Md. Code, State Government § 9-1A-29 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1A / Section 9-1A-29
§9–1A–29.
Status: reserved

(a) There is a Racetrack Facility Renewal Account under the authority of the State Racing Commission.

(b) (1) The Account shall receive money as required under § 9–1A–27 of this subtitle for the first 16 years of operations at each video lottery facility.

(2) Money in the Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer and interest and earnings shall accrue to the Account.

(3) The Comptroller shall:

(i) account for the Account; and

(ii) on a properly approved transmittal prepared by the State Racing Commission, issue a warrant to pay out money from the Account in the manner provided under this section.

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

(5) Expenditures from the Account shall only be made on a properly approved transmittal prepared by the State Racing Commission as provided under subsection (c) of this section.

(6) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the State Racing Commission may use the services of a certified public accountant to review an eligible request for a grant under this section.

(ii) The holder of a license to hold a race meeting in the State that has requested a grant under this section shall reimburse the State Racing Commission for any expenditures for services under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d)(1) of this section, funds from the Account shall be used to provide a grant to the holder of a license to hold a race meeting in the State for racetrack facility capital construction and improvements.

(d) (1) The amount of funds made available from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account shall be allocated as follows:

(i) 1. for fiscal year 2021, 80% to be deposited in the Racing and Community Development Facilities Fund established under § 10–657.3 of the Economic Development Article; and

2. for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter, 80% to the State Lottery Fund established under § 9–120 of this title; and

(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, 20% to Rosecroft Raceway and Ocean Downs Race Course according to a formula established in regulations adopted by the State Racing Commission.

(2) Of the amount available to Rosecroft Raceway from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection:

(i) the unencumbered fund balance, including accrued interest, existing as of June 30, 2020, shall be transferred to the Racing and Community Development Facilities Fund established under § 10–646.3 of the Economic Development Article; and

(ii) subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, $200,000 shall be transferred annually to Employ Prince George’s, Inc. for workforce development and small, minority, and women–owned business development.

(3) (i) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the funds transferred to Employ Prince George’s, Inc. shall supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for Employ Prince George’s, Inc.

(ii) If Employ Prince George’s, Inc. is unable to expend the funds transferred under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection during the 12–month period after which Employ Prince George’s, Inc. received the funds, Employ Prince George’s, Inc. shall partner with similar organizations located within Prince George’s County to expend the balance of the funds from that period to encourage workforce development and small, minority, and women–owned business development.

(4) For fiscal year 2026, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $4,500,000 to the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account to be made available to Rosecroft Raceway.

(e) In order to obtain a grant, a holder of a license to hold a race meeting in the State shall:

(1) submit a capital construction plan to be implemented within a specified time frame to the State Racing Commission for approval; and

(2) provide and expend a matching fund.

(f) After a grant has been provided under this section, the State Racing Commission shall:

(1) in consultation with the Department of General Services, monitor the implementation of the approved capital construction plan; and

(2) make provisions for recapture of grant money if the capital construction plan is not implemented within the time frame approved by the State Racing Commission.

(g) Any unencumbered funds remaining in the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account after the last video lottery facility to open has been in operation for 16 years shall be paid to the Education Trust Fund established under § 9–1A–30 of this subtitle.

(h) (1) The State Racing Commission shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including regulations to:

(i) address minimum criteria for the types of improvements to be made by the holder of a license; and

(ii) establish a formula to allocate funds under subsection (d)(2) of this section between Rosecroft Raceway and Ocean Downs Race Course.

(2) If Rosecroft Raceway is closed and no longer used for live racing the unencumbered fund balance, including accrued interest, of the amount available to Rosecroft Raceway from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account under subsection (d)(1)(ii) of this section shall be made available to Ocean Downs Race Course.

(i) The provisions of this section may not be construed to apply to the racecourse in Allegany County.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-125 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-125
§9–125.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this title is a waiver by this State of its right, power, or privilege to try a demanded person for a crime committed within this State, or of its right, power, or privilege to regain custody of a person by extradition proceedings or otherwise for the purpose of trial, sentence, or punishment for any crime committed within this State.

(b) A proceeding under this title that results in, or fails to result in, extradition is not a waiver by this State of any of its rights, privileges, or jurisdiction.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-611 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-611
§9–611.
Status: in_force

An abated award of compensation for disability or death due to an occupational disease is subject to an assessment under § 9-1008 of this title.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-117 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-117
§9–117.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A licensed agent shall receive regular commissions of 5.75% of the licensed agent’s gross receipts from ticket sales.

(2) A licensed agent may further receive a cashing fee not to exceed 2% of valid prizes paid for services rendered in cashing winning tickets.

(b) (1) The Commission may authorize the payment of special bonuses to licensed agents and their employees.

(2) The total of the bonuses may not exceed one–half of 1% of the gross receipts from ticket sales for the year for which the bonuses are awarded.

(3) Lottery sales agents may not offer patrons inducements of alcoholic beverages to purchase or redeem lottery tickets.

(c) Unless otherwise expressly provided by a lease for premises on which lottery tickets are sold, whenever lottery tickets are sold by a licensed agent on premises subject to rent that is wholly or partially based on a percentage of gross sales or receipts, the tenant responsible for payment of the rent may calculate that portion of the rent arising from the sale of lottery tickets solely on the basis of:

(1) the commission received by the licensed agent on the sale of those tickets; and

(2) in the case of instant lottery tickets, the difference between the price paid by the licensed agent in purchasing the tickets from the Agency and the price for which they were sold by the agent.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1307 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 13 / Section 9-1307
§9–1307.
Status: reserved

(a) In applying for a permit to drill a well, the well driller shall:

(1) Give the Department any information the Department requires; and

(2) Notify a municipality if the well will be drilled inside the municipality’s corporate boundary line or if the well will be drilled 1 mile or less outside the municipality’s corporate boundary line.

(b) As a condition to issuing a permit to drill a well, the Department may require that samples of the materials encountered in drilling the well be preserved and submitted to the Department.

(c) (1) (i) A county board of health may establish a permit fee to defray county expenses in inspecting wells, collecting water samples, and issuing certificates of potability.

(ii) For an interim certificate of potability, a county board of health shall accept initial test results prepared by a private State certified laboratory.

(2) (i) The fee may be charged before a permit required under § 9–1306 of this subtitle is issued.

(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the fee may not exceed $160 per well or $160 per cluster of wells to be used exclusively to transfer heat to or from the ground or groundwater.

(iii) In Anne Arundel County only:

1. Subject to item 2 of this subparagraph, the fee charged shall be set so as to produce funds to reflect the actual cost of inspecting wells, collecting water samples, and issuing certificates of potability by the Anne Arundel County Board of Health; and

2. For a well drilled to replace an existing well the fee charged shall be no more than 50% of the fee as calculated under item 1 of this subparagraph.

(3) A permit shall be issued within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the application and shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance by the approved delegated permitting authority.

(d) A county board of health may waive a fee for a well that is drilled to replace a well not in conformity with the regulations adopted under § 9–1305 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-4105 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 41 / Section 9-4105
§9–4105.
Status: in_force

On or before December 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the Department shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly on:

(1) the work of the Department in the immediately preceding year; and

(2) recommended changes to laws or policies to promote social equity.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-958 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-958
§9–958.
Status: in_force

(a) Any money that an authority receives under this subtitle as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues is a trust fund that the authority shall hold and apply only as provided in this subtitle.

(b) The resolution or trust agreement that provides for the issuance of or secures bonds of an authority shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank, trust company, or other fiscal agent to which, the authority pays any money received under this subtitle shall:

(1) Act as trustee of the money; and

(2) Hold and apply the money:

(i) For the purposes of this subtitle; and

(ii) Subject to any provision of the resolution or trust agreement.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1902 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 19 / Section 9-1902
§9–1902.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in §§ 9–1903 and 9–1904 of this subtitle, on or after July 1, 1993, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer for sale or for promotional purposes any package or packaging component or any product in a package or packaging component to which any of the following was intentionally added during manufacture or distribution:

(1) Lead;

(2) Cadmium;

(3) Mercury; or

(4) Hexavalent chromium.

(b) The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium incidentally present in a package or packaging component may not exceed:

(1) By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%;

(2) By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and

(3) By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%.

(c) Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A–623 shall be considered a single packaging component.

(d) On or after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer or distributor may not manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use in the State a food package or food packaging component designed and intended for direct food contact to which PFAS chemicals were intentionally added.
Md. Code, Insurance § 9-204 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-204
§9–204.
Status: in_force

A delinquency proceeding is the exclusive method of liquidating, rehabilitating, reorganizing, or conserving an insurer.
Md. Code, Health Occupations § 9-301 — MD Code / Article gho / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-301
§9–301.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice as a nursing home administrator in this State.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a licensee leaves or is removed from a position as a nursing home administrator by death or for any other unexpected cause, the owner of the nursing home or other appropriate nursing home authority shall immediately:

(i) Designate a licensed nursing home administrator to serve in that capacity; and

(ii) Notify the Board of the designated licensed nursing home administrator’s name.

(2) (i) 1. In the event a licensed nursing home administrator is not available, the owner or other appropriate nursing home authority shall immediately appoint a nonlicensed person to serve in the capacity of interim nursing home administrator.

2. The appointed nonlicensed person may act as the interim nursing home administrator on filing an application with the Board requesting a provisional license to practice as the interim nursing home administrator for a period not to exceed 90 days.

(ii) 1. The owner or other appropriate nursing home authority shall immediately notify the Board of the appointment and forward the credentials of the person appointed to the Board for evaluation to assure that the person appointed is experienced, trained, and competent.

2. The Board may issue a provisional license to the applicant if the Board determines, in its discretion, that the applicant is of good moral character and capable of adequately administering the nursing home for the provisional period.

3. If the Board denies an application submitted in accordance with subparagraph (i)2 of this paragraph:

A. The nonlicensed person shall immediately cease acting as the interim nursing home administrator; and

B. If a licensed nursing home administrator remains unavailable, the owner or other appropriate nursing home authority shall immediately appoint another nonlicensed person to act as the interim nursing home administrator.

4. A person appointed under subsubparagraph 3 of this subparagraph shall file an application for a provisional license with the Board in accordance with this paragraph.

(iii) The 90–day period begins on the date that the licensee leaves or is removed from the position as a nursing home administrator.

(iv) The Board, on request and for good cause shown, may extend the 90–day period for a further period of not more than 30 days.

(3) A licensed nursing home administrator designated under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 9–302.1 of this subtitle.

(4) A person appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection shall submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 9–302.1 of this subtitle.

(5) The Board may deny approval of an appointment under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection based on the results of a criminal history records check required under paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection after consideration of the factors listed in § 9–308(b)(1) of this subtitle.

(6) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection do not apply to a person licensed by a health occupations board who previously has completed a criminal history records check required for licensure.
Md. Code, Election Law § 9-305 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-305
§9–305.
Status: in_force

(a) A voter may request an absentee ballot by completing and submitting:

(1) the State Board approved absentee ballot application;

(2) a form provided under federal law;

(3) subject to subsection (b) of this section, a written request that includes:

(i) the voter’s name, residence address, and signature; and

(ii) the address to which the ballot is to be mailed, if different from the residence address; or

(4) the accessible online absentee ballot application provided by the State Board.

(b) A voter who uses the online absentee ballot application to request that an absentee ballot be sent by any method or who uses any method to request to receive a blank absentee ballot through the Internet shall provide the following information:

(1) a Maryland driver’s license number or Maryland identification card number, the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number, and other information identified by the State Board that is not generally available to the public but is readily available to the applicant; or

(2) if the applicant is an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or a voter with a disability and does not have a Maryland driver’s license or Maryland identification card, the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number.

(c) The State–approved absentee ballot application shall include a statement explaining the process for returning a completed absentee ballot if the voter chooses to receive an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or the Internet.

(d) An application for an absentee ballot must be received by a local board:

(1) if the voter requests the absentee ballot be sent by mail or facsimile transmission, not later than the Tuesday preceding the election, at the time specified in the guidelines;

(2) if the voter requests the absentee ballot be sent by the Internet, not later than the Friday preceding the election, at the time specified in the guidelines; or

(3) if the voter or the voter’s duly authorized agent applies for an absentee ballot in person at the local board office, not later than the closing of the polls on election day.

(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the local board shall send a written notice regarding a request for a State–approved absentee ballot application with a specimen ballot mailed under § 8–102 of this article and any other mailing to voters or eligible voters to further awareness of the option of mail–in voting.

(2) A local board is not required to send the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection:

(i) to a voter:

1. who has permanent absentee ballot status under § 9–311.1 of this subtitle; or

2. more than once per election; or

(ii) for a vote–by–mail election.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-609.1 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-609.1
§9–609.
Status: in_force

§9–609.1.

(a) (1) The Commissioner of Correction shall issue an identification card to an incarcerated individual before release from confinement in a State correctional facility.

(2) The identification card issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall meet the requirements for secondary identification for the purpose of an identification card issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration under § 12–301 of the Transportation Article.

(b) (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, on taking custody of an incarcerated individual sentenced to the Division of Correction, the Commissioner of Correction shall begin the process of obtaining the incarcerated individual’s birth certificate.

(ii) If an incarcerated individual’s birth certificate is obtained under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Commissioner of Correction shall provide the incarcerated individual with the birth certificate before release from confinement in a State correctional facility.

(2) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Commissioner of Correction shall apply to the Social Security Administration to obtain an incarcerated individual’s Social Security card:

1. at the earliest date possible in accordance with any memorandum of understanding between the Division of Correction and the Social Security Administration providing for the issuance of incarcerated individual Social Security cards; or

2. as soon as is practicable.

(ii) If an incarcerated individual’s Social Security card is obtained under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Commissioner of Correction shall provide the incarcerated individual with the Social Security card before release from confinement in a State correctional facility.

(3) The Commissioner of Correction may not obtain a document under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection unless the incarcerated individual consents in writing to the Commissioner of Correction obtaining the document.
Md. Code, Local Government § 9-401 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-401
§9–401.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to code counties and commission counties.

(b) The number of county commissioners in each county shall be set by the public local laws of the county.

(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the county commissioners shall:

(i) meet within 60 days after their election; and

(ii) qualify by taking the constitutional oath.

(2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County shall take office on the first Monday in December after their election.

(d) (1) The county commissioners shall meet at least once each quarter.

(2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County shall meet at least 48 times a year.

(3) The County Commissioners of Washington County shall hold at least 10 of their general meetings each year in the evening.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 9-204 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-204
§9–204.
Status: in_force

The Commission may suspend, revoke, or subsequently deny a motor carrier permit if the holder violates a provision of this division.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-906 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-906
§9–906.
Status: in_force

An association or related entity may not require as a condition of making a loan that the borrower contract with any specific individual, corporation, business entity, or organization for particular services.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-919 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-919
§9–919.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of operation and financing, an authority may combine any water system and sewerage system into a single project.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-749 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-749
§9–749.
Status: in_force

If a court determines that the ground for an appeal is not a reasonable ground, the court shall assess against the appellant the whole cost of appeal, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 9-803 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 9 / Subtitle 8 / Section 9-803
§9–803.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not threaten an individual, or a friend or family member of an individual, with or use physical violence to coerce, induce, or solicit the individual to participate in or prevent the individual from leaving a criminal organization:

(1) in a school vehicle, as defined under § 11–154 of the Transportation Article; or

(2) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of real property owned by or leased to an elementary school, secondary school, or county board of education and used for elementary or secondary education.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section applies whether or not:

(1) school was in session at the time of the crime; or

(2) the real property was being used for purposes other than school purposes at the time of the crime.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 4 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a conviction under this section may not merge with a conviction under § 9–802 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-407 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-407
§9–407.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a term in a lease agreement is ineffective to the extent that it:

(1) Prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of a party to the lease to the assignment or transfer of, or the creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest in, an interest of a party under the lease contract or in the lessor’s residual interest in the goods; or

(2) Provides that the assignment or transfer or the creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the lease.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 2A-303(7) of this article, a term described in subsection (a)(2) is effective to the extent that there is:

(1) A transfer by the lessee of the lessee’s right of possession or use of the goods in violation of the term; or

(2) A delegation of a material performance of either party to the lease contract in violation of the term.

