Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 11-113 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-113
§11–113.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an employee:

(1) in the management service;

(2) in executive service; or

(3) under a special appointment described in § 6–405 of this article.

(b) (1) An employee or an employee’s representative may file a written appeal of a disciplinary action with the head of the principal unit.

(2) An appeal:

(i) must be filed within 15 days after the employee receives notice of the disciplinary action; and

(ii) may only be based on the grounds that the disciplinary action is illegal or unconstitutional.

(3) The employee has the burden of proof in an appeal under this section.

(c) The head of the principal unit may confer with the employee before making a decision.

(d) (1) The head of the principal unit may:

(i) uphold the disciplinary action; or

(ii) rescind or modify the disciplinary action and restore to the employee any lost time, compensation, status, or benefits.

(2) Within 15 days after receiving an appeal, the head of the principal unit shall issue the employee a written decision.

(3) The decision of the head of the principal unit is the final administrative decision.

(e) Within 15 days after issuance of a decision to rescind a disciplinary action, the disciplinary action shall be expunged from the employee’s personnel records.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-1107 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 11 / Section 11-1107
§11–1107.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the investigation or interrogation of a correctional officer results in a recommendation of demotion, dismissal, transfer, loss of pay, reassignment, or similar action that is considered punitive, the correctional officer is entitled to a hearing on the issues by a hearing board before the Sheriff takes that action.

(2) A correctional officer who has been convicted of a felony is not entitled to a hearing under this section.

(b) (1) The Sheriff’s Office shall give notice to the correctional officer of the right to a hearing by a hearing board under this section.

(2) The notice required under this subsection shall state the time and place of the hearing and the issues involved.

(c) (1) The hearing board authorized under this section shall consist of at least three members who:

(i) are appointed by the Sheriff and chosen from correctional officers within the Sheriff’s Office, or from correctional officers of another correctional facility with the approval of the Sheriff of the other facility; and

(ii) have had no part in the investigation or interrogation of the correctional officer.

(2) At least one member of the hearing board shall be of the same rank as the correctional officer against whom the complaint is filed.

(3) At least two members of the hearing board shall be correctional officers.

(d) (1) In connection with a disciplinary hearing, the Sheriff or hearing board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents as relevant or necessary.

(2) The subpoenas may be served without cost in accordance with the Maryland Rules that relate to service of process issued by a court.

(3) Each party may request the Sheriff or hearing board to issue a subpoena or an order under this subtitle.

(e) (1) The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing board.

(2) The hearing board shall give the Sheriff’s Office and correctional officer ample opportunity to present evidence and argument about the issues involved.

(3) The Sheriff’s Office and correctional officer may be represented by counsel.

(4) Each party has the right to cross–examine witnesses who testify, and each party may submit rebuttal evidence.

(f) (1) Evidence with probative value that is commonly accepted by reasonable and prudent individuals in the conduct of their affairs is admissible and shall be given probative effect.

(2) The hearing board shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law and shall exclude incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial, and unduly repetitious evidence.

(3) Each record or document that a party desires to use shall be offered and made a part of the record.

(4) Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, or by incorporation by reference.

(g) (1) The hearing board may take notice of:

(i) judicially cognizable facts; and

(ii) general, technical, or scientific facts within the hearing board’s specialized knowledge.

(2) The hearing board shall:

(i) notify each party of the facts so noticed either before or during the hearing, or by reference in preliminary reports or otherwise; and

(ii) give each party an opportunity and reasonable time to contest the facts so noticed.

(3) The hearing board may utilize its experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge in the evaluation of the evidence presented.

(h) In connection with a disciplinary hearing, the Sheriff or a hearing board may administer oaths.

(i) An official record, including testimony and exhibits, shall be kept of the hearing.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1402 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 14 / Section 11-1402
§11–1402.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license is not prima facie evidence that the applicant is entitled to the license.

(b) The applicant has the burden of proof to show the Board that approval of the license is necessary to accommodate the public at the premises of the applicant.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11B-114 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11B / Subtitle 1 / Section 11B-114
§11B–114.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “electronic payment” means payment by credit card or debit card.

(b) A homeowners association may require a person from whom payment is due to pay a reasonable electronic payment fee if the person elects to pay the homeowners association by means of electronic payment.

(c) An electronic payment fee may not exceed the amount of any fee that may be charged to the homeowners association in connection with use of the credit card or debit card.

(d) If a homeowners association elects to charge an electronic payment fee under this section, the homeowners association shall specify on or include notice with each bill and other invoices for which electronic payment is authorized that an electronic payment fee will be charged.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-905 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 9 / Section 11-905
§11–905.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund.

(b) The Fund shall be used to pay for the Program.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 11-307 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-307
§11–307.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) When a commodity in bulk is transported by vehicle to a buyer and the weight, measurement, or count of the commodity serves as the basis for determination of the charge or cost of the commodity, the person who weighs, measures, or counts the commodity shall make, in ink or other indelible marking material, a delivery ticket or written statement that includes:

(i) The date of issue;

(ii) The name and address of the seller;

(iii) The name and address of the buyer;

(iv) An accurate statement of quantity, expressed as follows:

1. For weight, the net weight in pounds or tons or in kilograms or metric tons of the international system of measurement and, if net weight is derived from gross and tare weight determinations, the gross and tare weight in the same system of measurement, as the net weight; and

2. For other measurement terms, the appropriate term in accordance with §§ 11-301 and 11-304 of this subtitle;

(v) A complete identification of the commodity in bulk, expressed as follows:

1. For solid fuel, the kind and size; and

2. For any other commodity in bulk, the kind and size, if necessary for accurate identification and value determination;

(vi) The complete signature of the person who determines the quantity of the commodity in bulk and, if required, the weighmaster license number; and

(vii) The license number or other numbers and letters that identify the vehicle by which the commodity in bulk is transported.

(2) A delivery ticket or written statement shall be completed when the quantity of the commodity in bulk is determined.

(3) Unless a buyer and seller agree otherwise, an original or copy of the ticket or statement shall be provided to the buyer and seller on transfer of the commodity in bulk.

(4) Delivery tickets or written statements shall be numbered serially and used consecutively.

(b) (1) When a commodity in bulk or goods is transported by vehicle as a service and the weight or measurement of the commodity serves as the basis for determination of the charge or cost of the service, the person who weighs or measures the commodity in bulk or goods shall make, in ink or other indelible marking material, a written statement that includes:

(i) The date of issue;

(ii) The name and address of the seller;

(iii) The name and address of the buyer;

(iv) The name and address of the transporter of the commodity in bulk or goods, if the transporter is paid on the basis of the weight or measurement statement and is neither the seller nor the buyer;

(v) An accurate statement of quantity, expressed as provided in subsection (a)(1)(iv) of this section;

(vi) A description of the commodity in bulk or goods, sufficient for its positive identification;

(vii) The complete signature of the person who determines the quantity of the commodity in bulk or goods, and, if required, the weighmaster license number; and

(viii) The license number or other numbers and letters that identify the vehicle by which the commodity in bulk or goods is transported.

(2) The written statement shall be provided to each party of a contract for transportation of a commodity in bulk or goods.

(3) Written statements shall be numbered serially and used consecutively.

(c) (1) A person who operates or supervises a vehicle by which a commodity in bulk or goods is transported subject to this section shall possess the required delivery ticket or written statement while the commodity or goods is kept on the vehicle.

(2) Unless the buyer and seller agree otherwise, the person who operates or supervises the vehicle shall present to the person who receives the commodity in bulk or goods, the required delivery ticket or written statement, before the vehicle is unloaded.

(3) An original or copy of the delivery ticket or written statement required under this section shall be kept for 1 year as follows:

(i) If the buyer or seller of a commodity in bulk or of a transportation service that involves the commodity in bulk or goods determines the quantity of the commodity or goods and makes the required ticket or statement, by the buyer or seller; or

(ii) If a person other than the buyer or seller determines the quantity and makes the required ticket or statement, by the person, buyer, and seller.

(4) On request of the Secretary or any law enforcement officer, a person subject to the requirements of this subsection shall present for inspection or surrender the required ticket or statement. A receipt that the Secretary or law enforcement officer issues for a surrendered ticket or statement fulfills the requirements of this subsection.

(d) The provisions of this section may not apply to: (1) aggregates, concrete mixtures, asphaltic concrete, loose solid materials such as earth, soil, sand, gravel, crushed stone, shale, and stone products other than agricultural lime; and (2) a petroleum product composed predominately of propane, propylene, butane, isobutane, butylenes, or mixtures of those products.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-104 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-104
§11–104.
Status: in_force

If any violation or possible violation of this subtitle comes to the attention of any officer or any department, board, commission, bureau, division, office or other agency of the Executive Branch of the State government or of any political subdivision of the State, that officer or the chief administrative officer of the department, board, commission, bureau, division, office or other agency, as the case may be, shall submit promptly a written report of the violation or possible violation to the Attorney General. The report shall contain a full statement of the facts and circumstances regarding the violation or possible violation, including the names and addresses of all persons who have or may have knowledge or information with respect to it, and shall be accompanied by copies of any documents pertinent to the violation or possible violation that are in the possession or control of the person making the report.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-301 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-301
§11–301.
Status: in_force

The sales and use tax is computed on:

(1) the taxable price of each separate sale;

(2) if a combined sale is made, the combined taxable price of all retail sales on the same occasion by the same vendor to the same buyer; or

(3) if retail sales of tangible personal property or a taxable service are made through vending or other self–service machines, 94.5% of the gross receipts from the retail sales.
Md. Code, Insurance § 11-218 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-218
§11–218.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any person, whether located within or outside the State, may apply to the Commissioner for a license as a rating organization for a kind of insurance, subdivision of kinds of insurance, or class of risk or part or combination of kinds of insurance or classes of risk, as specified in its application.

(2) An applicant for a license as a rating organization shall file with its application:

(i) a copy of its constitution, articles of agreement or association, or certificate of incorporation and its bylaws, rules, and regulations that govern the conduct of its business;

(ii) a list of its members and subscribers;

(iii) the name and address of a resident of the State on whom may be served notices or orders of the Commissioner or process that affects the rating organization; and

(iv) a statement of its qualifications as a rating organization.

(3) Within 60 days after an application is filed, the Commissioner shall grant or deny the application wholly or partly.

(4) The Commissioner shall grant the application if the Commissioner finds that:

(i) the applicant is competent, trustworthy, and otherwise qualified to act as a rating organization; and

(ii) its constitution, articles of agreement or association, or certificate of incorporation, and its bylaws, rules, and regulations that govern the conduct of its business conform to the requirements of law.

(5) A license as a rating organization issued under this section expires 3 years after its effective date.

(6) The fee for a license as a rating organization is $25.

(7) If a rating organization ceases to meet the requirements of this subsection, the Commissioner, after notice and a hearing, may suspend or revoke its license.

(8) A rating organization shall notify the Commissioner promptly of any change in the information and documents provided to the Commissioner under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(b) (1) Subject to rules adopted by the rating organization that the Commissioner has approved as reasonable, each rating organization shall allow an insurer that is not a member to be a subscriber to its rating services for a kind of insurance, subdivision of kinds of insurance, or class of risk or part or combination of kinds of insurance or classes of risk for which it is authorized to act as a rating organization.

(2) Each rating organization shall give notice to subscribers of proposed changes in its rules.

(3) Each rating organization shall provide its rating services without discrimination to its members and subscribers.

(4) (i) 1. At the request of a subscriber or an insurer that has been refused admission as a subscriber to a rating organization, the Commissioner shall review the reasonableness of the application of a rule to subscribers or the refusal of the rating organization to admit the insurer as a subscriber.

2. If a rating organization fails to grant or reject the application of an insurer for admission as a subscriber within 30 days after the application was made, the insurer may request a review of the action by the Commissioner as if the application had been rejected.

(ii) 1. The Commissioner shall review the challenged rule or action of the rating organization at a hearing.

2. The Commissioner shall give written notice of the hearing to the rating organization and subscriber or insurer at least 10 days before the hearing.

(iii) If the Commissioner finds that the challenged rule is unreasonable in its application to subscribers, the Commissioner shall issue an order that the rule is not applicable to subscribers.

(iv) 1. If the Commissioner finds that an insurer has been refused admission as a subscriber to the rating organization without justification, the Commissioner shall issue an order that requires the rating organization to admit the insurer as a subscriber.

2. If the Commissioner finds that the action of the rating organization in refusing admission as a subscriber was justified, the Commissioner shall issue an order that affirms the action of the rating organization.

(c) A rating organization may not adopt a rule the effect of which would be to prohibit or regulate the payment of dividends, savings, or unabsorbed premium deposits allowed or returned by insurers to their policyholders, members, or subscribers.

(d) (1) Cooperation among rating organizations or among rating organizations and insurers in rate making or in other matters within the scope of this subtitle is authorized, if the filings that result from the cooperation are subject to all provisions of this subtitle that are applicable to filings generally.

(2) (i) The Commissioner may review cooperative activities and practices among rating organizations and among rating organizations and insurers.

(ii) If, after a hearing, the Commissioner finds that an activity or practice is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with this subtitle, the Commissioner may issue an order that requires that the activity or practice be discontinued.

(e) (1) A rating organization may provide for the examination of policies, daily reports, binders, renewal certificates, endorsements, or other evidence of insurance or the cancellation of insurance and may make reasonable rules that govern their submission.

(2) Rules adopted under this subsection shall require that:

(i) within 60 days after a rating organization has notified an insurer of an error or omission, the insurer shall provide to the rating organization satisfactory evidence of the correction of the error or omission; and

(ii) the rating organization shall notify the Commissioner if an insurer fails to provide satisfactory evidence of the correction of the error or omission.

(3) All information submitted for examination under this subsection is confidential.

(f) (1) A rating organization may subscribe to or purchase actuarial, technical, or other services.

(2) The services shall be available to all members and subscribers without discrimination.

(g) (1) An association or other entity that has been organized by regulation or law to provide insurance not available through the voluntary market shall apply to the Commissioner for permission to file rates to be used by the entity.

(2) If the Commissioner finds that allowing the entity to file rates will be in the public interest, then the Commissioner shall treat a filing made by the entity like a filing made by a rating organization.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-832 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 8 / Section 11-832
§11–832.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall adopt regulations to:

(1) define the criteria for applicants for a satellite simulcast betting permit, which may include a nonrefundable application fee;

(2) define allowable costs of operations under § 11-827 of this part; and

(3) otherwise carry out this part.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-703 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-703
§11–703.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a strategic industry partnership grant under § 11–702(d) of this subtitle shall:

(1) include:

(i) evidence of shortages in skilled employment within the target industry over a sustained period of time;

(ii) a description of specific high–demand occupations or sets of occupations within the target industry; and

(iii) the specifics of training programs that would result in individuals obtaining credentials or identifiable skills to facilitate their employment or advancement in the targeted industry; and

(2) identify members participating in the strategic industry partnership and include identification of the target industry and the participating local board.

(b) Grants may be awarded for skills training consistent with an approved strategic industry partnership plan developed under § 11–702(c) of this subtitle to:

(1) industries with identified positions and a demonstrated need for incumbent worker training that can be accessed by employees at their place of employment or other location;

(2) industries with an identified workforce shortage that will be seeking to hire individuals to train to meet a specific skill need;

(3) a member of a strategic industry partnership that can provide job readiness training to qualified individuals directly or through accounts held at local boards on behalf of the individual; and

(4) educational providers that offer training consistent with the goals of the plan.

(c) The competitive grant process shall give priority to strategic industry partnerships that maximize the potential of the collaboration through direct financial or in–kind contributions by members of the target industry.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-903 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 9 / Section 11-903
§11–903.
Status: in_force

The State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator shall carry out the Program in accordance with regulations that the State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council adopts under § 15–205 of this article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1706 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 17 / Section 11-1706
§11–1706.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In addition to the conditions stated under § 4–306(a) of this article, a corporation or club holding a license may substitute on the license the name of a different officer for the name of any officer who:

(i) has moved from the county; or

(ii) no longer has a financial interest in the corporation or club.

(2) The substitution may not be accompanied by a sale of corporate stock that results in a change of the controlling interest of the corporation or club.

(b) The corporation or club may apply to the Board for a substitution by submitting a letter that is signed by the new license applicant and the two remaining license holders.

