

(h) “Indoor area open to the public” means:

(1) An indoor area or a portion of an indoor area accessible to the public by either invitation or permission; or

(2) An indoor area of any establishment licensed or permitted under the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article for the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages.

(i) “Place of employment” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Labor and Employment Article.

(j) “Smoking” means the burning of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or any other matter or substance containing, wholly or in part, tobacco, cannabis, or hemp.

(k) “Tobacco product” has the meaning stated in § 13–1001 of this article.

(l) “Vaping” means the use of:

(1) An electronic smoking device; or

(2) Any device through which the user inhales aerosol containing tobacco, cannabis, or hemp.
Md. Code, Education § 24-523 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-523
§24–523.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission may enter into agreements with agents, banks, insurers, or others for the purpose of enhancing the marketability of, or as a security for, its bonds.

(b) Any financial institution, investment company, insurance company or association, and any personal representative, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary, may legally invest any money belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued by the Commission.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-706 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-706
§24–706.
Status: reserved

(a) If, within 30 years after completion of a project, a property with respect to which funds have been paid under this subtitle is sold or transferred to any person, agency, or organization that would not qualify as an applicant under this subtitle, or that is not approved as a transferee by the Board of Public Works, or if, within the same period, the property ceases to be a “facility” as defined in this subtitle, then the State may recover from either the transferor or transferee or, in the case of a property that has ceased to be a “facility” as defined in this subtitle, from the owner, an amount bearing the same ratio to the then-current value of so much of the property as constituted an approved project as the amount of the State participation bore to the total eligible cost of the approved project, together with all costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State in the recovery proceedings.

(b) (1) Before the State makes any funds available for an approved project, the Department shall cause a notice of this right of recovery to be recorded in the land records of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located.

(2) The recording of the notice:

(i) Does not create any lien against the property; but

(ii) Shall constitute notice to any potential transferee, potential transferor, potential creditor, or other interested party of the possibility that the State may obtain a lien under this subtitle.

(c) (1) In the event of an alleged sale or transfer as described in subsection (b) of this section, or in the event that a property is alleged to have ceased to be a “facility” as defined in this subtitle, the Secretary of the Board of Public Works may file, in the circuit court for the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located, a claim under this subtitle (styled as a civil action against the owner of the property and any other interested parties, including any transferor that the State wishes to make a party), together with sworn affidavits stating facts on which the allegations of default are based, as well as a detailed justification of the amount claimed.

(2) If the circuit court determines from the State’s initial filing that there is probable cause to believe that a default has occurred, the court shall authorize a temporary lien on the property, in the amount of the State’s claim (plus any additional amount estimated to be necessary to cover the costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State) or in other amounts as the court determines to be reasonable, pending full determination of the State’s claim.

(3) The temporary lien shall take effect on the date of the court’s authorization if the Secretary of the Board of Public Works records a notice of temporary lien in the land records of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located within 10 days thereafter, otherwise, the temporary lien shall take effect on the date a notice of temporary lien is recorded. While the temporary lien is in effect, neither the owner nor any person who acquired an interest in the property after the State first made funds available in connection with the property under this subtitle, may take any action that would affect the title to the property or institute any proceedings to enforce a security interest or other similar rights in the property, without the prior written consent of the State.

(4) The owner of the property or any other interested party may obtain release of this temporary lien at any time by filing with the court a bond securing the payment in full of the State’s claim and any additional amount necessary to cover the costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the State. The owner or other interested party may cause the release to be recorded in the land records.

(d) (1) Proceedings to determine the State’s right to recover and the amount of its recovery under this subtitle shall have priority over other civil proceedings in the circuit courts.

(2) At the conclusion of full adversary proceedings on the issue of default and on any disputes over the amount of the State’s recovery, the circuit court shall, if it finds that a default has occurred, issue a final judgment for the amount it finds to be recoverable by the State. All parties involved in the default, including in every case the owner of the property, shall be held jointly and severally liable to the State for the amount of the judgment. This amount, if it remains unpaid after the expiration of 30 days following the court’s final order, shall be a lien on the property, superior (except as the State may by written subordination agreement provide otherwise) to the lien or other interest of any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor whose interest became perfected against third persons after the State first made funds available in connection with the property under this subtitle.