(c) The creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest in the lessor’s interest under the lease contract or the lessor’s residual interest in the goods is not a transfer that materially impairs the lessee’s prospect of obtaining return performance or materially changes the duty of or materially increases the burden or risk imposed on the lessee within the purview of § 2A-303(4) of this article unless, and then only to the extent that, enforcement actually results in a delegation of material performance of the lessor.
Md. Code, Election Law § 9-507 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-507
§9–507.
Status: in_force

The State Board may adopt regulations as necessary to implement this subtitle.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 9-101 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-101
§9–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Aviation fuel” means:

(1) aviation gasoline; or

(2) turbine fuel.

(c) (1) “Aviation gasoline” means gasoline that is used to propel gasoline–powered aircraft and:

(i) is invoiced as aviation gasoline; or

(ii) is received, sold, stored, or withdrawn from storage by a person for the purpose of propelling gasoline–powered aircraft.

(2) “Aviation gasoline” does not include gasoline used to propel a motor vehicle.

(d) “Clean-burning fuel” means, when used for motor vehicle propulsion:

(1) natural gas;

(2) liquefied natural gas;

(3) liquefied petroleum gas;

(4) hydrogen;

(5) electricity; or

(6) any other fuel at least 85% of which is one or more of the following:

(i) methanol;

(ii) ethanol;

(iii) any other alcohol; or

(iv) ether.

(e) (1) “Gasoline” means a product that:

(i) is used as fuel in a spark ignited, internal combustion engine; or

(ii) is designated as gasoline by the Comptroller.

(2) “Gasoline” includes:

(i) casinghead gasoline;

(ii) absorption gasoline;

(iii) other natural gasoline; and

(iv) aviation gasoline.

(f) “Motor fuel” means:

(1) gasoline; or

(2) special fuel.

(g) “Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that:

(1) is self-propelled;

(2) is designed to be operated on a public highway; and

(3) is not operated only on rails.

(h) (1) “Special fuel” means a product that is usable as fuel in an internal combustion engine.

(2) “Special fuel” includes clean-burning fuel except electricity.

(3) “Special fuel” does not include gasoline.

(i) “Turbine fuel” means Jet A, A-1, or B fuel that is used to propel turbine powered aircraft.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 9-301 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-301
§9–301.
Status: in_force

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

(b) (1) “Blend” means to mix together any combination of:

(i) alkylate;

(ii) aromatic;

(iii) cracked gasoline;

(iv) natural gasoline;

(v) polymer gasoline; or

(vi) straight-run gasoline.

(2) “Blend” does not include adding alcohol to gasoline.

(c) (1) “Dealer” means a person who engages in the business of a dealer.

(2) “Dealer” includes:

(i) the State when it engages in the business of a dealer; and

(ii) a political subdivision of the State when the subdivision engages in the business of a dealer.

(d) (1) “Distributor” means a person who engages in the business of a distributor.

(2) “Distributor” does not include:

(i) a licensed dealer;

(ii) a licensed special fuel seller;

(iii) a licensed special fuel user;

(iv) a licensed turbine fuel seller;

(v) a marina; or

(vi) a retail service station dealer.

(e) (1) “Engage in the business of a dealer” means to:

(i) import any gasoline into the State;

(ii) blend, in the State, any gasoline on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid;

(iii) refine, in the State, any gasoline on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid; or

(iv) acquire, in the State, any gasoline on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid, for:

1. export; or

2. wholesale distribution.

(2) “Engage in the business of a dealer” does not include bringing gasoline into the State in the fuel supply tank of an aircraft, motor vehicle, or vessel.

(f) “Engage in the business of a distributor” means to buy for resale motor fuel on which the motor fuel tax has been paid from a licensed dealer, licensed special fuel seller, licensed special fuel user, or licensed turbine fuel seller.

(g) (1) “Engage in the business of a special fuel seller” means, with respect to special fuel other than turbine fuel, to:

(i) import any special fuel into the State;

(ii) sell, in the State, any special fuel on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid; or

(iii) deliver, in the State, any special fuel on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid.

(2) “Engage in the business of a special fuel seller” does not include bringing special fuel into the State in the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle or vessel.

(h) “Engage in the business of a special fuel user” means to:

(1) buy special fuel on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid; and

(2) use it in a motor vehicle that is:

(i) owned or operated by the special fuel user; and

(ii) registered to operate on a public highway.

(i) (1) “Engage in the business of a turbine fuel seller” means to:

(i) import any turbine fuel into the State;

(ii) sell, in the State, any turbine fuel on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid; or

(iii) deliver, in the State, any turbine fuel on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid.

(2) “Engage in the business of a turbine fuel seller” does not include bringing turbine fuel into the State in the fuel supply tank of an aircraft.

(j) “License” means a license issued by the Comptroller under this subtitle to engage in the business of a dealer, distributor, special fuel seller, special fuel user, or turbine fuel seller.

(k) “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed to engage in the business of a dealer.

(l) “Licensed distributor” means a person who is licensed to engage in the business of a distributor.

(m) “Licensed special fuel seller” means a person who is licensed to engage in the business of a special fuel seller.

(n) “Licensed special fuel user” means a person who is licensed to engage in the business of a special fuel user.

(o) “Licensed turbine fuel seller” means a person who is licensed to engage in the business of a turbine fuel seller.

(p) “Marina” means a person who maintains a place of business where motor fuel is sold primarily to vessels.

(q) “Refine” means to make crude oil into gasoline or special fuel by changing the physical or chemical characteristics of the crude oil.

(r) “Retail service station dealer” means a person who operates a retail place of business where motor fuel is sold and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles.

(s) (1) “Special fuel seller” means a person who engages in the business of a special fuel seller.

(2) “Special fuel seller” does not include:

(i) a retail service station dealer who pays the motor fuel tax on special fuel to the supplier of the special fuel; or

(ii) a marina that sells special fuel only to vessels.

(t) (1) “Special fuel user” means a person who engages in the business of a special fuel user.

(2) “Special fuel user” does not include:

(i) a person whose only storage for special fuel is the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle;

(ii) a volunteer fire or nonprofit volunteer rescue company that is incorporated in the State and buys special fuel from a licensed special fuel seller to operate fire fighting vehicles or equipment; or

(iii) a person who pays the motor fuel tax on all special fuels to the supplier of the special fuels.

(u) “Turbine fuel seller” means a person who engages in the business of a turbine fuel seller.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1702.1 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 17 / Section 9-1702.1
§9–1702.
Status: in_force

§9–1702.1.

(a) In accordance with subsection (c) of this section and to carry out the requirements of § 9–1702(d)(5) of this subtitle, the Office shall:

(1) (i) Evaluate the availability of local, national, and international markets for recycled materials and recycled products;

(ii) Make recommendations to improve markets for recycled materials and recycled products in the State, including measures for reducing contamination of recyclable materials;

(iii) Identify the recyclable materials representing the largest portion of the recycling waste stream; and

(iv) 1. Identify the recyclable materials that are in need of recycling assistance; and

2. Identify the methods for collecting and processing, and marketing opportunities for, recyclable materials that are in need of recycling assistance;

(2) Identify businesses in the State that use recycled materials, including businesses that reuse, repair, and remanufacture recycled materials;

(3) Identify opportunities for businesses in the State to increase their use of recycled materials;

(4) Provide resources to businesses to match sources of recycled materials with potential users;

(5) Examine businesses that have closed in the State for the potential for reopening to use recycled materials;

(6) Examine opportunities for the co–location of businesses that use, reuse, repair, and remanufacture recycled materials;

(7) (i) Examine existing funding mechanisms for recycling market development; and

(ii) Determine whether additional funding mechanisms are necessary to expand recycling markets in the State;

(8) Establish and promote the “Maryland is Open for Recycling Business” campaign to attract new businesses to the State; and

(9) Provide advisory and technical services to support the development of markets for recycled materials and recycled products in the State.

(b) On or before December 31 each year, beginning in 2022, the annual Maryland solid waste management and diversion report required under § 9–204(n) of this title shall include the activities conducted under this section.

(c) The Office shall coordinate activities conducted under this section with the Department of Commerce, the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation, the Maryland Environmental Service, the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, local governments, and private organizations.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-1104 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 11 / Section 9-1104
§9–1104.
Status: in_force

A proposed plan of conversion to a credit union shall be approved by a majority vote of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by the members of the mutual association.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-289 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-289
§9–289.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this part, “coal combustion by–product” means the residue generated by or resulting from the burning of coal.

(2) “Coal combustion by–product” includes:

(i) Fly ash;

(ii) Bottom ash;

(iii) Boiler slag;

(iv) Pozzolan, as defined in § 15–407 of this article; and

(v) Solid residuals removed by air pollution control devices from the flue gas and combustion chambers of coal–burning furnaces and boilers.

(b) On or before December 31, 2009, the Department shall submit to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review regulations regarding:

(1) Fugitive air emissions from the transportation of coal combustion by–products in the State; and

(2) The permissible beneficial uses of coal combustion by–products in the State.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-325 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-325
§9–325.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department may adopt rules and regulations that relate to application for, issuance of, revocation of, or modification of discharge permits.

(2) The rules and regulations may require submission of plans, specifications, and other information.

(b) Subject to subsection (c)(2) of this section, the rules and regulations adopted under this section shall set a reasonable application fee in an amount designed to cover the cost of the permit procedure.

(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the rules and regulations adopted under this section shall set a reasonable permit fee schedule for industrial users based on:

(i) The anticipated cost of monitoring and regulating the permitted facility;

(ii) The flow of effluent discharge from the permitted facility; and

(iii) The anticipated needs for program development activities that relate to management of the discharge of pollutants into the waters of this State.

(2) (i) The Department shall charge a one–time permit application fee of at least $2,000 on receipt of a notice of intent to seek coverage under a CAFO Discharge permit for:

1. A proposed new CAFO that will have a house capacity of 350,000 square feet or more; or

2. Modification of an existing CAFO to expand the house capacity to 350,000 square feet or more.

(ii) The Department shall charge an annual fee of at least $1,200 for the continued coverage under a CAFO Discharge permit of a CAFO with a house capacity of 350,000 square feet or more.

(3) In adopting the rules and regulations under this subsection, the Department shall consult with industry and provide that the permit fee not exceed a certain dollar amount.

(4) The Department may not waive the fee for a CAFO Discharge permit.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-727 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-727
§9–727.
Status: in_force

The employer or its insurer shall begin paying compensation to the covered employee within 15 days after the later of the date:

(1) an award is made; or

(2) payment of an award is due.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-310 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-310
§9–310.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Board is to provide State water pollution control programs with the advice and assistance of the scientific capabilities of institutions of higher learning, private industry, and agencies of government and other public bodies that normally are not associated with water pollution control activities.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 9-2301 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 9 / Subtitle 23 / Section 9-2301
§9–2301.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-315 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-315
§9–315.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title and in § 2-403(2) of this article:

(1) A security interest or agricultural lien continues in collateral notwithstanding sale, lease, license, exchange, or other disposition thereof unless the secured party authorized the disposition free of the security interest or agricultural lien; and

(2) A security interest attaches to any identifiable proceeds of collateral.

(b) Proceeds that are commingled with other property are identifiable proceeds:

(1) If the proceeds are goods, to the extent provided by § 9-336; and

(2) If the proceeds are not goods, to the extent that the secured party identifies the proceeds by a method of tracing, including application of equitable principles, that is permitted under law other than this article with respect to commingled property of the type involved.

(c) A security interest in proceeds is a perfected security interest if the security interest in the original collateral was perfected.

(d) A perfected security interest in proceeds becomes unperfected on the 21st day after the security interest attaches to the proceeds unless:

(1) The following conditions are satisfied:

(A) A filed financing statement covers the original collateral;

(B) The proceeds are collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the office in which the financing statement has been filed; and

(C) The proceeds are not acquired with cash proceeds;

(2) The proceeds are identifiable cash proceeds; or

(3) The security interest in the proceeds is perfected other than under subsection (c) when the security interest attaches to the proceeds or within 20 days thereafter.

(e) If a filed financing statement covers the original collateral, a security interest in proceeds which remains perfected under subsection (d)(1) becomes unperfected at the later of:

(1) When the effectiveness of the filed financing statement lapses under § 9-515 or is terminated under § 9-513; or

(2) The 21st day after the security interest attaches to the proceeds.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-673 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-673
§9–673.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall:

(1) refer a covered employee who is entitled to vocational rehabilitation services under § 9-672 of this Part XI of this subtitle to an appropriate vocational rehabilitation provider; and

(2) obtain from the provider a vocational rehabilitation plan that includes:

(i) a vocational assessment; and

(ii) recommendations for vocational rehabilitation services reasonably necessary to return the disabled covered employee to suitable gainful employment.

(b) In determining whether employment is suitable gainful employment, consideration shall be given to:

(1) the qualifications, interests, incentives, earnings before the accidental personal injury or date of disablement from the occupational disease, and future earning capacity of the covered employee;

(2) the nature and extent of the disability of the covered employee; and

(3) the current and future condition of the labor market.

(c) On receipt of a vocational rehabilitation plan, the Commission promptly shall give written notice of the contents of the plan to each party.

(d) (1) Within 15 days after the day of written notification by the Commission of the contents of the vocational rehabilitation plan, any party in interest may request a hearing to contest the plan.

(2) At the hearing, the parties may present additional evidence as necessary.

(3) After the hearing, the Commission shall:

(i) wholly or partly accept or reject the vocational rehabilitation plan; and

(ii) pass an appropriate order about vocational rehabilitation of the covered employee.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-4115 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 41 / Section 9-4115
§9–4115.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall conduct necessary and appropriate research to determine the nature and extent of the problems concerning black males and offer recommendations exclusively pertinent to black males in the areas of:

(1) unemployment;

(2) criminal justice;

(3) education; and

(4) health.

(b) As authorized by the Governor, the Special Secretary may create an Advisory Committee on Black Males to assist and advise the Office in developing recommendations in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The Office shall submit its findings and recommendations in accordance with this section to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly on or before January 1, 1995 and annually thereafter.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 9-1304 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 9 / Subtitle 13 / Section 9-1304
§9–1304.
Status: in_force

(a) There is a Class D (on–sale) beer and wine Arts and Entertainment District license.

(b) The Board may issue the license to a for–profit festival promoter.

(c) (1) The license authorizes the holder to exercise any of the privileges conferred by the license at an entertainment event that is held in an arts and entertainment district in the county.

(2) During the event for which the license is issued, an individual, within the approved event area in the arts and entertainment district and with a designated container unique to the event, may:

(i) purchase beer or wine from the license holder, or purchase beer or wine from, and consume on the premises of, any other license holder with on–sale privileges within the approved event area;

(ii) transport the beer or wine in the designated container to the premises of another license holder with on–sale privileges within the approved event area; and

(iii) consume the beer or wine within the approved event area, including the premises of any license holder with on–sale privileges.

(d) (1) An applicant for the license shall submit an application under oath on the form that the Board provides.

(2) Subtitles 14 and 15 of this title do not apply to an applicant for the license.

(e) (1) The license holder:

(i) at the entertainment event for which the license is issued shall distribute a wristband to each individual who is at least 21 years old; and

(ii) may not serve beer or wine to an individual who does not wear a wristband.

(2) A person who violates this subsection is subject to:

(i) for a first offense, a fine of $250; and

(ii) for a second offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 and denial of further applications for a Class D (on–sale) beer and wine Arts and Entertainment District license.

(f) The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.

(g) The license:

(1) may be used for a maximum of 3 consecutive days; and

(2) may not be issued to an individual for–profit festival promoter more than once in a calendar year.

(h) The license fee is $500 per day.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-413 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-413
§9–413.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who willfully violates § 9–412(a)(4) or (5) of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each day on which the violation exists.