(c) The Board may not approve the application for the substitution unless:

(1) all obligations of the corporation or club have been paid; or

(2) an arrangement concerning debts and obligations satisfactory to the creditors of the corporation or club has been made.

(d) (1) On the approval of the Board and the payment of the necessary costs and fees, a corrected license shall be issued.

(2) In all other cases a formal transfer of the license shall be accomplished in accordance with §§ 4–302, 4–304, and 4–305 of this article.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-211 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-211
§11–211.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee may not add, delete, or modify a location required to be listed in NMLS under § 11–208(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle unless:

(1) The licensee provides to the Commissioner, through NMLS and in accordance with any regulations the Commissioner adopts, notice of the addition, deletion, or modification;

(2) The addition, deletion, or modification of the location is recorded with the information associated with the licensee’s license in NMLS; and

(3) The addition, deletion, or modification of the location otherwise complies with this subtitle.

(b) The licensee may not do business at a location required to be listed in NMLS by § 11–208(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle until the location is recorded with the information associated with the licensee’s license in NMLS.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-176 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-176
§11–176.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) “Vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any device in, on, or by which any individual or property is or might be transported or towed on a highway.

(2) “Vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle and an off–highway recreational vehicle.

(b) “Vehicle” does not include:

(1) An electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in § 21–101(j) of this article; or

(2) A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1701 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 17 / Section 11-1701
§11–1701.
Status: in_force

(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:

(1) § 4–303 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”); and

(2) § 4–304 (“Compliance with Bulk Transfers Act required”).

(b) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:

(1) § 4–302 (“Transfer of place of business; transfer of license and inventory”), subject to § 11–1702 of this subtitle;

(2) § 4–305 (“Filing fee and endorsement”), subject to § 11–1703 of this subtitle; and

(3) § 4–306 (“Substitution of names of officers on license”), subject to § 11–1706 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 11-407 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-407
§11–407.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An applicant for initial or renewal registration as a broker–dealer shall pay a fee of $250.

(2) (i) An applicant for initial or renewal registration or transfer of registration as an agent shall pay a fee of $65.

(ii) From the fee paid under this paragraph, $25 shall be distributed to the Securities Act Registration Fund established under § 11–208 of this title.

(b) (1) An applicant for initial or renewal registration as an investment adviser shall pay a fee of $300.

(2) A federal covered adviser filing notice under § 11–405(b) of this subtitle shall pay an initial fee of $300 and a renewal fee of $300.

(3) A private fund adviser filing notice under § 11–405(c) of this subtitle shall pay an initial fee of $300 and a renewal fee of $300.

(4) An applicant for initial or renewal registration or transfer of registration as an investment adviser representative shall pay a fee of $50.

(c) The Commissioner by rule may waive or reduce for any class of applicant the application of the fee requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) If an application is denied or an application or notice filing is withdrawn, the Commissioner shall retain the fee.
Md. Code, Land Use § 11-204 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-204
§11–204.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who receives a citation may elect to stand trial for the violation by filing a notice of intention to stand trial with the zoning official at least 5 business days before the date set forth in the citation for the payment of fines.

(b) After receiving a notice of intention to stand trial, the zoning official shall forward the notice, with a copy of the citation, to the District Court having venue.

(c) After receiving the citation and notice, the District Court shall:

(1) schedule the case for trial; and

(2) notify the defendant of the trial date.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-1302 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 13 / Section 11-1302
§11–1302.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this compact are to:

(1) derive uniform requirements among the party states for the licensure of participants in live horse racing with pari–mutuel wagering;

(2) ensure that all licensees pursuant to this compact meet a uniform minimum standard of honesty and integrity;

(3) facilitate the growth of the horse racing industry by simplifying the process for qualified applicants for a license to participate in live racing;

(4) reduce the cost incurred by each state and applicant from the separate licensing process conducted by each state that conducts live horse racing;

(5) authorize the Commission to participate in this compact;

(6) permit officials from the party states to participate in this compact;

(7) through the compact committee established by this compact, enter into contracts with governmental agencies and other persons to carry out the purposes of this compact; and

(8) establish the compact committee created by this compact as an interstate governmental entity duly authorized to request and receive criminal history record information from:

(i) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(ii) state and local authorities; and

(iii) foreign law enforcement agencies.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-112 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-112
§11–112.
Status: in_force

“Distributor” means any person who:

(1) Sells or distributes to dealers in this State new vehicles of a type required to be registered under Title 13 of this article; or

(2) Maintains distributor representatives in this State for these purposes.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 11-103 — MD Code / Article get / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-103
§11–103.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In applying the rule against perpetuities to an interest limited to take effect at or after the termination of one or more life estates in, or lives of, persons in being when the period of the rule commences to run, the validity of the interest shall be determined on the basis of facts existing at the termination of one or more life estates or lives.

(2) In this section an interest which must terminate not later than the death of one or more persons is a “life estate” even though it may terminate at an earlier date.

(b) If an interest would violate the rule against perpetuities as modified by subsection (a) of this section because the interest is contingent upon any person attaining or failing to attain an age in excess of 21, the age contingency shall be reduced to 21 as to all persons subject to the same age contingency.

(c) This section shall apply to both legal and equitable interests.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-504 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-504
§11–504.
Status: in_force

A licensee may not hold live racing at Pimlico Race Course after 10:00 p.m. unless circumstances beyond the control of the licensee cause a delay.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-409 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-409
§11–409.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “Office” means the Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development.

(b) There is a Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development within the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program of the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.

(c) The purpose of the Office is to scale registered apprenticeships across industries and occupations to meet the needs of the State’s economy.

(d) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program to cover administrative costs for the Office.
Md. Code, Insurance § 11-209 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-209
§11–209.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an insurer may reduce its rates previously approved by the Commissioner by filing the reduced rates with the Commissioner within 30 days after the reduced rates become effective.

(2) An insurer that has reduced its rates in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection may withdraw the reduction wholly or partly by filing revised rates at a level not higher than the level approved by the Commissioner before the reduction within 30 days after they become effective.

(b) If, after notice and a hearing, the Commissioner finds that the rates produced are in violation of this subtitle, the Commissioner may revoke a reduction of rates made in accordance with this section.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-507 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-507
§11–507.
Status: in_force

The Department or the Department of Juvenile Services shall notify the victim or victim’s representative of an alleged violation of a condition of probation whenever:

(1) a warrant, subpoena, or writ of attachment is issued for the alleged violation for a person who was convicted of a violent crime or who was adjudged to have committed a delinquent act that would be a violent crime if committed by an adult; and

(2) a victim of the crime or delinquent act or a victim’s representative has submitted a written request to the Department for notification or has submitted a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title.
Md. Code, Local Government § 11-506 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-506
§11–506.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a rule or regulation adopted under § 11–503 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or both.

(b) Each day on which a violation continues is a separate offense.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1308 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 13 / Section 11-1308
§11–1308.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license or Class A beer and wine license.

(c) The license authorizes a license holder to allow on–premises consumption of beer, light wine, and liquor for tasting.

(d) The license holder may serve to an individual:

(1) liquor in a quantity of not more than one–half ounce each from any of five offerings per day;

(2) light wine in a quantity of not more than 1 ounce from each offering; and

(3) beer in a quantity of not more than 3 ounces.

(e) In addition to the Class A annual fee, the annual license fee is $500.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-134.5 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-134.5
§11–134.
Status: in_force

§11–134.5.

(a) “Motor scooter” means a nonpedal vehicle that:

(1) Has a seat for the operator;

(2) Has two wheels, of which one is 10 inches or more in diameter;

(3) Has a step-through chassis;

(4) Has a motor:

(i) With a rating of 2.7 brake horsepower or less; or

(ii) If the motor is an internal combustion engine, with a capacity of 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement or less; and

(5) Is equipped with an automatic transmission.

(b) “Motor scooter” does not include:

(1) An electric low speed scooter; or

(2) A vehicle that has been manufactured for off–road use, including a motorcycle and an all–terrain vehicle.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-710 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-710
§11–710.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in Charles County.

(b) While confined in the Charles County Detention Center, an incarcerated individual employed under § 11–602 of this title shall pay:

(1) court–ordered payments for restitution; and

(2) an amount not to exceed one–third of the incarcerated individual’s net earnings for the cost to Charles County of providing food, lodging, electronic monitoring devices, and clothing for the incarcerated individual.

(c) The Charles County Sheriff shall:

(1) establish the per diem rate for an incarcerated individual’s food, lodging, electronic monitoring, and clothing; and

(2) designate an agent to collect the costs specified in this section.

(d) The Sheriff’s designee shall deliver the amounts collected under subsection (b)(2) of this section to the Charles County Treasurer.

(e) (1) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Board of County Commissioners may establish and provide for the administration of a community service program in the county.

(2) A court may order a person to participate in the community service program if the person:

(i) has been convicted of a criminal offense or received probation before judgment for a criminal offense; and

(ii) is recommended to the court for placement in the program by the program staff.

(3) (i) A community service program established under this subsection may charge a fee not exceeding $40 for each 8–hour period of community service.

(ii) The court may waive all or part of a fee charged under this paragraph.

(4) The community service program staff shall report to the court when a person has completed or failed to complete community service in the program.

(f) (1) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Board of County Commissioners may establish and provide for the administration of a pretrial release program in the county.

(2) A court may order a person to participate in the pretrial release program if the person appears before the court after being charged with a criminal offense and detained.

(3) (i) The court may order participation at any time during pretrial detention of a person.

(ii) The court shall require a person to comply with all rules and conditions of supervision for the program if the court orders the person to participate in the program.

(4) Staff of the pretrial release program shall:

(i) assess each person referred for assessment to the program by the court;

(ii) develop standards and criteria for recommended levels of supervision for the program;

(iii) make recommendations to the court regarding placement of a person in the program, including whether the person is suitable for placement in the program, based on supervision levels developed under item (ii) of this paragraph;

(iv) supervise each person ordered to participate in the program; and

(v) immediately report to the court any violation of a condition established by the court or the program.

(5) Supervision in the pretrial release program may include the use of electronic monitoring and drug and alcohol testing.

(6) For each person ordered to participate in the pretrial release program under this subsection, the Board of County Commissioners and the Sheriff may enter into an agreement providing for the following services to be performed:

(i) drug and alcohol testing;

(ii) electronic monitoring;

(iii) conducting meetings with each person ordered to participate in the program; and

(iv) notification by the Sheriff to staff of the pretrial release program of any violations.

(7) Staff of the pretrial release program shall immediately report to the court any violations of a person’s pretrial release.

(8) A person who violates a condition established by the court or the program is subject to removal from the program.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-2603 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 26 / Section 11-2603
§11–2603.
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the refusal had been by a witness summoned to appear in a case pending before the court.

(c) (1) The Board shall charge fees for the production and service of a summons.

(2) The fees may be assessed only against a license holder or party whom the Board has adjudicated responsible for a violation of a law concerning alcoholic beverages.

(3) The fees are:

(i) $20, for the production of a summons by the clerk to the Board;

(ii) $5, for an address provided by the clerk to the Board and the service is by mail; and

(iii) $30, for each address if the service is by an investigator employed by the Board.

(4) In addition to other fines, penalties, or costs that may be imposed, the Board shall also impose costs of $100 against a license holder or party whom the Board has found to have violated a law concerning alcoholic beverages.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-1507 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 15 / Section 11-1507
§11–1507.
Status: in_force

On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2023, the Division shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:

(1) the amount of grant funds provided to eligible employers for training programs during the reporting period;

(2) the number of health care workers who attended training programs for which grant funds were used during the reporting period; and

(3) the HBCUs or community colleges which provided training programs to health care workers and for which grant funds were used during the reporting period.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-603 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-603
§11–603.
Status: in_force

A Class C beer license may not be issued in the county.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-510 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-510
§11–510.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Cigarette Sales Below Cost Act.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-312 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-312
§11–312.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the Commission, the following individuals shall give the Commission their fingerprints:

(1) each individual licensee;

(2) each individual member of an unincorporated association that is a licensee;

(3) each officer or director of a corporation that is a licensee;

(4) each employee of a licensee who actively participates in the racing action of the licensee;

(5) each individual who actively participates in the racing action of a licensee, including each agent, blacksmith, driver, apprentice jockey, jockey, manager, owner, trainer, stable employee, and veterinarian;

(6) each member of the Commission;

(7) the Executive Director of the Commission;

(8) each employee of the Commission under §§ 11-206 and 11-207 of this title; and

(9) each individual who is subject to § 11-316 of this subtitle.

(b) The Commission shall:

(1) apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each individual listed in subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) as part of the application for a criminal history records check, submit to the Central Repository:

(i) a complete set of the individual’s legible fingerprints taken on a form approved by the Director of the Central Repository; and

(ii) the fee authorized under § 10-221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records.

(c) (1) In addition to a State criminal history records check under this section, the Commission may require an individual listed in subsection (a) of this section to obtain a criminal history records check from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, through the Central Repository.

(2) For each applicant who is required by the Commission to obtain a criminal history records check from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Commission shall apply to the Central Repository for a national criminal history records check.

(3) As part of the application for a national criminal history records check, the Commission shall submit to the Central Repository:

(i) a complete set of the individual’s legible fingerprints taken on a form approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

(ii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.

(d) (1) In accordance with §§ 10-201 through 10-234 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the individual and the Commission the individual’s criminal history record information.

(2) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section shall be:

(i) confidential and may not be disseminated; and

(ii) used only for the purpose authorized by this section.

(3) The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10-223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-117 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-117
§11–117.
Status: in_force

(a) “Educational purposes” includes those activities of schools certified by the Department of Education, activities of centers for individuals with an intellectual disability and physically handicapped individuals, church schools, Sunday schools and church related functions, child care centers, day camps, or summer camps, or any other activity that provides some educational experience for its participants.

(b) This definition shall be liberally construed.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-802 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 8 / Section 11-802
§11–802.
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds:

(1) that many persons suffer personal physical or psychological injury or die because of crime victimization;

(2) that there is a need for government assistance for crime victims and their loved ones; and

(3) that needed assistance includes financial assistance to address the many significant emotional, practical, and financial hurdles that result from crime victimization, including lost work, unexpected funeral expenses, and health needs.

(b) The policy of the State is that help, care, and support be provided by the State, as a matter of moral responsibility and public safety, for these victims.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-608 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-608
§11–608.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Commissioner denies an application, the Commissioner:

(1) Within 10 days, shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial; and

(2) Shall keep the license fee and the investigation fee.

(b) Within 30 days after the Commissioner denies an application, the Commissioner shall:

(1) Issue a written decision containing the specific factual findings and conclusions of law on which the denial was based;

(2) Send a copy of the written decision by certified mail to the applicant; and

(3) Advise the applicant by certified mail of the applicant’s right to a hearing to be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(c) An applicant who seeks a hearing on an application denial shall file with the Commissioner’s office a written request for a hearing within 45 days after receipt of the Commissioner’s written decision and notice of the applicant’s right to a hearing.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 11-204 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-204
§11–204.
Status: in_force

(a) An intrastate pipeline operator shall immediately notify the Commission and the National Response Center of any significant:

(1) error in information that the pipeline operator has previously submitted to either unit; or

(2) new information that relates to reporting criteria or other information that the pipeline operator is required to submit under this subtitle.

(b) The Commission shall notify the National Response Center of any error or new information that the Commission or an agent of the Commission discovers while:

(1) providing training for pipeline facilities;

(2) developing methods and best practices under § 11-203(a)(3) of this subtitle; or

(3) inspecting an intrastate pipeline.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-633 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-633
§11–633.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) conceal the existence of a notoriety of crimes contract; or

(2) except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle, make or receive payments under a notoriety of crimes contract.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-722 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-722
§11–722.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in Talbot County.

(b) While confined in the Talbot County Jail, an incarcerated individual employed under § 11–602 of this title shall pay:

(1) court–ordered payments for restitution; and

(2) the cost of the food, lodging, and clothing of the incarcerated individual.

(c) The County Council shall:

(1) establish the per diem rate for the food, lodging, and clothing of an incarcerated individual; and

(2) designate an agent to collect the costs specified in this section.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-805 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 8 / Section 11-805
§11–805.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class H beer and light wine license.

(b) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine at a hotel or restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.

(c) Before each renewal of the license, the license holder shall attest in a sworn statement that the gross receipts from food sales for the 12–month period immediately preceding the application for renewal were at least equal to 51% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.