(3) This lien takes effect on the 31st day following the court’s final order if the Secretary of the Board of Public Works records a notice of lien in the land records of the county or Baltimore City in which the property is located on or before the 41st day following the final order, otherwise, the lien takes effect on the date a notice of lien is recorded. At the time this lien takes effect, any temporary lien then in effect shall be automatically and fully released, and the recorded notice of this lien shall constitute notice of the release of the temporary lien.

(4) This lien may be enforced and foreclosed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Maryland Rules, except that neither the State nor any agent appointed by the State to sell the property need file a bond.

(5) The owner or any other interested party may obtain release of this lien at any time by paying to the State the full amount of the judgment rendered by the circuit court, together with interest from the date of judgment. On payment in full, the Secretary of the Board of Public Works shall cause a release to be recorded in the land records.

(6) If the circuit court finds that there has been no default or if the full amount of the court’s judgment is paid to the State within 30 days after the court’s final order, any temporary lien then in effect shall be released immediately and the Secretary of the Board of Public Works shall cause the release to be recorded in the land records.

(e) (1) All funds recovered as a result of this right of recovery shall be deposited in the Annuity Bond Fund and applied to the debt service requirements of the State.

(2) The Board of Public Works may waive the State’s right of recovery if the Board determines that there is good cause for releasing the transferor, transferee, or owner from this obligation.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-2501 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 25 / Section 24-2501
§24–2501.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not serve setups, including drinking containers and ice, or serve, keep, or allow to be consumed alcoholic beverages or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks in a place of adult entertainment that:

(1) does not hold a license under this article; and

(2) allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire prohibited under § 4–605 of this article.

(b) A person who operates an establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-303 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-303
§24–303.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) When located on the right–of–way of any State highway, a mobile seafood or produce vendor may not sell, or offer for sale, any seafood or produce, unless the vendor has a lease from the State that allows the vendor to sell, or offer for sale, seafood or produce.

(2) The State may require a mobile seafood or produce vendor to submit an application and pay a reasonable fee to be applied to administrative costs.

(3) The State may not enter into a lease with a mobile produce vendor unless the applicable county licenses mobile produce vendors.

(b) A mobile seafood or produce vendor may not sell, or offer for sale, any seafood or produce, when located:

(1) Within 50 yards of any vehicular entrance to or exit from a school or place of worship, unless the vendor has written permission of the applicable school board or person who is responsible for the buildings and grounds of the place of worship;

(2) Within 100 yards of any vehicular entrance to or exit from any shopping center;

(3) In the parking lot of any shopping center, unless the vendor has written permission of the owner of the shopping center and conforms to applicable local laws and ordinances;

(4) Within an unsafe distance, as determined by the local authorities, from the edge of any roadway;

(5) On any roadway; or

(6) On private property adjoining a State highway, unless the vendor owns or leases the property or has written permission from the property owner.

(c) The State Highway Administration may adopt regulations to implement this section.
Md. Code, Land Use § 24-309 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-309
§24–309.
Status: in_force

(a) The parties to an agreement may terminate the agreement by mutual consent.

(b) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the county planning board determines that suspension or termination of an agreement is essential to ensure the public health, safety, or welfare, the county planning board may suspend or terminate the agreement.

(2) The county planning board may not suspend or terminate an agreement unless:

(i) there has been a public hearing on the suspension or termination; and

(ii) the district council or County Executive, as appropriate, approves the suspension or termination.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 24-201 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 24 / Subtitle 2 / Section 24-201
§24–201.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this section, “sewer cleaning” means the cleaning or clearing of and the removal of stoppages or obstructions in sanitary sewer lines, pipes, and fixtures.

(2) “Sewer cleaning” does not include any installation, maintenance, extension, removal, or alteration of any pipe, sanitary fixture, or other sewer apparatus.