(b) A person who violates § 9–412(a)(1), (2), or (3) of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day on which the violation occurs or failure to comply continues.

(c) In an action brought in the appropriate court to enforce the order, a person who willfully violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order issued by the Secretary under this subtitle may be fined not more than $5,000 for each day on which the violation occurs or failure to comply continues.

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

(2) The penalty imposed on a supplier of water serving a population of more than 10,000 under this subsection shall be:

(i) Up to $1,000 per day for each violation, but not exceeding $25,000 total for each violation; and

(ii) Assessed with consideration given to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) The penalty imposed on a supplier of water serving a population of 3,301 to 10,000 under this subsection shall be:

(i) Up to $500 per day for each violation, but not exceeding $12,500 total for each violation; and

(ii) Assessed with consideration given to the factors set forth in paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

(4) The penalty imposed on a supplier of water serving a population of 501 to 3,300 under this subsection shall be:

(i) Up to $250 per day for each violation, but not exceeding $6,250 total for each violation; and

(ii) Assessed with consideration given to the factors set forth in paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

(5) The penalty imposed on a supplier of water serving a population of 500 or less under this subsection shall be:

(i) Up to $100 per day for each violation, but not exceeding $5,000 total for each violation; and

(ii) Assessed with consideration given to the factors set forth in paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

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

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

(8) All penalties collected under this subtitle shall be paid into the Maryland Clean Water Fund created under § 9–320 of this title.
Md. Code, Real Property § 9-202 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-202
§9–202.
Status: in_force

Any officer, director, or managing agent of any contractor or subcontractor, who knowingly retains or uses the money held in trust under § 9–201 of this subtitle, or any part thereof, for any purpose other than to pay those subcontractors for whom the money is held in trust, shall be personally liable to any person damaged by the action.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-117 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-117
§9–117.
Status: in_force

If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor within the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or District Court commissioner may discharge the accused or recommit the accused for a further period not to exceed 60 days, or a judge or District Court commissioner may again take bail for the accused’s appearance and surrender, as provided in § 9-116 of this title, but within a period not to exceed 60 days after the date of the new bond.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 9-320 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-320
§9–320.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license shall submit to the Comptroller:

(1) a completed application, on the form that the Comptroller requires, that:

(i) is made under oath;

(ii) states the name under which the applicant does or will do business in the State;

(iii) states, for partnerships, the name of each partner;

(iv) states, for firms, the name of each member; and

(v) states, for corporations, the names and addresses of its principal officers, resident agent, and attorney in fact; and

(2) the bond required under Title 13 of this article.

(b) An applicant for an exemption certificate shall submit a completed application, on the form that the Comptroller requires, that:

(1) is made under oath;

(2) states the name under which the applicant does or will do business in the State;

(3) states, for partnerships, the name of each partner;

(4) states, for firms, the name of each member; and

(5) states, for corporations, the names and addresses of its principal officers, resident agent, and attorney in fact.

(c) The Comptroller shall keep and index:

(1) each application filed under this section;

(2) each bond filed under this section; and

(3) a record of:

(i) each licensee; and

(ii) each holder of an exemption certificate.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1730 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 17 / Section 9-1730
§9–1730.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions and penalties of § 9–342 of this title shall be used and shall apply to enforce violations of this part.

(b) (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Department may assess against any retailer that violates § 9–1728.1(b) of this part a fine up to $1,000 for each violation, but not exceeding $10,000 total.

(2) A fine under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be assessed only after the retailer that committed the violation has been issued three warnings regarding the violation.

(3) Each day on which a violation occurs or continues is a separate violation under this subsection.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-602.1 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-602.1
§9–602.
Status: in_force

§9–602.1.

(a) The Department of State Police shall investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the incarcerated individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility.

(b) On or before December 31 each year, the Department of State Police shall post on its website and submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly a report detailing for the preceding calendar year:

(1) the number of investigations completed by the Department of State Police under this section; and

(2) the number of cases referred by the Department of State Police for prosecution following an investigation completed under this section.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 9-418 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-418
§9–418.
Status: in_force

A sentence imposed under this part may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the crime under this part.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 9-405 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-405
§9–405.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a permit shall:

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

(2) pay to the Board the nonrefundable application fee set by the Board.

(b) In addition to any other information required on an application form, the form shall require the following:

(1) the name and address of at least one person in responsible charge of the landscape architectural services performed or offered to be performed through the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company; and

(2) evidence acceptable to the Board that a person in responsible charge is an employee, an owner, a director, an officer, a member, or a partner, as applicable, of the entity seeking a permit.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-675 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-675
§9–675.
Status: in_force

(a) The owners of property in territory that may be served by a shared facility may file a written petition with the Sanitary Commission that requests the Sanitary Commission:

(1) To build a shared facility; and

(2) To designate a shared facility area.

(b) The petition shall include:

(1) Plans for the proposed shared facility that will enable the Sanitary Commission to determine the cost and feasibility of the proposed shared facility; and

(2) A map of the proposed shared facility area.

(c) The petitioners shall provide, at their own expense, the map and plans required by this section.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-704 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-704
§9–704.
Status: in_force

(a) Payment to an employee for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle shall be based on two-thirds of the employee's regular pay.

(b) Payment for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle constitutes a separate benefit on account of accidental disability and is not a continuation of salary.

(c) Notwithstanding the reduced rate that an employee is paid while using work-related accident leave, the employee:

(1) continues seniority and leave accruals based on the employee's regular pay; and

(2) does not lose health care benefits with the subsidy allowed in Title 2, Subtitle 6 of this article solely because of use of the work-related accident leave.

(d) An employee may not receive temporary total disability benefits under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act while the employee is receiving payment under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-263 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-263
§9–263.
Status: in_force

Any county, municipality, legally constituted water, sewerage or sanitary district, institution, or person dissatisfied with any order, rule, or regulation of the Secretary under this subtitle may commence, within 10 days after the service of the order, rule, or regulation, an action in the circuit court for any county to vacate and set aside the order, rule, or regulation on the ground that the order, rule, or regulation is unlawful or unreasonable, or that the order is not necessary for the protection of the public health or comfort, in which action a copy of the complaint shall be served with the summons. The answer of the Secretary shall be filed within 10 days, whereupon the cause shall be at issue, and stand ready for trial upon 15 days’ notice to either party. Any action under this section shall have precedence over any civil cause of a different nature, except appeals from an order of the Public Service Commission. The courts shall always be deemed open for trial of an action under this section and any action under this section shall be tried and determined as other civil actions. Either party to an action under this section may appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 9-305 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-305
§9–305.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Whenever necessary in the construction of a railroad, a Maryland railroad company may cross the tracks of another railroad company.

(2) Crossings may be made at, over, or under grade.

(b) If a Maryland railroad company is unable to agree on the terms for a crossing with the railroad company whose track is to be crossed, then the Maryland railroad company may condemn the easement of the crossing under § 5-405 of this article.

(c) (1) A Maryland railroad company that constructs a crossing at grade shall:

(i) at its own expense, erect a proper signal station at the crossing and keep a watchman there; and

(ii) give precedence to the trains of the railroad company whose tracks are crossed.

(2) A Maryland railroad company that constructs an undergrade or overgrade crossing shall construct the crossing so as not to interfere with the passage of the trains of the railroad company whose tracks are being crossed.
Md. Code, Real Property § 9-101 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-101
§9–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Building” includes any unit of a nonresidential building that is leased or separately sold as a unit.

(c) “Contract” means an agreement of any kind or nature, express or implied, for doing work or furnishing material, or both, for or about a building as may give rise to a lien under this subtitle.

(d) “Contractor” means a person who has a contract with an owner.

(e) “Land” means the land to which a lien extends under this subtitle or the land within the boundaries established by proceedings in accordance with the Maryland Rules. “Land” includes the improvements to the land.

(f) “Owner” means the owner of the land except that, when the contractor executes the contract with a tenant for life or for years, “owner” means the tenant.

(g) “Subcontractor” means a person who has a contract with anyone except the owner or his agent.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1018 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 10 / Section 9-1018
§9–1018.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case under this subtitle may take a direct judicial appeal.

(b) The appeal shall be made as provided for judicial review of final decisions in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-319 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-319
§9–319.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County and the governing body of a municipal corporation in Queen Anne’s County shall grant a property tax credit under this section against the county and municipal corporation property tax imposed on property that is not used for a commercial purpose and is owned by:

(1) the Ingleside Community Group;

(2) the Lions Club of Kent Island, Maryland, Inc.;

(3) the Price Community Club, Incorporated;

(4) the Ruthsburg Community Club, Incorporated;

(5) the Sudlersville Community Betterment Club, Incorporated;

(6) the Templeville Community Association, Incorporated;

(7) the William T. Roe Memorial Range; or

(8) the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated.

(b) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County shall grant a property tax credit under this section against the county property tax imposed on real property that is:

(1) owned by the Maryland Jaycees, Incorporated; and

(2) used as the principal office of the organization.

(c) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county property tax imposed on real property that is:

(1) owned by the Wildfowl Trust of North America, Inc.; and

(2) used solely for:

(i) the maintenance of a natural area for public use;

(ii) a sanctuary for wildlife;

(iii) the environmental education of the public;

(iv) scientific research in ornithology; or

(v) the general management of wildlife.

(d) (1) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county property tax imposed on real property owned by a business that:

(i) makes significant real property improvements in the county, including construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or expansion of a nonresidential structure; and

(ii) employs at least 12 new additional full–time employees.

(2) In each year following the year in which the nonresidential real property improvements are completed and assessed, a tax credit granted under this subsection may not exceed:

(i) 80% of the amount of the county property tax imposed on the increased assessment in the first taxable year;

(ii) 60% of the amount of the county property tax imposed on the increased assessment in the second taxable year;

(iii) 40% of the amount of the county property tax imposed on the increased assessment in the third taxable year;

(iv) 20% of the amount of the county property tax imposed on the increased assessment in the fourth taxable year; and

(v) 0% of the amount of the county property tax imposed on the increased assessment in the fifth taxable year and all taxable years after the fifth taxable year.

(3) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County may further define, fix, or limit the amount, terms, scope, and duration of any credit authorized under this subsection.

(e) (1) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this subsection against the county property tax imposed on real property that is owned by a foster parent of a child.

(2) The governing body of Queen Anne’s County may provide, by law, for:

(i) eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this subsection;

(ii) the amount and duration of the tax credit under this subsection;

(iii) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and

(iv) any other provision necessary to carry out the credit under this subsection.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-924 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-924
§9–924.
Status: in_force

This Part III of this subtitle does not limit any power or activity of:

(1) a unit of the State government;

(2) a political subdivision of the State; or

(3) any person who is interested in veterans in the State.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 9-206 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-206
§9–206.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly violate this subtitle.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 9-305.1 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-305.1
§9–305.
Status: in_force

§9–305.1.

(a) The Board may use a testing service to administer the examinations given under this title.

(b) If the Board uses a testing service under this subsection, the testing service, subject to the requirements set by the Board, may:

(1) set the time and place of examinations;

(2) give qualified applicants notice of the time and place of examinations; and

(3) furnish any other information that the Board may require the testing service to provide.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-805 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 8 / Section 9-805
§9–805.
Status: in_force

(a) By resolution, the governing body of any municipality may authorize the issuance of bonds under this subtitle to finance, wholly or partly, the cost of the development of any sewerage facility. In the determination of the cost, the governing body may include:

(1) Actual and estimated costs of issuing the bonds;

(2) Engineering expenses;

(3) Inspection expenses;

(4) Fiscal expenses;

(5) Legal expenses; and

(6) Interest estimated to accrue, during construction and for 6 months after construction, on money borrowed or expected to be borrowed under this subtitle.

(b) The resolution:

(1) May be adopted at the meeting at which the resolution is introduced;

(2) May be adopted by a majority of all members of the governing body who are in office when the resolution is introduced; and

(3) Is effective immediately on adoption.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-1014 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 10 / Section 9-1014
§9–1014.
Status: in_force

Unless the Director gives written consent, a covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee may not settle a cause of action for an amount less than the amount that the Fund paid to or for the covered employee or dependents.
Md. Code, Election Law § 9-502 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-502
§9–502.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a local board shall mail by nonforwardable mail a vote–by–mail ballot to each registered voter who is eligible to vote in a special election.

(2) A local board is not required to mail a vote–by–mail ballot to a voter if the voter has requested that the ballot be sent by other means.

(3) A local board is not required to mail specimen ballots to the registered voters of the county under § 8–102 of this article.

(b) A voter is not required to submit an application to receive a vote–by–mail ballot.

(c) In Montgomery County:

(1) each vote–by–mail ballot shall be accompanied by a postage–paid envelope in which a voter may return the voted ballot to the local board; and

(2) the local board shall pay the cost of postage–paid envelopes provided under this subsection.

(d) A local board shall send a vote–by–mail ballot to each eligible voter at least 30 days before the day of a special election.

(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a vote–by–mail ballot shall be mailed to the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list for each eligible voter.

(2) A registered voter may request to receive a vote–by–mail ballot at an address other than the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list by:

(i) submitting an absentee ballot application in accordance with § 9–305(a) of this title not later than the Tuesday preceding the day of a special election, if the voter is temporarily absent from the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list; or

(ii) notifying a local board of a change of address not later than the Tuesday preceding the day of a special election, if the voter’s residence has changed from the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list to another location within the State.

(f) A local board shall issue a replacement vote–by–mail ballot to a voter if the election director of the local board has reasonable grounds to believe that the vote–by–mail ballot previously issued to the voter has been lost, destroyed, spoiled, or not received.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-721 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-721
§9–721.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a physician shall evaluate a permanent impairment and report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.

(b) A medical evaluation of a permanent impairment shall include information about:

(1) atrophy;

(2) pain;

(3) weakness; and

(4) loss of endurance, function, and range of motion.

(c) If a permanent impairment involves a behavioral or mental disorder, a licensed psychologist or qualified physician shall:

(1) perform an evaluation of only the mental or behavioral portion of the permanent impairment; and

(2) report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-338 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-338
§9–338.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Unless the person served with an order under § 9-335(a)(1) of this subtitle makes a timely request for a hearing, the order is a final order.

(2) If the person served with an order under § 9-335(a)(1) of this subtitle makes a timely request for a hearing, the order becomes a final corrective order when the Department renders its decision following the hearing.

(b) (1) If the Department issues a notice under § 9-335(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle, the Department may not issue an order that requires corrective action by the person to whom the notice is directed until after the later of:

(i) The time set for the hearing, if any; and

(ii) The time set for filing of the report, if any.

(2) After the time within which the Department may not issue a corrective order has passed, if the Department finds that a violation of this subtitle has occurred, the Department shall issue an order that requires correction of the violation within a time set in the order.

(3) Any order issued under this subsection is a final corrective order and the person to whom the order is directed is not entitled to a hearing before the Department as a result of the order.

(c) The Department shall:

(1) Take action to secure compliance with any final corrective order; and

(2) If the terms of the final corrective order are violated or if a violation is not corrected within the time set in the order, sue to require correction of the violation.

(d) This section does not prevent the Department or the Attorney General from taking action against a violator before the expiration of the time limitations or schedules in the order.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-3201 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 32 / Section 9-3201
§9–3201.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Board” means the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board.