(d) The annual license fee is $360.
Md. Code, Local Government § 11-204 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-204
§11–204.
Status: in_force

A defendant who receives a citation under this subtitle may:

(1) pay the fine to the county within 20 days after the day on which the citation is received; or

(2) elect to stand trial for the civil infraction as provided in § 11–205 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1601 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 16 / Section 11-1601
§11–1601.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Board may restrict the number of licenses in a specified area in the county to the existing number of licenses in that area or to any other number of licenses that the Board considers appropriate.

(2) Before the number of licenses in a specified area is restricted, the Board shall conduct a hearing in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(b) (1) A hearing on a proposed restriction of the number of licenses in a specified area shall be advertised in the manner required for the issuance of a new license.

(2) If, after taking testimony for and against restricting the number of licenses in a specified area, the Board decides to order the restriction, the Board:

(i) shall determine the boundaries of the area; and

(ii) may prohibit the issuance of additional licenses or establish the number of additional licenses to be issued in the area, if the Board determines that the area has:

1. sufficient licensed premises to accommodate the public;

2. become so saturated with licensed premises that special policing is required and traffic hazards are created; or

3. changed character so that the existing number of licensed premises is inconsistent with the current use of the area, and an increase in the number of licensed premises will unduly disturb the peace of residents.

(3) (i) The Board may restrict the number of licenses in a specified area for a period between 1 and 4 years.

(ii) After the period that the Board sets, the restrictions shall end unless the Board holds another hearing and further restricts the number of licenses.

(c) The Board shall conduct a hearing on restricting the number of licenses in a specified area if the Board receives a petition that:

(1) requests the restriction;

(2) designates the specific area to be restricted; and

(3) is signed by at least 25 individuals who are property owners and registered voters of the precinct in which the proposed restricted area is located.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-724 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-724
§11–724.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “Director” means the Director of the Wicomico County Department of Corrections.

(b) This section applies only in Wicomico County.

(c) The County Council may establish under the County Department of Corrections programs for:

(1) community service;

(2) home detention;

(3) pretrial release; and

(4) work release.

(d) The County Council shall adopt regulations necessary to implement each program established under this section.

(e) At the time of sentencing or at any time during an individual’s confinement, the court may allow the individual to participate in any program established under this section if the individual:

(1) is sentenced to the custody of the Director; and

(2) has no other charges pending in any jurisdiction.

(f) An incarcerated individual designated to participate in a program specified under subsection (c) of this section may leave the detention center to:

(1) continue regular employment; or

(2) seek new employment.

(g) (1) The Director or Director’s designee, shall collect the earnings of an incarcerated individual designated to participate in a work release program, less any payroll deduction required by law.

(2) From the earnings of the incarcerated individual, the Director shall deduct and disburse an amount:

(i) the Director determines to be a reasonable cost for providing food, lodging, and clothing for the incarcerated individual;

(ii) the County actually incurs for necessary food, travel, and other expenses incidental to the incarcerated individual’s participation in the program;

(iii) a court imposes for a fine, cost, or restitution;

(iv) the incarcerated individual is legally obligated to pay, or reasonably desires to pay, for support of a dependent; and

(v) a court orders the incarcerated individual to repay to the State or to the County for the services of an attorney appointed by a court.

(3) The Director shall:

(i) credit to the incarcerated individual’s account any remaining balance; and

(ii) dispose of the balance in the incarcerated individual’s account as the incarcerated individual reasonably requests and as the Director approves.

(h) (1) If an incarcerated individual violates a trust or a condition that a court or the County Department of Corrections has established for participation in a program specified in subsection (c) of this section, the incarcerated individual is subject to:

(i) removal from the program; and

(ii) cancellation of any earned diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.

(2) If a condition that a court imposes on an incarcerated individual is inconsistent with a regulation adopted under this section, the condition imposed by the court controls as to that incarcerated individual.

(3) If an incarcerated individual violates a trust or a condition that a court or the County Department of Corrections establishes, the County Department of Corrections shall notify the sentencing court in writing of the violation.

(i) (1) The Director or the Director’s designee may authorize compassionate leave under this subsection for any incarcerated individual committed to the County Department of Corrections:

(i) to visit a seriously ill member of the incarcerated individual’s immediate family; or

(ii) to attend the viewing or funeral of a member of the incarcerated individual’s immediate family.

(2) An incarcerated individual who violates the terms of an authorization for compassionate leave is subject to the sanctions specified in subsection (h)(1) of this section and § 11–726 of this subtitle.

(3) An incarcerated individual who is granted compassionate leave under this subsection may be required to reimburse the Department for any expenses that the County Department of Corrections incurs in granting the leave.

(4) The Director shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out this subsection.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-706 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-706
§11–706.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in Calvert County.

(b) (1) At the time of sentencing or on a hearing of a motion for reconsideration of sentence, the court may sentence an individual who has been convicted of a crime to participate for a fixed period in the work release program at the Calvert County Detention Center.

(2) After an incarcerated individual enters the work release program, the sentencing judge or, if the sentencing judge is unable to act, the judge of any court in the county may:

(i) order the release of the incarcerated individual from custody; and

(ii) consider the supervisor’s recommendations and report of the incarcerated individual’s performance in making a determination to release the incarcerated individual.

(3) Subject to the directives and orders of the courts in the county, the supervisor of the county work release program shall establish and administer the work release program.

(4) During reasonable hours, an incarcerated individual in the work release program may leave confinement to:

(i) work at gainful employment;

(ii) participate in an outside counseling or rehabilitative program; or

(iii) obtain other services that the supervisor of the program considers necessary.

(5) (i) An incarcerated individual who is employed in accordance with this subsection shall surrender to the supervisor of the program the incarcerated individual’s total earnings, less payroll deductions required by law.

(ii) From the earnings of the incarcerated individual, the supervisor shall deduct and disburse in the following order of priority:

1. food costs to the county;

2. lodging costs to the county;

3. travel costs to the county;

4. fines and costs imposed by the court;

5. amounts that the incarcerated individual is obligated to pay for support of a dependent; and

6. court–ordered payments for restitution.

(iii) The supervisor of the program may assist in the financial management of the incarcerated individual’s other bills and debts.

(iv) The supervisor of the program shall:

1. credit to the incarcerated individual’s account any remaining balance; and

2. pay the balance in the incarcerated individual’s account to the incarcerated individual on final release from confinement.

(6) An incarcerated individual employed in the community under this subsection is not an agent or employee of the county, the Sheriff, any judicial officer, or any public officer of the county.

(7) An incarcerated individual who violates a trust or a condition that the supervisor establishes for conduct and employment is subject to:

(i) removal from the program; and

(ii) cancellation of any earned diminution of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.

(c) (1) In this subsection, “Program” means the Community Services Alternative Sentencing Program.

(2) There is a Community Services Alternative Sentencing Program in the county Department of Public Safety.

(3) The Program shall administer community service projects for individuals who are convicted of an offense and are referred to the Program by a court.

(4) The County Commissioners may charge a reasonable fee to individuals who participate in the Program to help defray Program expenses.

(d) (1) (i) An individual who is sentenced to participate in the substance abuse treatment program at the county treatment facility shall pay a per diem fee in an amount that the court determines to cover food, lodging, clothing, and other expenses incidental to participation in the treatment program.

(ii) A court may waive part or all of the fee based on an individual’s ability to pay.

(2) The county attorney may bring a civil action to collect any arrearage incidental to the per diem charge that remains unpaid 30 days after the individual’s discharge from the county treatment facility.

(e) (1) The Sheriff may:

(i) establish a pretrial release program that offers alternatives to pretrial detention; and

(ii) adopt regulations to administer the program.

(2) A court may order an individual to participate in the pretrial release program if the individual:

(i) appears before the court after being charged and detained on bond; and

(ii) meets the eligibility requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection.

(3) The court may make the order at the imposition of bond, on review of bond, or any other time during the individual’s pretrial detention.

(4) An individual is eligible for the pretrial release program if the individual:

(i) is recommended to the court for placement in the program by the program staff;

(ii) has no other charges for a felony or a violation of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article pending in any jurisdiction; and

(iii) is not in detention for or been previously convicted of:

1. a crime of violence listed in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;

2. the crime of escape under § 9–404 of the Criminal Law Article; or

3. a crime under § 5–612, § 5–613, or § 5–614 of the Criminal Law Article.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-807 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 8 / Section 11-807
§11–807.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “Program” means the National External Diploma Program adopted under regulations by the Secretary in consultation with the State Board of Education.

(b) (1) The Department and the State Board of Education recognize demonstrated competencies in adults, whether or not those competencies were acquired in a formal school setting.

(2) In response to its recognition of competencies, the Department shall provide alternative requirements and methods of obtaining a Maryland high school diploma.

(3) The Department and the State Board of Education shall award diplomas to the individuals meeting the requirements of this subtitle.

(c) (1) For each fiscal year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly, including any proposed supplemental budget, a General Fund appropriation for the Program in an amount not less than the amount of the Governor’s General Fund appropriation for the Program in fiscal year 2006.

(2) In each annual budget, the Governor shall include federal funds, to the extent available, for the Program in an amount not less than the amount of the Governor’s federal fund appropriation for the Program in fiscal year 2006.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-503 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-503
§11–503.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.

(2) Before the license expires, a holder of a Class C per diem license shall pay for any equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required for dispensing draft beer.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-418 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-418
§11–418.
Status: in_force

A person may not knowingly:

(1) Make an incorrect statement of material fact in any application, report, or other statement filed under this subtitle; or

(2) Fail to state any material fact that is necessary to give the Commissioner any information that the Commissioner requires under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Education § 11-405 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-405
§11–405.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund.

(b) (1) There is a Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund in the Commission.

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

(3) The Treasurer shall separately hold 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.

(c) The Fund consists of revenue generated through an increase, as approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission, to the rate structure of all hospitals in accordance with § 19–211 of the Health – General Article.

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

(e) The money in the Fund shall be used for competitive grants and statewide grants to increase the number of qualified nurses in Maryland hospitals in accordance with guidelines established by the Commission and the Health Services Cost Review Commission.

(f) The guidelines established under subsection (e) of this section shall provide that a portion of the competitive grants and statewide grants be used to attract and retain minorities to nursing and nurse faculty careers in Maryland.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 11-601 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-601
§11–601.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the Department of the Environment shall prepare copies of the State regulations that govern the disposal of waste from vessels in the Chesapeake Bay.

(b) Whenever a licensed pilot boards a vessel to provide pilotage, the licensed pilot shall present to the master of the vessel a copy of the State regulations that govern the disposal of waste from vessels in the Chesapeake Bay.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1302.1 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 13 / Section 11-1302.1
§11–1302.
Status: in_force

§11–1302.1.

In addition to any other provision of this subtitle, when notifying a distributor of a proposed cancellation or nonrenewal of any agreement, a grantor shall provide a notice of the distributor’s failure to comply with a reasonable requirement of the agreement and an opportunity to cure or dispute the asserted deficiency.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11A-110 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11A / Subtitle 1 / Section 11A-110
§11A–110.
Status: in_force

(a) Time-share expenses must be assessed against all time-shares in accordance with the time-share instrument. Any past due assessment shall bear interest at the rate established by the managing entity or time-share instrument not to exceed 18 percent per year.

(b) To the extent required by the time-share instrument, any time-share expense benefiting fewer than all of the time-share owners must be assessed exclusively against the time-share owners benefited.

(c) Assessments to pay a judgment against the association may be made only against the time-share estate owners of record in the time-share estate project at the time the judgment was entered, in proportion to their time-share expense liabilities.

(d) If any time-share expense is caused by the misconduct of any time-share owner, the association may assess that expense exclusively against that owner.

(e) (1) (i) If the applicable time-share instrument so provides, a person who has a duty to make assessments for time-share expenses has a lien on a time-share for any assessment levied against that time-share or fines imposed against its owner from the time the assessment or fine becomes due, effective upon recording.

(ii) As to a time-share estate, assessments, interest, late charges, costs of collection, and reasonable attorney’s fees may be enforced by the imposition of a lien under the Maryland Contract Lien Act. Liens may be enforced and foreclosed in a separate proceeding against an individual time-share estate or enforced and foreclosed in a single proceeding against some or all time-share estates in the same project whose owners are in arrears in payment of assessments. Enforcement and foreclosure of a number of liens under a single proceeding does not alter the individual rights of an owner, including the right to receive any surplus from the sale that the owner would be entitled to receive under a separate proceeding against an individual time-share estate, or the rights of the person enforcing the liens. Suit for any deficiency following foreclosure may be maintained in the same proceeding, and suit for any money judgment for unpaid assessments may also be maintained in the same proceeding without waiving the right to seek a lien under the Maryland Contract Lien Act.

(iii) As to a time-share license, the person who has the duty to make assessments shall have the rights of a secured party under § 9-504 of the Commercial Law Article to sell, lease, or dispose of the time-share license. Unless the time-share instrument otherwise provides, fees, charges, late charges, fines, and interest charged are enforceable as assessments under this section.

(iv) If an assessment is payable in installments, the full amount of the assessment is a lien from the time the first installment becomes due provided that within 15 days of an owner’s failure to pay an installment, that person who has a duty to make assessments notifies the owner that, if the owner fails to pay any installment within 15 days of the notice, full payment of the remaining annual assessment will then be due and shall constitute a lien on the unit as provided in this section.

(2) The lien is perfected upon recordation of a claim of lien, with respect to the time-share estate, among the land records of the county in which the time-share unit is situate, or with respect to the time-share license, among the financing records in the county in which the time-share unit is situated. The claim of lien shall state the description of the time-share unit, the name of the record owner, the amount due, and the period for which the assessment was due. The claim of lien shall also state that notice of intent to perfect the lien, giving the time-share owner an opportunity to dispute the amount of the assessment, was sent to the last known address of the owner not less than 10 days prior to recordation. The claim of lien shall be signed and verified by an officer or agent of the association. On full payment of the assessment and other permitted amounts for which the lien is claimed, the unit owner shall be entitled to a recordable satisfaction of the lien in any form used for the release of mortgages in the county in which the condominium is located. Fees and charges imposed under this section are enforceable as assessments under this section.

(3) A lien for unpaid assessments is extinguished unless proceedings to enforce the lien are instituted within 3 years after the assessments become payable.

(4) An action may not be brought to foreclose a lien except after 10-days’ written notice to the time-share owner given by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner. Notice shall be deemed given even if delivery of the letter is refused by the addressee or any co-owner of the time-share.

(5) A judgment or decree in any action brought under this section may include costs and reasonable attorney’s fees for the prevailing party.

(6) A person who has a duty to make assessments for time-share expenses shall furnish a time-share owner upon written request as often as quarter annually a recordable statement setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments currently levied against his time-share. The statement shall be furnished within 10 business days after receipt of the request and is binding in favor of persons reasonably relying thereon.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 11-419 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-419
§11–419.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall establish a Bainbridge Development Advisory Board.

(b) The Advisory Board consists of:

(1) a representative of the County Commissioners;

(2) the State legislative delegation of Cecil County;

(3) a representative of the Mayor of Port Deposit;

(4) a representative of the Town Council of Port Deposit;

(5) the President of Cecil Community College;

(6) the Superintendent of the Cecil County Public Schools;

(7) the Coordinator of the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway; and

(8) other individuals the Board of Directors selects.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11A-102 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11A / Subtitle 1 / Section 11A-102
§11A–102.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the recordation of a time-share instrument creates a time-share estate either as a freehold estate or an estate for years, as specified in the time-share instrument.

(b) A document transferring or encumbering a time-share estate shall be recorded among the land records of the county in which the unit is located and may not be rejected for recordation because of the nature or duration of that estate. A document transferring a time-share license may be recorded.

(c) Each time-share estate constitutes, for purposes of title, a separate estate or interest in a unit.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-2302 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 23 / Section 11-2302
§11–2302.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On the death of a married license holder or a license holder that holds a license for the benefit of a partnership or corporation, on application to the Board, a new license shall be issued to:

(i) the surviving spouse;

(ii) the surviving partners for the benefit of the partnership; or

(iii) the senior surviving officer of the corporation for the benefit of the corporation.

(2) The new license shall be issued:

(i) for the balance of the license year; and

(ii) without further proceedings.