(b) This section may not be construed to:

(1) require a person to have a sewer cleaner’s license to clean a sewer on the person’s own property;

(2) prevent a person from cleaning a sewer on the person’s own property; or

(3) apply to or prohibit the cleaning by any person of a sewer or sanitary fixture of any dwelling, commercial or industrial establishment, or premises owned or operated by the person.

(c) The Commission shall adopt and enforce regulations governing sewer cleaning in sanitary sewer lines, pipes, and fixtures connected to the Commission’s sanitary sewer system.

(d) (1) (i) To qualify for a sewer cleaner’s license, a person need not be a master plumber.

(ii) A sewer cleaner’s license does not authorize the licensee to engage in the plumbing business other than sewer cleaning.

(2) The Commission:

(i) shall require that a person other than a licensed master plumber who is engaged in or represents the person to the public as engaged in sewer cleaning be licensed by the Commission;

(ii) may require a bond of the licensee to insure compliance with and adherence to the regulations adopted by the Commission;

(iii) may establish qualifications and examine applicants concerning their competency and qualifications for a license under this section; and

(iv) may require a reasonable fee for the issuance and renewal of a license in an amount not more than one–half of the fee charged for a master plumber’s license.
Md. Code, Education § 24-519 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-519
§24–519.
Status: in_force

(a) Any resolution or trust agreement the Commission adopts or enters into under this subtitle may contain provisions that:

(1) Pledge, assign, or direct the use, investment, or disposition of all or a portion of the receipts of the Commission or all or a portion of the proceeds or benefits of any contract and convey or otherwise secure any property or property rights;

(2) Set aside loan funding deposits, debt service reserves, capitalized interest accounts, cost of issuance accounts, sinking funds, and other funds and accounts, and regulate, invest, and dispose of these deposits, reserves, accounts, and funds;

(3) Limit the purpose to which or the investments in which the proceeds of sale of any issue of bonds may be applied and restrict the investment of revenues or bond proceeds as deemed necessary, which may include limiting investments to government obligations for which principal and interest are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States;

(4) Limit the issuance of additional bonds and specify the terms on which additional bonds may be issued, secured, and rank on parity with, or be subordinate or superior to, other bonds;

(5) Refund or refinance outstanding bonds;

(6) Establish any procedure concerning the manner in which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be altered or amended, the amount of bonds to which the holders must consent, and the manner in which the holders must consent;

(7) Define the acts or omissions that constitute a default in the duties of the Commission to holders of bonds and provide the rights and remedies of the holders in the event of a default, which may include provisions that restrict individual right of action by bondholders;

(8) Provide for guarantees, pledges of property, purchases or sales of property, leasing, leasing back or subleasing of property, the assignment of any pledges, purchase, sale, lease or sublease agreements, letters of credit or other security, or insurance for the benefit of bondholders; and

(9) Provide for any other matter relating to the bonds that the Commission deems appropriate.

(b) Any provisions under subsection (a) of this section that the Commission includes in a resolution or trust agreement may be made part of the contract with the holders of the bonds.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-809 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 8 / Section 24-809
§24–809.
Status: in_force

Except for violations of any laws that could arise from residue attached to or contained within hypodermic needles or syringes being returned or already returned to the Program, this subtitle does not provide immunity to a Program staff member or Program participant from criminal prosecution for a violation of any law prohibiting or regulating the use, possession, dispensing, distribution, or promotion of illicit drugs.
Md. Code, Land Use § 24-301 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 24 / Subtitle 3 / Section 24-301
§24–301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Agreement” means a development rights and responsibilities agreement to establish the conditions under which development of real property may proceed that is:

(1) of a specified duration;

(2) made between:

(i) the county planning board or its designee;

(ii) a reviewing entity; and

(iii) a person having a legal or equitable interest in the property; and

(3) approved by the district council or the County Executive.

(c) (1) “Development” means any activity that materially affects the existing condition or use of any land or structure.

(2) “Development” does not include normal agricultural activity.