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

(d) “Fund” means the Performance Incentive Grant Fund established in § 9–3209 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-804 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 8 / Section 9-804
§9–804.
Status: in_force

(a) A security interest that is a perfected security interest immediately before the Act takes effect is a perfected security interest under this title, as amended by the Act, if, when the Act takes effect, the applicable requirements for attachment and perfection under this title, as amended by the Act, are satisfied without further action.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 9–806, if, immediately before the Act takes effect, a security interest is a perfected security interest, but the applicable requirements for perfection under this title, as amended by the Act, are not satisfied when the Act takes effect, the security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this title, as amended by the Act, are satisfied within one year after the Act takes effect.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-946 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-946
§9–946.
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall submit a report by December 31 of each year to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly, that includes:

(1) the number of:

(i) requests for help in obtaining benefits;

(ii) public contacts made by the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program;

(iii) veterans enrolled in the United States Veterans Health Administration; and

(iv) veterans receiving benefits;

(2) the average amount of disability and pension benefits received by qualified individuals in this State compared to individuals in other states;

(3) an account of the costs of operating the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program;

(4) a status of the accomplishments for, efficacy of, efficiency of, and level of resources available for each of the following programs:

(i) cemetery;

(ii) memorial;

(iii) service;

(iv) veterans homes;

(v) communications, outreach, and advocacy;

(vi) Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program and Fund; and

(vii) veterans’ services specialists;

(5) a general assessment of the status of veterans in the State;

(6) the estimated impact current operations are likely to have on the needs of veterans in the future;

(7) the status of federal veterans programs as they relate to Maryland veterans;

(8) a general assessment of communication methods utilized in support of the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program;

(9) any other issues concerning veterans that the Secretary considers appropriate; and

(10) any other issues concerning service members, including issues uniquely pertaining to active service members that the Secretary considers appropriate.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-216 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-216
§9–216.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant a property tax credit under this section against the applicable county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on owner–occupied residential real property situated entirely or in part within the 65 LDN noise contour as established by the airport noise zone surrounding Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport that has been most recently adopted by the Maryland Aviation Administration as of the first day of the taxable year.

(b) The governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may choose to provide the tax credit under subsection (a) of this section only within a smaller noise contour than the 65 LDN noise contour.

(c) The governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:

(1) subject to subsection (d) of this section, the amount and duration of the property tax credit under subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) any other provision necessary to carry out the property tax credit under subsection (a) of this section.

(d) If the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation provides the tax credit under subsection (a) of this section to property located outside the 75 LDN noise contour, the governing body of the county or municipal corporation may vary the amount of the credit based on where the property is situated within the airport noise zone.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 9A-204 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 9A / Subtitle 2 / Section 9A-204
§9A–204.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Board shall meet once a month in a location and office provided by the State.

(2) Special meetings of the Board may be held as the Board provides in its rules and regulations.

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

(c) The Board may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.

(d) Subject to the State budget, each member of the Board is entitled to:

(1) an annual salary of $3,600; and

(2) reimbursement for reasonable expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-333 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-333
§9–333.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:

(1) Which secures payment or performance of an obligation for services or materials furnished with respect to goods by a person in the ordinary course of the person’s business;

(2) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and

(3) Whose effectiveness depends on the person’s possession of the goods.

(b) A possessory lien on goods has priority over a security interest in the goods unless the lien is created by a statute that expressly provides otherwise.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-740 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-740
§9–740.
Status: in_force

An appeal from the Commission has precedence over all other cases except criminal cases.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-104 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-104
§9–104.
Status: in_force

There is a State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission in the Agency.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-802 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 8 / Section 9-802
§9–802.
Status: in_force

(a) The powers granted by this subtitle are:

(1) Supplemental to the powers granted by any general, special, or local law; and

(2) Not restricted by any debt or tax rate limitation in any general law, local law, or municipal charter.

(b) Any municipality may engage in the development of any sewerage facility under this subtitle regardless of any general, special, or local law that:

(1) Provides for the development of similar facilities;

(2) Requires approval by the voters of any municipality for the development of the sewerage facility; or

(3) Contains any other requirements, restrictions, limitations, or provisions regarding the development of the sewerage facility.

(c) Any municipality may issue bonds under this subtitle to finance the development of any sewerage facility regardless of:

(1) Any general, special, or local law that provides for the issuance of bonds for similar purposes;

(2) Any general, special, or local law that requires approval by the voters of the municipality for the issuance of bonds;

(3) An unfavorable vote by the voters of the municipality if the Department or a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered the development of the sanitary facility; or

(4) Any other requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any general, special, or local law.

(d) If any provision of this subtitle is inconsistent with any general, special, or local law, the provision of this subtitle controls.
Md. Code, Land Use § 9-1604 — MD Code / Article glu / Title 9 / Subtitle 16 / Section 9-1604
§9–1604.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding § 4–302 of this article, the members of the board of appeals may be appointed to terms of 1 to 3 years.

(b) The terms of the members of the board of appeals shall be staggered.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-420 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-420
§9–420.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this Part II, a “water supply facility” includes a source, treatment, storage, or distribution facility.

(b) There is a Water Supply Facilities Financial Assistance Program consisting of moneys made available under water supply loan authorizations and funds appropriated in the State budget.

(c) The Board of Public Works, upon the recommendation of the Secretary, may award financial assistance to State and local governmental entities for the acquisition, construction, equipping, rehabilitation, design, and improvement of water supply facilities.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-303 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-303
§9–303.
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Correction may accept the transfer of an incarcerated individual from a local correctional facility if:

(1) the incarcerated individual requires special behavioral or medical treatment or maximum security detention;

(2) the local correctional facility is not equipped to properly provide the necessary treatment or detention; and

(3) when required by any other law, the committing court approves the transfer.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1101 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 11 / Section 9-1101
§9–1101.
Status: in_force

(a) In Garrett County, before constructing on private property a building that will need a septic tank disposal system, the person who proposes to construct the building shall obtain a septic tank permit from the Garrett County Health Department.

(b) An applicant for a septic tank permit under this section shall submit to the Garrett County Health Department:

(1) An application on the form that the Garrett County Health Department requires; and

(2) A plan for the septic tank system.

(c) Before issuing a septic tank permit, the Garrett County Health Department may inspect the site of the proposed septic tank.

(d) If it approves the application, the Garrett County Health Department shall issue a septic tank permit.

(e) A person may not build a septic tank in violation of this section.

(f) A person who violates subsection (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-611 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-611
§9–611.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who is committed or detained, or another individual on that individual’s behalf, may demand a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer.

(b) If an officer or other individual neglects or refuses to deliver a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer, if there is one, within 6 hours after the copy has been demanded, the officer or other individual shall forfeit $500 to the individual who is committed or detained.

(c) The right of action to recover the forfeiture provided under this section or § 2-305 of the Courts Article survives the death of either party.

(d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to the officials and employees of the Division of Correction and the Patuxent Institution.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-684 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-684
§9–684.
Status: in_force

If there are no dependents, the liability of an employer or its insurer shall be limited to:

(1) medical services or treatment under Part IX of this subtitle;

(2) funeral benefits under Part XIII of this subtitle; and

(3) assessments under § 9-1008 of this title.
Md. Code, Public Utilities § 9-102 — MD Code / Article gpu / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-102
§9–102.
Status: in_force

Unless the Commission orders otherwise, a common carrier may not charge or receive an equal or greater compensation in the aggregate to transport passengers under substantially similar circumstances for a shorter distance than for a longer distance over the same line and in the same direction.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-1E-02 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1E / Section 9-1E-02
§9–1E–02.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subtitle is to be implemented in a manner that, to the extent permitted by State and federal law, maximizes the ability of minorities, women, and minority and women–owned businesses to participate in the sports wagering industry, including through the ownership of entities licensed to conduct sports wagering under this subtitle.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-11A-15 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 11A / Section 9-11A-15
§9–11A–15.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual shall be licensed by the Board in accordance with this subtitle before the individual may provide on–site wastewater services in the State.

(2) (i) An individual who provides on–site wastewater services in the State may continue to provide on–site wastewater services until the licensing requirements are established by the Department by regulation if the individual:

1. Complies with all applicable State and local laws and regulations;

2. On or before December 31, 2022, pays to the Department a fee of $150; and

3. Every 2 years thereafter until the Department sets fees in accordance with § 9–11A–10 of this subtitle, pays to the Department a renewal fee of $150.

(ii) All fees collected by the Department under this paragraph shall be:

1. Paid into the On–Site Wastewater Professionals Fund established under § 9–11A–11 of this subtitle; and

2. Used by the Department to:

A. Pay for the creation of the Board;

B. Cover reasonable administrative costs; and

C. Implement the provisions of this subtitle.

(b) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall meet the requirements established by the Department by regulation.

(c) To apply for a license, an applicant shall:

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

(2) Pay to the Board the required application fee set by the Department by regulation.

(d) A license issued by the Board in accordance with this subtitle is valid for 2 years.

(e) In accordance with the requirements established by the Department by regulation, the Board may issue a certification to an individual to perform specific tasks associated with on–site wastewater services if the individual:

(1) Is licensed by the Board; or

(2) Holds a professional license that is approved by the Board.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 9-219 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-219
§9–219.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a motor carrier shall obtain from the Comptroller an identification marker for each commercial motor vehicle of the motor carrier.

(2) A motor carrier that operates commercial motor vehicles on the highways of this State may obtain trip permits instead of markers.

(3) A motor carrier that registers (tags) all intrastate commercial motor vehicles with the Motor Vehicle Administration for operation within the State is not required to obtain identification markers for those commercial motor vehicles to operate in the State.

(b) To qualify for an identification marker, a motor carrier shall submit to the Comptroller an application on the form that the Comptroller requires.

(c) (1) By regulation, the Comptroller shall establish procedures to issue trip permits and to provide evidence of compliance with this subtitle.

(2) To qualify for a trip permit for a commercial motor vehicle, a motor carrier shall pay to the Comptroller an amount rounded to the nearest dollar equal to the current motor carrier tax payable on 174 gallons of special fuel for each commercial motor vehicle.

(3) Fees for trip permits are in lieu of the motor carrier tax.

(d) (1) A commercial motor vehicle identification marker is effective on an annual basis from January 1 through December 31 of each year.

(2) A trip permit is valid for the 15 consecutive days shown on the permit and only for the specific commercial motor vehicle shown on the permit.
Md. Code, Real Property § 9-111 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-111
§9–111.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subtitle affects the right of any person, to whom any debt is due for work done or material furnished, to maintain any personal action against the owner of the building or any other person liable for the debt.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-510 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-510
§9–510.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may request that the Governor furnish the number of incarcerated individuals that the county or municipal corporation can profitably employ to construct, repair, or maintain the public roads under its jurisdiction.

(b) After the Governor has assigned incarcerated individuals to the State Highway Administration under § 9–509 of this subtitle, from the remaining incarcerated individuals certified to the Governor under § 9–508 of this subtitle, the Governor may assign the number of incarcerated individuals that the Governor considers equitable among counties and municipal corporations requesting incarcerated individuals under subsection (a) of this section.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-315.1 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-315.1
§9–315.
Status: in_force

§9–315.1.

The Commission shall pay the costs of the administration of the workforce fraud program by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry under Title 3, Subtitle 9 of this article.
Md. Code, Human Services § 9-226 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-226
§9–226.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department may establish and operate the facilities that are necessary to properly diagnose, care for, educate, and rehabilitate children who need these services.

(b) The facilities described in subsection (a) of this section include:

(1) the Alfred D. Noyes Children’s Center;

(2) the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center;

(3) the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School;

(4) the Cheltenham Youth Facility;

(5) the Lower Eastern Shore Children’s Center;

(6) the Thomas J. S. Waxter Children’s Center;

(7) the Victor Cullen Center;

(8) the Western Maryland Children’s Center;

(9) the Garrett Children’s Center; and

(10) the youth centers.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 9A-103 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 9A / Subtitle 1 / Section 9A-103
§9A–103.
Status: in_force

This title does not limit the right of:

(1) an individual owner of a single-family dwelling while that owner is practicing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on or within a building or structure owned by the individual;

(2) an individual who is building a single-family dwelling in which that individual will reside while practicing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on or within that dwelling;

(3) an employee of a public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission, when engaged in:

(i) the development, construction, maintenance, or repair of electric or gas facilities located in the State; or

(ii) the construction, maintenance, or repair of electric or gas appliances in the service area of the public utility;

(4) subject to § 9A-403(a) of this title, an employee of the United States government, the State government, a local government, or an independent agency while that employee is practicing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on or within buildings or structures owned or solely occupied by the United States government, the State government, a local government, or an independent agency;

(5) an individual employed in the installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, or replacement of self-contained appliances requiring not more than 225 volts or 25 amperes of electrical current;

(6) an individual possessing a master electrician's license issued by the State or any county, when engaged in the installation, alteration, service, repair, or replacement of individually controlled electric resistance heat;

(7) an individual possessing a master plumber's license issued by the State, Baltimore County, or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission when providing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on hydronic heating systems;

(8) an individual possessing a license to practice engineering when providing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services in connection with the practice of engineering;

(9) an individual who installs, alters, remodels, maintains, or repairs oil burners exclusively while employed by a supplier of home heating fuel; or

(10) an individual regularly employed by the owner of property, or the owner's agent, to engage in maintenance and repair work.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-222 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-222
§9–222.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property, up to the amount of property taxes levied by that county or municipal corporation:

(1) for that portion of the property that is leased, occupied, and used by a religious group or organization exclusively for:

(i) public religious worship;

(ii) educational purposes; or

(iii) office space necessary to support or maintain public religious worship or educational purposes; and

(2) for which the religious group or organization is contractually liable.

(b) The credit under this section does not apply:

(1) to property that is leased, occupied, or used for the purpose of making a profit; or

(2) when the religious group or organization no longer occupies the property.

(c) The lessor of property eligible for a tax credit under this section shall reduce by the amount of the tax credit the amount of taxes for which the religious group or organization is contractually liable under the lease agreement.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-312 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-312
§9–312.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The governing body of Frederick County and of a municipal corporation in Frederick County shall grant a property tax credit under this section against the county and municipal corporation property tax imposed on property that:

(i) is owned by the Frederick Optimist Boy’s Foundation, Incorporated; and

(ii) is not under a lease or rented commercially.

(2) In paragraph (1) of this subsection, commercial renting does not include the operation of a parking lot.

(b) (1) The governing body of Frederick County shall grant a property tax credit under this section against the county tax imposed on:

(i) real property that is owned by the Emmitsburg Civic Association, Incorporated; and

(ii) real property on which an improvement is made to an existing structure that is located in a historic district.

(2) The governing body of Frederick County may provide, by law, for:

(i) the amount and duration of the tax credit under this subsection;

(ii) additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this subsection;

(iii) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and

(iv) any other provision necessary to carry out the credit under this subsection.

(c) (1) The governing body of Frederick County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county property tax imposed on:

(i) real property that is owned by Ruritan National;

(ii) real property that is owned by any Ruritan club that is affiliated with Ruritan National;

(iii) real property that is owned by a nonprofit community or civic association or corporation and is used only for:

1. a community, civic, educational, or recreational purpose; or

2. the conservation or preservation of wildlife; or

(iv) real property owned by the Audubon Society of Central Maryland, Inc. and appurtenant to the premises of the Audubon Society of Central Maryland, Inc., if the property is used only for:

1. the maintenance of a natural area for public use;

2. a sanctuary for wildlife;

3. the environmental education of the public; or

4. the general management of wildlife.

(2) Unless the compensation is used only to improve or maintain the real property, the use of the real property under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection may not be contingent on the payment of compensation.

(3) Unless the compensation is used only to improve or maintain the real property, the real property under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection may not be granted a property tax credit if failure to pay compensation is a reason to deny admission to or use of the property.

(d) The governing body of Frederick County and of a municipal corporation in Frederick County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is:

(1) leased to the governing body of Frederick County or to the Frederick County Board of Education; and

(2) used exclusively for public school educational purposes.

(e) The governing body of Frederick County and of a municipal corporation in Frederick County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is:

(1) leased to a nonprofit school; and

(2) used exclusively for primary or secondary educational purposes.

(f) A taxpayer may apply for a property tax credit under this section on or before October 1 of the taxable year.

(g) (1) In this subsection, “agricultural preservation land” means:

(i) real property subject to an easement or other interest that is permanently conveyed or assigned to preserve the agricultural use of the real property; or

(ii) real property that the governing body of Frederick County has designated as being within an agricultural preservation district.

(2) The governing body of Frederick County may grant, by law, a property tax credit of up to 100% of any county property tax imposed on agricultural preservation land.

(3) The governing body of Frederick County may provide, by law, for any procedural or enforcement provisions necessary to carry out this subsection.