(b) A renewal license may be issued to the following if they are qualified to hold the license:

(1) the surviving spouse;

(2) the surviving partners of a partnership; or

(3) the senior surviving officer of a corporation for the benefit of the corporation.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 11-304 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-304
§11–304.
Status: in_force

An applicant for appointment as a pilot-in-training shall:

(1) submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides; and

(2) pay to the Board an application fee set by the Board.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-142 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-142
§11–142.
Status: in_force

“Operator”, as used in reference to a vehicle, means driver, as defined in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-235 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-235
§11–235.
Status: in_force

(a) The sales and use tax does not apply to the cleaning of a commercial or industrial building if the building is owned by a common ownership community or retirement community and used for:

(1) classrooms;

(2) dining;

(3) exercise;

(4) food preparation or cooking;

(5) meetings or gatherings;

(6) offices used by the common ownership community for management of the community;

(7) recreation;

(8) security;

(9) sports;

(10) storage; or

(11) any other common use.

(b) The exemption under subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the cleaning of a commercial or industrial building or the proportionate share of the building that is used for a purpose that requires the collection of the sales and use tax under this title.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-402.1 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-402.1
§11–402.
Status: in_force

§11–402.1.

(a) All revenue received for the licensing and assessment of persons under this subtitle and any other fee, investigation fee or assessment, or revenue received by the Commissioner under this subtitle shall be:

(1) Credited to the Non–Depository Special Fund established under § 2–120 of this article; and

(2) Used in accordance with § 2–120(d) of this article.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall pay all fines and penalties collected by the Commissioner under this subtitle into the General Fund of the State.

(c) Subject to § 2–120(h) of this article, the Commissioner may impose an annual assessment on any licensee under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11A-114 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11A / Subtitle 1 / Section 11A-114
§11A–114.
Status: reserved

(a) A time-share purchaser shall have the right to cancel the sales contract until midnight of the tenth calendar day following whichever occurs latest:

(1) The contract date;

(2) The day on which the time-share purchaser received the last of all documents required to be provided as part of the public offering statement; or

(3) The time-share unit meets all building requirements and is ready for occupancy. However, if the developer obtains a payment and performance bond from a surety to insure completion of the project as represented in the public offering statement and contract of sale, and files the bond with the Commission, this item does not apply.

(b) The right of cancellation cannot be waived by the purchaser or by any other person. No closing shall occur until the purchaser’s cancellation period has expired. Any false representation made by or on behalf of a developer that a purchaser may not exercise the right of cancellation, or any attempt to obtain a waiver of the purchaser’s cancellation rights, or a closing prior to the expiration of the cancellation period, shall be unlawful and such closing shall be voidable at the option of the purchaser for a period of 1 year after the expiration of the cancellation period. Nothing in this section shall preclude the execution of documents in advance of closing for delivery after expiration of the cancellation period.

(c) Any notice of cancellation given by mail or telegraphic communication shall be considered given on the date postmarked, if mailed, or when transmitted from the place of origin, if telegraphed, so long as the notice is actually received by the developer. If notice is given by means of a writing transmitted other than by mail or telegraph, it shall be considered given at the time of receipt at the principal place of business of the developer.

(d) In the event of a timely cancellation, or in the event the time-share plan is one in which time-share licenses are sold and at any time the time-share project is no longer available to such licensees, the developer shall honor the rights of any purchaser to cancel the sales contract. Upon such cancellation, the developer shall refund to the purchaser all payments made which exceed the proportionate amount of benefits made available under the plan, using the number of years of the proposed plan as the base. Such refund shall be made within 20 business days of demand or within 5 days after receipt of funds from the purchaser’s cleared check, whichever is later.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-619 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-619
§11–619.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, any order of restitution made by a court shall be governed by the provisions of this subtitle.

(b) This subtitle may not be construed to limit the authority of a court to direct a defendant or a child found to have committed a delinquent act to make restitution or to perform certain services, as specified by the court, for the victim as an alternative means of restitution.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-153 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-153
§11–153.
Status: in_force

“School bus” means a Type I school vehicle, as defined in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-702.1 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-702.1
§11–702.
Status: in_force

§11–702.1.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this subtitle shall be applied retroactively to include a person who:

(1) is under the custody or supervision of a supervising authority on October 1, 2010;

(2) was subject to registration under this subtitle on September 30, 2010;

(3) is convicted of any felony on or after October 1, 2010, and has a prior conviction for an offense for which registration as a sex offender is required under this subtitle; or

(4) was convicted on or after October 1, 2010, of a violation of § 3–324 of the Criminal Law Article, regardless of whether the victim was a minor.

(b) The term of registration for a sex offender registered under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated from the date of release.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-1101 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 11 / Section 11-1101
§11–1101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) “Correctional officer” has the meaning stated in § 8–201 of this article.

(2) “Correctional officer” does not include an officer who is in probationary status on initial entry into the Sheriff’s Office except if an allegation of brutality in the execution of the officer’s duties is made against the officer.

(c) (1) “Hearing” means a proceeding during an investigation conducted by a hearing board to take testimony or receive other evidence.

(2) “Hearing” does not include an interrogation at which no testimony is taken under oath.

(d) “Hearing board” means a board that is authorized by the managing official to hold a hearing on a complaint against a correctional officer.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-408 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-408
§11–408.
Status: in_force

In order to ensure compliance with federal laws governing wages, hours, and working conditions, the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning will request recognition of its standards and activities by the Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, and if necessary, make such adjustments in its standards and procedures as will ensure conformity.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 11-207 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-207
§11–207.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for the Commissioner or any of the officers or employees in the Division of Securities to use for personal benefit any information which is filed with or obtained by the Commissioner and which is not made public.

(b) No provision of this title authorizes the Commissioner or any of his officers or employees to disclose any such information except among themselves or when necessary or appropriate in a proceeding or investigation under this title.

(c) No provision of this title either creates or derogates from any privilege which exists at common law or otherwise when documentary or other evidence is sought under a subpoena directed to the Commissioner or any of his officers or employees.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11B-108 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11B / Subtitle 1 / Section 11B-108
§11B–108.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who enters into a contract as a purchaser but who has not received all of the disclosures required by § 11B–105, § 11B–106, or § 11B–107 of this title, as applicable, shall, prior to settlement, be entitled to cancel the contract and to the immediate return of deposits made on account of the contract.

(b) (1) Any purchaser who has not received all of the disclosures required under § 11B–105 or § 11B–106 of this title, as applicable, 5 calendar days or more before the contract was entered into, within 5 calendar days following receipt by the purchaser of the disclosures required by § 11B–105(a) and (b) or § 11B–106(a) and (b) of this title, as applicable, may cancel in writing the contract without stating a reason and without liability on the part of the purchaser.

(2) The purchaser shall be entitled to the return of any deposits made on account of the contract, except that the vendor shall be entitled to retain the cost of reproducing the information specified in § 11B–105(b), § 11B–106(b), or § 11B–107(b) of this title, as applicable, or $100, whichever amount is less, if the disclosures are not returned to the vendor at the time the contract is canceled.

(c) Any purchaser may within 3 calendar days following receipt by the purchaser of a change in mandatory fees and payments exceeding 10 percent of the amount previously stated to exist or any other substantial and material amendment to the disclosures required by § 11B–105 or § 11B–106 of this title, as applicable, which adversely affects the purchaser, cancel in writing the contract without stating a reason and without liability on the part of the purchaser, and the purchaser shall be entitled to the return of deposits made on account of the contract.

(c–1) If any deposits are held in trust by a licensed real estate broker, the return of the deposits to a purchaser under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section shall comply with the procedures set forth in § 17–505 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article.

(d) The rights of a purchaser under this section may not be waived in the contract and any attempted waiver is void. However, if any purchaser proceeds to settlement, the purchaser’s right to cancel under this section is terminated.

(e) In satisfying the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the vendor shall be entitled to rely upon the disclosures contained in the depository after June 30, 1989.

(f) The provisions of this section do not apply to a sale of a lot in an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11-109.5 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-109.5
§11–109.
Status: in_force

§11–109.5.

A condominium in Prince George’s County shall register with the Community Association Registry and pay any fees as required under § 14–131 of this article.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-505 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-505
§11–505.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement for each calendar month of presentence or postsentence confinement during which the incarcerated individual manifests:

(1) exceptional industry, application, and skill in the performance of any industrial, agricultural, or administrative tasks assigned to the incarcerated individual; or

(2) satisfactory industry, application, and progress in a vocational or other educational or training course.

(b) The deductions described in subsection (a) of this section shall:

(1) begin on the first day that the task is performed or the course is taken;

(2) be made on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month during which the incarcerated individual performed the task or attended the course; and

(3) cease on the day the incarcerated individual is:

(i) committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction; or

(ii) released.
Md. Code, Family Law § 11-107 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-107
§11–107.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to § 8-103 of this article, the court may extend the period for which alimony is awarded, if:

(1) circumstances arise during the period that would lead to a harsh and inequitable result without an extension; and

(2) the recipient petitions for an extension during the period.

(b) Subject to § 8-103 of this article and on the petition of either party, the court may modify the amount of alimony awarded as circumstances and justice require.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-201 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-201
§11–201.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall establish a program for the retraining and placement of hospital employees who are unemployed or who may become unemployed as a result of the closing, delicensing, downsizing, or possible downsizing of a hospital or the merging of hospitals under § 19–325 of the Health – General Article.

(b) The Secretary and the Secretary of Health shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(c) There is a Hospital Employees Retraining Fund. The Fund shall be used:

(1) for the purposes described in this section; and

(2) to pay any and all expenses of the Department in administering this section.

(d) Any unexpended funds remaining in the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund at the end of the fiscal year may not revert to the General Fund of the State.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-208 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-208
§11–208.
Status: in_force

(a) The sales and use tax does not apply to:

(1) a sale of equipment or machinery that is used only to load, unload, and handle cargo of ocean going vessels within an international marine terminal; or

(2) a rental of equipment or machinery that:

(i) is owned by the Maryland Port Administration; and

(ii) is used only to load and unload ocean going vessels.

(b) The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of film, video tape, or a digital product for use only in television broadcasting by a television station that the Federal Communications Commission licenses specifically to broadcast to a city or town outside the State.

(c) The sales and use tax does not apply:

(1) to a sale of an aircraft, motor vehicle, railroad rolling stock, or vessel that is used principally to cross State lines in interstate or foreign commerce;

(2) to a sale of a replacement part, other tangible personal property, or a digital product to be used physically in, on, or by a conveyance described in item (1) of this subsection; or

(3) except for a rental, to a sale of a motor vehicle, other than a house or office trailer, that will be titled or registered in another state.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1103 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 11 / Section 11-1103
§11–1103.
Status: in_force

A person who advertises and conducts a distress sale may not:

(1) Conduct the distress sale for more than 60 days from the first day of the sale;

(2) Order and receive any goods for the purpose of selling the goods at the distress sale; and

(3) Sell goods at the distress sale that are not listed in the record of inventory required under § 11-1104 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-231 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-231
§11–231.
Status: in_force

The sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of a right to occupy a room or lodgings as a transient guest at a dormitory or other lodging facility that:

(1) is operated solely in support of a corporate or any other headquarters, training, conference, or awards facility or campus;

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

(3) does not offer lodging services to the general public.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 11-302 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-302
§11–302.
Status: in_force

The Board shall keep a list of all applicants who qualify to be pilots-in-training.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 11-604 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-604
§11–604.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil or administrative proceeding under this title, a person claiming an exemption or an exception from a definition has the burden of proving the exemption or exception.

(b) In a criminal proceeding under this title, the burden of going forward with evidence of a claim or exemption or exception from a definition is on the person claiming it.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-1003 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 10 / Section 11-1003
§11–1003.
Status: in_force

(a) The appropriate juvenile services unit should tell a victim of a delinquent act, victim’s representative, or witness of the guidelines listed in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) A victim of a delinquent act, victim’s representative, or witness:

(1) should be treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity;

(2) should be told in advance of dates and times of juvenile court proceedings in the case and should be told if the court proceedings to which the victim, victim’s representative, or witness has been summoned will not proceed as scheduled;

(3) during any phase of the investigative or court proceedings, should be provided, to the extent practicable, with a waiting area that is separate from a child respondent and the family and friends of the child respondent;

(4) should be told by the appropriate juvenile services unit of financial help, criminal injuries compensation, and any other social services available to the victim and receive help or information on how to apply for services;

(5) on written request, should be kept reasonably informed by the police or the State’s Attorney of the apprehension of a child respondent and of the closing of the case, and should be told which office to contact for information about the case;

(6) should be told of the right to have stolen or other property promptly returned and, on written request, have the property promptly returned by a law enforcement unit when evidentiary requirements for prosecution can be satisfied by other means unless there is a compelling law enforcement reason for keeping it;

(7) should be told, in appropriate cases, by the State’s Attorney of the right to request restitution and, on request, should be helped to prepare the request and should be given advice as to the collection of the payment of any restitution awarded; and

(8) on written request to the appropriate unit, should be told any time that the child respondent is to be released or escapes.

(c) The Department of Juvenile Services shall make the guidelines in subsection (b) of this section available to the units involved with carrying out the guidelines.
Md. Code, Election Law § 11-302 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-302
§11–302.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Each local board shall meet at its designated counting center to canvass the absentee ballots cast in that election in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.

(2) Promptly after receipt of an absentee ballot, a local board shall review the ballot envelope or ballot/return envelope for the omission of the voter’s signature on the oath.

(3) A local board shall record the receipt of an absentee ballot in the statewide voter registration system and make the information available through the free access system established under COMAR 33.11.06.03 as soon as practicable, but not later than:

(i) 2 business days after receipt of an absentee ballot provided by mail; or

(ii) 4 business days after receipt of an absentee ballot provided through the Internet or by facsimile transmission.

(b) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, a local board shall begin processing absentee ballots on the day that is 8 business days before the first day of early voting.

(ii) The State Administrator may grant a waiver to a local board from the requirement under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph if the local board seeks a determination by the State Administrator that early canvassing is not:

1. necessary due to the low number of absentee ballots received by the local board; or

2. practicable due to limited resources or other constraints on the local board.

(2) A local board may not delay the commencement of the canvass to await the receipt of late–arriving, timely absentee ballots.

(3) A local board may conduct vote tallying when absentee ballots are processed under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection.

(4) (i) A local board or an employee of a local board may not conduct absentee ballot vote tabulation before the polls open on election day.

(ii) A local board may not release absentee ballot vote totals before the polls close on election day.

(c) (1) An absentee ballot shall be deemed timely received if it is received in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.

(2) An absentee ballot that is received after the deadline specified by the regulations and guidelines may not be counted.

(d) (1) The State Board shall adopt regulations that reflect the policy that the clarity of the intent of the voter is the overriding consideration in determining the validity of an absentee ballot or the vote cast in a particular contest.

(2) Subject to § 11–303.2 of this subtitle, a local board may not reject an absentee ballot except by unanimous vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.

(3) The local board shall reject an absentee ballot if:

(i) the voter failed to sign the oath on the ballot envelope or ballot/return envelope and failed to correct the omission before 10 a.m. on the day that is 10 days after election day;

(ii) the local board received more than one ballot from the same individual for the same election in the same ballot envelope; or

(iii) the local board determines that an absentee ballot is intentionally marked with an identifying mark that is clearly evident and placed on the ballot for the purpose of identifying the ballot.

(4) (i) The State Board shall adopt regulations requiring a local board:

1. as soon as practicable but not later than 3 business days after the date on which it was determined that a voter failed to sign the oath on the ballot envelope or ballot/return envelope, to notify the voter of the failure; and

2. to provide the voter an opportunity to correct the omission and have the ballot counted.

(ii) The regulations under this paragraph shall allow a voter:

1. to supply a signature to the local board through a digital picture message sent by mobile telephone or e–mail if the voter failed to sign the oath on the ballot envelope or ballot/return envelope; and

2. to choose among multiple methods of communicating with the local board to correct the failure to sign the oath on the ballot envelope or ballot/return envelope, including:

A. text message;

B. e–mail;

C. an accessible online portal;

D. a mailed form; and

E. an in–person visit to the local board office.

(5) If the intent of the voter is not clearly demonstrated, the local board shall reject only the vote for that office or question.

(6) If an absentee voter casts a vote for an individual who has ceased to be a candidate, the vote for that candidate may not be counted, but that vote does not invalidate the remainder of the ballot.