(d) “Regulatory plan” means an application proposing development on privately owned land that must be submitted to the county planning board for review and final approval under this division or county law or regulation.

(e) “Reviewing entity” means the County Executive or other local, State, or federal government or unit that agrees to execute an agreement.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 24-702 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-702
§24–702.
Status: in_force

(a) A receiver is entitled to all defenses and immunities under applicable State law for an act or omission within the scope of the receiver’s appointment.

(b) A person shall receive approval from the court that appointed the receiver before taking the following actions:

(1) An action against the receiver personally based on an act or omission in administering receivership property; and

(2) An action by a person other than the receiver against a professional person that has provided services to the receiver based on an act or omission in performing the services.
Md. Code, Health - General § 24-1205 — MD Code / Article ghg / Title 24 / Subtitle 12 / Section 24-1205
§24–1205.
Status: in_force

Funding for the Department’s implementation of this subtitle is subject to:

(1) The availability of appropriated funds; and

(2) Audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1701 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 17 / Section 24-1701
§24–1701.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-1401 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 14 / Section 24-1401
§24–1401.
Status: in_force

(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

(1) § 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);

(2) § 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);

(3) § 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);

(4) § 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);

(5) § 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);

(6) § 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);

(7) § 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”);

(8) § 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”);

(9) § 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”); and

(10) § 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”).

(b) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:

(1) § 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”), which is superseded by § 24–1408 of this subtitle; and

(2) § 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”), which is superseded by § 24–1409 of this subtitle.

(c) Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 24–1402 through 24–1406 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Transportation § 24-105 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 24 / Subtitle 1 / Section 24-105
§24–105.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to:

(1) Any vehicle carrying wooden prefabricated roof trusses in an inverted position, if the trusses do not extend more than 10 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle;

(2) A combination of vehicles carrying an indivisible load if the load is not over 70 feet long, and the load is being transported during daylight hours;

(3) Any vehicle carrying:

(i) Piling, poles, or mill logs;

(ii) Nursery stock; or

(iii) Crew or racing shells; or

(4) Any combination of vehicles carrying:

(i) Piling, poles, or mill logs that do not exceed 75 feet in length;

(ii) Nursery stock; or

(iii) Crew or racing shells.

(b) Subject to the maximum length limits of § 24–104.1 of this subtitle, the load on any vehicle operated alone or the load on the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles:

(1) Except as provided in items (2) and (3) of this subsection, may not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle;

(2) May extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of a vehicle equipped with front–end loading attachments and containers used in collecting garbage, rubbish, refuse, or recyclable materials when the vehicle is actively engaged in collecting garbage, rubbish, refuse, or recyclable materials; and

(3) May not extend more than 4 feet beyond the foremost part of a stinger–steered automobile transporter.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and subject to the maximum length limits of § 24–104.1 of this subtitle, the load on any vehicle operated alone or the load on the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles, including a stinger–steered automobile transporter, may not extend more than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.

(2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply to a stinger–steered automobile transporter.

2. The load on the rear of an automobile or boat transporter, including any retractable device on the rear of a combination of vehicles engaged in the transportation of automobiles in use to support a transported vehicle, may not extend more than 4 feet beyond the rear of the permanent bed or body of the vehicle; and

(ii) A red or orange fluorescent warning flag made of a reflective material at least 18 inches square shall be displayed on the rearmost portion of the overhanging transported vehicle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 24-502 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 24 / Subtitle 5 / Section 24-502
§24–502.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in § 24–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.
Md. Code, Education § 24-705 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 24 / Subtitle 7 / Section 24-705
§24–705.
Status: in_force

(a) The Governing Board shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on or before December 15 of each year.

(b) The report shall include:

(1) An update on the implementation of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System and the Center’s activities;

(2) A list of all studies performed by the Center during the reporting period;

(3) A list of currently warehoused data that is determined to be no longer necessary to carry out the mission of the Center;

(4) Any proposed or planned expansion of data maintained in the database; and

(5) Any other recommendations made by the Governing Board.