(4) Valuation and assessment of agricultural preservation land shall be made in the same manner as any other real property in the county.

(h) (1) The governing body of Frederick County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county property tax imposed on a building that is:

(i) located on land that qualifies for an agricultural use assessment; and

(ii) used in connection with an activity that is recognized by the Department as an approved agricultural activity.

(2) The governing body of Frederick County:

(i) shall develop criteria necessary to implement the credit;

(ii) shall designate an agency to administer the credit; and

(iii) may specify:

1. the amount and duration of the credit;

2. the qualifications and application procedures for the credit; and

3. any other requirement or procedure for granting or administration of the credit.

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

(ii) “Affiliate” means a person:

1. that directly or indirectly owns at least 80% of a business entity; or

2. at least 80% of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a business entity.

(iii) “Business entity” means a person conducting a trade or business in the State that is subject to the State individual or corporate income tax or insurance premiums tax.

(iv) “Full–time position” means a position that:

1. requires at least 1,800 hours of an individual’s time in a calendar year; and

2. pays at least 150% of the federal minimum wage.

(v) “New or expanded premises” means commercial or industrial real property, including a building or part of a building that has not been previously occupied, where a business entity or its affiliates locate to conduct business.

(vi) 1. “New permanent full–time position” means a position that is:

A. a full–time position of indefinite duration;

B. located in Frederick County;

C. newly created, as a result of the establishment or expansion of a business facility in the county; and

D. filled.

2. “New permanent full–time position” does not include a position that is:

A. created when an employment function is shifted from an existing business facility of the business entity or its affiliates located in Frederick County to another business facility of the same business entity or its affiliates, if the position does not represent a net new job in the county;

B. created through a change in ownership of a trade or business;

C. created through a consolidation, merger, or restructuring of a business entity or its affiliates, if the position does not represent a net new job in the county;

D. created when an employment function is contractually shifted from an existing business entity or its affiliates located in the county to another business entity or its affiliates, if the position does not represent a net new job in the county; or

E. filled for a period of less than 12 months.

(2) The governing body of Frederick County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property owned or leased by a business entity that meets the requirements specified for the tax credit under this subsection.

(3) To qualify for a property tax credit under this subsection, before a business entity obtains the new or expanded premises or hires employees to fill the new permanent full–time positions at the new or expanded premises, the business entity shall provide written notification to the governing body of Frederick County stating:

(i) that the business entity intends to claim the property tax credit; and

(ii) when the business entity expects to obtain the new or expanded premises and hire the required number of employees in the new permanent full–time positions.

(4) To qualify for a property tax credit under this subsection, a business entity shall:

(i) obtain at least 2,500 square feet of new or expanded premises by purchasing newly constructed premises, constructing new premises, causing new premises to be constructed, or leasing previously unoccupied premises; and

(ii) employ at least five individuals in new permanent full–time positions during a 24–month period, during which period the business entity also must obtain and occupy the new or expanded premises.

(5) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a business entity qualifies for the property tax credit under this subsection, the property tax credit shall equal a percentage of the amount of property tax imposed on the assessment of the new or expanded premises, as follows:

1. 40% in the 1st and 2nd taxable years;

2. 30% in the 3rd and 4th taxable years;

3. 20% in the 5th and 6th taxable years; and

4. 0% for each taxable year thereafter.

(ii) A property tax credit under this subsection may not be granted until the first taxable year in which the county property tax imposed on real property owned or leased by the business entity increases due to the business entity’s qualifying investment in the new or expanded premises.

(6) The lessor of real property granted a property tax credit under this subsection shall reduce the amount of taxes for which a business entity is contractually liable under the lease agreement by the amount of any credit granted under this subsection for improvements made by the business entity.

(7) The governing body of Frederick County may provide, by law, for:

(i) any additional requirements for eligibility for a property tax credit authorized under this subsection;

(ii) any additional limitations on eligibility for the credit; and

(iii) any other provision appropriate to implement the credit.

(j) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a property tax credit granted under this section shall continue until the property is conveyed.

(2) A property tax credit granted under subsection (d), (e), or (g) of this section shall continue as long as the property is in compliance with the terms of that subsection.
Md. Code, Criminal Law § 9-610 — MD Code / Article gcr / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-610
§9–610.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “defective alarm system” means an alarm system that activates:

(1) more than three false alarms within a 30-day period; or

(2) eight or more false alarms within a 12-month period.

(b) (1) A law enforcement unit or fire department that responds to false alarms from a defective alarm system shall provide written notice of the defective condition to the alarm user.

(2) The alarm user, within 30 days after receiving the notice, shall:

(i) 1. if qualified, inspect the alarm system; or

2. have the alarm system inspected by an alarm system contractor; and

(ii) within 15 days after the inspection, file with the law enforcement unit or fire department that issued the notice a written report that contains the:

1. result of the inspection;

2. probable cause of the false alarms; and

3. recommendations or action taken to eliminate the false alarms.

(c) An alarm user may not use a defective alarm system after receiving a written notice under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Md. Code, Family Law § 9-306 — MD Code / Article gfl / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-306
§9–306.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual violates the provisions of § 9-304 or § 9-305 of this subtitle, the individual may file in an equity court a petition that:

(1) states that, at the time the act was done, a failure to do the act would have resulted in a clear and present danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the child; and

(2) seeks to revise, amend, or clarify the custody order.

(b) If a petition is filed as provided in subsection (a) of this section within 96 hours of the act, a finding by the court that, at the time the act was done, a failure to do the act would have resulted in a clear and present danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the child is a complete defense to any action brought for a violation of § 9-304 or § 9-305 of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Real Property § 9-104 — MD Code / Article grp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-104
§9–104.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A subcontractor doing work or furnishing materials or both for or about a building other than a single family dwelling being erected on the owner’s land for his own residence is not entitled to a lien under this subtitle unless, within 120 days after doing the work or furnishing the materials, the subcontractor gives written notice of an intention to claim a lien substantially in the form specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) A subcontractor doing work or furnishing materials or both for or about a single family dwelling being erected on the owner’s land for his own residence is not entitled to a lien under this subtitle unless, within 120 days after doing work or furnishing materials for or about that single family dwelling, the subcontractor gives written notice of an intention to claim a lien in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section and the owner has not made full payment to the contractor prior to receiving the notice.

(b) The form of notice is sufficient for the purposes of this subtitle if it contains the information required and is substantially in the following form:

“Notice to Owner or Owner’s Agent of

Intention to Claim a Lien

………………………………………………………………………………………………

(Subcontractor)

did work or furnished material for or about the building generally designated or briefly described as

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

The total amount earned under the subcontractor’s undertaking to the date hereof is $ ......... of which $ ......... is due and unpaid as of the date hereof. The work done or materials provided under the subcontract were as follows: (insert brief description of the work done and materials furnished, the time when the work was done or the materials furnished, and the name of the person for whom the work was done or to whom the materials were furnished).

I do solemnly declare and affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the foregoing notice are true to the best of the affiant’s knowledge, information, and belief.

…………………………………………………………

(Individual)

on behalf of …………………………………………………………

(Subcontractor)

(Insert if subcontractor is not an individual)”

(c) The notice is effective if given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or personally delivered to the owner by the claimant or his agent.

(d) If there is more than one owner, the subcontractor may comply with this section by giving the notice to any of the owners.

(e) If notice cannot be given on account of absence or other causes, the subcontractor, or his agent, in the presence of a competent witness and within 120 days, may place the notice on the door or other front part of the building. Notice by posting according to this subsection is sufficient in all cases where the owner of the property has died and his successors in title do not appear on the public records of the county.

(f) (1) On receipt of notice given under this section, the owner may withhold, from sums due the contractor, the amount the owner ascertains to be due the subcontractor giving the notice.

(2) If the subcontractor giving notice establishes a lien in accordance with this subtitle, the contractor shall receive only the difference between the amount due him and that due the subcontractor giving the notice.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the lien of the subcontractor against a single family dwelling being erected on the land of the owner for his own residence shall not exceed the amount by which the owner is indebted under the contract at the time the notice is given.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-705 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-705
§9–705.
Status: in_force

A municipal authority may:

(1) Construct a system in a municipality;

(2) Extend or alter an existing system;

(3) Maintain and operate a system constructed, extended, altered, or acquired under this subtitle;

(4) Make a contract or an agreement with another municipal authority, or with any sanitary commission, sanitary district, county, State, or federal authority about the construction, alteration, maintenance, or operation of a system;

(5) In order to exercise any power set out in this subtitle with regard to any part of any system, acquire by purchase, in fee or as an easement, from any owner, or if the owner objects, by condemnation, any property inside or outside the municipality, including:

(i) Land;

(ii) Structures;

(iii) Buildings;

(iv) Watercourses;

(v) Water rights; and

(vi) Any privately owned system;

(6) Do any work necessary to carry out any activity under item (1), (2), or (3) of this section, including:

(i) Preliminary work;

(ii) Setting compensation for and appointing a workforce; and

(iii) Entering a highway to work on a system, water main, sewer, drain, or related equipment, if the municipal authority:

1. Has a permit to do the work;

2. Leaves the highway in a condition at least as good as that existing before entry; and

3. Pays all costs for cleanup and repair;

(7) Establish street lines and grades, or grant approval to any person to establish street lines and grades, for the proper construction, establishment, or extension of any water, sewerage, or drainage system under the control of the municipal authority; and

(8) Withhold water, sewerage, or drainage service from any property that abuts on any street for which a person establishes lines and grades without the approval of the municipal authority.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-604 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-604
§9–604.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this subtitle shall be interpreted liberally to allow a district to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

(b) This subtitle does not limit the powers of the Department of Natural Resources or the Department of the Environment.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-216 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-216
§9–216.
Status: in_force

(a) In the coastal plain physiographic province of this State, a person may use any of the conventional, on-site sewage disposal systems identified in subsection (b) of this section if:

(1) The system is recommended by the Department as being the most appropriate; and

(2) The Secretary does not determine that the installation of the specific proposed system would be prejudicial to public health, safety, and welfare.

(b) Systems that may be used under subsection (a) of this section are:

(1) A septic tank or aerobic treatment system with:

(i) Standard trench or deep trench subsurface irrigation;

(ii) A seepage pit; or

(iii) A sand mound disposal system; and

(2) Any other on-site sewage disposal system that the Department in its regulations states is conventional.

(c) The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-329 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-329
§9–329.
Status: in_force

(a) In any distribution of assets on liquidation of a savings and loan association, the priority of claims is as follows:

(1) In a mutual association:

(i) General creditors and holders of savings deposit accounts;

(ii) Holders of savings share accounts; and

(iii) Contributors to the initial general reserve fund before June 1, 1986 and to the expense fund under Subtitle 2 of this title; and

(2) In a capital stock association:

(i) General creditors (other than those who are capital stockholders) and holders of savings deposit accounts;

(ii) Holders of savings share accounts;

(iii) Contributors to the initial general reserve fund before June 1, 1986 and to the expense fund under Subtitle 2 of this title unless the funds were provided by paid-in surplus; and

(iv) Capital stockholders.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of the liquidation of a savings and loan association for which a receiver has been appointed under § 9-708 of this title:

(1) The determination of whether the association’s savings accounts constitute savings deposit accounts or savings share accounts for purposes of subsection (a) of this section shall be made as of the date that the receiver is appointed by the court administering the receivership; and

(2) If, as of that date, the savings and loan association in receivership constitutes a deposit association under § 9-314 of this subtitle, then all of its savings accounts shall constitute savings deposit accounts for purposes of subsection (a) of this section.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-410 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-410
§9–410.
Status: in_force

(a) Each supplier of water shall give notice to the Department and the persons served by the system and shall give written notice to noncollegiate educational institutions, public schools, family child care homes, and child care centers whenever the system:

(1) Fails to comply with an applicable maximum contaminant level, treatment technique requirement, or testing procedure prescribed by a drinking water regulation or fails to perform required monitoring;

(2) Is subject to variance granted for an inability to meet a maximum contaminant level;

(3) Is subject to an exemption;

(4) Fails to comply with the requirements set by a variance or exemption; or

(5) Has concentration levels of an unregulated contaminant for which the State may require notice due to the risk to public health.

(b) Each notice shall:

(1) State the nature and possible health effects that may result;

(2) Be provided to the persons served by the water system;

(3) Be issued in a timely manner by means of radio, television, newspaper of general circulation, written notice, or other means acceptable to the Department; and

(4) Be in a form readily understandable by the affected population.

(c) (1) By rule or regulation, the Secretary shall adopt notice requirements to meet the requirements of this section.

(2) The rules and regulations shall establish notification standards and procedures that include the manner, frequency, form, and content of the notices.

(d) For violations with the potential to have serious adverse effects on human health as a result of short–term exposure, the supplier of water shall provide notice as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the occurrence of the violation.

(e) For violations other than the violations described in subsection (d) of this section, the supplier of water shall provide written notice to each person served by the system in an annual report, or by mail not later than 1 year after the violation.

(f) (1) Each nontransient noncommunity water system, including those systems that primarily provide bottled water, shall:

(i) At a frequency determined by the Department, test the water provided by the system for the presence of methyl tertiary butyl ether; and

(ii) Report the test results to the Department.

(2) If a test conducted under this subsection indicates that the level of methyl tertiary butyl ether in the drinking water exceeds the State advisory level, as determined by the Department, the water system shall give notice of that fact to:

(i) The persons regularly served by the water system; and

(ii) If the water system serves a child care center, an elementary or secondary school, or any other facility that regularly serves minors, the parents or legal guardians of all minors regularly served by the water system.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-20B-03 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 20B / Section 9-20B-03
§9–20B–03.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Program is to decrease energy demand and increase energy supply to promote affordable, reliable, and clean energy to fuel Maryland’s future prosperity.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-2502 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 25 / Section 9-2502
§9–2502.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before October 1, 2023, the Department shall approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers under this subtitle.

(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subtitle provide a framework for:

(1) Minimizing the environmental and human health impacts of packaging, including by:

(i) Reducing the amount of packaging, especially plastic packaging, sold in the State;

(ii) Reducing packaging waste;

(iii) Redesigning packaging to be recyclable, compostable, and reusable; and

(iv) Reducing the toxicity of packaging;

(2) Conserving resources by increasing the recycling rates and recycled content of covered products;

(3) Modernizing and improving waste and recycling systems in the State, including by:

(i) Facilitating the improvement of reuse, composting, and recycling;

(ii) Stimulating responsible end markets for covered materials; and

(iii) Improving access to and the efficiency of recycling, composting, and reuse infrastructure, with special emphasis on underserved communities; and

(4) Making producers financially responsible for investing in the needed infrastructure and reimbursing local governments and other service providers for costs associated with transporting, collecting, and processing covered materials.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-128 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-128
§9–128.
Status: in_force

This title is the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-514 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-514
§9–514.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), an initial financing statement may reflect an assignment of all of the secured party’s power to authorize an amendment to the financing statement by providing the name and mailing address of the assignee as the name and address of the secured party.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a secured party of record may assign of record all or part of its power to authorize an amendment to a financing statement by filing in the filing office an amendment of the financing statement which:

(1) Identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates;

(2) Provides the name of the assignor; and

(3) Provides the name and mailing address of the assignee.

(c) An assignment of record of a security interest in a fixture covered by a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under § 9-502(c) may be made only by an assignment of record of the mortgage in the manner provided by law of this State other than the Commercial Law Article.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-1203 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 9 / Subtitle 12 / Section 9-1203
§9–1203.
Status: in_force

(a) The Sick Leave Incentive Program consists of the following two incentives:

(1) payment for up to 40 hours of unused sick leave per calendar year if an employee has used no more than 40 hours of sick leave during the calendar year and has a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours on December 31 of that calendar year; and

(2) payment for up to 56 hours of unused sick leave per calendar year if an employee has used no more than 24 hours of sick leave during the calendar year and has a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours on December 31 of that calendar year.

(b) To be eligible for the Program, an employee shall maintain a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours after payment is received for leave.