(e) Beginning after the polls close on election day, at the end of each day of canvassing, a local board shall prepare and release a report of the unofficial returns of the absentee ballot vote tabulation.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-174 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-174
§11–174.
Status: in_force

“Type II school vehicle” means a school vehicle that:

(1) Is designed and constructed to carry passengers;

(2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type construction or integral type construction; and

(3) Has a gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or less and provides a minimum of 13 inches of seating space per passenger.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-211 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-211
§11–211.
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this subtitle are cumulative.
Md. Code, Education § 11-1601 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 16 / Section 11-1601
§11–1601.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to an institution of higher education that does not have an athletic program or administer athletic activities.

(b) (1) On or before October 1, 2019, each institution of higher education shall develop and adopt a written policy for receiving and addressing student concerns about the institution’s athletic programs and activities that includes:

(i) A process through which students can share concerns about the institution’s athletic programs and activities with the institution’s administration, including senior officials within the administration who are not directly involved with the management of athletic programs or activities;

(ii) An option for students to submit their concerns confidentially; and

(iii) A prohibition on retaliating or discriminating against students who share their concerns under the policy.

(2) An institution of higher education may make changes to the policy if the changes meet the requirements of this section.

(c) Each institution of higher education shall:

(1) Post the policy and any changes to the policy on the institution’s website; and

(2) Ensure that each student who participates in the institution’s athletic programs or activities has a copy of the policy and any changes to the policy.

(d) Each institution of higher education shall submit to the Commission and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and the House Appropriations Committee:

(1) On or before October 1, 2019, the written policy adopted in accordance with subsection (b)(1) of this section; and

(2) Any changes to the policy.

(e) (1) On or before July 1, 2020, and each July 1 thereafter, each institution of higher education shall report to the Commission on the number of students who shared concerns under the institution’s policy during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(2) On or before August 1, 2020, and each August 1 thereafter, the Commission shall report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and the House Appropriations Committee a summary of the submissions under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 11-303 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-303
§11–303.
Status: in_force

This subtitle is self-executing and fully authorizes the Secretary to create a local redevelopment authority.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-502.3 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-502.3
§11–502.
Status: in_force

§11–502.3. NOT IN EFFECT

** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2027 PER CHAPTER 638 OF 2025 **

(a) In this section, “local hotel rental tax” means the hotel rental tax imposed under:

(1) Title 20, Subtitle 4 of the Local Government Article;

(2) § 20–603(a)(3) of the Local Government Article;

(3) § 21–2 of the Baltimore City Code;

(4) § 11–4–402 of the Baltimore County Code;

(5) § 20.400 of the Howard County Code;

(6) § 52–16 of the Montgomery County Code; and

(7) § 10–218.1 of the Prince George’s County Code.

(b) The Comptroller shall develop a single tax return for use by an accommodations intermediary that aggregates the local hotel rental taxes that an accommodations intermediary is required to collect and remit.

(c) Each accommodations intermediary shall complete, under oath, and file with the Comptroller a hotel rental tax return for local hotel rental taxes and the tax imposed under this title:

(1) on or before the 25th day of the month that follows the month in which the accommodations intermediary facilitates a booking transaction or sale for use of an accommodation; and

(2) for other periods and on other dates that the Comptroller specifies by regulation, including periods in which the accommodations intermediary or accommodations provider does not facilitate any booking transaction or sale for use of an accommodation.

(d) A return shall require an accommodations intermediary to state, for the period that the return covers:

(1) the gross proceeds of the business of the accommodations intermediary;

(2) the taxable price of sales on which the local hotel rental tax was imposed;

(3) the local hotel rental tax due; and

(4) any allowable discounts, deductions, or exemptions.

(e) (1) If the Comptroller approves, an accommodations intermediary may file a consolidated return if the accommodations intermediary engages in more than one business in which the accommodations intermediary facilitates booking transactions or sales for use of an accommodation.

(2) The Comptroller shall require an accommodations intermediary that files a consolidated return under this subsection to provide hotel rental tax data the Comptroller deems necessary to ensure the tax is credited and distributed to the appropriate jurisdiction.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 11-307.1 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-307.1
§11–307.
Status: in_force

§11–307.1.

(a) An applicant for a limited license shall:

(1) Submit to the Board:

(i) An application on the form the Board requires; and

(ii) A written confirmation of participation from the institution in which the applicant intends to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program; and

(2) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11–302.1 of this subtitle.

(b) The Board may waive the examination requirements of this subtitle and issue a limited license to practice optometry to an individual who:

(1) Is qualified for a postgraduate teaching, research, or training position;

(2) Is applying to participate in a postgraduate teaching, research, or training program approved by the Board under this subsection;

(3) Is eligible to sit for the Maryland licensure examination;

(4) Is licensed, at the time of application, to practice optometry in another state; and

(5) Pays the fee set by the Board.

(c) A limited license authorizes the licensee for 1 year to practice optometry only:

(1) At the institution that has been approved by the Board and is designated on the individual’s license;

(2) At other institutions that are affiliated with the designated institution; and

(3) On the patients of the designated institution or its affiliates.

(d) The Board may renew a limited license once for an additional 1–year term if the holder:

(1) Otherwise meets the requirements of this section;

(2) Submits a renewal application to the Board on the form that the Board requires;

(3) Pays to the Board the limited license renewal fee set by the Board; and

(4) Submits to the Board satisfactory evidence of having completed a criminal history records check in accordance with § 11–302.1 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 11-110 — MD Code / Article get / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-110
§11–110.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A will or trust of a decedent who dies after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2011, that contains a formula referring to the “unified credit”, “estate tax exemption”, “applicable exemption amount”, “applicable credit amount”, “applicable exclusion amount”, “generation–skipping transfer tax exemption”, “GST exemption”, “marital deduction”, “maximum marital deduction”, or “unlimited marital deduction”, or similar words or phrases relating to the federal estate tax or generation–skipping transfer tax or that measures a share of an estate or a trust based on the amount that can pass free of federal estate taxes or the amount that can pass free of federal generation–skipping transfer taxes, or that is otherwise based on a similar provision of federal estate tax or generation–skipping transfer tax law, shall be deemed to refer to the federal estate tax or generation–skipping transfer tax laws as they applied with respect to estates of decedents dying or generation–skipping transfers made on December 31, 2009.

(2) This subsection does not apply to a will or trust that:

(i) Is executed or amended after December 31, 2009; or

(ii) Manifests an intent that a contrary rule shall apply if the decedent dies on a date on which there is no then applicable federal estate tax or generation–skipping transfer tax.

(3) The reference to January 1, 2011, in this subsection shall, if a federal estate tax or generation–skipping transfer tax becomes applicable before that date, be construed to refer instead to the first date on which the tax becomes applicable.

(b) (1) The personal representative or any interested person under a will or other instrument may bring a proceeding to determine whether the decedent intended that the references described in subsection (a) of this section be construed with respect to the law as it existed after December 31, 2009.

(2) A proceeding under this subsection shall be commenced within 1 year after the death of the testator or grantor.
Md. Code, Education § 11-1001 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 10 / Section 11-1001
§11–1001.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall attempt to use to the greatest extent feasible minority business enterprises to provide brokerage and investment management services to the Commission for any fund established under this Division III consistent with minority business purchasing standards applicable to units of State government under the State Finance and Procurement Article and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the Commission.

(b) For purposes of this section, brokerage and investment management services shall include services relating to all allocated asset classes.

(c) (1) To assist the Commission in achieving the goal described under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall undertake measures to remove any barriers that limit full participation by minority business enterprises in brokerage and investment management services opportunities afforded by the Commission for any fund established under this Division III.

(2) The measures undertaken by the Commission shall include the use of a wide variety of media, including the Commission’s website, to provide notice to a broad and varied range of potential providers about the brokerage and investment management services opportunities afforded by the Commission.

(d) In conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, the Commission shall develop guidelines to assist the Commission in identifying and evaluating qualified minority business enterprises in order to help the Commission achieve the objective for greater use of minority business enterprises for brokerage and investment management services for any fund established under this Division III.

(e) On or before September 1 each year, the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on:

(1) The identity of the minority business enterprise brokerage and investment management services firms used by the Commission in the immediately preceding fiscal year;

(2) The percentage and dollar value of the Commission’s assets in any fund established under this article that are under the investment control of minority business enterprise brokerage and investment management services firms in each allocated asset class; and

(3) The measures the Commission undertook in the immediately preceding fiscal year in accordance with subsection (c)(2) of this section.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1403 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 14 / Section 11-1403
§11–1403.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.

(b) The Board may obtain criminal history record information on license applicants and their agents from the county police.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 11-207 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-207
§11–207.
Status: reserved

(a) There is a State Board of Examiners in Optometry Fund.

(b) (1) The Board may set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates and its other services.

(2) The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the Board.

(3) Funds to cover the compensation and expenses of the Board members shall be generated by fees set under this section.

(c) (1) The Board shall pay all funds collected under this title to the Comptroller of the State.

(2) The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the State Board of Examiners in Optometry Fund.

(d) (1) The Fund shall be used to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Board as provided by the provisions of this article.

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

(3) Any unspent portions of the Fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund to be used for the purposes specified in this article.

(4) No other State money may be used to support the Fund.

(e) (1) A designee of the Board shall administer the Fund.

(2) Moneys in the Fund may be expended only for any lawful purpose authorized under the provisions of this article.

(f) The Legislative Auditor shall audit the accounts and transactions of the Fund as provided in § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1002.2 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 10 / Section 11-1002.2
§11–1002.
Status: in_force

§11–1002.2.

(a) There is a Class C (country and golf club) license.

(b) An application for the license shall be signed by at least one officer of the country and golf club who is a resident, registered voter, and taxpayer of the county.

(c) The Board may issue the license for use by a country and golf club that:

(1) has at least 200 members paying dues of at least $75 per year per member; and

(2) at the time of the application for the license, maintains:

(i) at least two tennis courts;

(ii) a swimming pool that is at least 30 feet by 80 feet; and

(iii) a regular or championship golf course of at least nine holes.

(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license for on–premises consumption.

(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days of sale as set out for a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 11–2004 of this title.

(2) The license may be used to sell beer, wine, and liquor on Sunday.

(f) The annual license fee is $1,800.
Md. Code, Education § 11-1202 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 12 / Section 11-1202
§11–1202.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education shall establish a policy that addresses heroin and opioid addiction and prevention.

(b) The policy established under this subtitle shall require each institution to:

(1) Require incoming full–time students to participate in an in–person heroin and opioid addiction and prevention awareness training, unless in–person training is impracticable, then to participate in an electronic heroin and opioid addiction and prevention awareness training;

(2) Provide incoming part–time students with resources that alert and educate the students regarding heroin and opioid addiction and prevention; and

(3) Obtain and store at the institution naloxone or other overdose–reversing medication to be used in an emergency situation.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-161 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-161
§11–161.
Status: in_force

“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and a province or territory of Canada.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-404.1 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-404.1
§11–404.
Status: in_force

§11–404.1.

(a) If in any fiscal year revenues to the Special Fund established under § 11–402 of this subtitle are insufficient to fully fund all grants required under §§ 11–403 and 11–404 of this subtitle, the Comptroller shall proportionally reduce the amount of payments required under §§ 11–403(a)(2) and (4), 11–403(c)(2), and 11–404 of this subtitle.

(b) If in any fiscal year revenues to the Special Fund established under § 11–402 of this subtitle are sufficient to fully fund all grants required under §§ 11–403 and 11–404 of this subtitle, after all required deductions from the Special Fund are made, the Comptroller shall pay from the Special Fund an annual grant of:

(1) $300,000 to be allocated in the following way:

(i) 70% to the Maryland–Bred Race Fund; and

(ii) 30% to the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund, to be divided equally between the Sire Stakes Program and the Foaled Stakes Program; and

(2) $260,000 to the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund established under § 2–206 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, with $130,000 to be allocated to support the operations of the Rural Maryland Council.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-902 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 9 / Section 11-902
§11–902.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Attached” means printed, painted, stamped, burned, or otherwise placed on or attached to.

(3) “Battery” means an electric storage battery which has an identification mark attached to it.

(4) “Identification mark” means:

(i) The word “rental”; or

(ii) Any other word, mark, device, or character which is attached to a battery to identify its ownership.

(b) A person may not remove, deface, alter, or destroy or cause to be removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed any identification mark attached to a battery which he does not own.

(c) A person other than the owner may not dispose of, sell, deliver, or give or attempt to dispose of, sell, deliver, or give any battery to any person except its owner.

(d) Except in an emergency, a person may not recharge any battery without the consent of its owner or his authorized agent or employee.

(e) A person may not retain possession of a battery for more than 30 days after the owner demands the return of the battery by registered or certified mail.

(f) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-173 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-173
§11–173.
Status: in_force

(a) “Type I school vehicle” means a school vehicle that:

(1) Is designed and constructed to carry passengers;

(2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type construction or integral type construction; and

(3) Has a gross vehicle weight of more than 15,000 pounds and provides a minimum of 13 inches of seating space per passenger.

(b) “Type I school vehicle” does not include any bus operated by a common carrier under the jurisdiction of a State, regional, or federal regulatory agency or operated by the agency itself.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-1012 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 10 / Section 11-1012
§11–1012.
Status: in_force

(a) This subtitle does not prohibit summary punishment by higher–ranking correctional officers as designated by the managing official.

(b) (1) Summary punishment may be imposed for minor violations of correctional facility rules and regulations if:

(i) the facts that constitute the minor violation are not in dispute;

(ii) the correctional officer waives the hearing provided under this subtitle; and

(iii) the correctional officer accepts the punishment imposed by the highest–ranking correctional officer, or individual acting in that capacity, of the unit to which the correctional officer is attached.

(2) Summary punishment imposed under this subsection may not exceed suspension of 3 days without pay or a fine of $150.

(c) (1) If a correctional officer is offered summary punishment in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and refuses:

(i) the managing official may convene a hearing board of one or more members; and

(ii) the hearing board has only the authority to recommend the sanctions provided in this section for summary punishment.

(2) If a single member hearing board is convened:

(i) the member need not be of the same rank as the correctional officer; but

(ii) all other provisions of this subtitle apply.
Md. Code, Education § 11-103 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-103
§11–103.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year from among the members of the Commission:

(1) The Governor shall designate a chairperson; and

(2) The Commission shall elect other officers as it requires.

(b) (1) The Commission shall meet regularly at such times and places as it determines.

(2) A majority of the members then serving on the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) No formal action may be taken by the Commission without the approval of a majority of the members of the Commission then serving on the Commission.

(4) The Commission shall make all necessary and proper rules for the transaction of business, and shall keep an accurate and complete record of all meetings.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 11-202 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-202
§11–202.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, this Division II applies to:

(1) each expenditure by a unit under a procurement contract;

(2) each procurement by a unit on behalf of another unit, governmental agency, or other entity; and

(3) each procurement by a unit, even if a resulting procurement contract will involve no expenditure by the State and will produce revenue for the State, for services that are to be provided for the benefit of:

(i) State officials, State employees, or students at a State facility, including a school, hospital, institution, or recreational facility;

(ii) clients or patients at a State hospital or State institution;

(iii) the public at a State recreational facility; or

(iv) the public at a State transportation facility or State higher education facility, as required by the Board.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11B-112.1 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11B / Subtitle 1 / Section 11B-112.1
§11B–112.
Status: in_force

§11B–112.1.

The declaration or bylaws of a homeowners association may provide for a late charge of $15 or one-tenth of the total amount of any delinquent assessment or installment, whichever is greater, provided the charge may not be imposed more than once for the same delinquent payment and may be imposed only if the delinquency has continued for at least 15 calendar days.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-174.1 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-174.1
§11–174.
Status: in_force

§11–174.1.

(a) “Under the influence of alcohol per se” means having an alcohol concentration at the time of testing of 0.08 or more as measured by grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

(b) If the alcohol concentration is measured by milligrams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, a court or an administrative law judge, as the case may be, shall convert the measurement into grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood by dividing the measurement by 1000.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-210 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-210
§11–210.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may:

(1) adopt regulations and conditions to govern racing and betting on racing in the State; and

(2) approve or disapprove:

(i) prices that a licensee may set for admission to a race, a service performed, or an article sold at a track; and

(ii) the size of the purse, reward, or stake to be offered at a race.

(b) The Commission may not adopt regulations that allow:

(1) racing a breed of horse not now authorized by law; or

(2) holding currently unauthorized:

(i) intertrack betting;

(ii) off-track betting; or

(iii) telephone betting other than telephone account betting.
Md. Code, Education § 11-209 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-209
§11–209.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “near completer” means an individual who has completed some college credits but does not have a college degree and is no longer attending an institution of higher education.

(b) (1) (i) The Commission, in collaboration with institutions of higher education, shall create a statewide communication campaign to identify near completers in the State and to encourage near completers to re–enroll in an institution of higher education to earn a degree.

(ii) For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, the Governor shall include in the State budget $125,000 to the Commission to fund a statewide communication campaign.

(2) The communication campaign shall:

(i) Make use of a variety of marketing media, including billboards, brochures, and electronic resources;

(ii) Provide a centralized contact point for near completers to get information about and assistance with re–enrolling;

(iii) Make readily available contact information for each public institution of higher education in the State;

(iv) Focus on near completers who:

1. Earned a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a scale of 4.0 while in college; and

2. A. Earned at least 45 credit hours if the individual attended a community college; or

B. Earned at least 90 credit hours if the individual attended a senior higher education institution; and

(v) For the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 academic years, focus on near completers who are no longer attending an institution of higher education because of personal or financial reasons related to the COVID–19 pandemic.

(c) (1) The Commission shall develop and implement a centralized web–based match program for near completers that facilitates the matching of a near completer with any institution of higher education at which the near completer would be able to complete the degree.

(2) The Commission shall encourage each institution of higher education in the State to participate in the match program at no cost to the institution.

(3) (i) An institution that participates in the match program shall provide the Commission with information regarding near completers who attended the institution, as requested by the Commission and in the format identified by the Commission.

(ii) On receipt of information under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Commission shall:

1. Determine any matches between a near completer and institutions; and

2. Send information to the near completer regarding the matches, any incentives offered for near completers by the State or by the institutions, and any other financial aid available to the near completer.

(4) For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, the Governor shall include in the State budget $50,000 to the Commission to develop and implement the match program for near completers described under this subsection.

(d) (1) A near completer is eligible for a grant under this section if the near completer:

(i) Earned a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a scale of 4.0 while in college; and

(ii) 1. Earned at least 45 credit hours if the individual attended a community college; or

2. Earned at least 90 credit hours if the individual attended a senior higher education institution.

(2) The Governor shall include in the State budget the amount specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection to the Commission to provide to a near completer the following amount:

(i) For a near completer who re–enrolls in a community college, up to one–third of the in–county tuition charge; or

(ii) For a near completer who re–enrolls in a public senior higher education institution, up to one–third of the resident undergraduate tuition charge.

(3) The Governor shall include the following amounts in the State budget to the Commission for near completer grants under paragraph (2) of this subsection:

(i) For fiscal year 2020, $250,000; and

(ii) For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024, $375,000.

(4) A grant provided under this subsection may be used only for tuition and may not be used for fees or other charges or expenses related to attending an institution of higher education.

(5) All nonloan aid received by the near completer shall be credited to the near completer’s tuition before the calculation of the grant amount provided under this subsection.

(6) Grants shall be provided on a first–come, first–served basis.

(e) The Commission and institutions of higher education may implement other near completer initiatives in addition to the campaign and match program required under this section.

(f) By December 1, 2019, and every December 1 through 2025, the Commission shall submit a report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on the details of the statewide communication campaign and the match program, including implementation of the campaign and match program and a detailed account of the expenditures under the grant program established in subsection (d) of this section.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-311 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-311
§11–311.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A center that is acquired, constructed, or renovated by a county as authorized under § 11-307(b) of this subtitle shall be operated by the county.

(2) The director, staff, and other employees of the center shall be employees of the county.

(b) (1) A regional center that is acquired, constructed, or renovated by the counties in a region as authorized under § 11-307(c) of this subtitle shall be operated in accordance with the agreement entered into by the counties.

(2) The director, staff, and other employees of the regional center shall be employees of one or more of the counties as provided in the agreement.

(c) (1) A center that is acquired, constructed, or renovated by the State on the default of a county or counties in a region under § 11-307(f) of this subtitle shall be operated by the State.

(2) The director, staff, and other employees of the center shall be employees of the State.

(d) Subject to terms and conditions approved by the Secretary, a county, the counties in a region, or the State may provide for the operation of a center by contract with a nonpublic person.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-2005 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 20 / Section 11-2005
§11–2005.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license holder may not sell alcoholic beverages after 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-720 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-720
§11–720.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in St. Mary’s County.

(b) (1) The Sheriff may establish:

(i) a home detention program;

(ii) a day reporting program;

(iii) a work release program;

(iv) an in–patient treatment program;

(v) a pretrial release supervision program; and

(vi) a prerelease program.

(2) (i) If the Sheriff establishes a program under this section, the Sheriff shall adopt regulations necessary to implement each program established.

(ii) If a condition that a court imposes on an individual is inconsistent with a regulation adopted under this subsection, the condition imposed by the court controls as to that individual.

(c) (1) At the time of a court proceeding or at any time during an individual’s participation in a program, the court may allow the individual to participate in any program established under this section if the individual:

(i) is court–ordered to the custody of the Sheriff; and

(ii) has no other charges for a felony or a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article pending in any jurisdiction.

(2) An individual who is participating in any program established under this section and who is authorized to participate in a St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center program may, with the approval of the Sheriff or the Sheriff’s designee:

(i) continue regular employment;

(ii) seek new employment;

(iii) attend any court–ordered treatment appointments;

(iv) receive intensive counseling;

(v) obtain academic education; or

(vi) maximize use of other community resources or other similar rehabilitative activities.

(d) The Sheriff or the Sheriff’s designee may direct an individual participating in a program established under this section to provide proof that the individual has made payments toward any of the following obligations:

(1) an amount the individual is legally obligated to pay for the support of a dependent;

(2) court–ordered payments for restitution; or

(3) court–ordered fees or fines.

(e) (1) If an individual violates a trust or a condition that a court or Sheriff has established for participating in any program established under this section, the Sheriff or the Sheriff’s designee shall notify the court in writing of the violation.

(2) An individual who violates a trust or a condition that a court or Sheriff has established for participating in any program established under this section is subject to:

(i) removal from the program; and

(ii) cancellation of any earned diminution of the individual’s term of confinement.
Md. Code, Education § 11-704 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-704
§11–704.
Status: in_force

Each year, the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Maryland addressing the status of the College Preparation Intervention Program.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 11-101 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-101
§11–101.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Liquefied natural gas” means natural gas cooled to form a liquid at approximately atmospheric pressure.

(3) “Liquefied natural gas facility” means any facility used to produce, store, or regasify liquefied natural gas.

(b) The Commission shall adopt regulations to ensure to the greatest extent practicable the operational safety of liquefied natural gas facilities.

(c) (1) The Commission shall inspect periodically each liquefied natural gas facility to ensure compliance with the regulations adopted under subsection (b) of this section.

(2) Inspections shall be conducted at intervals the Commission determines necessary.

(d) The Commission may enforce these regulations by any method provided in § 2-117(a), § 13-201, or § 13-205 of this article.

(e) The Commission may enter into agreements with federal units as necessary to carry out this section.

(f) This section does not expand the definition of “public service company” in § 1-101 of this article.

(g) A person who violates a regulation that the Commission adopts under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each day the violation continues, and imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.
Md. Code, Local Government § 11-208 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-208
§11–208.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant who is found to have committed a civil infraction shall pay:

(1) the fine imposed under § 11–203 of this subtitle; and

(2) court costs of $5.

(b) A defendant is not liable for payment of costs imposed under § 7–409 of the Courts Article.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-308 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-308
§11–308.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of §§ 11-309 and 11-310 of this subtitle, the Commission may deny a license to an applicant or discipline a licensee in accordance with this section.

(b) The Commission may deny a license to any applicant for any reason that the Commission considers sufficient.

(c) (1) The Commission may reprimand any licensee or suspend or revoke a license if the licensee violates:

(i) this title;

(ii) a regulation adopted under this title; or

(iii) a condition set by the Commission.

(2) The Commission shall suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee fails to:

(i) keep records and make reports of ownership of stock that are required under § 11-314 of this subtitle; or

(ii) make a reasonable effort to get affidavits required under § 11-314(b) and (c) of this subtitle.

(d) (1) The Commission may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each racing day that the licensee is in violation of subsection (c) of this section:

(i) instead of suspending or revoking a license under subsection (c)(1) of this section; and

(ii) in addition to suspending or revoking a license under subsection (c)(2) of this section.

(2) To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Commission shall consider:

(i) the seriousness of the violation;

(ii) the harm caused by the violation; and

(iii) the good faith or lack of good faith of the licensee.

(3) A penalty imposed on a licensee shall be paid from the licensee’s share of the takeout.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-620 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-620
§11–620.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A licensee shall:

(i) estimate daily the State tax on money bet; and

(ii) pay to the Commission the estimated tax, to be credited against the total tax due at the close of the race meeting.

(2) The first payment of estimated tax is due 33 days after the start of the race meeting and covers the estimated tax for the first 30 days of the race meeting.

(3) The estimated daily tax for each later day of the race meeting shall be paid to the Commission not later than 72 hours after the close of racing for that day.

(4) The total tax due for the race meeting shall be paid within 5 days after the close of the race meeting.

(b) If the estimated tax paid by a licensee is less than 75% of the total tax due at the end of a race meeting, the Comptroller may assess a penalty of 25% of any additional tax due at the end of the race meeting.

(c) The Commission promptly shall send to the Comptroller all taxes and estimated taxes it collects.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-101 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-101
§11–101.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Examination” means an examination or investigation performed by the Commissioner, or the Commissioner’s designee, which is required or authorized under this article or Title 12 of the Commercial Law Article.

(3) “Licensee” means a person licensed by the Commissioner under this title.

(4) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(b) Travel and living expenses reasonably incurred by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designated examiners arising from the examination of a licensee whose place of business being examined is located outside the geographical boundaries of Maryland, shall be paid by the entity being examined.

(c) (1) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply if the licensee physically produces all documentation deemed by the Commissioner to be necessary or appropriate to the examination within Maryland at a location designated by the Commissioner.

(2) The production of documentation under this subsection, instead of an on-site examination, shall be made at the Commissioner’s sole discretion.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-8A-01 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 11 / Subtitle 8A / Section 11-8A-01
§11–8A–01.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Art dealer” means an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation, other than a public auctioneer, that undertakes to sell a work of fine art created by someone else.

(c) “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art.

(d) “On consignment” means delivered to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public by the art dealer other than at a public auction.

(e) “Work of fine art” means an original art work which is:

(1) A visual rendition including a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph;

(2) A work of calligraphy;

(3) A work of graphic art including an etching, lithograph, offset print, or silk screen;

(4) A craft work in materials including clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, or glass; or

(5) A work in mixed media including a collage or a work consisting of any combination of works included in this subsection.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 11-310 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-310
§11–310.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) The Board shall place a licensee on inactive status, if the licensee submits to the Board:

(i) An application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and

(ii) The inactive status fee set by the Board.

(2) The Board shall issue a license to an individual who is on inactive status if the individual:

(i) Meets any continuing education requirements set by the Board; and

(ii) Pays to the Board the reinstatement fee set by the Board.

(b) The Board may reinstate the license of an optometrist whose license has been expired for less than 5 years and who has not been put on inactive status, if the optometrist:

(1) Has met the continuing education requirements set by the Board;

(2) Meets the renewal requirements of § 11-308 of this subtitle; and

(3) Pays to the Board the reinstatement fee set by the Board.

(c) The Board may not reinstate the license of an optometrist whose license has been expired for 5 years or more and who has not been put on inactive status, unless the optometrist:

(1) Passes an examination administered by the Board; and

(2) Otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.
Md. Code, Economic Development § 11-317 — MD Code / Article gec / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-317
§11–317.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) borrow money to finance costs of a project or for any other corporate purpose of the authority;

(2) mortgage or otherwise encumber its property or revenues for the loan; and

(3) combine projects for financing.
Md. Code, Transportation § 11-175 — MD Code / Article gtr / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-175
§11–175.
Status: in_force

“Used vehicle” means any vehicle that is not a new vehicle, as defined in this subtitle.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11B-107 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11B / Subtitle 1 / Section 11B-107
§11B–107.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract for the initial sale of a lot in a development of any size to a person who does not intend to occupy or rent the lot for residential purposes is not enforceable by the vendor unless:

(1) The purchaser is given, at or before the time a contract is entered into between the vendor and the purchaser, or within 7 calendar days of entering into the contract, the disclosures set forth in subsection (b) of this section;

(2) The purchaser is given notice of any change in mandatory fees and payments exceeding 10 percent of the amount previously stated to exist or any other substantial and material amendment to the disclosures after the same becomes known to the vendor; and

(3) The purchaser is given at or before the time a contract is entered into between the vendor and the purchaser, a notice in a form substantially the same as the following:

“NOTICE

The seller is required by law to furnish you at or before the time a contract is entered into, or within 7 calendar days of entering into the contract, all of the information listed in § 11B-107(b) of the Maryland Homeowners Association Act. The information is as follows: (The notice shall include at this point the text of § 11B-107(b) in its entirety).”

(b) The vendor shall provide the purchaser the following information in writing:

(1) The name, principal address, and telephone number of the vendor and of the declarant, if the declarant is not the vendor;

(2) A description of:

(i) The location and size of the development, including the minimum and maximum number of lots currently planned or permitted, if applicable, which may be contained within the development; and

(ii) Any property owned by the declarant or the vendor contiguous to the development which is to be dedicated to public use; and

(3) A copy of the bylaws and rules of the primary development, and of other related developments to the extent available, to which the purchaser shall become obligated on becoming an owner of the lot, including a statement that these obligations are enforceable against an owner and the owner’s tenants, if applicable.

(c) In satisfying a vendor’s request for any information described under subsection (b) of this section, a homeowners association:

(1) Shall be entitled to direct the vendor to obtain the information from the depository for all disclosures contained in the depository after June 30, 1989; and

(2) May not be required to supply a vendor with any information which is contained in the depository.

(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to a sale of a lot in an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-901 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 9 / Section 11-901
§11–901.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, “Jockey Fund” means the Maryland Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.
Md. Code, Human Services § 11-207 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-207
§11–207.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Corporation shall publish an annual report.

(2) The Corporation shall submit the annual report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.

(b) The report shall include a description of services provided.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-1201 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 12 / Section 11-1201
§11–1201.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Authority” means the Pimlico Community Development Authority.

(c) “Park Heights Corridor” means the area designated as an urban renewal district in Baltimore City that is bounded by Northern Parkway on the north, Greenspring Avenue on the east, Druid Park Drive on the south, and the railroad tracks of the Western Maryland Railroad on the west.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11B-113.4 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11B / Subtitle 1 / Section 11B-113.4
§11B–113.
Status: in_force

§11B–113.4.

(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to prevent unfair treatment of property owners by a homeowners association when annual charges based on the assessed value of property imposed by the homeowners association increase at such a rate that it creates an unexpected windfall for the homeowners association.

(b) In this section, the term “annual charge” means a charge based on the current assessed value of property for county and State property taxes that is levied by a homeowners association on property in a development.

(c) This section only applies to a development that:

(1) Contains at least 13,000 acres of land and has a population of at least 80,000; and

(2) Is governed by a homeowners association that levies an annual charge on property within the development.

(d) (1) A homeowners association shall base the annual charge for the revalued properties on the phased in value of property as provided under § 8-103 of the Tax - Property Article.

(2) If the value of an improved property has been reduced by the State or county assessments office after, or by reason of, a protest, appeal, credit, or other adjustment, the homeowners association shall reduce the annual charge on the property based on the reduced value.

(e) Until the annual charge for the revalued property is based on the phased in value of property as required under subsection (d) of this section, if the value of the properties revalued as of the most recent date of finality as provided in § 8-104 of the Tax - Property Article exceeds the prior valuation by more than 10%:

(1) The increase shall be considered an unexpected windfall to the homeowners association that should be offset; and

(2) Beginning with the first year following the revaluation of the property for State property tax purposes, the homeowners association shall provide to the owner of the revalued property a rebate or credit in an amount equal to the portion of the annual charge that is attributable to the growth in the value of the revalued property in excess of 10%.