(c) (1) For the purpose of determining eligibility for the Program, the following use of leave does not qualify as sick leave usage:

(i) sick leave that is used for a death in the immediate family;

(ii) sick leave that is donated to another employee in accordance with the provisions of the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program;

(iii) sick leave that is donated to the State Employees’ Leave Bank; and

(iv) sick leave that is taken in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act.

(2) Leave used for the purpose stated in paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection shall not be used to determine an employee’s leave balance under subsection (b) of this section.
Md. Code, Insurance § 9-307 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-307
§9–307.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (i) The Corporation shall submit to the Commissioner a plan of operation and any amendments to it necessary or suitable to ensure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the Corporation.

(ii) The plan of operation and any amendments to it take effect when approved in writing by the Commissioner.

(2) (i) If the Corporation fails to submit suitable amendment to the plan of operation, the Commissioner, after notice and hearing, shall adopt reasonable regulations as necessary or advisable to carry out this subtitle.

(ii) Regulations adopted under this paragraph shall continue in effect until modified by the Commissioner or superseded by an amendment to the plan of operation submitted by the Corporation and approved by the Commissioner.

(b) Each member insurer shall comply with the plan of operation.

(c) The plan of operation shall:

(1) establish procedures for the performance of the powers and duties of the Corporation specified in § 9-306 of this subtitle;

(2) establish procedures for handling the assets of the Corporation;

(3) establish the amounts to be reimbursed and the method of reimbursing members of the Board of Directors under § 9-305 of this subtitle;

(4) establish procedures for filing claims with the Corporation;

(5) establish acceptable forms of proof of covered claims;

(6) establish regular places and times for meetings of the Board of Directors;

(7) establish procedures for keeping records of the financial transactions of the Corporation, its agents, and the Board of Directors;

(8) provide that a member insurer that is aggrieved by a final action or decision of the Corporation may appeal to the Commissioner within 30 days after the action or decision; and

(9) contain any additional provisions necessary or proper to perform the powers and duties of the Corporation.

(d) (1) Notice of a claim to the receiver or liquidator of an insolvent insurer shall be deemed notice to the Corporation or its agent.

(2) The receiver or liquidator periodically shall submit to the Corporation a list of claims of which the receiver or liquidator has received notice.

(e) (1) The plan of operation may provide that any or all of the powers and duties of the Corporation, except those under § 9-306(d) and (f)(2) of this subtitle, may be delegated to a person that performs or will perform functions similar to those of the Corporation or its equivalent.

(2) A person to which powers and duties are delegated under the plan of operation shall be:

(i) reimbursed as a servicing facility would be reimbursed; and

(ii) paid for its performance of the functions of the Corporation.

(3) A delegation under this subsection may:

(i) take effect only with the approval of the Board of Directors and Commissioner; and

(ii) be made only to a person that extends protection not substantially less favorable and effective than that provided by this subtitle.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 9-305 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-305
§9–305.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall use the money administered by the Fund to provide community reinvestment assistance in accordance with this title, any other applicable law, and the organizational documents of the Fund.

(b) The Board may use the money that the Fund administers to:

(1) ensure a reasonable return on money held by the Fund before disbursing money for community reinvestment assistance;

(2) pay expenses incurred in its formation and operation, including expenses for administrative, legal, actuarial, and other services; and

(3) redeem interests in the Fund.
Md. Code, Local Government § 9-507 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-507
§9–507.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a staff meeting.

(b) A public agency may schedule an emergency public agency meeting to discuss unforeseen emergency conditions.

(c) A public agency shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice of the date, time, and place of an emergency public agency meeting by telephone to the news media immediately after participants have been notified.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-286 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-286
§9–286.
Status: in_force

The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this part.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-804 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 8 / Section 9-804
§9–804.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this article and the Corporations and Associations Article, in addition to the activities listed in §§ 7–103 and 7–104 of the Corporations and Associations Article, the following activities of a foreign association do not constitute doing business or having tax situs in this State:

(1) Making or investing in loans on property in this State;

(2) Purchasing, acquiring, holding, selling, assigning, transferring, collecting, or enforcing by foreclosure or otherwise any whole or partial interest in any obligation secured by a mortgage or similar instrument, covering property in this State; or

(3) Employing an attorney, surveyor, or appraiser in connection with any activity permitted by this section or the servicing and collection of any investment in this State through a corporation that is authorized to do business in this State.

(b) Nothing in this section exempts a foreign corporation from the licensing requirements of Title 11, Subtitle 5 of this article.
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 9-201 — MD Code / Article ghs / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-201
§9–201.
Status: in_force

There is a Community Reinvestment Board.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-905 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-905
§9–905.
Status: in_force

An authority:

(1) Is an instrumentality that exercises public and essential government functions;

(2) Provides for the public health and welfare; and

(3) May acquire, hold, construct, extend, repair, improve, operate, or lease as a lessor or lessee 1 or more projects that are wholly or partly within 1 or more of the member political subdivisions.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 9-502 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-502
§9–502.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 9–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.

(b) A holder of a beer wholesaler’s license may deliver draft beer to a holder of a retail license on Sunday.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-518 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-518
§9–518.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record indexed there under the person’s name if the person believes that the record is inaccurate or was wrongfully filed.

(b) An information statement under subsection (a) must:

(1) Identify the record to which it relates by:

(A) The file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates; and

(B) If the information statement relates to a record recorded in a filing office described in § 9–501(a)(1), the date and time that the initial financing statement was recorded and the information specified in § 9–502(b);

(2) Indicate that it is an information statement; and

(3) Provide the basis for the person’s belief that the record is inaccurate and indicate the manner in which the person believes the record should be amended to cure any inaccuracy or provide the basis for the person’s belief that the record was wrongfully filed.

(c) A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record filed there if the person is a secured party of record with respect to the financing statement to which the record relates and believes that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under § 9–509(d).

(d) An information statement under subsection (c) shall:

(1) Identify the record to which it relates by:

(A) The file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates; and

(B) If the information statement relates to a record recorded in a filing office described in § 9–501(a)(1), the date and time that the initial financing statement was recorded and the information specified in § 9–502(b);

(2) Indicate that it is an information statement; and

(3) Provide the basis for the person’s belief that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under § 9–509(d).

(e) The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record.
Md. Code, Local Government § 9-114 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-114
§9–114.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a county that offers a self–insured employee health benefit plan in the State shall provide to each firefighter employed by the county coverage for preventive cancer screenings in accordance with the latest screening guidelines issued by the International Association of Fire Fighters.

(2) A county subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection may not impose a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on coverage of preventive cancer screenings for firefighters as required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(b) A county may satisfy the requirement in subsection (a) of this section by:

(1) providing a no–cost annual examination to firefighters employed by the county that includes preventive cancer screenings for firefighters in accordance with the latest screening guidelines issued by the International Association of Fire Fighters; or

(2) applying for a grant under Title 13, Subtitle 40 of the Health – General Article to pay for innovative cancer screening technologies, including a multicancer early detection blood test.

(c) This section may not be construed to prohibit a county subject to this section from providing coverages that are greater than or more favorable to an insured or an enrollee than the coverage required under this section.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-916 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-916
§9–916.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law, a savings and loan association, holding company, or subsidiary may not indemnify any person who is fined under any criminal penalty provision of this title or Title 8 of this article or subject to any civil penalty under this title or Title 8 of this article.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 9-2804 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 9 / Subtitle 28 / Section 9-2804
§9–2804.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may impose a penalty for the violation of an ordinance passed for the regulation and control of a license holder under this title.

(b) (1) In lieu of suspension, the municipality may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500, which shall be paid into the general fund of the county.

(2) In deciding whether to fine a license holder or suspend the license, the municipality shall consider whether:

(i) the public welfare and morals would be impaired by allowing the license holder to operate during the suspension period; and

(ii) the payment of the fine will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-402 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-402
§9–402.
Status: in_force

The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.
Md. Code, Insurance § 9-416 — MD Code / Article gin / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-416
§9–416.
Status: in_force

Except for taxes on real property, the Corporation is exempt from the payment of all fees and taxes levied by the State or a subdivision of the State.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-712 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 7 / Section 9-712
§9–712.
Status: reserved

(a) In this section, savings and loan association includes its affiliates, subsidiaries, or a holding company.

(b) (1) Upon application of the conservator or receiver, if the court, after notice and a hearing, determines that the consideration to be received from a transaction is fair and reasonable, the circuit court administering a conservatorship or receivership under this title may approve any transfer, sale, or pledge of any or all of the assets of the savings and loan association or the conservatorship or receivership estate.

(2) To the extent that a proposed transfer of any assets is accompanied by the assumption of certain liabilities of the savings and loan association without an assumption by a transferee of a like percentage or amount of other liabilities of the association that are in parity with those liabilities assumed, the court may approve the transaction if it determines that the assumption is consistent with the estimated distributions to claimants under a complete liquidation under § 9–711 of this subtitle or is otherwise fair and reasonable.

(c) (1) By order, the court may transfer any asset of the savings and loan association to a transferee under subsection (b) of this section free and clear of any liens, claims, pledges, security interests, charges, or other encumbrances.

(2) The order shall state that any liens, claims, pledges, security interests, charges, or other encumbrances that attached to the asset before the transfer, after the transfer, either shall:

(i) Attach to the proceeds received by the conservatorship or receivership estate from the transfer; or

(ii) Attach to other assets specified in the court’s order that have a value equivalent to the value of the assets to which they attached before the transfer.

(d) (1) Unless the order of the court approving a transaction under subsection (b) or (c) of this section is appealed in the manner provided in this subsection within 30 days from the date of entry, the order shall become final and nonappealable.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Court of Appeals shall have exclusive and plenary jurisdiction over an appeal of any order of a State court approving a transaction under subsection (b) or (c) of this section. To the extent possible, any appeal of an order of a State court approving a transaction under subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be heard by the Court of Appeals on an expedited basis.

(e) The conservator or receiver may transfer, sell, use, lease, or encumber any assets of the savings and loan association or of the conservatorship or receivership estate in the ordinary course of business without obtaining the approval of the court.

(f) In any distribution of assets on liquidation of a savings and loan association for which a receiver has been appointed under § 9–708 of this subtitle:

(1) All unsecured claims of any class of priority shall be paid in full, or provision made for payment, before any claims of lesser priority are paid, and if there are insufficient funds to pay any class of claims of one priority in full, distribution to claimants in such class shall be made pro rata;

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of item (1) of this subsection, and subject to approval of the court administering the receivership of the savings and loan association, the receiver may at any time prior to the payment in full of all claims of a class with higher priority, make distributions to some or all claimants of a class with a lower priority, if a determination is made that at the time of the distribution, adequate funds exist or will be recovered during the receivership to pay in full all claims of any class with a higher priority; and

(3) The court administering the receivership of the savings and loan association may, after notice and a hearing:

(i) Under principles of equitable subordination, subordinate for purposes of distribution all or part of an allowed claim to all or part of another allowed claim or claims; or

(ii) Order that any lien securing the subordinated claim be transferred to the receivership estate.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-108 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-108
§9–108.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), a description of personal or real property is sufficient, whether or not it is specific, if it reasonably identifies what is described.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), a description of collateral reasonably identifies the collateral if it identifies the collateral by:

(1) Specific listing;

(2) Category;

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a type of collateral defined in Titles 1 through 10 of this article;

(4) Quantity;

(5) Computational or allocational formula or procedure; or

(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), any other method, if the identity of the collateral is objectively determinable.

(c) A description of collateral as “all the debtor’s assets” or “all the debtor’s personal property” or using words of similar import does not reasonably identify the collateral.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a description of a security entitlement, securities account, or commodity account is sufficient if it describes:

(1) The collateral by those terms or as investment property; or

(2) The underlying financial asset or commodity contract.

(e) A description only by type of collateral defined in Titles 1 through 10 of this article is an insufficient description of:

(1) A commercial tort claim; or

(2) In a consumer transaction, consumer goods, a security entitlement, a securities account, or a commodity account.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-692 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-692
§9–692.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may use the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle only:

(1) To pay costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued; or

(2) In accordance with this section.

(b) The district shall disburse the proceeds as the sanitary commission provided in its authorizing resolution.

(c) (1) If the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle are insufficient to pay the costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued, the district may issue additional bonds to make up the deficit.

(2) Unless the sanitary commission provided otherwise in its authorizing resolution, bonds issued under this subsection:

(i) Are deemed to be from the same series that originally was issued for the project; and

(ii) Shall be repaid without preference to or priority for the bonds that already were issued for the project.

(d) If the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle exceed the costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued and if the authorizing resolution so requires, the district shall use the surplus to retire bonds of the same series.

(e) If the proceeds from bonds issued under this subtitle exceed the costs incurred for the projects for which the bonds were issued and if the authorizing resolution does not otherwise require:

(1) The district shall use the surplus to pay the next payment of principal on the bonds;

(2) The sanitary commission shall adopt a resolution that authorizes the use of the surplus to pay for other projects that are in the same service areas as the projects for which the bonds were issued and then use the surplus in accordance with the resolution; or

(3) The district shall use the surplus to cancel bonds of the same series by buying the bonds on the open market at a price that:

(i) Does not include a premium of more than 5 percent of the par value; and

(ii) The sanitary commission determines to be in the best interests of the district and the member counties served by the projects for which the bonds having excess proceeds were issued.
Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-604 — MD Code / Article gcl / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-604
§9–604.
Status: in_force

(a) If a security agreement covers both personal and real property, a secured party may proceed:

(1) Under this subtitle as to the personal property without prejudicing any rights with respect to the real property; or

(2) As to both the personal property and the real property in accordance with the rights with respect to the real property, in which case the other provisions of this subtitle do not apply.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), if a security agreement covers goods that are or become fixtures, a secured party may proceed:

(1) Under this subtitle; or

(2) In accordance with the rights with respect to real property, in which case the other provisions of this subtitle do not apply.

(c) Subject to the other provisions of this subtitle, if a secured party holding a security interest in fixtures has priority over all owners and encumbrancers of the real property, the secured party, after default, may remove the collateral from the real property.

(d) A secured party that removes collateral shall promptly reimburse any encumbrancer or owner of the real property, other than the debtor, for the cost of repair of any physical injury caused by the removal. The secured party need not reimburse the encumbrancer or owner for any diminution in value of the real property caused by the absence of the goods removed or by any necessity of replacing them. A person entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the secured party gives adequate assurance for the performance of the obligation to reimburse.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-1A-20 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 1A / Section 9-1A-20
§9–1A–20.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “approved vendor” means a person that:

(1) specializes in conducting background investigations;

(2) has experience in the gaming industry; and

(3) obtains the approval of the Commission to conduct background investigations under this section.

(b) The Commission or an approved vendor shall conduct a background investigation in a timely manner of:

(1) an applicant for a video lottery operation license;

(2) a video lottery operator; and

(3) any other applicant the Commission considers necessary.

(c) (1) An applicant shall provide the Commission or an approved vendor with all information the Commission requires in order to conduct a background investigation.

(2) Failure to provide timely or accurate information is grounds for the Commission to deny an application.

(d) (1) The Commission or an approved vendor shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and a national criminal history records check for the applicant, if required by the Commission.

(2) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Commission or an approved vendor shall submit to the Central Repository:

(i) two complete sets of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

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

(iii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and

(iv) the mandatory processing fee required by Interpol for an international criminal history records check.

(3) In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–234 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Commission a printed statement of the applicant’s criminal history record information.

(4) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

(i) shall be confidential;

(ii) may not be redisseminated; and

(iii) may be used only in connection with the issuance of a license required under this subtitle.

(5) 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.

(e) After completion of a background investigation conducted under this section, an approved vendor shall promptly forward the results of the investigation to the Commission.

(f) The Commission shall adopt regulations specifying the factors used to determine whether an applicant for a license must submit to an international criminal history records check.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-101 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-101
§9–101.
Status: in_force

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

(b) “Capital stock” means capital stock issued by a capital stock association.

(c) “Capital stock association” means a savings and loan association that has authority under this title to issue capital stock.