(f) Subsections (d) and (e) of this section do not apply if a governing body certifies on or before April 1 in the first year following the revaluation of property values for State property tax purposes that the revenues from the annual charges are insufficient to meet the debt service requirements during the next taxable year on all bonds that the governing body anticipates will be outstanding during that year.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, when calculating an annual charge, a homeowners association may not consider the rate of assessed value of property to have increased by more than 10% in a taxable year.
Md. Code, Insurance § 11-208 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-208
§11–208.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the filer demonstrates that a proposed rate is not excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory, the Commissioner may disapprove the filing.

(b) (1) If, during the waiting period or any extension of the waiting period provided under § 11-206(g) of this subtitle, the Commissioner finds that a filing does not meet the requirements of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall send written notice of disapproval to the filer.

(2) The notice of disapproval shall specify the ways in which the filing fails to meet the requirements of this subtitle and shall state that the filing may not become effective.

(c) (1) If, within 30 days after a filing made under § 11-206(h) or (i) of this subtitle, the Commissioner finds that the filing does not meet the requirements of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall send written notice of disapproval to the filer.

(2) The notice of disapproval shall specify the ways in which the filing fails to meet the requirements of this subtitle and shall state when, within a reasonable period after the notice, the filing will no longer be effective.

(3) Disapproval under this subsection does not affect a contract made or issued before the expiration of the period set forth in the notice.

(d) (1) If, after the applicable review period under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the Commissioner finds that a filing does not meet the requirements of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall issue to the filer an order that specifies the ways in which the filing fails to meet the requirements of this subtitle and states when, within a reasonable period after the order, the filing will no longer be effective.

(2) (i) The Commissioner shall hold a hearing before issuing an order under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(ii) The Commissioner shall give written notice of the hearing to the filer at least 10 days before the hearing.

(iii) The notice shall specify the matters to be considered at the hearing.

(3) An order issued under this subsection does not affect a contract or policy made or issued before the expiration of the period set forth in the order.

(e) (1) Except for the filer, any person aggrieved with respect to a filing that is in effect or that has been filed but is not yet effective may apply in writing to the Commissioner for a hearing on the filing.

(2) An application under this subsection shall specify the grounds on which the applicant will rely.

(3) If the Commissioner finds that the application is made in good faith, that the applicant would be aggrieved if the specified grounds are established, and that the grounds otherwise justify a hearing, the Commissioner shall hold a hearing within 30 days after receipt of the application.

(4) The Commissioner shall give written notice of the hearing to the applicant and each filer at least 10 days before the hearing.

(5) If, after the hearing, the Commissioner finds that the filing does not meet the requirements of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall issue to the filer an order that specifies the ways in which the filing fails to meet the requirements of this subtitle and states when, within a reasonable period after the order, the filing will no longer be effective.

(6) The Commissioner shall send a copy of an order issued under this subsection to the applicant.

(7) An order issued under this subsection does not affect a contract or policy made or issued before the expiration of the period set forth in the order.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-816 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 8 / Section 11-816
§11–816.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission may approve satellite simulcast facilities that may conduct satellite simulcast betting.

(b) This part does not authorize satellite simulcast betting at or through the direct use of lottery terminals in the State.

(c) The Commission has jurisdiction over all satellite simulcast betting and other activities at a satellite simulcast facility to the same extent as when live racing is held by a licensee.
Md. Code, Real Property § 11-125 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-125
§11–125.
Status: in_force

(a) The existing physical boundaries of any unit or common element constructed or reconstructed in substantial conformity with the condominium plat shall be conclusively presumed to be its boundaries, regardless of the shifting, settlement, or lateral movement of any building and regardless of minor variations between the physical boundaries as described in the declaration or shown on the condominium plat and the existing physical boundaries of any such unit or common element. This presumption applies only to encroachments within the condominium.

(b) If any portion of any common element encroaches on any unit or if any portion of a unit encroaches on any common element or any other unit, as a result of the duly authorized construction or repair of a building, a valid easement for the encroachment and for the maintenance of the encroachment exists so long as the building stands.

(c) An easement for mutual support shall exist in the units and common elements.

(d) The grant or other disposition of a condominium unit shall include and grant, and be subject to, any easement arising under the provisions of this section without specific or particular reference to the easement.

(e) (1) The council of unit owners or its authorized designee shall have an irrevocable right and an easement to enter units to investigate damage or make repairs when the investigation or repairs reasonably appear necessary for public safety or to prevent damage to other portions of the condominium.

(2) Except in cases involving manifest danger to public safety or property, the council of unit owners shall make a reasonable effort to give notice to the owner of any unit to be entered for the purpose of investigation or repair.

(3) If damage is inflicted on the common elements or any unit through which access is taken, the council of unit owners is liable for the prompt repair.

(4) An entry by the council of unit owners for the purposes specified in this subsection may not be considered a trespass.

(f) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, the declaration or bylaws may give the council of unit owners authority to grant easements, rights–of–way, licenses, leases in excess of 1 year, or similar interests affecting the common elements of the condominium if the grant is approved by the affirmative vote of unit owners having two–thirds or more of the votes, and with the express written consent of the mortgagees holding an interest in those units as to which unit owners vote affirmatively. Any easement, right–of–way, license, or similar interest granted by the council of unit owners under this subsection shall state that the grant was approved by unit owners having at least two–thirds of the votes, and by the corresponding mortgagees.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, the board of directors may, by majority vote, grant easements, rights–of–way, licenses, leases in excess of 1 year, or similar interests for the provision of utility services or communication systems for the exclusive benefit of units within the condominium regime. These actions by the board of directors are subject to the following requirements:

(i) The action shall be taken at a meeting of the board held after at least 30–days’ notice to all unit owners and mortgagees of record with the condominium;

(ii) At the meeting, the board may not act until all unit owners and mortgagees shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present their views on the proposed easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest; and

(iii) The easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest shall contain the following provisions:

1. The service or system shall be installed or affixed to the premises at no cost to the individual unit owners or the council of unit owners other than charges normally paid for like services by residents of similar or comparable dwelling units within the same area;

2. The unit owners and council of unit owners shall be indemnified for any damage arising out of the installation of the service or system; and

3. The board of directors shall be provided the right to approve of the design for installation of the service or system in order to insure that the installation conforms to any conditions which are reasonable to protect the safety, functioning, and appearance of the premises.

(3) By majority vote, the board of directors may grant to the State perpetual easements, rights–of–way, licenses, leases in excess of 1 year, or similar interests affecting the common elements of the condominium for bulkhead construction, dune construction or restoration, beach replenishment, or periodic maintenance and replacement construction, on Maryland’s ocean beaches, including rights in the State to restrict access to dune areas. These actions by the board of directors are subject to the following requirements:

(i) The action shall be taken at a meeting of the board held after at least 30–days’ notice to all unit owners and mortgagees of record with the condominium; and

(ii) At the meeting, the board may not act until all unit owners and mortgagees shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present their views on the proposed easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest.

(4) By majority vote, the board of directors may settle an eminent domain proceeding or grant to the State or any county, municipality, or agency or instrumentality thereof with condemnation authority, perpetual easements, rights–of–way, licenses, leases in excess of 1 year, or similar interests affecting the common elements of the condominium for road, highway, sidewalk, bikeway, storm drain, sewer, water, utility, and similar public purposes. These actions by the board of directors are subject to the following requirements:

(i) The action shall be taken at a meeting of the board held after at least 60–days’ notice to all unit owners and all first mortgagees listed with the condominium;

(ii) The notice shall include information provided by the condemnation authority that describes the purpose and the extent of the property being acquired for public use; and

(iii) At the meeting, the board may not act until all unit owners and mortgagees in attendance have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to present their views on the proposed easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest.

(5) (i) In this paragraph, “clean energy equipment” means electric vehicle recharging equipment, solar energy equipment, and energy storage systems.

(ii) Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the board of directors, by a majority vote, may grant leases in excess of 1 year or similar interests affecting the common elements of the condominium for the installation and use of leased clean energy equipment.

(iii) The board of directors may grant an interest under this paragraph only at a meeting of the board held after at least 30–days’ notice to all unit owners of record.

(iv) A mortgagee or group of mortgagees may not overrule a vote to grant an interest under this paragraph.

(6) The action of the board of directors granting any easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest under paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection shall not be final until the following have occurred:

(i) Within 15 days after the vote by the board to grant an easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest, a petition may be filed with the board of directors signed by the unit owners having at least 15% of the votes calling for a special meeting of unit owners to vote on the question of a disapproval of the action of the board of directors granting such easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest. If no such petition is received within 15 days, the decision of the board shall be final;

(ii) If a qualifying petition is filed, a special meeting shall be held no less than 15 days or more than 30 days from receipt of the petition. At the special meeting, if a quorum is not present, the decision of the board of directors shall be final;

(iii) 1. If a special meeting is held and 50% of the unit owners present and voting disapprove the grant, and the unit owners voting to disapprove the grant are more than 33% of the total votes in the condominium, then the grant shall be void; or

2. If the vote of the unit owners is not more than 33% of the total votes in the condominium, the decision of the board or council to make the grant shall be final;

(iv) Mortgagees shall receive notice of and be entitled to attend and speak at such special meeting; and

(v) Any easement, right–of–way, license, lease, or similar interest granted by the board of directors under the provisions of this subsection shall state that the grant was approved in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

(7) The provisions of this subsection are applicable to all condominiums, regardless of the date they were established.
Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 11-112 — MD Code / Article gcj / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-112
§11–112.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “payor” has the same meaning stated in § 19-132 of the Health - General Article.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to any right of subrogation under a contract or applicable law for payment of health care benefits or services for an injured person paid or payable by a payor or under any system of self-insurance or indemnification for health care expenses, if the amount of the subrogee’s claim as determined under subsection (c) of this section is voluntarily paid by the injured person from the injured person’s recovery in a claim for personal injury.

(2) This section does not apply to a voluntary reduction of a subrogation claim by a payor that exceeds the reduction of the subrogation claim described in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) (1) Unless a subrogee files a petition to intervene in the personal injury action and is independently represented by counsel, in a subrogation claim arising out of a claim for personal injury, the amount permitted to be recovered by a payor for health care benefits or services paid or payable on behalf of the injured person shall be reduced by the amount that is determined by:

(i) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, dividing the amount of the total recovery in the claim for personal injury into the total amount of the attorney’s fees incurred by the injured person for services rendered in connection with the injured person’s claim; and

(ii) Multiplying the result under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph by the amount of the payor’s subrogation claim.

(2) The percentage under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection may not exceed one-third.

(d) A payor has no obligation to advise an injured person or an attorney for the injured person of the injured person’s right to a reduction of the subrogation claim described in subsection (c) of this section.

(e) On written request by a payor, an injured person or an attorney for the injured person who demands a reduction of the subrogation claim described in subsection (c) of this section shall provide the payor with a certification by the injured person that states the amount of the attorney’s fees incurred by the injured person for services rendered in connection with the injured person’s claim.
Md. Code, Human Services § 11-702 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-702
§11–702.
Status: in_force

The Corporation may not:

(1) participate in litigation, unless:

(i) the Corporation or a grantee is a party; or

(ii) a grantee is representing an eligible client in litigation in which the interpretation of this title or a guideline established by the Corporation under this title is an issue;

(2) interfere with a lawyer’s professional responsibilities to clients under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct;

(3) compete directly or indirectly with any grantee;

(4) contribute or make available the Corporation’s funds or services to a political party or association or the campaign of a candidate for public or party office;

(5) except as provided in §§ 501(h) and 4911 of the Internal Revenue Code:

(i) carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation; and

(ii) participate or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of a candidate for public office, including publishing or distributing statements;

(6) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, conduct or carry on activities not authorized for an organization:

(i) qualified under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or

(ii) to which contributions are deductible under § 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Md. Code, Election Law § 11-303 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-303
§11–303.
Status: in_force

(a) Following an election, each local board shall meet at its designated counting center to canvass the provisional ballots cast in that election in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.

(b) A local board may not open an envelope of a provisional ballot until the local board has approved the provisional ballot application.

(c) The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(d) (1) Subject to § 11–303.2 of this subtitle, a local board may not reject a provisional ballot except by unanimous vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.

(2) The local board shall reject a provisional ballot if:

(i) pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the local board determines that the individual who cast the provisional ballot is not qualified to vote that provisional ballot;

(ii) the individual failed to sign the oath on the provisional ballot application; or

(iii) the local board determines that a provisional ballot is intentionally marked with an identifying mark that is clearly evident and placed on the ballot for the purpose of identifying the ballot.

(3) If the intent of the voter with respect to a particular contest is not clearly demonstrated, the local board shall reject only the vote for that contest.

(4) For the purposes of this section, an individual is qualified to vote the provisional ballot cast if the local board determines that:

(i) the individual is registered in the State;

(ii) if the provisional ballot was cast because the voter failed to provide required identification, the individual who cast the provisional ballot has met the identification requirements established by the State Board;

(iii) if the provisional ballot was cast during a period covered by a court order or other order extending the time for closing the polls, the order has not been invalidated by a subsequent court order; and

(iv) if the provisional ballot was cast because the voter claimed a different political party affiliation from the political party affiliation on record for the voter, the voter made a selection in a nonpartisan board of education contest on the ballot.

(e) A local board shall count:

(1) the entire provisional ballot if the address on the provisional ballot application is within the precinct where the provisional ballot was cast;

(2) only the votes cast by the voter for each candidate or question applicable to the precinct in which the voter resides, as determined by the address on the provisional ballot application of the voter; or

(3) only the votes cast by the voter in a nonpartisan board of education contest if the voter cast a provisional ballot for a different political party from the political party affiliation on record for the voter.

(f) (1) The State Board shall ensure the establishment of a system that any individual who casts a provisional ballot may access without cost to discover whether the ballot was counted and, if not counted, the reason it was not.

(2) The system established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall ensure the confidentiality of the individual who accesses the system and the secrecy of each ballot.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-227 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-227
§11–227.
Status: in_force

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

(2) (i) “Film production activity” means the production or postproduction of film or video projects including feature films, television projects, commercials, corporate films, infomercials, music videos, or other projects for which the producer or production company will be compensated, and which are intended for nationwide commercial distribution.

(ii) “Film production activity” includes the production or postproduction of digital, animation, and multimedia projects.

(iii) “Film production activity” does not include:

1. production or postproduction of student films or noncommercial personal videos; or

2. any activity not necessary to and undertaken directly and exclusively for the making of a master film, tape, or image.

(3) “Tangible personal property, a digital code, a digital product, or a taxable service used directly in connection with a film production activity” includes:

(i) camera equipment and supplies;

(ii) film and tape;

(iii) lighting and stage equipment and supplies;

(iv) sound equipment and supplies;

(v) recording equipment and supplies;

(vi) costumes, wardrobes, and materials to construct them;

(vii) props, scenery, and materials to construct them;

(viii) design supplies and equipment;

(ix) drafting supplies and equipment;

(x) special effects supplies and equipment;

(xi) short–term vehicle rentals; and

(xii) fabrication, printing, or production of scripts, storyboards, costumes, wardrobes, props, scenery, or special effects.

(b) The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of tangible personal property, a digital code, a digital product, or a taxable service used directly in connection with a film production activity by a film producer or production company certified by the Department of Commerce under Title 6, Subtitle 2 of the Economic Development Article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-2102 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 21 / Section 11-2102
§11–2102.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In addition to the revocation and suspension procedures provided under § 4–603 of this article, the Board may immediately suspend a license if it is alleged by a person specified under paragraph (2) of this subsection that the license holder has sold or provided alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years with such frequency and during such a limited time so as to demonstrate a willful failure to comply with § 6–304 of this article.

(2) An allegation under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be made by:

(i) the Comptroller or an agent or employee of the Comptroller;

(ii) the Executive Director or an agent or employee of the Executive Director;

(iii) the Board or an agent or employee of the Board; or

(iv) a peace officer.

(b) A suspension under this section may not exceed 7 days.

(c) If a license is suspended under this section, the Board shall:

(1) hold a hearing on the matter within 7 days after the suspension begins; and

(2) give notice to the license holder at least 2 days before the hearing.

(d) If the Board fails to provide the license holder with notice of a hearing before the end of the fifth day after a suspension begins:

(1) the suspension shall end; and

(2) the license holder shall be allowed to resume the sale of alcoholic beverages on the next day allowed under the license.