(d) “Claim” means:

(1) A right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured; or

(2) A right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if the breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not the right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured, or unsecured.

(e) “Deposit association” means a savings and loan association that has savings deposit accounts.

(f) “Division Director” means the Commissioner.

(g) “Employee” does not include a controlling person, director, or officer of an association.

(h) “Federal association” means:

(1) A savings and loan association that is incorporated under the laws of the United States; or

(2) A federal savings bank that operates under the jurisdiction of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and whose accounts are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.

(i) “Fund Director” means the Director of the State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corporation.

(j) “Mutual association” means a savings and loan association that does not have authority to issue capital stock.

(k) “Net worth certificate” means a capital instrument issued by a savings and loan association for the purpose of increasing or maintaining the capital of the association.

(l) (1) “Savings account” means that part of the savings liability of a savings and loan association that is credited to the account of the holder of the account.

(2) “Savings account” includes a savings certificate account or any other fixed term account.

(m) “Savings and loan association” has the meaning stated in § 8–101 of this article.

(n) “Savings deposit account” means a savings account that:

(1) Is a liability of a deposit association to the extent of its withdrawal value; and

(2) Is not a share interest in a savings and loan association.

(o) “Savings liability” means the aggregate amount of savings accounts of savings account holders, including earnings credited to the accounts.

(p) “Savings share account” means a savings account that is a share interest in a savings and loan association.

(q) “Secretary” has the meaning stated in § 8–101 of this article.

(r) “Statutory merger” means the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation which transfer is:

(1) Subject to all or substantially all of the liabilities of the transferor; and

(2) Followed by the dissolution of the transferor corporation.

(s) “Unsecured days funds” has the meaning stated in the rules and regulations of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board that apply to savings associations insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-661 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-661
§9–661.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) During construction of a water line or a sewer line, the sanitary commission, at its own expense, shall construct a connector to the property line of each parcel that abuts the way in which the water line or sewer line is laid.

(2) However, the Sanitary Commission of Worcester County may determine not to construct a connector to any parcel that lacks a plumbing system at the time of construction of the line. At a time and in a manner that it determines to be appropriate, the Sanitary Commission of Worcester County shall construct or permit the construction of a connector to any parcel:

(i) Whose owner requests the connection subsequent to the construction of the water line or sewer line; and

(ii) That abuts the way in which the line is laid.

(b) When construction on the water line or sewer line is complete, the sanitary commission shall notify each abutting property owner of the completion.

(c) On receipt of the notice of completion, and by a time set by the sanitary commission, each owner of abutting property shall:

(1) Pay the connection charge determined under this section; and

(2) Make appropriate connections of the plumbing system on the property to the connector constructed by the sanitary commission.

(d) Any plumbing system of each parcel of abutting property that is to be served shall include at least:

(1) 1 toilet that the sanitary commission approves; and

(2) 1 washbasin that the sanitary commission approves.

(e) When the plumbing system of the property has been connected to the connector constructed by the sanitary commission, the owner of the property shall disconnect, as appropriate, each cesspool, sink drain, and privy on the property so that the disconnected component is:

(1) Closed;

(2) Abandoned; and

(3) In a sanitary condition so that no odor or nuisance can arise from it.

(f) (1) Except for the Sanitary Commission of Worcester County, a sanitary commission shall determine a connection charge that is:

(i) At least equal to the actual cost to the district of constructing the connector;

(ii) Based on the length of the connector and width of the way in which the water pipe or sewer pipe is laid; and

(iii) The same on each side of the way.

(2) The Sanitary Commission of Worcester County shall determine connection charges as provided under § 9-656(b)(2)(ii) of this subtitle.

(g) (1) Except for the Sanitary Commission of Worcester County, if the connection charges collected under this section are more than the cost of the connections made, a sanitary commission shall:

(i) Keep the excess revenues in a special fund; and

(ii) Use the fund only for repairs, replacement, and extraordinary expenses of the water system or sewer system.

(2) In Worcester County, if the connection charges are more than the cost of the connections made, the Sanitary Commission shall:

(i) Keep the excess revenues in a special fund;

(ii) Use the fund for repairs, replacement, and extraordinary expenses of the water system or sewer system; or

(iii) Use the fund for any other purpose relating to the operation of the service area to which the fund relates.
Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 9-112 — MD Code / Article gcp / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-112
§9–112.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The officer or person executing the Governor’s warrant of arrest or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the correctional facility of any county or municipal corporation through which the officer, person, or agent may pass.

(2) The managing official of the correctional facility must receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer, person, or agent having charge of the prisoner is ready to proceed.

(3) The officer, person, or agent is chargeable with the expense of keeping the prisoner.

(b) (1) The officer or agent of a demanding state to whom a prisoner may have been delivered following extradition proceedings in another state, or to whom a prisoner may have been delivered after waiving extradition in another state, and who is passing through this State with the prisoner for the purpose of immediately returning the prisoner to the demanding state may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the correctional facility of any county or municipal corporation through which the officer or agent may pass.

(2) The managing official of the correctional facility must receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or agent having charge of the prisoner is ready to proceed.

(3) The officer or agent is chargeable with the expense of keeping the prisoner.

(4) The officer or agent shall produce and show to the managing official of the correctional facility satisfactory written evidence of the fact that the officer or agent is actually transporting the prisoner to the demanding state after a requisition by the executive authority of the demanding state.

(5) The prisoner is not entitled to demand a new requisition while in this State.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-911 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-911
§9–911.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may terminate its existence after the authority:

(1) Pays or provides for payment of the principal of and interest on each bond that the authority issued;

(2) Settles any other claim against the authority; and

(3) Has the approval by law of the governing body of each member political subdivision.

(b) To terminate its existence, an authority shall:

(1) Comply with the provisions of this section; and

(2) File articles of dissolution for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.

(c) The articles of dissolution shall include:

(1) A statement that requests the termination of the existence of the authority;

(2) A statement that the authority has:

(i) Paid or provided for payment of the principal of and interest on each bond that the authority issued; and

(ii) Settled each other claim against the authority; and

(3) The signatures of the authorized officers of the authority.

(d) (1) If the articles of dissolution comply with this subtitle, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:

(i) Note the termination of existence of the authority on the records of the Department; and

(ii) Issue a certificate of approval to the board of directors of the authority.

(2) On approval of the articles of dissolution by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, the existence of the authority ends.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-3405 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 34 / Section 9-3405
§9–3405.
Status: in_force

§9–3405. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2035 PER CHAPTERS 687 AND 688 OF 2021 //

(a) The Chair of the Commission shall establish advisory committees related to:

(1) development and sponsor relations;

(2) resource stewardship and visitor experience;

(3) education and curriculum;

(4) programs and events;

(5) transportation and capital infrastructure;

(6) communications and marketing;

(7) operations and management; and

(8) any other aspect of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Maryland that the Chair considers necessary.

(b) (1) The Chair of the Commission shall appoint advisory committee members who broadly represent public and private interests.

(2) Advisory committee members serve at the pleasure of the Chair of the Commission.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1613 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 16 / Section 9-1613
§9–1613.
Status: in_force

Bonds are securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the State of Maryland and its political subdivisions and all banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies and others carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and insurance associations and others carrying on an insurance business, all personal representatives, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons may legally and properly invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Bonds are securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by a State or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the State is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-2604 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 26 / Section 9-2604
§9–2604.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who serves at the pleasure of the Board.

(2) The Board shall determine the salary of the Executive Director.

(b) (1) The Executive Director is the chief administrative officer of the Corporation.

(2) The Executive Director shall direct and supervise the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Corporation in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Board.

(3) The Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee shall:

(i) attend each meeting of the Board, act as secretary to the Board, and keep minutes of Board proceedings;

(ii) approve each salary, per diem payment, or other expense of the Corporation, its employees, and consultants; and

(iii) perform other duties as directed by the Board in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.

(c) (1) (i) In addition to the Executive Director, the Board shall employ professional and clerical staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

(ii) The Board shall establish compensation, holidays, and leave for the staff.

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

(d) The Attorney General shall provide legal counsel to the Corporation and legal services to the museum.

(e) The Board may contract with any agent or consultant it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 9-214 — MD Code / Article get / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-214
§9–214.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this subtitle or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this subtitle that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subtitle are severable.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 9-601 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-601
§9–601.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle the term “ginseng” includes any part of the plant called Wild American Ginseng (panax quinquefolius l.).
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-1004 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 10 / Section 9-1004
§9–1004.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) An out-of-state association that has not acquired a Maryland association or an interstate association is authorized to acquire a Maryland association or an interstate association, if the out-of-state association and entity being acquired:

(i) Comply with all applicable provisions of § 9-216 of this title;

(ii) Comply with all applicable provisions of Subtitle 6 of this title;

(iii) Comply with all applicable provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Corporations and Associations Article;

(iv) File an application for approval with the Division Director containing information the Division Director may by regulation require;

(v) Submit with the application:

1. The designation of a resident of this State as the applicant’s agent for the service of any paper, notice, or legal process on the applicant in connection with matters arising out of this subtitle; and

2. A filing fee of $5,000; and

(vi) Receive approval of the acquisition from the Division Director.

(2) The Division Director may not grant approval of an acquisition under this subsection unless the Division Director shall find:

(i) The laws of the jurisdiction where the out-of-state association has its principal place of business permit Maryland associations to acquire savings and loan associations in that jurisdiction;

(ii) The laws of the jurisdiction where the out-of-state association has its principal place of business permit the out-of-state association to be acquired by the Maryland association sought to be acquired;

(iii) The out-of-state association seeks to acquire:

1. A Maryland association that has been in existence and continuously operated for more than 4 years; or

2. An interstate association that has deposit-taking offices which have been continuously operated in Maryland for more than 4 years; and

(iv) The acquisition is subject to any additional conditions, restrictions, requirements, or other limitations, including without limitation any longevity requirements, that apply to the acquisition by a Maryland association of a savings and loan association in the jurisdiction where the out-of-state association has its principal place of business, but do not apply to acquisitions by savings and loan associations, all of whose deposit-taking offices are located in that jurisdiction.

(3) In deciding whether to approve an acquisition under subsection (a) of this section, the Division Director shall consider:

(i) The financial and managerial resources of the out-of-state association;

(ii) The future prospects of the Maryland association or interstate association that will be acquired;

(iii) The financial history and future prospects of the out-of-state association;

(iv) Whether the acquisition may result in an undue concentration of resources or substantial reduction of competition in this State; and

(v) Initial capital investments, loan policy, investment policy, dividend policy, and the general plan of business, including the cost of services to be offered.

(4) When considering loan policy and the general plan of business under paragraph (3)(v) of this subsection, the Division Director shall:

(i) Consider specific steps that will be taken to meet the home financing needs of individuals in the community to be served, including low and moderate income residents consistent with safe and sound operation of the institution; and

(ii) Assess the record, if any, of the applicant in meeting the credit needs of the communities served in the past, including low and moderate income residents, consistent with the safe and sound operation of the institution.

(b) (1) An out-of-state association having a Maryland association subsidiary or an interstate association is authorized to acquire another Maryland association or interstate association upon approval by the Division Director.

(2) The Division Director may not grant approval of an acquisition under this subsection unless the Division Director shall find that the out-of-state association seeks to acquire:

(i) A Maryland association that has been in existence and continuously operated for more than 4 years; or

(ii) An interstate association that has deposit-taking offices which have been continuously operated in Maryland for more than 4 years.

(3) The approval by the Division Director shall be subject to:

(i) The laws and regulations applicable to the acquisitions of Maryland associations by Maryland associations; and

(ii) Any additional conditions, restrictions, requirements, or other limitations, including without limitation any longevity requirements, that apply to the acquisition by a Maryland association of a savings and loan association in the jurisdiction where the out-of-state association has its principal place of business, but do not apply to acquisitions by out-of-state associations all of whose deposit-taking offices are located in that jurisdiction.

(c) If the acquisition has otherwise been approved under this subtitle, this section does not prohibit the acquisition by an out-of-state association of all or substantially all of the shares of a savings and loan association organized solely to facilitate the acquisition of a savings and loan association that has been in existence and continuously operated for more than 4 years.

(d) The period of existence of any deposit-taking institution which has merged into, consolidated with, converted into, transferred all or substantially all of its assets to, or been a party to any other form of a corporate reorganization with another savings and loan association shall be included in the period of existence and continuous operation of the successor Maryland association for purposes of satisfying the longevity requirements of this section.

(e) The Division Director may approve the acquisition of a Maryland savings and loan association or a Maryland savings and loan holding company only if all of the association subsidiaries of the out-of-state holding company which will be located in Maryland, or which will have deposit-taking offices in Maryland after the proposed acquisition takes place, will be organized under the laws of the United States.
Md. Code, Election Law § 9-504 — MD Code / Article gel / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-504
§9–504.
Status: in_force

(a) A voter may return a vote–by–mail ballot to a local board:

(1) by mail;

(2) in person during regular office hours;

(3) through a ballot drop box; or

(4) through a duly authorized agent in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(b) (1) A voter may designate a duly authorized agent in accordance with § 9–307 of this title to return a vote–by–mail ballot to a local board during regular office hours.

(2) Notwithstanding § 9–307(b)(4)(i) of this title, an agent is required only to:

(i) witness the voter mark the ballot and place it in an envelope; and

(ii) return the ballot to a local board.
Md. Code, Public Safety § 9-306 — MD Code / Article gps / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-306
§9–306.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this subtitle is subject to the penalty provided in § 6-601 of this article.
Md. Code, Business Regulation § 9A-401 — MD Code / Article gbr / Title 9A / Subtitle 4 / Section 9A-401
§9A–401.
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensed master, master restricted, or limited heating, ventilation, air–conditioning, and refrigeration contractor shall display:

(1) the license and the license number conspicuously in the principal place of business of the licensee; and

(2) the license number of the licensee on each vehicle used on the job for providing heating, ventilation, air–conditioning, or refrigeration services.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a county or municipal corporation may not require a person licensed under this subtitle to display a county or municipal corporation certificate number on each vehicle used on the job for providing heating, ventilation, air–conditioning, and refrigeration services.

(2) This subsection does not apply to Anne Arundel County.

(c) Each licensee shall give the Board written notice of any change of name, address, or employment from that which appears on the current license, at least 10 working days before the change is to take effect.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-925 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-925
§9–925.
Status: in_force

(a) The Veterans’ Home Commission consists of the following 14 members:

(1) 11 individuals appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

(2) as ex officio members:

(i) the Governor;

(ii) the President of the Senate; and

(iii) the Speaker of the House of Delegates.

(b) (1) The term of an appointed member is 5 years.

(2) The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Veterans’ Home Commission on October 1, 1984.

(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(c) As far as is practicable and is consistent with the purposes and goals of the Veterans’ Home Commission, the Governor shall choose appointed members so as to have a broad distribution from among:

(1) veterans and veterans’ organizations; and

(2) the geographical areas of the State.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-103 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 1 / Section 9-103
§9–103.
Status: reserved

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a judge who sentences an individual to imprisonment for an offense for which a law requires the imprisonment be served at a specific State correctional facility shall sentence the individual to the jurisdiction of the Division.

(2) The judge shall commit the individual to the custody of the Commissioner and cause the individual to be delivered to the Commissioner for imprisonment.

(3) If a law refers to the sentencing of an incarcerated individual to or confinement of an incarcerated individual in a specific correctional facility in the Division, the reference shall be construed to mean sentencing of an incarcerated individual to the jurisdiction of or confinement of an incarcerated individual in the Division rather than the specific correctional facility.

(b) Each individual sentenced to the jurisdiction of the Division and each individual still in confinement under a sentence imposed before June 1, 1967, shall be held by, confined in, assigned to, or transferred to:

(1) a correctional facility in the Division, as the Division orders; or

(2) if convenient and practical, a barracks of the Department of State Police.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-307 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-307
§9–307.
Status: in_force

Annual leave that is forfeited under §§ 9-304 and 9-306 of this subtitle is placed, unless the employee objects, in the State Employees' Leave Bank established by § 9-602(a)(1) of this title.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-2002 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 20 / Section 9-2002
§9–2002.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) This subsection does not apply to over–the–counter drugs.

(2) On or after December 31, 2017, a person may not manufacture for sale a personal care product that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

(3) On or after December 31, 2018, a person may not accept for sale a personal care product that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

(b) (1) On or after December 31, 2018, a person may not manufacture for sale an over–the–counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

(2) On or after December 31, 2019, a person may not accept for sale an over–the–counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-6A-05 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 6A / Section 9-6A-05
§9–6A–05.
Status: in_force

(a) There is an Advisory Committee on the Registration of Rehabilitation Practitioners within the Commission.

(b) The Advisory Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Commission in accordance with this section.

(c) (1) The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of registered rehabilitation practitioners, who are registered with the Commission under this subtitle.

(2) The Commission shall appoint members of the Advisory Committee so that its membership reflects the geographic, racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of the population of the State.

(d) The term of an Advisory Committee member is 3 years.

(e) In making appointments to the Advisory Committee, the Commission shall provide for continuity and rotation through a staggering of terms.

(f) A majority of the fully authorized Advisory Committee is a quorum.

(g) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the request of the Commission.

(h) In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Advisory Committee shall:

(1) review applications for registration submitted to the Commission whenever further clarification regarding the applicant is requested by the Commission; and

(2) after review and evaluation, provide recommendations to the Commission chairman on the applicant.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 9-414 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 9 / Subtitle 4 / Section 9-414
§9–414.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may reinstate:

(1) a permit that has been revoked; or

(2) before fulfillment of the conditions of the suspension, a permit that has been suspended.

(b) A permit may be reinstated under this section only if:

(1) the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company whose permit has been revoked or suspended submits a written request to the Board; and

(2) the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company pays to the Board a reinstatement fee set by the Board.

(c) The Board, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, shall vote on the request for reinstatement or lifting of the suspension within 60 days of receipt of the written request.
Md. Code, Human Services § 9-603 — MD Code / Article ghu / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-603
§9–603.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the Department and the Board, subject to the memorandum of understanding, jointly shall have the authority and responsibility for implementing the juvenile services educational programs in the State.

(2) The Superintendent shall provide and oversee educational services to all juveniles in a residential facility.

(b) The Superintendent shall implement for each residential facility an educational program as approved by the Board that:

(1) meets the special needs and circumstances of the juveniles in the residential facility; and

(2) is accredited by an approved accrediting agency.

(c) (1) The Department, subject to the memorandum of understanding, shall employ any staff necessary to carry out the Juvenile Services Education Program as provided in the State budget.

(2) Educational staff in the Department shall be subject to the career ladder and salary provisions under Title 6, Subtitle 10 of the Education Article.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each teacher in the Juvenile Services Education Program who is employed by the Department is in the professional service in the State Personnel Management System.

(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of this section.

(e) The Board may authorize the Department to contract with a nonprofit private party or a county board of education to provide educational services for juveniles in a residential facility.

(f) For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation in an amount sufficient to meet the requirements of this subtitle.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-683 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-683
§9–683.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.

(b) If there are multiple dependents entitled to death benefits, the Commission may apportion an award of death benefits among the dependents in the manner that the Commission considers just and equitable.

(c) If there are wholly and partly dependent individuals entitled to death benefits, the Commission may:

(1) award the death benefits to the wholly dependent individuals only; or

(2) apportion the award among the wholly and partly dependent individuals in the manner that the Commission considers to be fair and equitable under all of the facts and circumstances of the case.

(d) (1) Death benefits shall be paid to 1 or more of the dependents of a covered employee who are entitled to death benefits, as determined by the Commission, for the benefit of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits.

(2) A dependent to whom death benefits are paid shall apply the death benefits to the use of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits:

(i) according to the respective claims of the dependents on the deceased covered employee for support; and

(ii) in compliance with the findings and direction of the Commission.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 9A-102 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 9A / Subtitle 1 / Section 9A-102
§9A–102.
Status: in_force

(a) A person knows a fact if the person has actual knowledge of it.

(b) A person has notice of a fact if the person:

(1) Knows of it;

(2) Has received a notification of it; or

(3) Has reason to know it exists from all of the facts known to the person at the time in question.

(c) A person notifies or gives a notification to another by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person learns of it.

(d) A person receives a notification when the notification:

(1) Comes to the person’s attention; or

(2) Is duly delivered at the person’s place of business or at any other place held out by the person as a place for receiving communications.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, a person other than an individual knows, has notice, or receives a notification of a fact for purposes of a particular transaction when the individual conducting the transaction knows, has notice, or receives a notification of the fact, or in any event when the fact would have been brought to the individual’s attention if the person had exercised reasonable diligence. The person exercises reasonable diligence if it maintains reasonable routines for communicating significant information to the individual conducting the transaction and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Reasonable diligence does not require an individual acting for the person to communicate information unless the communication is part of the individual’s regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be materially affected by the information.

(f) A partner’s knowledge, notice, or receipt of a notification of a fact relating to the partnership is effective immediately as knowledge by, notice to, or receipt of a notification by the partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of that partner.
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 9A-602 — MD Code / Article gca / Title 9A / Subtitle 6 / Section 9A-602
§9A–602.
Status: in_force

(a) A partner has the power to dissociate at any time, rightfully or wrongfully, by express will pursuant to § 9A-601(1) of this subtitle.

(b) A partner’s dissociation is wrongful only if:

(1) It is in breach of an express provision of the partnership agreement; or

(2) In the case of a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking, before the expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking:

(i) The partner withdraws by express will, unless the withdrawal follows within 90 days after another partner’s dissociation under § 9A-601(6) through (10) of this subtitle or wrongful dissociation under this subsection;

(ii) The partner is expelled by judicial determination under § 9A-601(5) of this subtitle;

(iii) The partner is dissociated by reason of an event under § 9A-601 of this subtitle; or

(iv) In the case of a partner who is not an individual, trust other than a business trust, or estate, the partner is expelled or otherwise dissociated because it willfully dissolved or terminated.

(c) A partner who wrongfully dissociates is liable to the partnership and to the other partners for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any other obligation of the partner to the partnership or to the other partners.
Md. Code, Correctional Services § 9-508 — MD Code / Article gcs / Title 9 / Subtitle 5 / Section 9-508
§9–508.
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor may require that the Commissioner of Correction certify to the Governor the number of male incarcerated individuals who are confined in correctional facilities in the Division of Correction and who are available and physically able to work on public roads of the State.

(b) If the governing body of a county or municipal corporation desires that incarcerated individuals of a correctional facility under its jurisdiction work on public roads of the State, the governing body may certify to the Governor the number of male incarcerated individuals who are available and physically able to perform the work.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 9-2401 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 9 / Subtitle 24 / Section 9-2401
§9–2401.
Status: in_force

Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-256 — MD Code / Article gtp / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-256
§9–256.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In this section, “qualifying investment” means the cost of installation or rehabilitation of building features for the purpose of bringing an existing commercial structure into compliance with current building codes relating to safety or accessibility.

(2) “Qualifying investment” includes costs incurred for:

(i) elevators;

(ii) fire suppression systems;

(iii) means of ingress or egress; or

(iv) architectural or engineering services related to installation or rehabilitation of these or similar building features.

(b) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on an existing commercial structure in which a qualifying investment is made for the purpose of allowing for adaptive reuse of the structure.

(c) The tax credit under this section may:

(1) not exceed 50% of the amount of qualifying investment in a structure; and

(2) be granted for up to a 10–year period in an equal amount each year.

(d) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:

(1) the maximum amount of the tax credit that may be provided to a single recipient or all recipients in a taxable year;

(2) additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit;

(3) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and

(4) any other provision necessary to carry out the tax credit.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-1108 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 9 / Subtitle 11 / Section 9-1108
§9–1108.
Status: in_force

§9–1108. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2026 PER CHAPTER 606 OF 2025 //

(a) This section applies to all employees in the executive branch of State government.

(b) On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to parental leave with pay.

(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employee who is the primary caregiver responsible for the care and nurturing of a child may use up to 60 days of parental leave to care for the child during the period immediately following:

(i) the birth of the employee’s child; or

(ii) the placement of the child under 6 years of age with the employee for adoption.

(2) (i) An employee entitled to parental leave authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection may use accrued annual leave and personal leave available to the employee.

(ii) If the amount of leave specified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is less than 60 days, the State agency that employs the employee shall provide the employee with additional paid leave to attain 60 days of parental leave.

(d) An employee may use parental leave only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority.

(e) (1) An employee who uses parental leave following the birth of the employee’s child may not receive payment under this section unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor information required by guidelines issued by the Secretary on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

(2) An employee who uses parental leave for adoption purposes may not receive payment under this subtitle unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor the certificate required by guidelines issued by the Secretary on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

(f) The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing parental leave, including regulations that establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving parental leave.
Md. Code, Agriculture § 9-208 — MD Code / Article gag / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-208
§9–208.
Status: in_force

Each container of vegetable or herb seeds which is sold, offered or exposed for sale, or transported in the State for planting purposes shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, except when the scientific name is the commonly accepted name, giving the following information:

(1) For containers of at least 1 pound --

(i) Lot number or other lot identification;

(ii) Name of kind and variety of seed;

(iii) Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed;

(iv) Percentage of hard seed, if present;

(v) The month and year the test was completed to determine the percentages; and

(vi) The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, or offers or exposes the seed for sale in the State.

(2) For containers less than 1 pound --

(i) The name of kind and variety of seed;

(ii) The year for which the seed is packaged or the germination percentage and date;

(iii) For seed which germinates less than the standard last established by the Secretary under this subtitle:

1. Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed,

2. Percentage of hard seed, if present,

3. The month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages, and

4. The words “below standard” in not less than 8-point type; and

(iv) The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers or exposes the seed for sale in the State.
Md. Code, Local Government § 9-202 — MD Code / Article glg / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-202
§9–202.
Status: in_force

When a county becomes a charter county:

(1) all property and franchises belonging to or in the possession of the former county commissioners of the county or any county agencies are vested in the charter county as a corporation;

(2) an action against the former county commissioners of the county does not abate and is continued in the name of the charter county with the same effect as if originally brought against the charter county;

(3) all liabilities, obligations, contracts, claims, and demands, accrued or to accrue, of the former county commissioners of the county are the liabilities, obligations, contracts, claims, and demands of the charter county; and

(4) a criminal proceeding is not affected by the adoption of the charter and shall be prosecuted under the law in effect at the time of the crime.
Md. Code, Tax - General § 9-334 — MD Code / Article gtg / Title 9 / Subtitle 3 / Section 9-334
§9–334.
Status: in_force

The revocation or cancellation of a license under this subtitle does not discharge a person from a duty or liability imposed by law on that person before the revocation or cancellation takes effect.
Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-1003 — MD Code / Article gsp / Title 9 / Subtitle 10 / Section 9-1003
§9–1003.
Status: in_force

§9–1003. NOT IN EFFECT

** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2026 PER CHAPTER 606 OF 2025 **

(a) The Secretary, or the governing body of a public institution of higher education, shall adopt regulations governing paid family and medical leave benefits under this subtitle, including regulations that establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving paid family and medical leave to the extent that the regulations do not conflict with this subtitle.

(b) The Secretary, or the governing body of a public institution of higher education, may delegate to an employee or an appointing authority any power or duty that is reasonable and proper for the administration of this title.

(c) If an employee takes leave from work under this subtitle, the appointing authority, on the expiration of the leave, shall restore the employee to the same or an equivalent position of employment.

(d) Quarterly informational wage and hour reports shall be filed with the Maryland Department of Labor that provide the amount of wages and hours worked for each employee for each week in the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 9-207 — MD Code / Article gbo / Title 9 / Subtitle 2 / Section 9-207
§9–207.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may set reasonable fees for its services.

(b) The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the Board and shall be based on the calculation performed by the Secretary under § 2–106.2 of the Business Regulation Article.

(c) The Board shall publish the fee schedule set by the Board by regulation.

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

(2) The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the State Occupational and Professional Licensing Design Boards’ Fund established in § 2–106.1 of the Business Regulation Article.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-644 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-644
§9–644.
Status: in_force

(a) A county that has created a district may not create a new district that would serve territory served by an existing district.

(b) Unless, by ordinance or resolution, every other member county of each district of which the member county is already a member approves, a member county may not join or create another district.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-803 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 8 / Section 9-803
§9–803.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to § 9-309 of this title and the approval of the Division Director, a foreign association or any savings and loan association that maintains its principal office outside this State may relocate an existing office in this State if:

(1) The office was open on or before March 1, 1955; and

(2) The relocation is within:

(i) The same county; and

(ii) A one-mile radius of the office to be relocated.

(b) Any aggrieved foreign association or savings and loan association that applies to relocate its office under subsection (a) of this section may appeal a final order of the Division Director to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-683.2 — MD Code / Article gle / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-683.2
§9–683.
Status: in_force

§9–683.2.

(a) This section does not apply to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.

(b) The surviving spouse of a deceased covered employee whose death was caused by an accidental personal injury or an occupational disease is not entitled to death benefits under this title if the surviving spouse and the covered employee were married after the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury or the date of disablement from the occupational disease.
Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 9-1404 — MD Code / Article gab / Title 9 / Subtitle 14 / Section 9-1404
§9–1404.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) With the license application, the applicant shall submit a petition signed by at least 10 residents, voters, or property owners who:

(i) have not signed any other petition for a license; and

(ii) live or own property in the vicinity of the place for which the license application is made.

(2) The petition shall state the full name, residence, or property owned of each person who signs the petition.

(3) Each person who signs the petition shall certify that the person:

(i) has been acquainted with the applicant for more than 1 year before the date that license application is made;

(ii) has good reason to believe that all the statements in the petition are true; and

(iii) requests that the petition be approved and that the license be issued.

(b) The applicant shall verify the petition by affidavit made before a notary or the clerk of the circuit court.
Md. Code, State Government § 9-2426 — MD Code / Article gsg / Title 9 / Subtitle 24 / Section 9-2426
§9–2426.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 9–2428 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, suspend or revoke a license, require a licensee to attend an educational course or training, or impose a penalty on a licensee if the applicant or licensee:

(1) fraudulently or deceptively:

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

(ii) uses a license; or

(iii) provides sign language interpretation services after the expiration of a license;

(2) is deemed legally incompetent to provide sign language interpretation services;

(3) engages in dishonest, unethical, immoral, or unprofessional conduct;

(4) uses alcohol or drugs before or during a sign language interpreting assignment, to the extent of being unfit to provide sign language interpretation services;

(5) advertises by means of knowingly false or deceptive statements;

(6) under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide sign language interpretation services;

(7) is the subject of disciplinary or other administrative action taken against the individual’s certification or license to provide sign language interpretation services in another state; or

(8) violates any provision of this part or any regulation adopted by the Board under this part.

(b) (1) A licensee whose license is suspended or revoked under subsection (a) of this section shall return the license to the Board in the manner required by the Board.

(2) An individual who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection may be subject to additional disciplinary action by the Board.
Md. Code, Environment § 9-1008 — MD Code / Article gen / Title 9 / Subtitle 10 / Section 9-1008
§9–1008.
Status: in_force

Any person who wishes to operate a water quality laboratory shall:

(1) Submit to the Department, on the form the Department requires, an application for certification of the water quality laboratory; and

(2) Pay to the Department the application fee set by the Department.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-911 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 9 / Section 9-911
§9–911.
Status: in_force

(a) Except with the written consent of the Division Director, a person who has been convicted, or who is convicted, of any crime involving dishonesty or a breach of trust, may not ever serve as an officer or director of an association.

(b) However, the pendency of an appeal from the conviction stays the operation of the prohibition of subsection (a) of this section until the appeal is decided or dismissed.
Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 9-609 — MD Code / Article gfi / Title 9 / Subtitle 6 / Section 9-609
§9–609.
Status: in_force

Any applicant aggrieved by the action or nonaction of the Division Director under § 9-605 or § 9-608 of this subtitle may appeal to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.