(e) This section does not prevent a license holder whose license is suspended under this section from seeking an injunction or other appropriate relief.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-306 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-306
§11–306.
Status: in_force

An award of a racing day to a licensee gives the licensee a license for the racing day, but it does not give the licensee an ownership right in the racing day.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-104 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-104
§11–104.
Status: reserved

For the purpose of establishing compensation rates and basic rates for vacation and sick leave credit earnings, professional personnel who were employed by a county school system or the public library system in the State and who are subsequently appointed to positions in the Department to provide services in accordance with Subtitles 8 and 9 of this title shall be given credit as employees of the Department for their years of service as employees of the county school system or the public library system from which they transferred.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-906 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 9 / Section 11-906
§11–906.
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) (1) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.

(2) Any investment earnings or federal matching funds received by the State for victim and witness protection or relocation shall be credited to the Fund.

(c) This section does not prohibit the Fund from receiving money from any source.
Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 11-301 — MD Code / Article gsf / Title 11 / Subtitle 3 / Section 11-301
§11–301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) “Employee” means any individual who performs services for, or under the control and direction of, an employer for wages or other remuneration.

(2) “Employee” does not include an employee as defined in § 1-501(c)(1) of the Health Occupations Article.

(c) (1) “Employer” means a person engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise that enters a procurement contract with a unit to provide supplies or services under this Division II.

(2) “Employer” includes agents, contractors, and subcontractors of an employer.

(3) “Employer” does not include a unit of State government subject to the provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article or the Judicial Branch of State government.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-1010 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 10 / Section 11-1010
§11–1010.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class C (yacht club) license.

(b) An application for the license shall be signed by at least one officer of the club who is a resident, registered voter, and taxpayer of the county.

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

(1) has at least 50 members paying dues of at least $75 per year per member; and

(2) at the time of application for the license, maintains:

(i) a clubhouse with a seating capacity of at least 100;

(ii) slips, boat parking spaces, or berths for at least 50 boats; and

(iii) at least 1 acre.

(d) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption at retail at the place described in the license to:

(1) a member of the yacht club; or

(2) a member’s guest when accompanied by the member.

(e) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for Class C beer, wine, and liquor licenses under § 11–2004 of this title.

(f) The annual license fee is $1,800.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-102 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-102
§11–102.
Status: in_force

This title applies only in Anne Arundel County.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-516 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-516
§11–516.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Commissioner finds that the conduct of any other business conceals a violation or evasion of this subtitle or of any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle, or of any law regulating mortgage loan lending in the State, the Commissioner may issue a written order to a licensee to:

(1) Stop doing business at any place in which the other business is conducted or solicited; or

(2) Stop doing business in association or conjunction with the other business.

(b) A licensee who violates an order of the Commissioner issued under this section shall be subject to the penalties provided by § 11-517 of this subtitle.

(c) The Commissioner may file a petition in the circuit court for any county seeking enforcement of an order under this section.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-414 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-414
§11–414.
Status: in_force

Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11–415 of this subtitle, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee, if:

(1) The licensee knowingly or without exercising due care:

(i) Violates any provision of this subtitle or of any other law that regulates agreements; or

(ii) Fails to comply with any demand or requirement that the Commissioner makes under this subtitle;

(2) The licensee makes any material misstatement in an application for a license;

(3) The licensee defrauds any buyer, to the buyer’s damage;

(4) The licensee willfully fails to carry out any written agreement with a buyer;

(5) The licensee knowingly and repeatedly violates any provision of the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act;

(6) An officer, director, or trustee of or partner in the licensee is responsible for any act or omission that would be a ground for suspending or revoking a license; or

(7) Any agent or employee of the licensee is responsible for any act or omission that would be a ground for suspending or revoking a license, if the licensee:

(i) Approves or knows of that or similar acts or omissions; and

(ii) After giving approval or learning of the act or omission, keeps any benefit, proceeds, profit, or advantage resulting from the act or omission or otherwise ratifies the act or omission.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 11-1103 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 11 / Subtitle 11 / Section 11-1103
§11–1103.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this subtitle supersede any inconsistent provisions of any other State or local law that conflicts with this subtitle to the extent of the conflict.

(b) This subtitle does not limit the authority of the Sheriff to regulate the competent and efficient operation and management of the Sheriff’s Office by any reasonable means including transfer and reassignment if:

(1) that action is not punitive in nature; and

(2) the Sheriff determines that action to be in the best interests of the internal management of the Sheriff’s Office.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-1A-06 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 1A / Section 11-1A-06
§11–1A–06.
Status: in_force

The Comptroller shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-103 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-103
§11–103.
Status: in_force

(a) A rebuttable presumption exists that any sale in the State is subject to the sales and use tax imposed under § 11–102(a)(1) of this subtitle.

(b) The person required to pay the sales and use tax has the burden of proving that a sale in the State is not subject to the sales and use tax.

(c) The retail sale of a digital code, digital product, or taxable service described under § 11–101(m)(14) or (15) of this subtitle shall be presumed to be made in the state in which the customer tax address is located.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-601 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-601
§11–601.
Status: in_force

A Class A beer license may not be issued in the county.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 11-201 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-201
§11–201.
Status: in_force

The Chief of Weights and Measures may administer the provisions of this title under the supervision of the Secretary.
Md. Code, Land Use § 11-101 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 11 / Subtitle 1 / Section 11-101
§11–101.
Status: in_force

(a) A legislative body may provide by local law for the enforcement of this division and of any local law enacted or regulation adopted under this division.

(b) Any property subdivided in violation of §§ 5–301 and 5–302 of this article shall remain subject to the adopted subdivision regulations.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 11-403 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 11 / Subtitle 4 / Section 11-403
§11–403.
Status: in_force

In addition to § 2–215 of this article:

(1) a cash deposit for a returnable container shall be required at the time of sale or delivery; and

(2) a check accepted for payment that is not postdated and is promptly deposited for collection is considered cash.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-521 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-521
§11–521.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other provisions of this subtitle, in accordance with the sovereign power of the State and the provisions of Article III, §§ 40 and 40A of the Maryland Constitution, and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the State may acquire by purchase or condemnation for public use with just compensation some or all of the following real, tangible, and intangible private property, including any contractual interests or intellectual property:

(1) Pimlico Race Course, a racetrack located in Baltimore City, including any and all property or property rights associated with it wherever located, whether tangible, intangible, real, personal, or mixed, and any business entity that owns it;

(2) Laurel Park, a racetrack located in Anne Arundel County, including any and all property or property rights associated with it wherever located, whether tangible, intangible, real, personal, or mixed, and any business entity that owns it;

(3) Bowie Race Course Training Center, a training center located in Prince George’s County, including any and all property or property rights associated with it wherever located, whether tangible, intangible, real, personal, or mixed, and any business entity that owns it;

(4) the Preakness Stakes trophy that is known as the Woodlawn Vase, including any and all property or property rights associated with it, whether tangible, intangible, real, personal, or mixed, and any business entity that owns it;

(5) the name, common law and statutory copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trade names, contracts, horse racing events, and other intangible and intellectual property that are associated with the Preakness Stakes and the Woodlawn Vase;

(6) all property of the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc., or its successors and assigns, including stock and equity interests in it, and including any and all property or property rights associated with it, whether tangible, intangible, real, personal, or mixed; and

(7) all property of the Laurel Racing Assoc., Inc., the Laurel Racing Association Limited Partnership, or their respective successors and assigns, including stock and equity interests, and including any and all property or property rights associated with them, whether tangible, intangible, real, personal, or mixed.

(b) All proceedings for the condemnation for public use of the private property described under subsection (a) of this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Title 12 of the Real Property Article and Title 12, Chapter 200 of the Maryland Rules.

(c) Pursuant to the provisions of Article III, § 40A of the Maryland Constitution, as applicable, the private property described under subsection (a) of this section may be taken immediately on payment for the property consistent with the procedures of §§ 8–334 through 8–339 of the Transportation Article.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-710 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-710
§11–710.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice of a registrant’s change of address, a county in which a registrant habitually lives, vehicle or license plate information, electronic mail or Internet identifiers, or landline or cellular phone numbers, the Department shall give notice of the change:

(1) if the registration is premised on a conviction under federal, military, or Native American tribal law, to the designated federal unit;

(2) to any other jurisdiction or foreign country where the sex offender is required to register; and

(3) (i) to each local law enforcement unit in whose county the new residence is located or where the registrant intends to habitually live; or

(ii) if the new residence or location where the registrant will habitually live is in a different state that has a registration requirement, to the designated law enforcement unit or sex offender registration unit in that state.

(b) (1) (i) As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(f) of this subtitle, the Department shall give notice to the campus police agency of the institution of higher education where the registrant is commencing or terminating enrollment or employment.

(ii) If an institution of higher education does not have a campus police agency, the notice required under this section shall be provided to the local law enforcement unit having primary law enforcement authority for the campus.

(2) Institutions of higher education currently required to disclose campus security policy and campus crime statistics data shall advise the campus community where law enforcement agency information provided by a state concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained.

(3) An institution of higher education is not prohibited from disclosing information provided to the institution under this subtitle concerning registered sex offenders.

(c) As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(g) of this subtitle, the Department shall give notice of the change of name:

(1) if the registration is due to a conviction under federal, military, or Native American tribal law, to the designated federal unit;

(2) to each local law enforcement unit in whose county the registrant resides or habitually lives or where a registrant who is not a resident of the State will work or attend school; and

(3) if the registrant is enrolled in or employed at an institution of higher education in the State, to:

(i) the campus police agency of the institution of higher education; or

(ii) if the institution does not have a campus police agency, the local law enforcement unit having primary jurisdiction for the campus.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-722 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 7 / Section 11-722
§11–722.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “County board” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Education Article.

(3) “Juvenile registrant” has the meaning stated in § 11–704.1 of this subtitle.

(4) “State Board” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Education Article.

(b) This section does not apply to a registrant or a juvenile registrant who enters real property:

(1) where the registrant’s or juvenile registrant’s child is a student or receives child care, if:

(i) within the past year the registrant or juvenile registrant has been given the specific written permission of the Superintendent of Schools, the local school board, the principal of the school, or the owner or operator of the registered family child care home, licensed child care home, or licensed child care institution, as applicable; and

(ii) the registrant or juvenile registrant promptly notifies an agent or employee of the school, home, or institution of the registrant’s or juvenile registrant’s presence and purpose of visit; or

(2) for the purpose of voting at a school on an election day in the State if the registrant or juvenile registrant is properly registered to vote and the registrant’s or juvenile registrant’s polling place is at the school.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a registrant or juvenile registrant may not knowingly enter onto real property:

(1) that is used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; or

(2) on which is located:

(i) a family child care home registered under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article;

(ii) a child care home or a child care institution licensed under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article; or

(iii) a home where informal child care, as defined in child care subsidy regulations adopted under Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations, is being provided or will be provided to a child who does not reside there.

(d) A person who enters into a contract with a county board or a nonpublic school may not knowingly employ an individual to work at a school if the individual is a registrant or juvenile registrant.

(e) (1) A registrant or juvenile registrant who is a student may receive an education in accordance with State law in any of the following locations:

(i) a location other than a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, including by:

1. participating in the Home and Hospital Teaching Program for Students; or

2. participating in or attending a program approved by a county board under paragraph (2) of this subsection;

(ii) a Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents; or

(iii) a nonpublic educational program as provided by § 8–406 of the Education Article if:

1. the registrant or juvenile registrant has notified an agent or employee of the nonpublic educational program that the registrant or juvenile registrant is required to register under this subtitle; and

2. the registrant or juvenile registrant has been given specific written permission by an agent or employee of the nonpublic educational program to attend the nonpublic educational program.

(2) Each county board shall develop and adopt a policy that enables a registrant or juvenile registrant who is a student to receive an education as described under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) The State Board shall develop and adopt guidelines and a model policy to assist a county board with the development of a policy under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(f) A person who violates subsection (c) or (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 11-207 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-207
§11–207.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary shall approve for use and seal or mark with the appropriate device any weight and measure that he finds to be “correct” as defined in § 11-203(d) but sealing or marking of weights and measures exempted under § 11-203 is not required.

(b) The Secretary shall reject and mark or tag as “condemned for repair”, in a manner to preclude further use, any weight and measure he finds to be “incorrect” as defined in § 11-203(d), but which he determines can be repaired satisfactorily. He shall condemn and may seize and destroy weights and measures found to be incorrect which he determines cannot be repaired satisfactorily. The owners or users of weights and measures condemned for repair shall have them made correct within a reasonable period specified by the Secretary, or may dispose of them in a manner specifically authorized by the Secretary.

(c) Weights and measures which have been condemned for repair may not be used commercially until reexamined by the Secretary and found to be correct, until the Secretary issues written permission for use, or until the weight or measure is adjusted, repaired, and determined to be “correct” by some person authorized by rule or regulation of the Secretary. Any weights and measures condemned for repair may be confiscated by the Secretary if not corrected as required by this section or if used or disposed of contrary to the requirements of this section.

(d) Owners and users of weights and measures used commercially, as indicated in § 11-204(b), shall take adequate precautions, consistent with degree of use and environment, to insure that they are “correct” as defined in § 11-203(d).
Md. Code, Education § 11-1201 — MD Code / Article ged / Title 11 / Subtitle 12 / Section 11-1201
§11–1201.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies only to institutions of higher education in the State that receive operating or capital funding from the State.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle does not apply to:

(i) The University of Maryland Global Campus;

(ii) The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; or

(iii) An off–campus nonresidential location of an institution of higher education.

(2) Each institution described under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall provide all students with resources that alert and educate the students regarding heroin and opioid addiction and prevention.
Md. Code, State Government § 11-513 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 11 / Subtitle 5 / Section 11-513
§11–513.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who requests a consolidated hearing may give the Coordinator all appropriate applications and appendices.

(b) The Coordinator shall send copies of the relevant parts of these documents to each State unit from which a development permit is required.

(c) The request for a consolidated hearing shall be accompanied by a certificate that the requirements of § 11-512 of this subtitle are satisfied.

(d) If an application for a State development permit has been submitted in connection with a request for a joint hearing, the application need not be resubmitted. However, if the State unit did not participate in the joint hearing, the applicant shall give the Coordinator notice of the action taken by the local government and shall submit the amendments to the State master application or appendices or additional material that are relevant to the consideration of the request for the State development permit. The Coordinator shall send copies of the relevant parts of the amendments, appendices, or additional material to each State unit that is affected.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-201 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 11 / Subtitle 2 / Section 11-201
§11–201.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) “Control person” means a person who has the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of a licensee or license applicant, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise.

(2) “Control person” includes a person who:

(i) Is a general partner, an officer, or a director of a licensee or license applicant, or occupies a similar position or performs a similar function;

(ii) Directly or indirectly has the right to vote 10% or more of a class of voting securities, or has the power to sell or direct the sale of 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a licensee or license applicant; or

(iii) In the case of a partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, a limited liability company, or any other business entity:

1. Has the right to receive on liquidation or dissolution of a licensee or license applicant 10% or more of the capital of the licensee or license applicant; or

2. Has contributed 10% or more of the capital of a licensee or license applicant.

(c) “License” means a license issued in any form by the Commissioner under this subtitle to make loans under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law, including as provided for through NMLS.

(d) “Licensed location” means any location listed by the licensee in NMLS in accordance with this subtitle.

(e) “Licensed name” means:

(1) The licensee’s legal name; and

(2) Any trade name used by the licensee in accordance with § 2–121 of this article.

(f) “Licensee” means a person licensed under this subtitle to make loans under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law.

(g) “Loan” means any loan or advance of money or credit subject to Title 12, Subtitle 3 of the Commercial Law Article, the Maryland Consumer Loan Law – Credit Provisions, regardless of whether the loan or advance of money or credit is or purports to be made under Title 12, Subtitle 3 of the Commercial Law Article.

(h) “Maryland Consumer Loan Law” means this subtitle and Title 12, Subtitle 3 of the Commercial Law Article.

(i) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(j) “Unique identifier” means a number or another identifier assigned by NMLS.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11-606 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 11 / Subtitle 6 / Section 11-606
§11–606.
Status: in_force

A licensee may not hold live harness racing after 2 a.m. unless circumstances beyond the control of the licensee cause a delay.